Theory and practice of oral and written communication skills required in the contemporary business environment.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

A comprehensive survey of the basic principles of management applicable to all forms of business. The course provides the student with a basis for thinking about complex business situations in the framework of analysis of the management process.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

A study of central issues in entrepreneurship with grounding in the entrepreneurial process. The course emphasizes the creation, recognition, and assessment of entrepreneurial opportunities, as well as the role of business models and resources in enabling the pursuit of such opportunities.

A survey of the major approaches used in managing human resources. Covers selection, compensation, legal compliance, discipline, organizational restructuring, TQM, motivation, labor relations, and performance management.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Introduction to human behavior in organizations. Emphasis on factors that contribute to the effectiveness of individuals and groups in organizations.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

This course is designed to improve students' knowledge and skills in the areas of workplace conflict resolution and negotiations.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Team dynamics in organizational settings; basic concepts of interpersonal behavior, how to facilitate effective teamwork and create, motivate, and participate in effective teams based on concepts in team design and team process.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Reviews research and practice in organizational leadership; provides students with self-assessment, developmental exercises, and case studies to prepare students for leadership roles.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

An examination of how organizations use pay and other types of rewards (both intrinsic and extrinsic) to affect employee motivation and behavior.

An examination of how organizations can improve workforce quality by making effective use of recruiting and selection processes. Attention is also given to the training and development of new hires and to legal issues that surround the staffing process.

This course examines how human resources are managed within a global context. It examines how human resources are managed within global firms as well as across different cultural settings.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Global Learning

This course examines the role of corporate social responsibility in managing organizations. Attention is given to the role of stakeholder management and ethics in organizational decision-making.

Principles and practices of managing a dynamic and complex workforce in today’s global business environment. Topics to include: leadership, team dynamics, communication, motivation, conflict resolution, and organizational culture.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy

Metrics and measurements of HR concepts; processes through which knowledge is gained; tools and techniques for gathering and analyzing data; and critical thinking centered on whether findings are likely to be reproducible and trustworthy.

How to recruit, lead, and collaborate more effectively in international teams by examining differences related to culture, work-values, economic climate, and career progression.

Explore business models and paths to commercialization for new ventures and concepts through experimentation; investigate strategies to develop and validate the business model; identify the resources needed to launch the venture and methods for acquiring those resources.

Experiential Learning: Experiential Learning Opportunity

Influencing the performance of new ventures through the strategies, metrics, and resources needed for their development, monitoring, and funding.

Experiential Learning: Experiential Learning Opportunity

Practice and structure of collective bargaining, and administration of collective agreements, law of union-management relations, labor history, and bargaining theory and practice.

A study of the formulation and application of functionally integrated business policy by top management. Emphasis is on decision making in the face of changing conditions.

Through immersive projects, students apply entrepreneurial concepts, tools, and frameworks to advance a new or established venture.

Experiential Learning: Experiential Learning Opportunity

Current topics, issues and practices in various areas of Management. Course may be repeated up to three (3) times as content varies by title.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy

Supervised work experience as approved by department. Generally three hours of academic credit, but upon special request of supervising professor and approval of appropriate area director, an internship may carry a maximum of six hours credit, however, only three hours may apply towards major credit. Pass-Fail only. Internship contract required.

Experiential Learning: Experiential Learning Opportunity

Current topics, issues and practices in various areas of Management. Course may be repeated up to four (4) times as content varies by title.