The Organizational management and communication major brings together key ideas and skills useful in working with people. Students achieve an understanding of group behavior and its relation to organizational effectiveness by translating theoretical learning into practical, hands-on experience. By learning to implement ideas in practice, students apply concepts and themes from a variety of disciplines to effective organizational approaches. Students become proficient in understanding change, directing change, and making decisions about the behavior of people within groups. This course is a study of group behavior and how group functioning affects organizational effectiveness.
Emphasis is placed on decision-making and resolving conflict in groups.
Students develop strategies for efficient and productive group management and determine which tasks are best handled by groups or individuals. The work-related research project is begun during week five. Students investigate their own pasts, strengths, and weaknesses in order to understand how to best create and develop a personal and strategic plan for their future. Systems Management 4 credits Organizations are unique in and of themselves. Students examine the underlying dynamics, culture, and change in the organizational context.