This course will study labor-management relations in unionized environment. Industrial relations phenomena will be analyzed using a systems frame-work drawing from the disciplines of economics, history, psychology, and sociology as well as the interdisciplinary fields of organizational behavior and industrial relations. Text Holley, William. The course format will be a combination of lectures, discussions, presentations, and variety of class exercises.
Participation is required and attendance mandatory.
Students are encouraged to leave their egos outside and bring their humor as well as creativity into the classroom. While this is a demanding and time consuming course, it is also intended to be fun. The interactions in the classroom will themselves provide a learning experience in the topic investigated. There will be no make up exams and late assignments are accepted at the professor s discretion only. Any students needing reasonable academic adjustments or accommodations due to a disability are requested to speak with the professor within the first week of the course.