Comprehensive course project required. 3 cr Course covers the organizing, negotiation, and contract administration phases of union-management relations. An analysis of current labor-management relations issues and a major collective bargaining simulation are involved. 3 cr A capstone course in human resource management. Assignments include at least one major paper based on library research and oral presentations in class.
Students work closely with the professor in the preparation of both written and oral communications.
3 cr Provides insight into the theory and practice of organization change and development. It bridges the gap between theory and practice and emphasizes the process of improving both organizations and individuals. An overview of the strategic management function in the business firm with emphasis on challenges, opportunities and threats created by today's interdependent world economy for all firms, multinational and domestic. 3 cr This course examines the role of organization culture, leadership, employee involvement, work teams, and human resource practices in developing and sustaining high performance organizations that practice the principles of total quality management. 3 cr This course examines the strategic role of quality in the organization, and strategic issues involved in the management of quality.