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 Overview
Curriculum
Course Descriptions
OB 510 Organization Behavior
3.00 credits, Prerequisite: Graduate standing
To provide a basic understanding of individual, interpersonal and group behavior in organizations and how this understanding can be used in the practice of management. Topics for discussion include: motivation, communication and influence, group dynamics, structure design and inter-group relations, planning, control and reward systems, leadership, and organization development.
OB 560 Management Skills Development
3.00 credits, Prerequisite: Organization Behavior (OB 510 or EM 545)
To present the concepts, problems, and techniques of managing the human resources of an organization with emphasis on application and skill building. Topics include skills development for interviewing, counseling, and appraising employees; work team leadership and development of inter-group relationships, and conflict resolution.
OB 610 International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
3.00 Credits, Prerequisite: Organization Behavior (OB 510); Prequisite or Concurrent: Human Resource Management (HRM 561)
The course aims to provide a systematic review of international environmental forces and their influence on all management areas of corporate entities. Emphasis is placed on the issues confronting managers in international arenas as they attempt to plan, organize, staff and control global operations of multinational companies. The course will offer in-depth coverage of cross-cultural management, especially human resources management and behavioral dimensions of managing organizations in the global context.
OB 612 Organizational Change and Development
3.00 Credits, Prerequisites: Organization Behavior (OB 510)
To introduce theories, methods and practice of organizational change and development; to provide a conceptual framework for examples of planned organizational change. Topics include: sub-processes in organizational change, intervention methods, sequencing and integration of change processes, hange roles and role relations, change objectives and criteria.
Information as of April 2005. Every care has been taken to insure its accuracy; however, the University cannot be responsible for errors and reserves the right to change programs, requirements and policies at any time after the publication of this document.
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