This social justice and equity course is designed to develop servant leadership competence in students to create a just and equitable business culture through the development of empathy and curiosity. The seminar will explore research in best practices regarding diversity as it relates to recruitment strategies, team success, product development, promotion strategies, and other business initiatives. SJE

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to and overview of nonprofit organizations and of the environments in which these organizations operate. It includes an examination of nonprofit leadership and the skills required for effective nonprofit management.

This course provides an overview of all areas of human resource management (HRM). Students will examine and apply a variety of human resource management topics spanning the three major areas of HRM: staffing, development, and maintenance.

The focus of this course is to develop a strong understanding of managerial planning, organizing, implementing, and controlling as well as principles of organizational behavior. Topics include management theory and practice, motivation, personality, individual and group behavior, and organizational culture.

Data analytics-the art and science of using data to solve problems and make decisions-has become an important strategic tool across all industries and organizations. In this course, students will apply a variety of statistical methods to analyze existing data sets from business and sports, among other areas. The course will focus on practical, real-world applications of data analytics. Students will be introduced to data management and statistical programming using the R programming language and environment, although no prior experience with syntax or programming is needed.

This branding course focuses on branding YOU. It will be delivered in an experiential seminar format that uses directed discussion and cooperative learning to define a students personal brand and develop clarity for those who do not have college or career objectives. It is a skills based course that includes topics such as identifying strengths, networking skills, learning to be a good mentee, communication skills, dressing for success, personal health, and managing your career.

This course will examine the strategies and tools that human resource professionals use to achieve an organizations strategic objectives by identifying and retaining a high quality, diverse talent pool. It will look at strategies to recruit talent, develop a talent pipeline through succession planning, and build leadership bench strength through a professional development system. This course will also explore promotion and cross-functional systems that will strengthen the organization as well as retention strategies to promote and reward high quality talent.

This course provides an overview of the management practices and styles unique to small businesses. This includes the impact of the entrepreneur and small businesses on the economy, new business formation, financing the new venture, e-commerce startups, and managing growth of the new firm. It will discuss intrapreneurship as well as entrepreneurship.

This course addresses project management from a management perspective. Focus is placed on the problems of selecting, initiating, operating, and controlling projects. Learners will be introduced to proven project-management processes, broadly-tested techniques, and solid approaches to the successful management of projects in varying sizes and degrees of complexity. Upon completion of the course, learners will understand fundamental project management concepts that will remain foundational.

This course incorporates skill building in written communication and information literacy. Assignments cover many aspects of business writing, including constructing clear, concise emails and memos to the writing and research processes for a formal business report. Prerequisites: C or higher in ENG 104 or 105 or 195. WCII, IL.