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 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 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

This course develops leadership skills through exploration of various theories on leadership analyzed through the use of power and influence in each. Students examine ethical influence processes in organizations to develop effective techniques for influencing others. Prerequisite: 341 or AADM-300 or HMGT-306 or BUSL-306.

Diversity and inclusion are critical elements of every recruitment and retention strategy in the workplace. In addition to being a social, ethical, and moral responsibility, diversity and inclusion provide many benefits for organizations. In this course, students will build knowledge and skills needed to be advocates for cultural competency and explore strategies to create a diverse workforce and inclusive culture, which will lead to employee engagement and productivity.

This course analyzes operating decisions commonly encountered in the production process. This course is a study of quantitative scientific management techniques, including decision tree analysis and linear programming, with a strong orientation towards application. Topics include forecasting, inventory planning, aggregate planning and scheduling, plant layout, quality improvement, waste reduction, methods analysis, and work measurement. Case studies and projects are employed to provide practical applications of the topics discussed. Prerequisite: MATH 270.

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 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. Students will engage in various activities intended to illustrate and practice the skills involved in implementing talent management systems.

Experiential Learning: Internship (12 Credits) Non-classroom experiences in the field of business. Placements are generally off-campus, and may be full-or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurrence, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. A maximum of 15 credits of 287/487 can be used to meet graduation requirements. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for details. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit. Graded CR/NC. Contact Career Services for registration permission.

Individual and independent reading, research, and writing under the guidance of a School of Business faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. A written learning contract must be on file in the Office of the Registrar by the end of the first week of classes in the semester in which the course is taken. The contract must provide details of the topic, learning objectives, methods to be used, works to be completed, completion dates, grading criteria, and a prospective bibliography. The learner must get contract approval from the guiding faculty member, his or her academic advisor, and the Dean of the School of Business before the contract is filed with the registrar. May be repeated for credit.