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Management & Organizational Leadership Course Descriptions

317. Organizational Behavior & Management (2 credits)
Fall and Spring.
This course develops the ability to recognize and manage human and behavioral factors in work settings. Topics include: individual differences, group dynamics, motivation, and an introduction to organizational structure and leadership.

435. Teams: Design, Selection, and Development (3 credits)
Spring.  Prerequisite:  BUAD 317 or equivalent.
This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills to enable students to improve the performance of most teams.  Working in teams has become the norm in most organizations, yet most people have many misconceptions about what makes groups effective.  Groups can be exhilarating or maddening.  This course will cover work in a variety of teams including: project teams, self-directed teams,  research teams, consulting teams, and multinational teams.  Topics include: team design, principles of selection, team performance management and rewards, managing transnational teams, and team facilitation. 

436. Business & Society (3 credits)
Spring. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
This course explores the complex relationship between business and the wider social context it operates and the challenges leaders face in balancing  their economic, ethical, legal, and citizenship responsibilities to their various stakeholders.  In this era of 'globalization' corporations may be as large as nations in terms of economic and social impact.  Topics include:  corporate social responsibility, citizenship, ecological and natural resource concerns, business government relations, technological change, public relations, and corporate governance. 

437. Change Management & Organizational Transformation (3 credits)
Fall. Prerequisite or Corequisite: BUAD 317 or consent of the instructor.
The course will focus on effective process design, change management, and transforming the organization through changes in process, people, and technology.  Topics will include stakeholder analysis, goal/strategy alignment, generating buy-in, effectively information processes, performance measurement and incentives.

438. Leadership (3 credits)
Fall. Prerequisites: BUAD 317. Senior standing.
This field-based course is designed to develop the ability to work with and through others in order to make effective contributions as a member of an organization. The course emphasizes developing a leadership orientation, understanding critical leadership issues and developing appropriate leadership skills.

442. The Psychology of Decision Making (3 credits)
Fall. Prerequisites: BUAD 231 or the equivalent and senior standing.
An examination and analysis of the cognitive factors that aid or hinder choosing alternative courses of action. The major emphasis will be on psychological processes underlying choice and judgment. Applications to business decisions and policy making will be considered. (Cross listed with PSYC 442)