Management - MGMT

HRER 322 - Human Resource Development

Pre-requisites

HRER 301 C- or +
Junior Standing

Course Description:

This course examines how organizations develop employees with the technical, interpersonal, and leadership skills to be effective in their jobs. The course will incorporate training, development, and performance management topics. Students will learn how to conduct a training needs assessment, set learning objectives, establish evaluation criteria, select the best instructional methods, conduct a training program, and evaluate the impact of the program on the learner and organization. Students will also improve their presentation, team leadership, analytical and writing skills.

MGMT 318 - Organizational Development & Change

Pre-requisites

MGMT 201 or HSM 368 C- or +
Junior Standing

Course Description:

This course examines the theory and practice of organizational development and change, with an emphasis on effective change management. Students will understand the complexity of change in organizations and learn how to use change interventions to manage different types of organizational changes, including the redesign of jobs and restructuring.

MGMT 320 - Leading & Managing Teams*

*Writing Intensive

Pre-requisites

UCWR 110 C- or +
MGMT 201 C- or +
Junior Standing

Course Description:

This course examines the characteristics of effective teams and team players in an organizational context and covers theories and concepts of team composition, roles and leadership, decision-making, team charters, conflict management, team networks, and international teams. Students will gain an understanding of team processes and team performance in organizations, learn tools that make teams effective, develop team skills, and practice creating, monitoring, and improving an ongoing team effort.