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.

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.

This course demonstrates the use of application of statistics in business environments to inform decision-making. The course focuses primarily on statistical approaches to summarize data and make inferences about a population based on sample data. Specific topics include graphical descriptions of data, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing about means and proportions, hypothesis testing for differences in means among groups and simple and multiple linear regression. Course emphasis is on real world application, drawing examples from multiple business settings and sectors.

This course focuses on reflection, contemplation, and development of your unique brand. It will be delivered in an experimental seminar format that uses directed discussion and cooperative learning to define a student's 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, communication skills, dressing for success, personal health, and managing your career.

Courses on topics of interest to business students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by instructor. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click on the Section Details in VitNet.

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.

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.