Summer Course Schedule for MS in Organizational Behavior

Individuals may take up to 9 credits as a special student before applying and formally matriculating into the master's program.

X Session Half Courses (1.5 credits) open to all students. Note: MG9781 applies to all Special Topics courses (the 4 digit class number is different for each course)

X-Session (first half June 1 - July 13)

Y Session Half Courses (1.5 credits) open to all students. Note: MG9781 applies to all Special Topics courses (the 4 digit class number is different for each course)

Y-Session (first half July 14 - Aug. 2)

Y-Session (second half Aug. 4 - 24)

Summer 2012 Course Schedule for Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management Graduate Courses

X Summer Session June 1 - July 13

MG 6143  Conflict Management (3 cr.) Prof. Matt DeLuca; Thurs. 6pm, 6/7-7/12

Presents the nature and meaning of conflict in professional and technical organizations and in society. It analyzes the design of conflict avoidance and mitigation programs. Alternative dispute resolution modalities are presented and demonstrated. Students learn strategies to build successful relationships on an ongoing basis, and how to build skills around collaborative conflict resolution.

MG 6153 Leadership and Team Development (3 cr.) Prof. Tony Zinsser; Wed. 5:30pm, 6/6-7/11

Focuses on the essential role of multifaceted leadership in diverse organizational settings, especially those utilizing technology. Students learn the nature of leadership and its relationship to team development and organizational effectiveness. The course broadly surveys theory and research on leadership and teams in organizations. Students learn a hands-on approach involving experiential learning and case analyses. Working in teams, students are required to participate actively.

MG 6201 Consulting in Organizations (1.5 cr.) Prof. Matt DeLuca; Mon. 5:30pm, 6/4-7/9

Provides a practical orientation to consulting in organizations within an academic framework. The course prepares students from a variety of disciplines for roles as internal and external consultants by building knowledge and skills to successfully take a client and project from entry through termination and evaluation. Each student is required to take a project from conception to presentation. This project gives students an in-depth understanding of the details and issues that consultants need to address.

MG 6211 Outsourcing: A Human Capital Strategy (1.5 cr.) Prof. Matt DeLuca; Mon. 8:15pm, 6/4-7/9

Prepares students from a variety of disciplines with the knowledge and skills necessary for a “make or buy” decision when considering outsourcing human capital. Topics include strategic implications, financial aspects, project management, internal consulting, metrics, legal considerations, development of an effective template RFP (request for proposal), internal communication details, and management of the vendor/provider relationship.

MG 6293 Managing Technical Professionals (3 cr.) Prof. Hal Kaufman; Tue. 5:30pm, 6/5-7/10

Provides a survey of research and practice focusing on the effective management of technical professionals, who have come to represent a significant segment of the labor force.  The success of organizations today is largely a result of the knowledge and skills applied by their technical professional employees.  The effective management of such a work force has been one of the most critical problems faced by organizations that depend on their contributions.   This course focuses on research and case studies that examine various management techniques to improve the utilization, development and motivation of technical professionals for achieving high levels of performance, innovation and creativity.

MG 6321 Global Human Resource Management (1.5 cr.) Prof. Vincent Conte;  Sat. 9am, 6/23-7/7

An overview of human-resource management practices in today’s global work environment. Topics include international/socio-cultural diversity; key characteristics of select countries’ international business behavior; international strategic alliances; identification, recruiting and selection of international personnel; training and development of expatriates and home-country nationals; evaluation and coaching of employees in international organizations; intercultural skills acquisition for the line manager and human resources professional; team-development strategies; and design of practical language learning tools for the HR professional and the line manager.

MG9781 (#1348)   Managing Virtual Teams & Organizations (1.5 cr.) Prof. Yael Zofi; Sat. 9am, 6/2-6/16

With an increasing number of employees working remotely, it is more difficult than ever to ensure that team members are collaborating effectively. This course will provide students with an in depth conceptual and applied understanding of virtual teams (VTs) that will serve as a guide to lead and manage VTs in the organization. We will develop a practical roadmap for bridging the logistical, cultural, and communication gaps that prevent VTs from reaching full potential. Students will learn critical elements to team success with a special focus on global cross-cultural organizational communication.

Y Summer Session (first part July 14- Aug. 2)

MG 9781 (#1390)   Managing Business Process Reengineering (1.5 cr.) Prof. Vincent Conte; Sat. 9am, 7/14-7/28

Explores the organization effectiveness issues associated with large scale change through Process Reengineering, Toyota Production System (TPS), and Six Sigma programs.   The course develops a thorough understanding of how processes can be designed, measured and maintained to optimize customer value creating performance.  Techniques for defining performance requirements and managing process improvement on a large or small scale will be explored.

MG 9781 (#1272) Organizational Learning & Knowledge Management (1.5 cr.) Prof. Zuño Kristal; Mon. & Thur. 5:45pm, 7/23-8/2

Organizational learning is the field of study that researches and provides applications, models and processes of the way organizations develop, discover, collect and distribute knowledge and information, with the purpose of achieving the goals of the organization.  The main factor for the survival and growth of organizations today in this dynamic and global world is change. Organizations that do not adapt to the changing environment cannot compete.  The main processes that allow and facilitate this adaptation is organizational learning and knowledge management. Organizations need to learn and manage knowledge in order to be able to adapt at an adequate pace to be competitive and to be able to constantly provide the products or services their customers need.  

Y Summer Session (second part Aug. 4-24)

MG 6271 Managing Human Resource Technology in Organizations (1.5 cr.) Prof. Marc Miller; Tue. 5:45pm & Thur. 5:45pm, 8/7-8/16

Examines factors critical to the effective organizational adoption and use of technology in human-resource applications. Topics include project management; HR data and process standardization; organizational governance; the unique security requirements of HR data; metrics; and HR process and technology outsourcing. By understanding these issues and how organizations can address them, students improve their ability to plan and to implement effectively HR process re-engineering and HR technology.

MG 9781 (#1274) Employee Engagement: Theory and Practice (1.5 cr.) Prof. Phil Ferrara; Sat. 9am, 8/4-8/18

Explores the science and practice of employee engagement from the perspective of the linkage between an engaged workforce and important business outcomes such as higher productivity, employee retention, and customer satisfaction.  Focus is on creating a culture and work environment of engagement that will foster positive attitudes and new behaviors. The meaning of engagement and its relationship to other important psychological constructs such as organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and organizational citizenship behavior are also reviewed.  Students learn the skills necessary to diagnose and create actionable plans and other design interventions to improve employee engagement through the use of data derived from well-crafted surveys.

MG 9781 (#1273) Managing Knowledge-Based Enterprises (1.5 cr.) Prof. Vaughan Coleman; Mon. & Wed. 5:45pm, 8/13-8/22

Examines the latest and most relevant issues that surround the emergence of knowledge management (KM) as providing a key competitive advantage in today’s knowledge-based organizations.  Starting with the fundamental principle of knowledge as a manageable asset, topics to be covered include KM in project management and in  different sectors such as health, finance, government and non-profit.  Challenges of implementation of KM initiatives and systems are addressed as well as organizational learning techniques. 

Note: MG9781 applies to all Special Topics courses.  The 4 digit class number is different for each course and is listed above as (#XXXX).