B.S. in Business Administration

This course introduces the concepts of Federal Employment Law as related to Human Resource Management. Students will gain an understanding of many important legal issues that HR managers encounter such as, employment discrimination, employment-at-will, risk management, and difficult employee relationships. Students will also gain an understanding of the organization’s legal exposure when dealing with employment relationships. Students will be expected to apply their knowledge in problem-solving activities. Students will be given the skills to differentiate between employees and other stakeholders, and how the laws apply differently to such groups as employees, independent contractors, interns, customers, suppliers and other entities with which the organization is involved.

This course provides an overview of the basic principles and methods associated with service and quality management. It shows how these principles and methods are applied in a variety of industries and organizations, with a particular emphasis on the service industry and organizations. The course illustrates the relationship between service industry, quality principles, the theories and models studied in other management courses. Case studies, problems and an individual and team project are utilized to teach practical applications as well as the conceptual underpinnings.

This course examines current and emerging global trends and the variety of challenges managers face in a rapidly changing environment. This course focuses on cultural and other societal influences on a variety of management topics including, but not limited to, perception, motivation, communication, behavior, leadership, decision-making, human resource development, and strategic thinking across a variety of geographical settings. In addition, this course will examine the complexity of dealing with peers, managers, and leaders from different nations, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds at all levels in an organization.

This is a course in policy formation and policy implementation that integrates the separate functional areas of business expertise. The strategic management process is used as a framework. Key topics covered are organizational vision and mission, environmental analysis, and the processes of strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation and control. Through the use of case studies, companies and not-for-profit organizations are studied, and recommendations made for future direction. In-depth analyses of real-world companies and industries, and/or a business simulation game may be used.