2022–2023 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 123 LDR5300 Legal, Ethical, and Risk Issues in Organizations 40 hours, 4 credits This course is the study of the legal, ethical, and risk challenges and issues organizations face. It places focus on ensuring the organization operates ethically and legally while at the same time focuses on reducing or eliminating risk. Topics covered will be the employees’ work environment, union-related and labor relations law, reasonable accommodations, employment relations, negotiation skills, and risk management. This course will prepare students to be legal and ethical leaders who minimize risk. Prerequisite: None LDR5400 Strategic Recruitment and Retention 40 hours, 4 credits This course is designed to improve the student’s overall talent management outlook. The goals of the course are to identify the best ways to retain employees and to recruit new talent. By doing this, companies can ensure they are able to thrive, no matter what the economy does and no matter what happens in an industry. Prerequisite: LDR5300 Legal, Ethical, and Risk Issues in Organizations LDR6000 Rewards System Management 40 hours, 4 credits This course is the study of practices in contemporary reward and compensation systems management. It places focus on how organizations reward their employees and the decision- making behind the strategy. Topics covered will be legal aspects of rewards systems management; various compensation systems including executive and global compensation, market research and benchmarking, and organizational strategy alignment. This course will prepare students for a deeper understanding of rewards and motivation in a diverse, ever-changing environment. Prerequisite: LDR5300 Legal, Ethical, and Risk Issues in Organizations LDR6100 Performance Management 40 hours, 4 credits This course gives Human Resources professionals and managers tools and strategies for effective performance appraisals that motivate employees to achieve higher productivity. Topics covered are establishing performance criteria, using various appraisal formats, conducting meaningful performance discussions, initiating ongoing coaching for key stakeholders, and encouraging employees to prepare for a performance discussion. Prerequisite: LDR5300 Legal, Ethical, and Risk Issues in Organizations LDR6200 Applied Human Resources Analytics 40 hours, 4 credits This course is the study of data, metrics, and analytics to solve Human Resources needs. It places focus on gaining business insights, identifying needs, and recommending solutions through metrics. Topics covered will be human resources information systems and common technologies, market research and benchmarking, and solving Human Resources problems. This course will prepare students for a deeper understanding of analytics and provide them with tools to make educated decisions in a business setting. Prerequisite: None LDR6300 Global Intelligence 40 hours, 4 credits This course is the study of the global landscape for today’s organization. It places focus on leadership and strategy in a global environment. Topics covered will be country-specific and U.S. laws, international aspects of Human Resources, Human Resources trends, global organizational and leadership challenges, a global training program, and a global risk management plan. This course will prepare students for leadership in a global organization. Prerequisite: None LDR6400 Change Management 40 hours, 4 credits This course is designed to gain a comprehensive understanding of Change Management, why change happens, how it happens, and what needs to be done to overcome resistance to change. Student will develop an understanding of the challenges associated with change management and its impact on individuals, teams, and organizations. Prerequisite: None LDR6900 Human Resources Management Capstone 40 hours, 4 credits This course is designed for students to apply the knowledge they have learned in the Master of Human Resources and Organizational Leadership degree to a real-world business scenario. Key areas of focus include: human resources strategy; organizational behavior and leadership; legal, ethical, and risk issues in organizations; strategic recruitment and retention rewards systems management; performance management; applied human resources analytics; global intelligence; and change management. This course is designed to be taken at the end of the program. Prerequisite: Expected to be the final upper-level course completed LIT2000 Introduction to Literature 40 hours, 4 credits This course offers an introduction to the most common literary genres: fiction, poetry, drama, and literary nonfiction. Students will study the basic elements of each genre, learn how to compare genres, become familiar with sample texts that illustrate the particularities of each genre, and practice the skills of analyzing and writing about literary texts. Reading and analysis of texts will include a variety of literary forms and periods. Students will engage in approaches to determining literary meaning, form, and value. Prerequisite: None (ENC1101 English Composition recommended) LIT3382 Modern World Literature 40 hours, 4 credits This course explores how authors from around the world have engaged with important themes and historical events since the onset of modernism near the start of the twentieth century. Students will examine the interplay of fiction and history, the varieties of literary style, and the qualities that link as well as distinguish works from different cultures. Students will respond to texts critically in discussion and essays, as well as research critical evaluations of literary topics, authors, etc. Prerequisite: None MAC1106 Advanced Algebra 50 hours, 5 credits This course introduces students to advanced algebraic topics. Students will gain experience with complex number operations, function notation and function operations, higher order systems of equations, solving logarithmic and exponential equations, and investigating sequences and series. Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on placement exam MAD3300 Discrete Mathematics 40 hours, 4 credits Discrete mathematics is an essential part of the foundation of computer science (a study of finite structure), statistics, and algebra. Its topics can be divided into discrete parts and it is applicable across many disciplines that draw from analytical thinking. In this course, students will study logic, counting, probability, and basic cryptography. Topics include set theory, functions, relations, algorithms, and graph theory. The emphasis is on ideas and abstraction in addition to problem solving. This course will prepare students to apply abstract thinking in their prospective career fields. Prerequisite: None MAN1300 Introduction to Human Resource Management 40 hours, 4 credits This course is an introduction to the management and leadership of an organization’s human resources. It explores the importance of establishing or administrating the goals, policies, and procedures of the organization. Topics discussed include: communication, employee benefits, interview techniques, motivation, safety, hiring, discipline, and employment guidelines. Prerequisite: None MAN2021 Principles of Management 40 hours, 4 credits Students enrolled in this course will develop managerial skills and insights by studying management practices. In addition, they will develop an understanding of the manager/employee relationship and the legal and ethical issues that impact these relationships. Prerequisite: None MAN2062 Business Ethics 40 hours, 4 credits This course presents an examination of current moral and ethical issues that arise in the world of business, as well as an analysis of the main theories of moral obligation, right and wrong action, and good and bad values. Prerequisite: None MAN2793 Introduction to Functional and Project Management 40 hours, 4 credits This course examines various management roles and how they interrelate within organizations by analyzing the daily tasks and responsibilities within each management role. The course compares how divisional managers lead teams, investigates cross-functional team relations, and discusses the importance of developing project management skills within various management disciplines. Prerequisite: None MAN3322 Human Resource Information Systems 40 hours, 4 credits This course examines the role of human resource information systems in today’s organizations and human resource departments. Key areas of focus include human resource information systems design, acquisition, and implementation. The role of these systems in talent acquisition and management is also examined. Prerequisite: None MAN3429 Modern Human Resource Management 40 hours, 4 credits This seminar course introduces students to timely human resources topics: helping organizations manage workforce planning related to mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing and offshoring as a workload planning strategy, and sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Prerequisite: None MAN3504 Operations Management 40 hours, 4 credits In this course, students examine the operations function of managing people, information, technology, materials, and facilities to produce goods and services. Specific areas covered will include designing and managing operations, purchasing raw materials, controlling and maintaining inventories, and producing goods or services that meet customers’ expectations. Quantitative modeling will be used for solving business problems. Prerequisite: None ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
