Master of Business Administration

This course will examine the legal dimensions of the employment relationship in a non-union setting. As such, students will become familiar with the employment-at-will doctrine and will understand the exceptions to that doctrine. Several federal laws will also be examined including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the American with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, COBRA, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, OSHA, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. The course will also cover also issues including privacy in the workplace, employment testing, performance appraisals, and affirmative action.

This course focuses on culture, vision, strategy and implementation, all as derived from leaders. The emphasis is on top managers of modern organizations.

Increasing employees’ capability to perform more efficiently, effectively and with greater productivity can often differentiate one company from another. The Employee Training and Development course teaches students about the process of improving individual performance in organizations. Students will adopt the perspective of a Training and Development Department that is responsible for the optimum contribution of all employees. Students will be challenged to apply their understanding of competency-based development strategies. Students can expect to learn the fundamentals of how to: conduct job analysis; assess trainees; develop competency-based training and evaluate training effectiveness.

Identifying best practices and then surpassing them is the challenge of all business leaders who strive for competitive excellence. Excellent performances almost always require the ability to measure and compare results. The Benchmarking and Performance Management course teaches students about the best practices in performance measurement currently being used in American business. Students will adopt a benchmarking inquiry perspective. Students will be challenged to apply effective research techniques and critically analyze performance measurement systems collected. Students will be expected to work effectively in research teams to perform data collection and analysis. Students can expect to learn about the best practices in the following performance measurement areas: organization results, employee performance, vendor performance and customer feedback.

This is an advanced-level course in Human Resources. The focus is on how the organization’s Human Resource function can become a strategic partner working with senior management to change the organization. The course is designed to answer the question, “How can the Human Resource Department refine its systems and policies to better help the organization achieve its strategic objectives of being a quality-oriented, customer-driven, innovative, employee-empowered, successful organization?” The innovative format of the course will feature business executives from well-managed organizations contributing to each class session.