Southern New Hampshire University OL 442 Human Resource Strategy and Development (3 credits) This course provides an in-depth examination of human resource strategy and development. Students will gain an understanding of the importance of sound HR practices and the integral role they play in achieving organizational success. Students will examine the environment of HR management; the challenges of staffing organizations, locally and internationally; the relationship of a learning organization to training and development; the role compensation and benefit strategies play in motivating the developing employee; and the concerns and issues related to employee and labor relations. Prerequisite: OL 211 and OL 325. OL 460 Seminar in Organizational Behavior (3 credits) The content of this course varies from semester to semester. It focuses on contemporary and changing issues in the field and explores special topics in depth. Readings, research and case studies are used in the study of such topics as managing change, leadership in large corporations, management and productivity, managerial forecasting, the ethics of management, the responsible use of power, management of conflict, problems and emerging trends in international organizational behavior and research methods in business. Prerequisite: OL 342 or permission of the instructor. OL 480 Independent Study (1-3 credits) This course allows the student to investigate any economic or business subject not incorporated into the business administration curriculum. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, program coordinator/department chair and school dean. OL 490 Business Administration Cooperative Education (3-12 credits) This is a semester-long, supervised, career-related work experience. A final written analysis of the work program or a specific project report and monthly on-the-job reports aid the student in relating academics to practice. Prerequisites: Consent of the Career Development Center and permission of the program coordinator/department chair. OL 492 Business Studies Cooperative Education (3-12 credits) This is a semester-long, supervised, career-related work experience. A final written analysis of the work program or a specific project report and monthly on-the-job reports aid the student in relating academics to practice. Prerequisites: Consent of the Career Development Center and permission of the program coordinator/department chair.
Philosophy PHL 210 Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits) This course provides a general introduction to the big questions of philosophy, including questions of existence, knowledge, freedom and meaning. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to great thinkers and theories while engaging them in the exploration of the same beginning questions applied to contemporary issues. 152
PHL 212 Introduction to Ethics (3 credits) This course introduces students to ethical theory, or the study of how people make decisions about how to treat one another. It emphasizes the historical and theoretical development of answers to such questions as: What kind of a person do I want to be? and How do we figure out what the right thing to do is? PHL 214 Formal Logic (3 credits) This course is a study of the fundamental principles of deductive logic, and introduces students to proofs of the validity and invalidity of arguments. PHL 215 Moral Decision-Making: Theories and Challenges (3 credits) This ethics course addresses the ways people make judgments about right and wrong actions. Areas of consideration include theories of morality, moral development and decision-making; comparisons between morality and other areas of life, such as law and religion; and contemporary moral issues facing individuals and society. PHL 216 Business Ethics (3 credits) This course is a philosophical study of moral issues in business. Topics include corporate responsibility, conflicts of interest, morality in advertising, preferential hiring (e.g., minorities and women), personal morality versus employer loyalty, and cultural theoretical issues and their impact on business decisions. PHL 219 Philosophical Reflections on Education (3 credits) This course applies philosophical techniques to two questions: how do humans learn and what is the nature of knowledge. We will assess historically important answers from ancient, early modern and modern authors. Specific content may vary from term to term. PHL 230 Religions of the World (3 credits) This course reviews the emergence of various belief systems and their differences and similarities. Students explore the role of religious belief in the course of human history. Whenever possible, speakers representing various religions are invited to the class. Special emphasis is given to five major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Global Marker. PHL 246 Understanding Non-Western Philosophy (3 credits) This course, which focuses on classics from non-Western traditions, is meant to enrich students’ understanding of philosophical works that have shaped entire cultures. Selections are drawn from the literary, religious and philosophical works of Africa and western, southern and eastern Asia, giving students a greater appreciation of the contemporary world and basic philosophical issues. Global Marker. PHL 314 Political Theory (3 credits) This courses explores the diversity of conceptions of the individual, the state, politics, and “the good life� that animate contemporary societies and their critics, with an emphasis