Graduate Programs in Human Resource Management (HRM) organization. The project combines original research and critical thinking, supported by literature from the field, with a review of industry best-practices. 6. Have a literature review, best-practice analysis and gathered data to support their conclusions and recommendations. 7. Demonstrate leadership skills by building evidence for the final project, gathering support from colleagues and pulling information together to support conclusions and recommendations.
The Capstone Experience The Master of Science in Human Resource Management program culminates with a capstone experience with the course HRM9038 Capstone Seminar. Students must complete all course requirements and submit an acceptable concept for the project to the faculty member to be enrolled in this course. This course is designed to culminate the student’s degree program and represents a key opportunity for program assessment. Please see the course description for more details.
Course Descriptions Unless otherwise noted, all courses are 3 credits.
This is the first required course in the Master of Science in Human Resource Management and the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management. HRM9014 Organizational Development Internal and external environmental forces driving organizational change face resisting forces that maintain the status quo. The leader’s role as a collaborative change agent is examined and possible individual, group and organization-wide interventions are investigated. Concepts regarding the depth of change and culturally appropriate strategies for entry and change are evaluated. Students assess models of change and plan and execute data-gathering activities. Change scenarios and qualitative research activities are evaluated for use within an organization to begin preparing for the Capstone Seminar. This is the second course in the Graduate Human Resource Management curriculum. HRM9015 Financial Management Students will develop an understanding of the role of finance in the business organization. Topics include ratio analysis, creation of pro forma financial statements, sources of funds for financial operations, managing the cash flow process, the cost of capital and capital budgeting. In addition, the financial impacts of international operations will be explored. This is the third course in the Graduate Human Resource Management curriculum. HRM9019 Negotiation and Conflict Management Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes and procedures help parties to a business dispute participate in a non-adversarial, collaborative search for mutually beneficial outcomes. Students will review and critically examine significant ethical, public policy, and other considerations that affect an organization’s use of ADR processes and their potential impact on its
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HRM9009 Leadership and Organizational Behavior This course takes the traditional Organiza tional Behavior topics such as motivation, communication, collaboration, change, culture, the nature of groups and systems dynamics, and views them from the perspective of leadership. As well as learning how to apply this knowledge to improve organizational effectiveness, students examine the effect their own leadership approach has on organizational change. Primary skills to be gained in this course include organizational analysis and problem solving through class experiential exercises and case discussions.
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