Undergraduate - Herzing University

BU 302 Leadership and Organizational BehaviorThe focus of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles of human behavior that effective managers use when managingindividuals and groups in organizations. The overall goal of this course is to develop an understanding of the key issues managers needto master in order to manage the interface between people and organizations. Topics include: theories relating to individual differences inabilities and attitudes; attribution; motivation; group dynamics; power and politics; leadership; conflict resolution; organizational culture; andorganizational structure and design. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: BU 106 Introduction to Management.BU 303 Leadership in Competencies for Global ManagersThe focus of this course is to examine a student’s competency in evaluating the concepts of organizational design on a global level. Studentsmust demonstrate their knowledge of the societal differences between countries and how each value business practices, both individually andon a team-work base. The student must be able to demonstrate how to practice management across cultural boundaries and interact withdifferent styles of global leadership styles. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: BU 106 Introduction to Management.BU 305 Administrative LawThis course examines the form, organization, and function of administrative agencies in the context of a democratic constitutional system. Thecourse looks at agency rule-making, enforcement, and adjudication, and also examines the legislative, executive, and judicial control of thosefunctions. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: BU 206 Business Law I.BU 306 Organizational Learning and Knowledge ManagementThe focus of this course is to introduce students to the complexity and fluidity of organizational learning. Topics covered in this course aresystems thinking, mental models, personal mastery, characteristics of an adaptive organization, system dynamics, and reinforcing andbalancing organizational processes. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: BU 106 Introduction to Management.BU 307 Organizational ChangeThis course analyzes how change affects an organization and how that change can be managed. The principle objective is to provide adiscussion of change in relation to the complexities of organizational life. The course is comprehensive in its coverage of the significantideas and issues associated with change at all levels of organizational activity. Topics include: organization structure, design and change;organizational politics, management and leadership; and organizational culture and change. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: BU 106Introduction to Management.BU 310 Business Law IIThis course provides a study of the American legal system and its effect on both national and international business and business organizationsas well as an overview of the ethical issues that businesses encounter. Topics include: banking in the digital age; creditor rights; agency andemployment issues; the regulation of business organizations; investor protection and insider trading; analyzing risk-bearing devices; realproperty issues; commercial contracts in an international setting; and payment methods for international transactions. 3.00 credit hours.Prerequisite: BU 206 Business Law I.BU 327 Business EthicsThe focus of this course is to explore the role and importance of business ethics in the workplace. The student will develop an understandingof the concepts and principles of business ethics as they relate to employees and employers, business to business, and on a corporate level.Students will examine business ethics, employee relations, and managerial decision-making processes through discussion and analysis of casesinvolving ethical issues. Topics will include ethical and moral issues in the workplace, distinguishing between the law, morals, and ethics, therelationship between ethics and social responsibility, and consequences of unethical/ethical decisions. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: BU 206Business Law I.BU 328 Product Development and InnovationThis course explores the importance of new product development. Innovation is examined from the following perspectives: productdevelopment, internal process improvements, and strategic shifts. At the end of this course, students will demonstrate knowledge of how tosuccessfully develop and promote a new product. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: BU 220 Principles of Marketing.BU 329 Managing Project TeamsThis course provides an in-depth coverage of the project manager’s role and responsibility in managing a project team. The course focuses oncoordinating the human factors and resources necessary for a project’s success. Topics include effective team building and management, thehuman resource role and responsibility of the project manager, interfacing with stakeholders, organizational structure, communication planning,leadership, performance reporting, and resolving conflict. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: BU 302 Leadership and Organizational Behavior.BU 331 Managing Information SystemsThis course will present a multidisciplinary approach to integrating the behavioral, organizational, operational, and technical aspects ofinformation systems concepts and structures. Emphasis is on the internal management of information resources and the management ofUNDERGRADUATE Course descriptions 377