Courses
Organizational Leadership and Supervision
- OLS 10000 Introduction to Organizational Leadership and Supervision (1 cr.) Class 1. This class offers a general introduction to the OLS program. It also covers the purposes and practices relevant to front-line supervisors, managers, and leaders at all organizational levels. Students are given an opportunity to meet the OLS faculty, learn about OLS degrees, related technology courses, and other general education and elective classes.
- OLS 25200 Human Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.) Class 3. Study of individual and group behavior in organizations. Special emphasis on typical supervisory relationships.
- OLS 26300 Ethical Decisions in Leadership (3 cr.) Class 3. This class is for students interested in discussing and contemplating the difficult legal and ethical situations facing managers in all sizes and types of organizations. Students in this class will read and discuss a variety of writings on ethics in the workplace and also analyze both written and videotaped legal/ethical scenarios.
- OLS 27400 Applied Leadership (3 cr.) Class 3. Introduction to and overview of the fundamental concepts of supervision. Emphasis on the supervisor's major functions and essential areas of knowledge, relations with others, and personal development.
- OLS 32700 Leadership for a Global Workforce (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 25200, 27400, ENG W131, and COMM R110 or consent of the OLS department. This course is for present and future leaders interested in the increasingly diverse global workforce. The course will present a variety of leadership issues including expatriate assignments, international business strategies and their cultural and managerial impact, and a review of business practices around the world.
- OLS 32800 Principles of International Management (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 32700. This course is a survey of issues relating to international management and international enterprise. The goal is to help students understand the principles and practices involved in managing across national boundaries so that they can be more effective leaders and managers-both domestically and internationally.
- OLS 33100 Occupational Safety and Health (3 cr.) Class 3. Aspects of occupational safety and health that are essential to the first-line supervisor. Emphasis on economic, legal, and social factors related to providing a safe and healthful working environment.
- OLS 36800 Personal Law (3 cr.) Class 3. This course covers topics such as discrimination based on sex, age, national origin, or handicap; recruitment and selection; affirmative action; rights of union and nonunion employees; Fair Labor Standards Act; Equal Pay Act and comparable worth; employee benefits plans; unemployment compensation; and right to discharge.
- OLS 37100 Project Management (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ENG W131, Math 11100. This course provides the basics of the project management discipline and allows the student to apply these skills in team-based situations.
- OLS 37300 Case Studies in Leadership (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 25200 or consent of instructor. Analysis of selected case studies with emphasis on attitudes, philosophies, and responsibilities of leaders in relationship to peers, followers, and superiors.
- OLS 37500 Training Methods (3 cr.) P: 25200 and 27400 or consent of department. This course teaches the fundamentals of the design facilitation and evaluation of formal training and development programs. Understanding the way people learn jobs skills is emphasized.
- OLS 37800 Labor Relations (3 cr.) This course teaches the regulations concerning management, labor, the collective bargaining agreement, and grievance and arbitration procedures.
- OLS 38300 Human Resource Management (3 cr.) This course teaches an overview of the human resource function in organizations today. Case studies are used to explore applications of human resource principles.
- OLS 39000 Leadership Theories and Processes (3 cr.) Class 3. P:OLS 32700; OLS majors must have all 100/200-level coursework completed prior to enrollment in OLS 39000 include 6.0 credit hours of math above 11100. Upon completion of this class students will have read about, contemplated, viewed, and discussed a variety of modern leadership theories and approaches based on current issues.
- OLS 39900 Special Topics in OLS (Variable Topics) (3 cr.)
The following are the variable titles and course descriptions for OLS 39900.
Special Topics (3 credit) Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Primarily for upper-division majors with specific interests and aptitudes. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.
Introduction to Sustainable Principles and Practices (3 credits) Introduction to Sustainable Principles and Practices course will introduce students to sustainability. It will look at how and why sustainability became important in the world today. We will look at the history of sustainability, the definitions of sustainability, and sustainable Development. By applying the principles of sustainability to design, buildings, and energy there can be enormous savings in natural resources. How these sustainable practices are put into play with regards to design, building and energy in the United States and other parts of the world will be discussed as well.
Leadership and Economic Aspects of sustainable Technologies (3 credits) This course will examine what it takes to be an environmental leader. It will look at the standards, implicit or explicit, that you must meet to be green. How you communicate what your sustainable technologies business is doing right and what it is doing wrong. How your sustainable technology company can be heard amid the "green noise" in the market place and what are the new opportunities emerging for companies in the green economy.
- OLS 41000 Survival Skills in Organizational Careers (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ENG W131, COMM R110, TCM 22000, OLS 49000 (enrollment in or completion of TCM 32000Serves as the profession development capstone experience for baccalaureate students in the Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Students will develop an approved research project proposal. 41000 provides the proposal for the 49000 senior research project. 41000 may not be taken concurrently with 49000.
- OLS 42300 Go Green (3 cr.) This is an interdisciplinary course emphasizing sustainability, globalization, and an international culture experience. In this context, sustainability refers to design, engineering, manufacturing, technology and leadership processes implemented and maintained in industry and business for the purpose of being environmentally responsible, energy efficient, cost effective, and socially responsible.
- OLS 45400 Gender and Diversity in Management (3 cr.) P: OLS 25200. This course introduces cultural-based training to increase self-awareness on diversity related issues such as stereotyping and cross-cultural differences such as how to communicate and respond to differences in the workplace.
- OLS 47400 Conference Leadership Training (3 cr.) This is an applications oriented course that provides students with the necessary skills to present technical information, conduct problem solving and decision making meetings, plan and lead interactive conferences for many organizational purposes. Special emphasis is placed on leading, facilitating, and structuring information in various types of meetings.
- OLS 47600 Compensation Planning and Management (3 cr.) Class 3. Focuses on the management of employee compensation. Examines the current state of compensation management and implications of recent theoretical and research developments related to compensation decisions. Gives each student the opportunity to develop a compensation package.
- OLS 47700 Conflict Management (3 cr.) This course provides students with a firm understanding of the theory and context as they relate to front-line supervision and managing conflict in the workplace including communicating with others, collaborating, negotiating effective outcomes, mediating disputes, leading teams, and handling employee relations issues.
- OLS 47900 Staffing Organizations (3 cr.) Class 3. A detailed look at the recruiting function of organizations to give the student a sense of the challenges of recruiting qualified employees.
- OLS 48700 Leadership Philosophy (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 252 and 274/374. This course facilitates the understanding and practice of various leadership roles required in supervisory situations. Students, through applying group dynamics and leadership theory, will develop new skills, capabilities, and understandings. Students will have fundamental shifts in their thinking about traditional leadership and in their ability to function in new leadership styles.
- OLS 49000 Senior Research Project (3 cr.) P: OLS major, TCM 32000, senior standing, OLS 41000, and consent of instructor. Using proposals developed in 41000 and TCM 32000, students will complete and present a comprehensive senior research project. As part of this project students will be expected to carefully, thoroughly, and logically analyze information, ideas, and research data.