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Organizational Leadership
  • OLS 10000 Introduction to Organizational Leadership (1 cr.) P: Pre/OLS-Majors only. Department permission required. Class 1.  This course is not offered in the summer terms. This class offers a general introduction to the processes and practices relevant to front-line supervisors, managers, and leaders at all levels of organizations.  In this class you will meet the OLS faculty and learn about the OLS degree, related technology classes, and other general education and elective classes.  This course is only open to students planning to complete the Organizational Leadership major at IUPUI.
  • OLS 11000 Introduction to Organizational Leadership and Supervision (1 cr.) P: Must be an undergraduate or instructor permission. This course develops skills in leadership.  Specific areas covered include: planning and change, problem analysis and decision making, motivation, interpersonal communication, giving, and receiving feedback on performance, organizational values, and human relations.
  • OLS 20000 Introduction to Sustainable Principles and Practices (3 cr.) This course will introduce students to sustainability and its principles. The course focuses on how and why sustainability became important in the world. The course covers: principles of sustainability; history of sustainability; historical economic aspects of sustainability; the definitions of sustainability and sustainable development. The course also introduces students to the applications of the principles of sustainability to design, building, energy, and commerce. The course presents examples of successful international community sustainable development projects.
  • OLS 25200 Human Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.) A survey of the concepts that provide a foundation for the understanding of individual and group behavior in organizations of work, with special emphasis on typical interpersonal and leadership 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 applied leadership in the context of organizational functions, structures, and operation.
  • OLS 30200 Leadership and Economic Aspects of Sustainable Technologies (3 cr.) Class 3.  The main focus of this course is to learn how organizations make sustainability work in their organizations.  We will learn about the triple bottom line (environment, social and economic aspects of business decisions) and how to make "sustainability" thrive in an organization.  This course will look at how organizations: describe the benefits of sustainability for corporations and society; build a framework for implementing corporate sustainability; lead and design strategies for corporate sustainability; organize, perform evaluations and create reward systems for sustainability; implement social, environmental, and economic measuring systems; improve corporate processes, products, projects for sustainability; and manage reports for sustainability.  This course will look at various organizations with examples of sustainable practices, such as, Interface, Novartis, CEMEX, DuPont, Timberland, and Chiquita Brands, which are making sustainable practices, thrieve in their organization.
  • OLS 32700 Leadership for a Global Workforce (3 cr.) P: OLS 25200 and ENG-W 131 or consent of instructor. 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 buisiness strategies and their cultural and managerial impact, and a review of business practices around the world.
  • OLS 32800 Principles of International Management (3 cr.) P: OLS 32700. Class 3. 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.) A presentation of those aspects of occupational safety and health which are most essential to the first-line supervisor.  Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the economic, legal and social factors related to providing a safe and healthful working environment.
  • OLS 34400 Employee Benefits (2 cr.) This course will promote an understanding of employee benefit programs.  Students will learn about the strategic importance of employee benefits and approaches to planning a benefits program while applying the legal, regulatory, and industry influences on employee benefits practices.
  • OLS 34800 HR Analytics (1 cr.) This course provides insight into uses of analytics in HR, why it is important, and how HR analytics add value to organization.  Students will explore resources that will align an organization's mission and goals with key metrics and benchmarks.
  • OLS 35100 Innovation & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.) An in-depth study of innovation in existing organizations, as well as entrepreneurship in start-up businesses, franchises, family-owned firms, and other business formats.
  • OLS 36800 Employment Law (3 cr.) Class 3. This course covers the regulatory environment of the employment relationship.  Topics will include discrimination and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; recruitment and selection; affirmative action; rights of union and nonunion employees; Fair Labor Standards Act; Equal Pay Act; Employee benefit plans; unemployment compensation; and right to discharge.
  • OLS 37100 Project Management (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 and MATH 11100. Class 3. This course provides the basics of the project management discipline and allows the student to apply these skills in team-based situations.  At the end of the semester, you will have a complete set of project documents from concept to termination for both an in-class example and your own simulated project.
  • OLS 37500 Training Methods (3 cr.) P: OLS 25200 and OLS 27400 or consent of instructor. Principles, practices, and methods of employee training.  Introduction to systematic training program design, development, and evaluation.  Emphasis is on the supervisor as a trainer.
  • OLS 37800 Labor Relations (3 cr.) An introduction to, and overview of, the fundamental concepts of labor relations, collective baragining, and dispute resolution procedures.  An international comparative analysis is used to assess some of the legal, economic, and political structures of labor relations.
  • OLS 38300 Human Resource Management (3 cr.) An overview of human resource functions in organizations today. Descriptions of each major function; case studies to explore applications of human resource principles.
  • OLS 38500 Leadership for Quality and Productivity (3 cr.) P: Junior Standing; ENG-W 131. The primary course objective is to provide students with knowledge and applied leadership skills essential for establishing and continuously improving organizational effectiveness through avoidance and solution of workplace problems.
  • OLS 39000 Leadership Theories and Processes (3 cr.) 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. This course integrates knowledge and skills from all Associate's level OLS classes and allows students to define, reflect upon, and improve their leadership abilities.
  • OLS 39900 Special Topics in OLS (Variable Topics) (1-6 cr.) 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.
  • OLS 40800 Employee Relations (1 cr.) This course teaches the intricacies of navigating employee relations issues experienced from new hire to termination.  Topics will include employee performance and discipline, legal compliance, employee separation, and retention.
  • OLS 41000 Survival Skills in Organizational Careers (3 cr.) Focuses on the organization as a social system within which careers develop through the reciprocal influences of organization and people.  Examines how occupations are chosen, the stages of an unfolding career and factors that influence successful careers.  Emphasizes coping with change and developing personal strategies.
  • 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. The work force of the future will represent multiple differences including gender, race, culture, ethnicity, physical abilities, and age.  Following this broad-based perspective of diversity, this course will focus on using knowledge of diversity to develop the leadership potential of individuals in organizations.
  • OLS 46700 Service Learning (3 cr.) P: OLS 25200. Service learning is a reflective experience in which students are actively engaged in the community and integrate that experience into the classroom.
  • OLS 47600 Compensation Planning and Management (3 cr.) Planning and implementation of a total compensation systems, including job analysis, job evaluation, salary survey and analysis, benefits and development of a structured pay system.  Includes behavioral implications and legal compliance issues.
  • OLS 47700 Conflict Management (3 cr.) A study of the methods for dealing with inner-personal, interpersonal, and political disputes by means generally outside the traditional court system.  Students will investigate the theoretical and practical aspects of conflict assessment, negotiation, problem solving, mediation, and arbitration.
  • OLS 47900 Staffing Organizations (3 cr.) An applications-oriented study of key concepts in staffing organizations, including principles and issues in conducting job analysis; preparing job descriptions/specifications; and screening/selecting employees.  Special emphasis on the design, validation, and operation of high-volume staffing systems.
  • OLS 48500 Leadership for Team Development (3 cr.) An in-depth study of groups and group process in work setting, with a view to understanding group functions under varying task conditions.  Especially emphasized will be the leadership of work groups for effective performance and maximum member satisfaction.
  • OLS 48700 Leadership Philosophy (3 cr.) P: OLS 39000. A review of current managerial, education, and development theories and practices; discussions of fundamental social, economic, and political changes affecting business and the art of managing; implications of these changes for individual development and continued growth.
  • OLS 49000 Senior Research Project (3 cr.) P: OLS major, TCM 320, senior standing, OLS 48700, and consent of instructor. Opportunity to study specific problems in the field of supervision, personnel, and training under the guidance of a faculty member.
  • OLS 50100 Leadership Ethics (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. This course is an examination of ethical, legal and policy issues facing business and technology leaders.  Topics include perspectives on business ethics and values, ethical issues and theory, personal values in the workplace, values and heuristics, responses to ethical situations, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and the responsible corporation, ethical compliance, global and local values, globalization and international business.  In particular, this course will ask students to examine, analyze and understand the concept of "servant leadership" as an ethical construct for leaders.  This course uses various learning tools including the case study method and involves active discussion and debate in an online setting.
  • OLS 51500 Foundations in Human Resource Development (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. A survey course emphasizing the human resource function (and its development) in the context of the work organization. Human resource development topics include exploration of various training and development techniques, the relation of training to organizational strategies, training needs analysis, evaluation of training, and career development. The strategic approach to human resource management also is covered, including what human resource professionals can and should do to help the organization succeed.
  • OLS 53010 Mixed Methods Research (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of mixed methods research.  It is designed for students who are interested in integrating qualitative and quantitative methodologies into singular or sequential research studies or programs of inquiry.  The overview includes the philosophy and evolution of mixed methods research, purposes and characteristics of mixed methods research, research designs and corresponding questions and data analysis techniques.
  • OLS 56300 Sustainable Practices in Bussiness & Industry in the European Union (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. This course examines and critically assesses sustainable practices in businesses, industries, and/or municipalities in Germany or France. Students will spend one week in Marseille, France or Mannheim, Germany visiting, touring, and analyzing businesses, industries or municipalities on their sustainable practices. In addition, to learning about the organization's sustainable practices, students will also learn about their specific country's culture and some language skills.
  • OLS 57100 Advanced Project Management in Technology (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. This course enables the student to learn project management in technology through the application of project approaches in a team based setting. Through the application of project tools and templates, the student learns the project life-cycle approach as demonstrated through actual and simulated project situations. The course presents the terms and approaches used in industry today and allows the student to apply these methods through both individual and team based settings.
  • OLS 57400 Managerial Training and Development (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. Review of current managerial education and development theories and practices; discussion of fundamental social, economic, and political changes affecting business and the work of managing; implications of these changes for individual manager development and continued growth.
  • OLS 58000 Interpersonal Skills for Leaders (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. Development and improvement of intepersonal dynamic skills for effective leadership in organizations. Emphasis on action learning and real-world application of skills.
  • OLS 58100 Workshop in OLS (1-6 cr.) Explores issues in leadership and organizational change. Included are change theories, utilizing resistance to change, contemporary approaches to change, the future workplace, and researching best practices in organizational change.
  • OLS 58200 Leadership & Organizational Change (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. This course explores issues in leadership and organizational change included are change theories, utilizing resistance to change, contemporary approaches to change, the future workplace, and researching best practices in organizational change.
  • OLS 58300 Coaching and Mentoring in Organizations (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. This course explores issues and practices in technologically-driven organizations pertaining to the roles and functions that coaching and mentoring play in employees development. The focus of the course is on identifying coaching opportunities, enhancing communication skills, developing and implementing coaching and mentoring strategies, and evaluating the outcomes of these strategies.
  • OLS 59800 Directed MS Project (1-6 cr.) P: Consent of Instructor. A formal investigation of a particular issue or problem under the guidance of the Directed Project Chair and Advisory Committee. Not applicable to a thesis option plan of study. Enrollment is arranged with instructor and approved by the department, but in the majority of cases will involve enrollment during at least two consecutive terms for a total of three credits.