Courses

38:533:565 Economics and Demographics of Labor Markets (3) Covers the changing nature of the workforce, including diversity characteristics and attitudinal shifts. Focus on human resource management tracking and gaining competitive advantage though judicious use of change.

38:533:566 Employment Law (3) Principles of law covering the employment relationship. Some legal issues may also be covered in HR application courses.

38:578:500 Introductory Seminar in Labor and Employment Relations (3) Critical challenges facing workers, employers, labor organizations, and the public with regard to work and employee representation.

38:578:501 Research Methods in Labor and Employment Relations (3) Definition of a research question; literature reviews; effective research techniques; case-study and survey research methods. Basic statistical skills, data analysis, and presentation.

38:578:502 Writing in Employment Relations (3) Creation of articulate, persuasive written documents of the type needed in professional positions in employment relations; construction of an argument; intensive, individualized instruction; ESL students particularly welcome.

38:578:503 Problem-solving Tools at Work (3) Applied analytical and statistical tools for solving problems at work, surveying employees, and maintaining quality. Projects are individual/group and spreadsheet-intensive.

38:578:504 Leadership in Work Organizations (3) Leadership theory and its application to work organizations, including unions, nonprofits, and businesses. Leadership of small groups and large organizations; leadership diversity and development.

38:578:505 Negotiation (3) Negotiation strategy and tactics including positional, interest-based, and other theoretical approaches; rights, power, leverage, concessions, commitment; applications include business and labor contexts; negotiation skill development.

38:578:506 Theories of Labor and Employment Relations (3) The historical evolution and current state of employment relations theory. Workplace democracy, the source of workplace conflict, alienation, the evolution of class, collective bargaining, and other issues are discussed from a variety of perspectives.

38:578:507 Strategic Corporate and Industry Research (3) Overview of methods used to investigate the competitive situation/prognosis of an industry's employers, profitability, sales, employment, wages, and unionization; strategic corporate research.

38:578:508 Group Processes and Team Dynamics (3) Micro facilitation skill development; effective group decision-making or problem-solving event design; moderator behavior allowing a group to identify and achieve its goals.

38:578:509 American Workers and Politics (3) The democratization of politics and the emergence of workers as citizens; the political role of workers in contemporary U.S. society. The political ideology of American labor and its impact on electoral politics, voting patterns, and political participation.

38:578:510 The Inclusive Workplace (3) Fostering an inclusive workplace; issues related to race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and other aspects of diversity in work organizations.

38:578:511 Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace (3) Theory of emotional intelligence and its effects on employee performance and organizational success; research on the development of emotional intelligence; self-awareness and self- development.

38:578:512 Self-Development for Professional Success (3) How employees can advance their careers given the changing nature of work and organizations; skill assessment/development, career progression, and work/life balance; intergenerational, gender, and racial/ethnic issues.

38:578:513 Enforcing Worker Rights (3) Labor standards enforcement in theory and practice, wages, hours, overtime, and health/safety violations; diverse strategies for improved enforcement, including involving worker organizations.

38:578:515 Conflict Resolution in the Workplace (3) Theories of workplace conflict. Critical review and analysis of dispute resolution techniques in union and nonunion workplaces.

38:624:516 Interpersonal Conflict at Work (3) Major theories and evidence on conflict between coworkers; competencies developed for effective management or resolution of this ubiquitous phenomenon by all involved; improved performance and work group cohesion.

38:578:520 Benefits and Social Insurance (3) Overview of benefits with a focus on social insurance systems, health insurance, and pensions. Emphasis on public policy issues of importance to both unions and employers.

38:578:521 Immigration Law (3) Contemporary immigration law in the U.S.; employer compliance issues; employee rights; immigrant employee representation and related policy debates.

38:578:525 Public Sector Employment Issues (3) Scope and nature of public employment; organizations of public employees; problems and issues of federal, state, county, and municipal employees; special problems of particular groups; and emerging patterns of future development.

38:578:526 Immigration, Public Policy, and Worker Rights (3) The role of immigrant labor in contemporary society and accompanying public policy debates. Theories of migration, history of migration and immigration policy in the United States; labor market dynamics in immigrant-dominated industries. Existing employment and labor rights of immigrant workers. Community, labor, and immigrant organizations' efforts to improve wages, working conditions, and immigration policy.

38:578:527 Economics and Public Policy in a Global Context (3) Economic policy options around the globe; governments and markets; macro- and micro-level approaches; fiscal and monetary policies; competition and social protection: trade; labor; income inequality.

38:578:528 Employment Relations in Sports (3) Using a global perspective across different sports and related businesses, examination of union- management relations; individual talent; diversity; and safety-health issues.

38:587:530 Globalization, Corporate Restructuring, and Employment (3) Study of the impact of globalization and corporate restructuring on individuals, communities, jobs, work systems, organizations, and the economy.

38:578:535 Women and Global Labor Movements (3) How women are organizing worldwide for gender justice and an improved quality of life; how changing labor movements are addressing gender issues.

38:578:538 Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance (3) Corporate governance issues; financial statement analysis; and cost accounting for collective bargaining and workplace management.

38:533:540 HR Decision-Making: Financial Decisions (3) Financial analysis in the HR context. Cost analysis of HR and HR programs. Cost/benefit analysis, organizational finance issues, and HRM.

38:578:541 Women and Work (3) An analysis of women's experiences and status in a range of work settings; an evaluation of legal, institutional, and public policy responses to issues such as the segregation of work by race and gender, pay equity, the feminization of poverty, sexual harassment, and the restructuring of work and family roles.

38:533:542 HR Decision-Making: Data-Based Decisions (3)