Graduate Bulletin-School of Business and Management

Epidemiological analysis of health and health services with an emphasis on assessment of cost and benefits of population based interventions. Special topics include community health assessments, the monitoring of community health indicators and the evaluation of community health improvement activities.

532 [HA 521]. Strategic Management of Risk Based Health Delivery Systems. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HM 531 or permission of instructor.

Course conducted through use of a computer simulation and case studies. Policy and strategic decision making for health systems managers in a risk based environment.

598-599. Independent Study. (1-6 s.h.)

Prerequisite: approval of the depart\ment.

Directed study of health services management projects under supervision of an appropriate graduate faculty member.

596. Master's Seminar in Health Care Finance.(3 s.h.)

896-899. Directed Study. (variable credit.)

Prerequisite: permission of department.

Supervised individual reading and research projects.

Healthcare Management Courses in Other SBM Departments

FIN 516. Financial Management for Healthcare Institutions. (3 s.h.)

LAW 531. Legal Aspects of Health Services Management. (3 s.h.)

ACCT 551. Accounting for Healthcare Institutions. (3 s.h.)

Human Resource Administration

401. Management and Organizational Behavior. (3 s.h.)

Introduces concepts of organization and management. Major emphasis on problems and theories of organizational behavior. Topics include motivation, decision making, communication, group processes, productivity, control, and organizational structure. Note: You must complete the 400-level core for all M.B.A./M.S. programs before taking any 500-level courses.

511. Organizational Communication and Information Management. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HRA 401 or permission of instructor.

Focuses on building personal communication capabilities and understanding the nature and scope of organizational communication/information management in organizational effectiveness.

512. Managing Productive Work Teams. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HRA 401 or permission of the instructor.

Considers ways to develop and sustain productivity in individuals and work groups. Examines effective strategies for group formation, goal setting, delegation, and handling group dynamics. Special challenges such as dealing with work force diversity.

513. Power, Influence, and Negotiation in Organizations. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HRA 401 or permission of instructor.

Looks at how power, influence, and negotiation are related to effective leadership. Ethical and practical issues related to power and influence are discussed. Explores strategies for dealing with disputes and conflicts arising in organizations.

514. Building High Performance Organizations. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HRA 401 or permission of instructor.

Considers strategies for structuring work and organizations for effectiveness and innovation. Examines ways to transform organizational cultures and to sustain performance during periods of environmental turbulence.

520. Managing Human Resources. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HRA 401.

Examines human resource management theories, institutional arrangements, current law, and practices that guide management and organizational policy decisions. Emphasis on human resource issues confronting line managers and HR practitioners.

521. Organizational Staffing and Career Management. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HRA 520 or permission of instructor.

Focuses on people as a strategic resource whose availability and capabilities influence organizational effectiveness. Discusses strategies for attracting, assessing, and acquiring personnel. Implications of planning and implementing staffing policies. Emphasis on the use of computers to perform human resource planning.

522. Human Resource Training and Development. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HRA 520 or permission of instructor.

Considers theory and technology of organizational training and development. Also looks at learning theory and its applications to training, methodology for training evaluation, and forces shaping future training and development needs in organizations. Ways of encouraging and assessing training effectiveness will also be addressed.

523. Compensation Management. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HRA 520 or permission of the instructor.

Examines financial reward systems in organizations. Includes incentive systems, compensation, surveys, pay equity, compensation and the law, benefits, and overall strategic development of compensation structures in organizations.

531. Contemporary Labor Relations. (3 s.h.)

Examines union and management policies and strategies for union organizing, negotiations, pressure tactics, grievance/arbitration systems, and union-management cooperation.

532. Human Resource Administration and Public Policy. (3 s.h.)

Examines the legal environment governing human resource management and labor relations within the United States, collective bargaining, and equal employment opportunities. Origins of specific laws will be traced and related to current practice in these fields.

560. Human Resource Management in a Global Environment. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HRA 520 or permission of the instructor.

Addresses many of the problems and issues arising around the acquisition, development, organization, and management of human resources on an international scale. Focuses on the role of culture in determining effective human resource management strategies.

561. Human Resource Management in a Global Environment. (3 s.h.)

Prepares students to lead people and organizations in an international environment. Covers new trends in motivation; cross-cultural communication and negotiation; organizations as open systems in a fast changing environment; team-building, group effectiveness and organizational productivity; global strategy and culture; cross-cultural leadership styles; organizational development and management processes. Includes extensive use of role-playing. Student teams also carry out a "live" HR case study. Note: Enrollment limited to students in the IMBA program.

598-599. Independent Study. (1-6 s.h.)

Prerequisite: approval of department.

Special study in a particular aspect of human resource administration under the direct supervision of an appropriate graduate faculty member.

896-899. Directed Study in Human Resource Administration. (variable credit)

Prerequisite: permission of department chair.

Supervised individual reading and research projects.

Legal Studies

Note: You must complete the 400-level core for all M.B.A./M.S. programs before taking any 500-level courses.

501. The Nature of Law in Business Decisions. (3 s.h.)

Nature and functions of the law and legal process as developed under the Anglo-American system of jurisprudence. Seeks to achieve an understanding of the legal environment within which business policy and decisions are made.

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