MNGT 350 Applied Human Resource Development (5 credits)

2. Describe various human behaviors in organizations and explain the role of management strategies, including motivational theory, to influence individual and organization behavior.

3. Explain factors for effective and ineffective human resource management practices, especially in the context of cultural complexity.

4. Apply effective teamwork, leadership, and motivational strategies to diverse organizational settings and evaluate results.

5. Apply systems theory and economic concepts to analyze managerial considerations in human resource development – especially as they relate to the global economy.

6. Use analytical tools to assess and evaluate employee benefits concepts and plans in the context of administrative and compliance considerations.

7. Identify a training need for a local organization of substantial size; design a training program using systems theory and human resource development theory; evaluate strengths and weaknesses.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes: A. 21st Century Competencies – Mastery on the four Cs : 1. Communication - Effectively communicate within groups, across organizational levels, and with diverse stakeholders. Actively listen and apply appropriate inter- and intrapersonal skills to effectively interact across perspectives and contexts. 2. Collaboration and Teamwork - Work responsibly, respectfully, and inclusively within and across diverse groups/teams to achieve common goals. 3. Critical Thinking - Use systems theory to understand and analyze trends and organizational problems as well as to construct and evaluate evidence-based solution options. 4. Creativity and Innovation - Maintain an open, adaptive, and innovative mindset to analyze and evaluate merits of ideas, learn from mistakes, and continuously create value. B. Core Business Competencies: Economics, operations, marketing, accounting/finance, ethics/legal 1. Strategic Thinking – Use quantitative and qualitative business principles to analyze and solve business problems in order to meet organizational goals. 2. Legal and Ethical Practice – Use ethical and legal practices in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling organizational processes and products. D. Self-Management and Professional Development: General management, professionalism 1. Apply effective time management, delegation, and organization principles to meet personal and organizational goals. 2. Apply inclusive problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiation practices to promote professional and organizational success in diverse settings. Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50