MHR 1160
Developing Self-Management Skills
A practical course designed to provide basic self-management skills contributing to personal effectiveness. For freshmen and sophomores only.
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 2050
Legal and Ethical Environment of Business – 3 credits
Surveys the legal and ethical environment of business. Introduction to elementary legal research and writing and critical thinking techniques. Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisites: STAT 1040 or MATH 1030 or 1050 (MATH 1050 or equivalent is required for College of Business majors); and GPA of 2.5 or higher
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 2160
Student Applied Leadership Training – 1-3 credits
Available to students involved in structured leadership training provided as part of their role and responsibility at the University. For details, contact the Office of University Advising and Transfer Services (SC 304).
Prerequisites: Approval of course coordinator
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 2350
Small Business Management – 3 credits
Provides practical overview of management principles and practices as they apply to the small business enterprise. For nonbusiness majors.
MHR 3110 DSS
Managing Organizations and People – 3 credits
Overview of the role of management, and an introduction to leadership theory and practice. Includes defining of mission and goals, organizing work, and managing human performance.
Prerequisites: Admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 3510
Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship – 3 credits
Introduction to entrepreneurship and the processes of new ventures. The objective is to help students become familiar with entrepreneurship and ascertain the degree to which it represents a viable career path. Focuses on identifying, analyzing, and developing business opportunities.
Prerequisites: Admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 3520
Relationship and Organizational Competencies for Entrepreneurs – 3 credits
Development of the relationship and organizational competencies for entrepreneurs. Focuses on the development of persuasion, delegation, and organizational skills for individuals who launch businesses and/or play a key role in their growth.
Prerequisites: Admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
MHR 3710
Developing Team and Interpersonal Skills – 3 credits
Experientially-driven course focusing on the role of teams in organizations and on developing skills which individuals and teams need to be effective. Topics include self-awareness, supportive communication, problem solving, and conflict management.
Prerequisites: Admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
MHR 3720 DSS
Leading Organization Change – 3 credits
Explores the topic of organizational change and transformation, with special emphasis on the role of leadership, vision, and organization culture in change programs. Extensive use of case studies and experiential exercises. Also covers the history of organization development, change facilitation, and dealing with resistance to change.
Prerequisites: MHR 3110; admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
MHR 3810 DSS
Employment Law and Policy Development – 3 credits
Examines laws related to employment, labor relations, civil rights, compensation, safety, health, and retirement. Provides hands-on experience in drafting and reviewing human resource policies in a business setting. Addresses implementing and influencing public policy.
Prerequisites: MHR 2050; admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
MHR 3820 DSS
International Management – 3 credits
Exploration of international culture and context of management, the impact of globalization on businesses today, and the pressures and complexities of operating in global markets, including the processes of managing multi-cultural human resources.
Prerequisites: Admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
MHR 4510
Senior Seminar in Entrepreneurship – 3 credits
Theoretical and practical aspects of starting or buying a business. Includes development of a business plan, as well as conducting due diligence for buying a business or extensive consulting with a start-up or growth business.
Prerequisites: MHR 3510, 3520; admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 4630
Human Resource Management – 3 credits
Introduces the process of managing human resources, including human resource planning, recruitment, selection, training, performance evaluation, compensation, career management, and labor relations. Also discusses diversity, human resource strategy, and related ethical issues.
Prerequisites: Admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp
MHR 4710
Senior Leadership Project – 3 credits
Students plan and complete advanced leadership projects, present results, and document accomplishments. Students gain practical experience and demonstrate ability to manage complex projects, contributing to organizational goals and their own career objectives.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
MHR 4730
Business and Society – 3 credits
Examines the relationship of business enterprises with their external environment and helps students to develop an analytical framework for addressing the business and society relationship over one?s career in business or government. Helps students recognize, formulate, and analyze moral issues, as well as trace decisions forward to personal, cultural, and societal consequences.
Prerequisites: Admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
MHR 4800
Independent Research and Readings – 1-3 credits
Provides opportunity for student to pursue special interests under tutorship of faculty.
Prerequisites: Approval of faculty member and department head
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 4880 CI
Business Strategy in an Entrepreneurial Context – 3 credits
Integrative capstone course dealing with processes, methods, and steps involved in starting and growing small to mid-size business ventures. Emphasizes cross-functional challenges of market entry, finance, operations, managing business growth, and entrepreneurs? responsibilities to society.
Prerequisites: Senior standing; MHR 3110, BA 3400, 3500, 3700; admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 4890 CI
Business Strategy in a Global Context – 3 credits
Integrative capstone course dealing with challenges and strategies associated with international business. Students develop global business judgment and perspective through addressing problems related to global market entry and growth, finance, operations, strategic alliances, social responsibility, and business-government relationships.
Prerequisites: Senior standing; MHR 3110, BA 3400, 3500, 3700; admittance to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 4950H
Senior Honors Thesis/Project – 3 credits
Creative project that will then be written up, and presented, as a Senior Thesis as required for an Honors Plan.
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
MHR 5350
Contemporary Manufacturing Management – 3 credits
Examines contemporary principles, techniques, and research findings of high-performance manufacturing. Analysis of leading models of management and continuous improvement, based upon best company practices, particularly lean, just-in-time manufacturing.
Prerequisites: to a USU major; cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher; and completion of at least 40 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 5640
Selected Topics in Management and Human Resources – 1-3 credits
Selected topics in management and/or human resources are pursued in depth. Topics and instructor may vary
MHR 6010
Advanced Business Law – 3 credits
Detailed investigation of business law, including law of contracts, torts, property, secured transactions, commercial paper, and business organizations.
Prerequisites: MHR 2050
MHR 6050
Management Principles – 1.5 credits
Introduction of management principles for students entering a master?s degree program in the College of Business.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into a College of Business master?s degree program
Semester(s) Taught: Su
MHR 6070
Fundamentals of Business Law – 1.5 credits
Introduction of business law principles for students entering a master?s degree program in the College of Business.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into a College of Business master?s degree program
Semester(s) Taught: Su
MHR 6310
Career and Professional Development – 1-3 credits
Explores theory and literature of careers, including orientation, as well as early-, mid-, and late-career issues. Students evaluate interests and capabilities, implement a personal development plan, get feedback on career development, and receive an objective outsider assessment of career readiness.
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 6330
Applied Human Resources Research – 3 credits
Provides applied research for selected human resource topics.
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 6350
Contemporary Manufacturing Management – 3 credits
Examines contemporary principles, techniques, and research findings of high-performance manufacturing. Analysis of leading models of management and continuous improvement, based upon best company practices, particularly lean, just-in-time manufacturing.
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 6370
Project Management – 3 credits
Teaches concepts of project management, while intensively involving students in production and operations related projects. Requires integrative organizational and industry research and a professional report.
MHR 6410
New Venture Creation – 3 credits
Focuses on development of new ventures, including entrepreneurial competencies, venture teams, recognizing business opportunities, gathering resources, new venture finance, entry strategies, legal structure, licensing and regulatory requirements, patents, copyrights, and product liability
MHR 6430
New Venture Growth and Expansion – 3 credits
Analyzes the growth phase of business development. Topics include organizational competencies and systems, growth strategies, growth finance and staging, cash-flow, franchising, estate and family business issues, harvest strategies including buyouts and public offerings, and employment law for small employers.
MHR 6470
Entrepreneurship Project – 3 credits
Teaches concepts of project management, while intensively involving students in entrepreneurship-related projects such as initiating a start-up or consulting with management of an emerging business. Requires integrative organizational and industry research and a professional report.
MHR 6500
Managing Individuals and Groups – 3 credits
Focuses on development of interpersonal and team skills. Includes development of organizational systems supporting effective use of human resources, including performance management, motivation, selection, training, rewards, and career development.
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 6510
Performance Management – 1-3 credits
Introduces Human Resource Management, and then undertakes an in-depth analysis of performance management process, including job analysis, choice of raters, performance feedback, employee motivation and discipline, and training for improvement of individual performance.
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 6550
Human Resource Planning and Staffing – 3 credits
Focuses upon creation of competitive advantage through strategic human resources planning and staffing. Topics include job analysis, preparing candidate specifications, recruitment, assessment, and placement. Also covers pertinent laws/regulations and applicable descriptive/inferential statistics.
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 6620
Training and Organizational Development – 3 credits
Provides advanced treatment of employee, management, and organizational development. Specific topics include: historical background, needs assessment, program design and implementation, outcomes evaluation, and how individuals and organizations change.
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
MHR 6630
Compensation and Benefits – 3 credits
Strategic analysis of compensation and benefits policies and programs. Includes job evaluation systems, job pricing, wage and salary surveys, statistical methods used in compensation, group and individual pay for performance, executive compensation, and employee benefits.
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
MHR 6640
Selected Topics in Management and Human Resources – 1-3 credits
Selected topics in management and/or human resources are pursued in depth. Topics and instructor may vary.
MHR 6650
Team and Interpersonal Effectiveness – 3 credits
Experiential course designed to develop team effectiveness, and specific managerial and leadership skills contributing to interpersonal competence and effectiveness in work groups and organizations.
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 6670
Employee Relations and the Labor Movement – 3 credits
Comprehensive survey of union-management relationships, including labor markets and the labor movement, labor history and law, union organization and government, and contract negotiation and administration. Includes exercises and cases in negotiations and grievance processes.
Semester(s) Taught: Sp
MHR 6680
Human Capital Management – 3 credits
Introduction to human capital management practices. Specific objectives include developing a working understanding of the links between HRM and firm outcomes, gaining a working knowledge of HR database technologies, and achieving an ability to develop and use fundamental HR costing techniques.
MHR 6690
Human Resource Strategy – 3 credits
Capstone course in Human Resource Management, designed to integrate concepts learned in specialized courses to the management of a total Human Resource function, with integration from both strategic and tactical perspectives. Covers domestic and international issues, as well as organizational change and development.
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 6760
Employment Law – 3 credits
Examines laws related to employment, labor relations, civil rights, compensation, safety, health, and retirement. Provides experience in dispute resolution techniques in a nonunion employment setting, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 6770
Ethics for the Business Professional – 1.5 credits
Taking a stakeholder perspective on business, this course introduces students to several moral and ethical frameworks. Current case analyses and experiential activities allow students to confront ethical dilemmas and work through acceptable alternatives.
Semester(s) Taught: F
MHR 6890
Global Business Strategy – 3 credits
Integrative capstone course, taking a CEO?s perspective, addressing global competitiveness, strategic assessment, policy development, and strategy execution. Must be taken at end of advanced MBA program.
Semester(s) Taught: Su
MHR 6900
Independent Research and Readings – 1-3 credits
Provides opportunity for students to pursue special interests under tutorship of the faculty.
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 6960
Professional Paper – 3 credits
Preparation of paper of professional quality, designed to demonstrate ability to complete a major project and effectively present the results.
MHR 6970
Thesis – 1-4 credits
Designed for students preparing a master?s degree thesis.
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 6990
Continuing Graduate Advisement – 1-3 credits
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su
MHR 6780
The Role of Business in Society – 1.5 credits
Considers relationship between business and its societal context, including a discussion of how business enterprises maintain their legitimacy and mandate. Helps students develop an analytical framework for addressing issues at the intersection of business and society, including the personal, cultural, and societal consequences of business decisions.
Semester(s) Taught: F,Sp,Su