BUS 304 - Seminar in Management

Credits: 3 in Fall, Winter; 4 in Spring

Spring 2016, BUS 304-01: Money, Power, and Lies (4). Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing. Preference to BSADM or JOURF(JMCB) majors during the first round of registration. Can we design and lead organizations that foster ethical behavior? This course integrates the disciplines of business ethics and organizational behavior to address this question. It examines the impact of organizational forces on the ability of individuals to act ethically in large, complex organizations, with special emphasis on the financial industry. To help prepare for the course, students will be invited to an on-campus breakfast with Cornell University economist Robert Frank in March. Beginning with the era of the ENRON and Arthur Anderson scandals and continuing through the recent financial crisis, the issue of unethical behavior in large organizations has grown more disturbing. The 2008 financial meltdown is addressed as the major case study.

Spring 2016, BUS 304-02: Seminar Management: Human Rights and Business: Changing Expectation in the Age of Transparency (4).  Additional fee. Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing. Preference to BSADM majors or POV minors during the first round of registration. This course explores how business can work with human rights in a corporate context to manage stakeholder demands and expectations as well as to explore new opportunities. We investigate a number of different perspectives on business and human rights and engage in discussions of how businesses can manage human rights, which is by no means a simple task. The course includes a study tour to meet with relevant stakeholders in the field in Washington, D.C. Christiansen.

Winter 2016, BUS 304-01: Seminar in Management: Modern Business Writing (3). Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing. Preference to BSADM or JOURF (JMCB) majors during the first round of registration. From emails to pitch books, writing remains a foundation of modern business communication. This course offers students the theories, skills, strategies, and tactics to become effective written communicators in modern business settings. Students taking this course engage in discussions, presentations, and significant written work as they develop their abilities to ethically and effectively write for business. Projects are individual and collaborative and involve chirographic, print, digital, verbal, and non-verbal forms of business writing. A hallmark of the course is significant individualized feedback from the professor and classroom peers. Lind. Planned Offering: Fall