Curriculum
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Year One
In the first year the program provides the foundation for the study of organization behavior through prerequisite courses and discussion of basic concepts, including business writing, leadership, theories of organization behavior and communication, conflict resolution, statistics for research, and social psychology.
Fall
- ENGLISH
205 Intermediate Composition: Business Communication
- ORG
BEH 307 Leadership Principles and Practice
Winter
- ORG
BEH 301 Organization Behavior
- ORG
BEH 311 Conflict Resolution
Spring
- COMM
ST 360 Theories of Organizational Communication
- STAT
202 Introduction to Statistics
Summer
Two 6 week courses:
- COMM
ST 250 Team Leadership and Decision Making
- PSYCH
204 Social Psychology
One late-summer intensive 4-week course:
- COMM
ST 205 Theories of Persuasion
Year 2
Year two builds on the foundational courses to provide advanced study in areas such as human resource management, employment law, the sociology of organizations, and foundational courses in accounting, finance, and research methods.
Fall
- ORG
BEH 309 Human Resource Management
- ORG BEH 321 Employment Law
Winter
- ACCOUNT 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ORG
BEH 310 Organizational Change
Spring
- FINANCE 202 Introduction to Finance
- ORG
BEH 391 Topics in Management: Global Leadership
Summer
Two 6-week courses:
- SOCIOL
226 Sociological Analysis
- SOCIOL
302 Sociology of Organizations
One late-summer intensive 4-week course:
- CIS
350 Strategic Information Systems
Year 3 (fall only)
- ENGLISH 385 Topics in Combined Studies: Leadership in Literature
- PHIL 390 Special Topics in Philosophy: Business Ethics
Transfer Credit Policy for the Major
Students who have taken comparable courses before enrolling in the SCS Leadership and Organization Behavior Program may transfer up to four courses within the program. Exceptions may be made for additional courses, to be decided on a case-by-case basis. Admitted students will receive a credit evaluation in their admission packet. This credit evaluation will outline what, if any, courses were transferred within the major and what courses were transferred in to fulfill general degree requirements.
Educational Technology
The LOB program will utilize Northwestern University’s
Course Management System (CMS), a web-based forum available
for all classes taught at Northwestern. CMS (based on Blackboard
7.0) allows for all manner of electronic interactions between
faculty and students: class announcements, syllabi, assignment
dropboxes, and email communication. Primarily, CMS will
be used for the sharing of course documents and information.
For real-time communication via on-demand web meetings and
audio conferencing, students will utilize WebEx. Students
will need high-speed Internet access (DSL or broadband)
and a telephone, along with an assigned password, which
is provided after registration. In these meetings, faculty
and students can discuss projects, share Power Point presentations
and other documents, and work collaboratively. For a tour
of WebEx, please see http://www.webex.com/quicktour/overview/overview.htm
Students will not need to purchase any software. Both
CMS and WebEx are accessible from a variety of platforms,
including
Windows, Mac, and Linux. Mimimum requirements can be found
at:
http://support.webex.com/support/system-requirements.html
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