13 courses with the subject OSBUS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
OSBUS 110Professional Business Etiquette3
This course introduces professional etiquette for learners so that they can function effectively in business situations. Topics include business introductions, business dress, conduct in and out of the office, as well as business entertainment and manners. While American business etiquette is the primary focus of this course, international variations in business etiquette will also be an integral part of class discussions. Business etiquette is explored as a foundation for business locally, nationally, and globally. Students also incorporate various methodologies for collecting, reporting, documenting, and presenting research findings related to themes.
Using decision-making strategies, this course guides students through the basic and most important parts of an analysis, leading directly to a decision in the face of ethical conflict. Through timely case studies and detailed analyses, students are exposed to strategies and systems that lead to the implementation of solutions. The course further allows students to develop a working knowledge of ethical principles and reasoning in day-to-day decision-making, and thus apply strategies to personal ethical issues.
This course introduces the study of cross-cultural communication and interactions, together with a general understanding of how cultural differences and international settings affect business communication and negotiation. The material is relevant to anyone who anticipates conducting business in a global workplace or works in multi-cultural settings. Students emerge from this course with deepened intellectual and ethical self-awareness as well as an understanding of communication strategies, awareness of the effects of cultural differences, and experience of affective and attitudinal change.
The current research on reasoning, problem solving, and decision-making, as well as topics informed by this research, is examined in this course. Readings include popular press in addition to a selection of cutting-edge scholarly journal articles. The course is highly interactive and based upon discussions and in-class activities, such as designing and running original experiments to address current research questions. An example of such in-class activities would be the psychology of reasoning and decision-making. The applications of content area to class activities enhance the student’s ability to understand how one interprets information and makes decisions and, then, how to avoid and correct common decision errors.
Interdisciplinary in nature, this course focuses on the development of personal creativity and organizational innovation. Like creativity, itself, this course is more about experiences and experiments than tools and methods. The social context for innovation and creativity are also examined. In addition, the course emphasizes social relationships and networks surrounding creative work; the diffusion of innovation; new technologies; changing institutions; and public policy. Students are engaged in an experience of collective innovation and apply that innovation to the work setting.
This course introduces systems thinking as a means to analyze business policy and strategy for the promotion of organizational effectiveness. An examination of the psychological, social, and organizational processes and problems that are associated with thinking and decision-making in managerial and executive contexts are explored. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed upon exploring the complexities of organizational and systems thinking, the trade-off between rationality and intuition, and the critical role of various contextual influences. Case studies of successful strategy design and implementation using system dynamics are analyzed.
The ability to manage change prepares students to initiate and lead change in their organizations, and marshal the resources that are necessary for change to occur over the long-term. In this course, students gain a thorough understanding of the requirements for managing change effectively, including making decisions, communication, and implementation. The course begins with the philosophy and principles for managing change and, then, focuses on the processes for implementing change effectively. Throughout the course, students analyze case studies of organizations that have successfully planned and implemented change.
Students explore the use of technology in organizations and review the challenges and benefits that simultaneously occur. The relationship between organizational survival, efficiency, and the use of technology is analyzed. Through this analysis, students gain an understanding of how technology can be used as a resource for strategic planning and operational management.
The nature of organizational work teams, with a specific focus on helping students learn how to manage and lead work teams effectively, is examined in this course. Topics of study include internal team functioning (such as knowledge sharing, communication strategies, leadership emergence), external team functioning (such as interacting with stakeholders, managing external trends), and recent team designs (such as multicultural teams, virtual teams, cross-functional teams). Skills gained in this class can be transferred towards becoming a more effective, positive and influential team member or leader across a variety of professional, personal, and academic environments.
Students are provided with a basic understanding of the entrepreneurial or new venture process in this course. The critical role that opportunity recognition and creation play in that process is also discussed. Strategy lessons are used to provide a solid framework for understanding the economics of entrepreneurism. In addition, students examine how entrepreneurs and investors create, find, and differentiate money-making and robust opportunities from “good ideas”.
A broad understanding and knowledge of operational and managerial concepts are presented in this course. Such concepts include but are not limited to operations strategy, process design, project management, sales forecasting, inventory management, scheduling, and quality management. Presented concepts are then applied to actual business situations
The basic concepts of risk management in business, including measuring and managing financial risks, are the primary focus of this course. Different categories of risk are discussed, and key factors for successful risk management are presented, including shareholder perspective, establishing risk tolerance, organizational models, implementation of the risk management process, as well as risk management solutions, roles and responsibilities. Emphasis is placed upon a broader and deeper understanding of organizational risk and techniques as well as applications that are essential for mitigation of these risks.
This course provides an overview of current sustainable business theory and practice within the context that sustainable business strategies restore and protect environmental integrity and enhance social equity while improving economic vitality. Students are taught a broad variety of topics including: how we think about sustainability; emerging conceptual frameworks; the business case for sustainability, implementation of a sustainability plan, and reporting systems, including both company reporting and emerging global standards. Emphasis is placed upon an integrated overview and understanding of sustainability to the economic challenges facing any business or community and the evaluation of circumstances to support the design of strategic plans for change that will promote profitability, social well-being, and environmental conservation.
