Department of Organizational Leadership

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The Department of Organizational Leadership offers a degree of Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Development. This field of study focuses on four areas: organizational development, learning and development, career and leadership development, and employment systems and standards. Coursework covers topics related to instructional design and delivery, lean leadership, program evaluation, performance appraisal, employee selection, recruiting, ethics, organizational development, principles of leadership, labor relations, employment law, employee involvement, and cultural diversity. Graduates are prepared with conceptual knowledge as well as technical and interpersonal skills for a variety of careers.

Departmental Honors

HRD honors are available to students who meet the following standards: a 3.50 or better cumulative average for all courses taken at Oakland University; a 3.70 or better cumulative average in department courses.

Related Minors and Concentrations

Students who wish to obtain a minor offered by Department of Organizational Leadership must obtain the approval of a School of Education and Human Services academic adviser. If the minor or concentration is within a school other than SEHS, students must obtain approval from an adviser of the selected minor. Please note that one course cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of three categories under the Department of Organizational Leadership. This means that one course cannot be used to meet the requirements of an HRD major and two HRD minors or to meet the requirements of all three HRD minors.

Programs

• Applied Leadership Skills Minor
• Certificate in Lean
• Employment Systems and Standards Minor
• Human Resource Development Minor
• Human Resource Development, B.S.
• Lean Leadership Minor
• Learning and Development Minor

Courses

• HRD 3100 - Introduction to Human Resource Development
• HRD 3210 - Group/Team Development and Leadership
• HRD 3230 - Fundamentals of Human Interaction
• HRD 3300 - Instructional Design and Development
• HRD 3410 - Ethics in Human Resource Development
• HRD 3420 - Work and the Law
• HRD 3430 - Talent Acquisition and Performance Management
• HRD 3440 - Introduction to Labor and Employment Relations
• HRD 3445 - Introduction to Public Sector Labor and Employment Relations
• HRD 3510 - Principles of Leadership
• HRD 3520 - Career Development
• HRD 3530 - Workforce Diversity
• HRD 3600 - Lean Principles and Practices in Organizations
• HRD 3700 - Human Resource Information Systems
• HRD 4200 - Organizational Analysis and Culture
• HRD 4300 - Instructional Methods
• HRD 4320 - Training Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation
• HRD 4410 - The Study of Labor and Work Organizations
• HRD 4420 - Employee Benefits
• HRD 4430 - Advanced Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution
• HRD 4441 - Advanced Work and the Law
• HRD 4510 - Negotiation for Personal Success
• HRD 4600 - Lean Kaizen in Organizations
• HRD 4610 - Lean Green Belt Certificate
• HRD 4700 - E-learning in Organizations
• HRD 4950 - Internship in HRD
• HRD 4970 - Seminar in HRD
• HRD 4996 - Independent Study in HRD

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