Bachelor of Organizational Supervision
Core Course Descriptions
2420:300, Supervision in a Technical Environment, 3 credits
Bulletin Description: Competencies required for successful transition from individual contributor to
supervisor. Emphasis on working effectively with others and self-development as a leader.
2420:301, Information Design, 3 credits
Bulletin Description: Principles of visual rhetoric and practice in communicating with text and graphics.
Examines the role of design in a variety of workplace communication documents.
2420:302, Ethical Issues in the Workplace, 3 credits
Bulletin Description: Ethical principles (liability, safety, quality, honesty, confidentiality) in the
workplace. Case studies and projects explore global, legal, and technological issues affecting employee
interaction.
2420:310, Leadership Principles and Practices for Technical Organizations, 3 credits
Bulletin Description: Contemporary perspectives and issues in leadership and supervision.
Development of effective leadership characteristics.
2420:311, Community Service and Leadership in a Global Context, 3 credits
Bulletin Description: Theory and best practices in community service and leadership in local, national
and global settings. Evaluate leadership skills and identify opportunities for future contributions.
2420:401, Leading Project Teams in Technical Organizations, 3 credits
Bulletin Description: Examines and applies the operational and human aspects of project team
management from conception to completion.
2420:402, Assessing and Improving Technical Organizations, 3 credits
Bulletin Description: Methods for conducting business process assessments and evaluating results in
technical organizations/settings.
2420:420, Human Capital Development for Technical Organizations, 3 credits
Bulletin Description: Overview of current theories and best practices in human capital development.
2420:421, Senior Seminar in Organizational Supervision, 3 credits
Bulletin Description: Integration and application of professional knowledge, skills, and technologies to
organizational issues.
All Students are required to take at least one of the following:
7600: 325 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 3 credits
Study of effect on oral communication process of existence of cultural barriers. Includes study of verbal
and nonverbal communication in transracial, informal international and diplomatic communicative
settings.
-or7600:344 GROUP DECISION MAKING 3 credits
Study of communication and decision making in small groups. Practice in techniques of group decisionmaking. Introduction to theory of group communication.
-or7600:345 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING 3 credits
Prerequisite: 7600:105 or 106. Practical improvement in speaking skills used in business settings.