Brock University Undergraduate Calendar

COURSES Aboriginal Education (ABED) Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education (ABST) Aboriginal Teacher Education (ABTE) Accounting (ACTG) Adult Education (ADED) Business Administration (ADMI) Academic English as Subsequent Language (AESL) Applied Computing (APCO) Arabic (ARAB) Astronomy (ASTR) Biochemistry (BCHM) Biology (BIOL) Biophysics (BPHY) Biotechnology (BTEC) Canadian Studies (CANA) Chemistry (CHEM) Community Health Sciences (CHSC) Child and Youth Studies (CHYS) Classics (CLAS) Communications Studies (COMM) Computer Science (COSC) Dramatic Arts (DART) Economics (ECON) Education (EDUC) English (ENGL) Entrepreneurial Studies (ENTR) Earth Sciences (ERSC) Education Science (ESCI) Ethics (ETHC) Film (FILM) Finance (FNCE) French (FREN) Geography (GEOG) German (GERM) Greek (GREE) History (HIST) Interactive Arts and Science (IASC) Iberian and Latin American Studies (IBLA) Intercultural Studies (INTC) Italian (ITAL) Information Technology Information Systems (ITIS) Japanese (JAPA) Labour Studies (LABR) Liberal Arts (LART) Latin (LATI) Linguistics (LING) Mandarin Chinese (MAND) Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MARS) Mathematics (MATH) Management (MGMT) Marketing (MKTG) Music (MUSI) Neuroscience (NEUR) Nursing (NUSC) Organizational Behaviour and Human Relations (OBHR) Oenology and Viticulture (OEVI) Operations Management (OPER) Popular Culture (PCUL) Physical Education and Kinesiology (PEKN) Philosophy (PHIL) Physics (PHYS) Political Science (POLI) Portuguese (PORT) Psychology (PSYC) Recreation and Leisure Studies (RECL) Russian (RUSS) Science (SCIE) Studies in Comparative Literatures and Cultures (SCLC) Sociology (SOCI) Spanish (SPAN) Sport Management (SPMA) Studies in Arts and Culture (STAC) Swahili (SWAH) Tourism and Environment (TREN) Visual Arts (VISA) Women's Studies (WISE) Writing (WRIT)
Organizational Behaviour and Human Relations Courses
OBHR 2P51 Basics of Organizational Behaviour and Design Micro and macro aspects of formal organizations from a behavioural perspective. Theories, research and current practices in the management of human resources and the design of organizations. Topics include motivation, leadership, group dynamics, organizational goals and effectiveness, environment and other contingencies and organizational culture. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to CSBC majors and Business minors until specified date in Registration guide. Not open to BAcc, BBA, SPMA and combined Business majors. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 1P51 or 1P93. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 2P91, 3P42, RECL 2P10, 2P90, 3P10, 3P20, SPMA 2P05, 2P21 and 3P21. OBHR 2P52 Basics of Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations Human resource management and industrial relations in the workplace. Importance of legislation and its relationship to rights and to various systems associated with both human resource management and employee's industrial relations. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to CSBC majors until date specified in Registration guide. Not open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB, SPMA and combined Business majors. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 2P51 or 2P91. Students will not receive earned credit for OBHR 2P52 if OBHR 3P96, 3P97 or 4P63 have been successfully completed. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in RECL 2P10, 2P90, 3P10, 3P20, SPMA 2P05 and 2P21. OBHR 2P91 Organizational Behaviour Micro aspects of formal organizations from a behavioural science perspective. Theories, research and current practices in the management of human resources. Topics may include motivation, leadership, group dynamics, interpersonal communication, conflict, stress management and organizational theory and design. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB, BTEB and combined Business majors. In Fall Term open to BAcc, BAcc Co-op and BBA Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 2P31, or MGMT 1P93 and 1P96. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 2P51. OBHR 3P42 Organization Theory and Design Macro aspects of formal organizations from a behavioural perspective. Theories, research and current practices in organizational design and redesign. Topics include the development of management thought, organizational goals, organizational effectiveness and efficiency; environment, technology, structural alternatives, power and politics in organizations and organizational culture. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration and general management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 2P91. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 2P51. OBHR 3P96 Labour Relations Labour management relations in Canada emphasizing the collective bargaining process, the grievance and arbitration process and other aspects of collective agreement administration. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 2P91. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 4P63. OBHR 3P97 Human Resource Management Recruitment, selection and training, wage and salary administration and the design and administration of benefit programs. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors. In the Winter term open to BBA Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 2P91. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. OBHR 3P98 Occupational Health and Safety Legal, technical and management issues regarding employee health and safety. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, CSBC and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 2P52 or 2P91. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 4P98 and 4V98. *OBHR 3P99 Behavioural and Organizational Research Methods and Designs (also offered as ENTR 3P99) Techniques and methods of conducting reliable and valid research including measurement and evaluation using experimental, survey and quantitative and qualitative research methods. Emphasis on understanding and critical evaluation of empirical, organizational behaviour, human resource management, entrepreneurship and organizational theory studies. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management and entrepreneurship concentrations until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 2P91. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 4P92 and 4V92. OBHR 4F90 Research Topic Directed intensive study and research under the supervision of a faculty member in an area in which the student has shown particular competence. Restriction: open to BBA and combined Business majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Chair and supervising faculty member. Note: topic to be chosen in consultation with the supervising faculty member. OBHR 4P65 Negotiating in Organizations Causes and consequences of conflict in organizations, and strategies and tactics to manage conflict. Emphasis on the use of bargaining and negotiation skills to manage conflict and resolve disputes. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 3P42 or 3P97. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. OBHR 4P66 Compensation Management Compensation theory and practice, design and administration of compensation and reward systems. Pay and benefits determination; job and market evaluation; use of individual, group and organizational incentives. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 3P97 or permission of the instructor. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
OBHR 4P67 Training and Development Three sequential steps in the training and development process in organizations: assessment of training needs, development and implementation of the training program and evaluation of the training program. Training methods used in employee orientation, skill training and management development in the context of adult education. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 3P97. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. OBHR 4P68 Leadership Theoretical and practical aspects of leadership to familiarize students with personal leadership capacities. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BCB, CSBC and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): one of OBHR 2P52, 3P42, 3P97. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. OBHR 4P69 Recruitment and Selection Personnel selection, placement and performance evaluation in organizations in the context of human rights/equal employment legislation. Recruitment and selection strategies and the validation of selection, placement and performance evaluation practices. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 3P97. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. OBHR 4P72 Labour Law Federal and provincial labour statutes, the practices of federal and provincial labour relations boards and ministries of labour and the common law of employer employee relations. The impact of these statutes, regulations, boards and ministries on management, unions and employees. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BCB, CSBC and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): one of OBHR 2P52, 3P42, 3P97. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. OBHR 4P90 International Organizational Behaviour Understanding behaviour in global organizations. Topics may include cultural differences, managing decision-making and personnel transitions, international negotiations and organization design for global competition. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration and international business concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, CSBC and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): one of OBHR 2P52, 3P42, 3P97. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 4V90. OBHR 4P91 Research Topic Directed study and research under the supervision of a faculty member in an area in which the student has shown particular competence. Restriction: open to BBA and combined business majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Chair and supervising Faculty member. Note: topic to be chosen in consultation with the supervising faculty member. OBHR 4P93 Leading Change Theories, research and practice in the area of organizational change emphasizing the organization as a whole and the interdependency of its elements. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB, CSBC and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): one of OBHR 2P52, 3P42, 3P97. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 4V93. OBHR 4P94 Human Resources Planning Human resource strategies and their support of organizational strategies. Identification of business strategies, determination of appropriate human resource strategies, assessment of current human resource assets and planning future human resource requirements of the firm. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 3P97. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 4V91. OBHR 4P95 Managing Diversity Diversity theories; opportunities and dilemmas managers face when working with diverse populations. Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 2P91. Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 4V92. OBHR 4P96 Administration of the Collective Agreement Issues faced by employees, union representatives, supervisors and managers in the day-to-day administration of collective agreements. Types of disputes include discipline and discharge, seniority related disputes, compensation, management rights and the reasons why some complaints cannot be decided by arbitrators. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BBA students approved to the human resource management concentration until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA and combined Business majors. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits. Prerequisite(s): OBHR 3P96 (4P63). Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 4V96. OBHR 4V90-4V99 Topics in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Courses in specialized areas within the discipline. Restriction: open to BBA, BBE and combined Business majors with a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.