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The ISPM offers
two courses to prepare students for today's
global business environment. Both courses are taken from the standard
business curriculum,
so that they are likely to meet the needs of undergraduate business
majors and
minors. Both courses cover the standard subject mater, but emphasize
international issues and examples.
Because US and
European credit systems are different, the ISPM offers two
options. European and
international students registering through the University of Padua will
take both courses and earn 10 EU credits. US students registering
through the University of Michigan-Dearborn will take either course,
but not both, and will earn 3 US credits. US credits will
be granted by the University of Michigan - Dearborn; European credits
will be granted by the University of Padua.
Both classes include:
- Lectures by Italian and US professors
- International comparative studies
- Guest speakers
- Company visits
- Group work
- Active participation
- Out of class assignments
- Analytical projects
HRM 405 -
Human Resource Policy and Administration
This class will examine personnel policy making and administration,
relative to the
achievement of the objectives of the firm through the eyes of general
management. Topics include: recruitment and selection, wage and salary
administration training, evaluation, discipline and industrial relation
activities. Cases are analyzed.
Prerequisites:
This intermediate undergraduate course
requires previous coursework in organizational behavior or group
psychology.
BPS 451 - Strategic Management
This is a comprehensive and integrative capstone
course for the undergraduate business student. The central focus of
this course is strategic management as opposed to the functional
orientation that the student has experienced in most of his/her
previous courses. Emphasis is on strategy formulation and
implementation. Topics covered include the analysis of a company's
external and internal environment; the development of a strategic
vision and organizational objectives; the design of strategy at the
functional, business, corporate, and international levels; and the
creation of the organizational structure, operational policies and
procedures, and reward systems.
Prerequisites:
This advanced undergraduate course requires previous
coursework in finance, organizational behavior, marketing, operations
management, accounting, and management information systems.
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