UG Course Descriptions

Develops an understanding of the principles and doctrines of law that govern the establishment and operation of business organizations. Explores the impacts of legislation (statutory law), judicial decisions (Case Law), and government regulation (Administrative Law) on business decisions and management. Discussions include: major classifications of law, types of business organizations, contract law as the foundation of all business transactions, tort law, and the operation of government regulatory agencies. Current trends in Corporate Social Responsibility that impact organizational governance and management are considered in light of their benefits to society.

This course will develop the knowledge, abilities, and skills needed to lead high-performance teams in a rapidly changing, globalized commercial environment. Emphasis is placed on the study of group and organizational behavior, including examination of individual temperaments, interpersonal communication, leading change initiatives, mentoring, coaching and conflict resolution.

This course will develop a foundational understanding of the knowledge, abilities, and skills that professionals need in order to perform effectively in leadership situations in within globally-oriented business operations. Areas of inquiry include leadership theories and styles, interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence, group and organizational dynamics, problem and decision analysis, change management, and conflict resolution.

This course explores essentials of successful project management. Execution of complex projects requires decision-making clarity, and stakeholder alignment as well as alignment of the steps, timing, resources and capabilities with a project’s overall goals. Throughout project implementation, effective communication, reallocation of resources and plan revisions impact success.

The course introduces students to business continuity management (BCM) including planning a holistic BCM program, human aspects BCM, response to a disaster, strategies for recovery, development of an exercise program, and plan maintenance.

Theories and practices of strategy development and execution are examined in business case scenarios. Key topics covered include vision-driven innovation, pursuit of differentiated competitive advantage, and deployment of distinctive capabilities. Although a plan is required to enact a strategy, often the most significant lever for success is establishing effective change. (Prerequisite: completion of 90 credit hours).

The goal of this course is to develop intercultural competence among students that is consistent with the Immaculata University mission statement regarding “formation of the whole person for leadership and service, and empowerment of all to seek truth,” and “promote justice.” This program will introduce students to the world beyond which they know.

Study of the assumptions and values of mainstream U.S. culture as contrasted with other cultures of the world. Oral presentations, roundtable discussions, and written essays to encourage contrastive analysis of U.S. and other cultures.

In this survey course, students will read and discuss classical and contemporary sources regarding the history, socio-economic, religious, geographic, food and nutritional habits, immigration and aesthetic factors that have influenced the culture of China, Japan, and Korea. Students will experience various forms of East Asian culture present in our local area and reflect, through journaling, on their interaction with East Asian culture. They will research one specific area of culture and present their findings in their individual, culminating research paper and presentation to the class.

This course examines major works of German literature from the later 20th Century. The course focuses on how German authors and their readers have grappled with Germany’s “freighted” past. This means German democracy and dictatorship, the moral responsibility for persecution and genocide, the moral responsibility of citizenship, and the anesthetic effects of material prosperity.