Organizations are webs of interconnected formal (reporting lines, team memberships, workflows) and informal (friendship, help, conflict) relationships. The pattern, presence, or absence of these relationships can hinder or assist in the functioning of an organizational. This class is designed to teach an analytic approach to the measurement and interpretation of these patterns known as social network analysis.
This course trains students in the art and science of formulating an integrated perspective and approach toward the general management of an entire enterprise; teaches fundamental tools and methods for balancing the competing demands and often conflicting priorities facing strategic managers; will address economic, cultural, operational, financial, organization, technological, political, interpesonal, and other issues impacting the overall performance of firms.
This course trains students in the art and science of formulating an integrated perspective and approach toward the general management of an entire enterprise; teaches fundamental tools and methods for balancing the competing demands and often conflicting priorities facing strategic managers; will address economic, cultural, operational, financial, organization, technological, political, interpesonal, and other issues impacting the overall performance of firms.
Students confer individually with the instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Examination of current theory and empirical research regarding the behavior of individuals within organizations. Topics are divided into three phases: major behavioral processes, applied models of individual choice behavior, and specific areas of individual choice and decision.
The doctoral colloquium is intended to be a professional socialization course for the Ph.D. students in Management. The course features a mix of topics related to the Management Ph.D. program, including research, teaching and service, major transitions in the program, preparation for the professoriate, as well as special research topics such as philosophy of science and guest research lectures.
Analysis of a specialized topic in management. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits when taken under different subtitles.
A survey of theories and mechanisms of immunity including: nature of antigens and antibodies, antigen-antibody reactions, immunocompetent cells, immunogenetics, allergic reactions, tumor immunology and transplantation immunology.
Physical, chemical and biological properties of viruses. Modes of replication and control of gene product formation displayed by representative plant, animal, and bacterial viruses. Same as MI 582
An introductory level graduate course surveying current trends in immunology including the organization of the immune system, cells important for immunity, and inflammation; types of immune responses, cellular immunology, molecular immunology, self-nonself discrimination, vaccines, and immune mediated diseases.
