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Program Requirements
Mentor: Professor R. Hebdon The objective of the this concentration is to provide a general understanding of employer-employee relations and human resources, both at the micro-level and in relation to the socio-economic context in which they occur. Students interested in more intensive study of this area are urged to consider the Major program in Labour-Management Relations and Human Resources that is pending University approval.Required Courses (9 credits)
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INDR 294 Introduction to Labour-Management Relations (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : An introduction to labour-management relations, the structure, function and government of labour unions, labour legislation, the collective bargaining process, and the public interest in industrial relations.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Guerin, Richard; Westgate, Chantal (Fall) Westgate, Chantal; Guerin, Richard (Winter) Guerin, Richard (Summer)
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INDR 496 Collective Bargaining (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Principles of collective bargaining in Canada and abroad. Problem oriented. Mock collective bargaining sessions provide an opportunity for students to apply knowledge gained.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Westgate, Chantal (Fall)
Prerequisite: INDR 294
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ORGB 423 Human Resources Management (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Issues involved in personnel administration. Topics include: human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, organization development and change, issues in compensation and benefits, and labour-management relations.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Kutter, Elisabeth; Cohen, Lisa (Fall) Kutter, Elisabeth (Winter) Kutter, Elisabeth (Summer)
Prerequisite: MGCR 222
Requirement for the Institute of Internal Auditors
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
Selected from the following:
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INDR 434 Topics in Labour Management Relations 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Topics will be selected from current issues in the labour management relations area.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: INDR 294
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INDR 449 Occupational Health and Safety (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Examines the public policy of occupational health and safety in Canada as well as the dynamics of contemporary occupational health and safety management. Topics include occupational safety and health, human rights and workers' compensation legislation, accident prevention and investigation, ergonomics, safety training, and workers' compensation claims management.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: George, Kenneth (Winter)
Prerequisite: INDR 294
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INDR 459 International Employment Relations (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Examines employment relations systems of other nations including those of the European Union and the Pacific rim, including the existing industrial relations institutional structure, the historical and recent developments in these systems, the role of multi-national corporations, as well as the current economic and political context.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: INDR 294
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INDR 492 Globalization and Labour Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Examination of labour policy in the context of globalization. The North American Wagner Act model is critically reviewed in light of the global economy. New models of industrial relations regulation are studied that ensure that economic and social benefits are equitably distributed.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: George, Kenneth (Winter)
Prerequisite: INDR 294
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INDR 494 Labour Law (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Introduction to the basic concepts of labour law relevant to the practice of industrial relations. Historical development of labour law in certain social and legal systems and the culmination in the legislative enactments and jurisprudence of Canadian jurisdictions and certain comparative foreign models.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Kaufer, Danny J; De Stefano, Corrado (Winter)
Prerequisite: INDR 294
Restriction: Only open to U2/U3 year students in Labour Management Relations Major.
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INDR 495 Labour Relations: Public Sector (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Labour relations in federal, provincial, municipal, and quasi-public services such as hospitals, schools, government agencies and boards. Contentious current issues in public service labour relations and compare and analyze the alternative methods that have been evolved to deal with them.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Westgate, Chantal (Winter)
Prerequisite: INDR 294
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INDR 497 Contract Administration (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : The processes of grievance handling and arbitration under the terms of collective bargaining agreements. Substantive and procedural issues as well as behavioural and policy aspects of contract administration.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Buswell, Alexandre; Di Iorio, Nicola (Fall)
Prerequisite: INDR 294
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ORGB 321 Leadership (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Leadership theories provide students with opportunities to assess and work on improving their leadership skills. Topics include: the ability to know oneself as a leader, to formulate a vision, to have the courage to lead, to lead creatively, and to lead effectively with others.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Hewlin, Patricia (Winter)
Prerequisite: only BCom students require MGCR 222.
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ORGB 325 Negotiations and Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : A conceptual framework to guide participants through negotiation and conflict resolution process.
Terms: Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Hewlin, Jay (Winter) Hewlin, Jay (Summer)
Restriction: Open only to U2 and U3 students.
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ORGB 421 Managing Organizational Change (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Organizational change theory and techniques are examined with an emphasis on techno-structural interventions such as Quality-of-Work-Life approaches. Through simulations and case-studies, the course explores initiatives in organizational change, primarily in contemporary Canadian organizations. It also includes opportunities for "hands-on" experience in work and organization redesign.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Campbell, Elizabeth (Fall)
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ORGB 440 Career Theory and Development (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Includes state of the art theory and research on careers and opportunity for exploration and development of personal career goals and dreams. Analytical and practical skills are honed through the study of careers of "real life" individuals as presented in films, panels of guest speakers, and interview assignments.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: MGCR 222
Desautels Faculty of Management—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 17, 2011) (disclaimer)