Courses of Study 2012-2013 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

ILRLR—ILR Labor Relations, Law and History

  
  • ILRLR 6021 - The Theory and Practice of Global Bargaining in the Neo-Liberal Era


    Spring. 4 credits.

    K. Bronfenbrenner.

     

    In the last three decades the global bargaining environment for workers, unions and employers has gone through rapid upheaval. While firms and bargaining units have gotten smaller, the majority of private sector companies are now transnational corporations. Nearly half of all organizing in the US private sector has taken place in companies with sites and operations outside the country, notwithstanding the high percentage of organizing campaigns that has taken place in the service sector and non-profits. The workers, union representatives, or even local management may not be able to name the entity or persons who have ultimate controlling interest in these transnational firms, but they are bargaining with a global company. The question is whether they are doing global bargaining. This course examines the evolution of bargaining with transnational firms for unions in the US, Europe, and the Global South under three decades of neo-liberal policies of free trade, de-regulation and privatization. The course is designed to provide an in-depth examination of the contemporary collective bargaining process the world’s largest transnational firms from a strategic and theoretical perspective.  This will be achieved both through a review of recent literature on bargaining theory and practice; and through the analysis and evaluation of a series of collective bargaining campaigns from a variety of industries, unions, strategic models, and outcomes in North and South America, Europe Asia, and Africa over the last three decades. Run as a seminar, the course will involve a great deal of class participation and discussion, as students engage with the reading material, primary documents, films, guest speakers, the instructor, and each other.

  
  • ILRLR 6022 - Labor Arbitration


    Fall, spring. 4 credits.

    Prerequisites: ILRLR 5000 ,and ILRLR 5010 . Limited to 21 students.

    A. Colvin, J. Gross, and R. Lieberwitz.

    Study of arbitration in the field of labor-management relations, including an analysis of principles and practices, the law of arbitration, the handling of materials in briefs or oral presentations, the conduct of a mock arbitration hearing, and the preparation of arbitration opinions and post-hearing briefs.

  
  • ILRLR 6024 - Global Bargaining in a New Liberal Era


    Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Co-meets with ILRLR 4024 .

    K. Bronfenbrenner.

    In the last three decades the global bargaining environment for workers, unions and employers has gone through rapid upheaval.
    While firms and bargaining units have gotten smaller, the majority of private sector companies are now transnational corporations.
    Nearly half of all organizing in the US private sector has taken place in companies with sites and operations outside the country, notwithstanding the high percentage of organizing campaigns has in the service sector and non-profits. The workers, union
    representatives, or even local management may not be able to name the entity or persons who have ultimate controlling interest in these transnational firms, but they are bargaining with a global company. The question is whether they are doing global bargaining.
    This course examines the evolution of bargaining with transnational firms for unions in the US, Europe, and the Global South under three decades of neo-liberal policies of free trade, de-regulation and privatization. The course is designed to provide an indepth
    examination of the contemporary collective bargaining process for the world’s largest transnational firms from a strategic and theoretical perspective. This will be achieved both through a review of recent literature on bargaining theory and practice; and through the analysis and evaluation of a series of collective bargaining campaigns from a variety of industries, unions, strategic models, and outcomes in North and South America, Europe Asia, and Africa over the last three decades. Run as a seminar, the
    course will involve a great deal of class participation and discussion, as students engage with the reading material, primary documents, films, guest speakers, the instructor, and each other.
     

  
  • ILRLR 6040 - [Theories of Equality and Their Application in the Workplace]


    Spring. 4 credits.

    Next Offered 2013-2014.

    R. Lieberwitz.

    An examination of the various aspects of equality in the workplace, focusing most closely on issues of race, gender, and national origin and the ways in which societal discrimination on these bases are institutionalized in the workplace. Theories attempting to define “equality” and specific workplace issues are studied, including the means for achieving equality at the workplace. The course entails research and writing assignments and a high level of student participation in class discussions.

  
  • ILRLR 6045 - Special Topics in Labor Law


    Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable.

    Staff.

    Graduate seminar whose topic changes depending on semester and instructor.

  
  • ILRLR 6060 - [Theories of Industrial Relations Systems]


    Fall. 4 credits.

    Prerequisites: senior or graduate standing; ILRLR 1100 , ILRLR 2050 , ILRLR 5000 . Next Offered 2013-2014.

    H. Katz.

    Traces the evolution of theory and research on industrial relations. Topics include theories of the labor movement, institutional models and evidence regarding what unions do, the origins of internal labor markets and their relationship with unionization, models of strikes, empirical assessments of arbitration, research on union decline, and empirical evidence of the impacts of new technology.

  
  • ILRLR 6070 - Values, Rights, and Justice at Work


    Fall or spring. 4 credits.

    Limited to 21 students.

    J. Gross.

    Examination of the often hidden values and assumptions that underlie the contemporary U.S. systems of employment law, work and business, and industrial relations. Classroom discussions and student research projects use short stories, plays, poems, and novels (as well as the literature of industrial and labor relations) to focus on issues such as discrimination; law, economics, and the state; work and business; power, conflict, and protest; and rights and justice.

  
  • ILRLR 6079 - Low Wage Workers and the Law


    Fall or spring. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILRLR 5010  or permission of instructor. Co-meets with LAW 6079 .

    K. Griffith.

    Examines labor and employment law as it affects low-wage (including documented and undocumented immigrant) workers. Covers traditional labor and employment law statutes as well as new developments in labor and employment law that affect low-wage workers. Much of the course is dedicated to federal legislation and case law related to the above. Also covers the overlap between labor and employment law and low-wage and immigrant worker organizing efforts.

  
  • ILRLR 6080 - Special Topics in Labor Relations


    Fall or spring. 1-4 credits, variable.

    Staff.

    Topics change depending on semester and instructor.

  
  • ILRLR 6082 - CB Negotiations Simulation


    Fall. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: junior, senior, or graduate standing. (Course may not show on undergraduate class search; undergraduates may register via graduate class search.) Recommended: previous or concurrent enrollment in collective bargaining theory and labor law course. Attendance at first class is vital; no student accepted if not enrolled before second class. Up to two required evening bargaining sessions. Course workload heavier early in semester. Limited to 18 students.

    H. Kramer.

    Students prepare for and participate in a simulated negotiation between a hypothetical corporation and a hypothetical union in a typical big company within a midsize single site bargaining unit context. Students are assigned, usually in line with preferences, to a management or union bargaining team. The course stresses the negotiation process over settlement or substantive outcomes. Negotiation problems are as real life as possible, constrained by student time needs and with attention given to dynamic legal,political, economic, and communications concerns as well as power, information, and time factors. Participants plan for negotiations, reach agreements in principle, negotiate language, and bargain over wages, pensions, health care, and noneconomic items in the context of a company and union with an established contract, policies, and culture. This is a small, hands-on, interactive, program with active participation essential.

  
  • ILRLR 6084 - [Public Employees and Public Policy]


    Fall. 2 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILRLR 2010  or permission of instructor. Next Offered 2013-2014.

    L. Adler and S. Klingel.

    Examines legal and other public employment conflicts created by taxation, education, fiscal failings, and labor/management problems. Students’ understanding will be informed by assessing the conflict-resolution value of litigation, interest-based bargaining, traditional collective bargaining, and alternative dispute-resolution mechanisms. Journal review, legal cases, and policy readings related to current, critical challenges to the public employment relationship will comprise the traditional study. As important, will be field trip work with dispute-resolution professionals, litigators, and collective-bargaining practitioners.

  
  • ILRLR 6840 - Employment Discrimination and the Law


    Fall or spring. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILRLR 5010  or equivalent. Co-meets with ILRLR 4842 .

    M. Gold, K. Griffith, and R. Lieberwitz.

    Examines the laws against employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability.

  
  • ILRLR 6860 - Public Sector Labor Law


    Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequiste: ILRLR 5000  and ILRLR 5010 . Co-meets with ILRLR 4860 .

    L. Adler.

    Examines the history of public employees’ collective bargaining and other workplace rights. Emphasis is placed on the current trade-offs between municipal and state governments and their unionized employees in New York City and state, although trends in other states and the federal sector are also examined. Topics include representation rights, public sector workers ability to leverage their power, unfair labor practices, impasse procedures, the scope of collective bargaining, and a limited treatment of the U.S. Constitution in the public workplace. Also examines the development, practice, and extent of collective bargaining between federal, state, and local governments and their employees. Throughout, the course illustrates how the exercise of public employee rights impacts municipal, state, and federal public-policy labor-market considerations. There are several prominent guest speakers.

  
  • ILRLR 6865 - Public Education and Collective Bargaining


    Fall. 4 credits.

    L. Adler.

    Using collective bargaining to push their way into the center of the middle class, school teachers and their unions have converted their economics gains into considerable political strength. As America’s economic disparity widened over the last 40 years, public education successes have stalled. Many in the Middle and on the Right in America, educational reformers of all stripes, blame
    teachers, their unions, and collective bargaining for these “failures”. Their “solutions”, which we will carefully examine, include charter schools, testing of students, unilaterally created evaluations of teachers, and severe restrictions on collective bargaining.


    This course will address, through policy, legal, and political readings, what forms this struggle is taking in US public education and its workplaces. It will focus, in large part, on the sharpening conflict between the goals, agendas, and hopes of public school workers who now face challenges from politicians and liberal and conservative critics who see much to gain by arguing that public
    education success requires significant limitations of the bargaining and economic rights and power of teacher unions and their members. Graduate and undergraduate students from all colleges are encouraged to enroll.


    Considerable reading assignments, class room discussion, and guest lectures will characterize our work.

  
  • ILRLR 6870 - Introduction to Labor Research


    Fall. 4 credits.

    Enrollment limited to: 20 students. Co-meets with ILRLR 4870 .

    K. Bronfenbrenner.

    Provides students interested in the labor field with the skills necessary to understand and use social science research as it relates to the labor movement. The course’s four major goals are to (1) develop the skills to critically evaluate a wide variety of research relating to unions and the workplace; (2) introduce a number of quantitative and qualitative research techniques used by unions and those who study the labor movement; (3) familiarize students with the broad range of library and computer resources that can be used for labor and corporate research; and (4) provide students with an opportunity to design and conduct a research project for a national or local union.

  
  • ILRLR 6890 - Constitutional Aspects of Labor Law


    Fall or spring. 4 credits.

    R. Lieberwitz.

    In-depth analysis of the Supreme Court decisions that interpret the United States Constitution as it applies in the workplace. Focuses on the First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and Commerce Clause, with issues including freedom of speech and association, equal protection, due process, and other issues in the area of political and civil rights. The course entails a high level of student participation in class discussion, and assignments include a research paper.

  
  • ILRLR 6892 - Negotiated and Collaborative Decision Making

    (crosslisted)
    (also LAW 6892 )
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Satisfies the skills requirement. Limited enrollment. Students must attend the first week of classes to enroll in the course.

    C. R. Farina, M. J. Newhart.

    For description, see LAW 6892 .

  
  • ILRLR 7030 - [Research Quality, Research Productivity, and Qualitative Research Methods]


    Spring. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: M.S. And Ph.D. students; ILRLR 5000 . Recommended: statistics course beyond level of ILRST 5100 . Next offered 2013-2014.

    S. Kuruvilla.

    Advanced doctoral seminar that focuses on the philosophy of inquiry, generally, as well as the various paradigms governing research on work.

  
  • ILRLR 7040 - Applied Statistics for Industrial and Labor Relations


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    C. Riddell.

    This course covers applied statistical methods such as: multivariate linear regression, probability-based models and other issues with non-linear models; hierarchical/multi-level models; longitudinal/panel-data models; clustering and other modern issues for
    computing standard errors; models for estimating causal effects; and duration models. Some considerations are given to theoretical
    issues in statistics but the emphasis of the course is applied techniques using a hands-on approach with statistical software and data from projects in the broader field of industrial relations.
     

  
  • ILRLR 7070 - Seminar on Conflict and Dispute Resolution


    Spring. 4 credits.

    A. Colvin.

    Examines past and present research on conflict and dispute resolution. Covers a variety of perspectives on conflict and its resolution. Readings will include a mixture of classic works on conflict and dispute resolution in work and employment relations, as well as recent conceptual and empirical studies in this area.

  
  • ILRLR 7090 - Labor and Employment Law Policy Seminar


    Spring. 4 credits.

    A. Colvin

    This course will look at the theoretical underpinnings of the current U.S. system of labor and employment law and alternatives to it.  Some of the topics to discussed include: the theories of regulation embodied in the National Labor Relations Act, the common law of employment and employment discrimination statutes; alternative concepts of employment regulation and related policy proposals; the implications of the changing nature of work and employment for legal policy; and the impact of globalization on domestic labor regulation.  There will also be discussion of alternative models of labor and employment law found in other countries.

  
  • ILRLR 7900 - ILR M.P.S. Program


    Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable.

    Staff.

    Supervised research only for those enrolled in the ILR M.P.S. Program.

  
  • ILRLR 7990 - Directed Studies


    Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable.

    Staff.

    For individual research conducted under the direction of a member of the faculty.

  
  • ILRLR 9800 - Workshop in Collective Bargaining, Labor Law, and Labor History


    Fall, spring. 2 credits. S–U grades only.

    Prerequisite: M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in department.

    Staff.

    Provides a forum for the presentation of current research being undertaken by faculty members and graduate students in the Department of Labor Relations, History, and Law, and by invited guests. All M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in the department who are at work on their theses are strongly urged to enroll. Students are encouraged  to make presentations focusing on the formulation, design, execution, and results of their thesis research.


ILROB—ILR Organizational Behavior

  
  • ILROB 1220 - Introduction to Organizational Behavior


    Fall, spring. 3 credits.

    Staff.

    Introductory survey course of theory and research on individual and group processes (including personality, motivation, communication, and leadership), as well as structural and economic forces (including organizational design, power relations, interorganizational ties, social norms, and laws) that shape the contemporary workplace.

  
  
  • ILROB 2225 - Commitments to Groups and Organizations


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Sophomore writing course.

    E. Lawler.

    Deals with how and when people become committed to groups and organizations. Such commitments are an important source of social order, solidarity, altruism, and citizenship behavior in small groups and large organizations. Emphasizes sociological and social psychological theories of commitment, solidarity, and order, including in particular those dealing with the role of power, legitimacy, trust, affect, and social identity. Taught in a seminar format and involves frequent writing assignments and a major paper.

  
  • ILROB 2230 - Leadership in Organizations


    Spring. 3 Credits.

    Sophomore Writing Course.

    T. Hammer.

    Covers basic leadership theories with an emphasis on how they are used, analyzes leadership cases, and examines current leadership surveys and training materials. We also study leadership philosophies and management practices in countries outside of the United States. In addition, you learn to evaluate and use leadership “best-sellers,” that is, the kind of books that sell in airports.

  
  • ILROB 2240 - Social Influence and Persuasion


    Fall. 3 credits.

    ILR Sophomore standing. Satisfies the ILR Advanced Writing requirement.

    J. Goncalo.

    Many of the most admired organizations are adept at using social influence to achieve their strategic objectives. This course reviews basic theories of social influence such as conformity, group polarization, and social facilitation to understand how social influence tactics can be used to make organizations more efficient and productive. The course also considers how these tactics can backfire when excessive agreement gives rise to groupthink and poor decisions. Concludes by exploring strategies for managing social influence processes to encourage creativity and innovation in organizations.

  
  • ILROB 2290 - Organizational Cultures


    Fall. 3 credits.

    ILR Sophomore standing. This course satisfies the ILR Advanced Writing requirement.

    W. Sonnenstuhl.

    Reviews the concept of organizational culture.  It examines the nature of ideologies as sense-making definitions of behavior, concentrating on the cultural forms that carry these cultural messages: ritual, symbols, myths, and stories.  The course examines these concepts by applying them in a combination of individual papers and a team written paper.

  
  • ILROB 3201 - [Organizational Change: Theory and Practice]


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite:ILROB 1220 . Next offered 2013-2014.

    M. Besharov.

    Examines problems of change in organizations from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The course draws on theory and research from sociology and related disciplines.

  
  • ILROB 3290 - Organizational Cultures


    Fall. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: one or more courses in OB and/or sociology.

    W. Sonnenstuhl.

    Reviews the concept of culture as it has evolved in sociology and anthropology, applying it to formal organizations in workplaces such as corporations and unions. The course first examines the nature of ideologies as sense-making definitions of behavior, concentrating on the cultural forms that carry these cultural messages, rituals, symbols, myths, sagas, legends, and organizational stories. Considerable attention is given to rites and ceremonials as a cultural form in organizational life that consolidates many of these expressive forms into one. The course examines types of ceremonial behavior such as rites of passage, rites of enhancement, and rites of degradation, including the role of language gestures, physical settings, and artifacts in ceremonial behavior. The presence of subcultures and countercultures in organizational behavior also receive attention, especially the part played by occupational subcultures in formal organizations. College drinking is examined as an empirical example of culture and its transformation.

  
  • ILROB 4203 - The Pragmatics of Leadership: Leading Change


    Fall. 4 Credits.

    Class is restricted to juniors and seniors.

    S. Bacharach.

    Distance Learning. This course will introduce students to the practical skills of leadership and execution as the capacity to mobilize
    actors, sustain and manage, negotiate and coach. Based on the principles of collective action and the idea that leadership implies
    not simply charisma or vision, but the strategic and tactical skills of execution. This course will put particular emphasis on political
    skills as essential to moving agendas ahead. Special emphasis will be placed on enhancing students’ skill sets. The course
    combines theory, application, and exercises and will include a number of practitioners as guest lecturers. The student project will
    be to apply the material of the course to analysis of the actions of a particular leader. Most Monday classes will be held via
    distance learning and Friday classes will be face-to-face in Ithaca with the teaching assistant. The class is limited to 35
    undergraduate students, with preference given to juniors and seniors.

  
  • ILROB 4230 - [Leadership in Organizations]


    Fall or spring. 4 credits.

    T. Hammer.

    Covers basic leadership theories with an emphasis on how they are used, analyzes leadership cases, and examines current leadership surveys and training materials.

  
  • ILROB 4240 - [Social Influence and Persuasion]


    Spring. 4 credits.

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing. Next Offered 2013-2014.

    J. Goncalo.

    Many of the most admired organizations are adept at using social influence to achieve their strategic objectives. This course reviews basic theories of social influence such as conformity, group polarization, and social facilitation to understand how social influence tactics can be used to make organizations more efficient and productive. The course also considers how these tactics can backfire when excessive agreement gives rise to groupthink and poor decisions. Concludes by exploring strategies for managing social influence processes to encourage creativity and innovation in organizations.

  
  • ILROB 4260 - Managing Creativity


    Spring. 4 credits.

    J. Goncalo.

    Although most people can agree that creativity is an important concept, there is often very little agreement about what creativity is and how we can achieve it. This course surveys basic theories of creativity with the goal of applying this knowledge to the management of creativity in organizations. It focuses primarily on (1) cognitive theories about creative thought, (2) personality theories about exceptionally creative individuals, (3) social-psychological theories about creative groups, and (4) the points at which these approaches interact. The course concludes by questioning whether, given the costs involved, anyone would willingly follow the path of a creative individual or implement the practices of the most innovative firms.

  
  • ILROB 4270 - The Professions: Organization and Control


    Spring. 4 Credits.

    Permission of instructor required.

    P. Tolbert.

    Focuses on the sources of power and control exercised by professional groups in contemporary society. A number of issues are examined in this context, including the rol of professions in society, proceseses through which an occupational group becomes defined as a profession, sources of control that professional associations have over their members, relations between professionals and nonprofessionals in organizations, and the relationship between unionization and professionalization of occupations.

  
  • ILROB 4700 - [Group Processes]


    Fall. 4 credits.

    Prerequisites: ILROB 1220  or equivalent; junior or senior standing. Next Offered 2013-2014.

    E. Lawler.

    A review of theoretical approaches and selected research on group phenomena, including the formation of groups, the structure of group relations, and group performance.  Specific topics include conformity and obedience, status and power relations, social identity, emotions and emotion management, group solidarity and commitment, and groups within larger organizations.

  
  • ILROB 4710 - Social Science Research Methods


    Fall. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILRST 2100  or comparable statistics.

    E. Zitek.

    The goal of this course is to give students the foundational skills necessary to conduct scientific research in the field of organizational behavior. Topics covered will include generating research ideas, ethical considerations, common experimental and non-experimental designs, creating surveys and other measures, interpreting results, and writing research papers. Students will be asked to conduct their own research projects as part of the class. This course focuses on methods from psychology and related disciplines and is recommended for students considering doing honors thesis research.

  
  • ILROB 4950 - Honors Program


    Fall, spring. (yearlong) 4 credits. (Each semester.)

    Staff.

    Students are eligible for ILR senior honors program if they (1) earn a minimum 3.700 cumulative gpa at end of junior year; (2) propose an honors project, entailing research leading to completion of a thesis, to an ILR faculty member who agrees to act as thesis supervisor; and (3) submit project, endorsed by proposed faculty sponsor, to Committee on Academic Standards and Scholarships.  Accepted students embark on a two-semester sequence. The first semester consists of determining a research design, familiarization with germane scholarly literature, and preliminary data collection. The second semester involves completion of the data collection and preparation of the honors thesis. At the end of the second semester, the candidate is examined orally on the completed thesis by a committee consisting of the thesis supervisor, a second faculty member designated by the appropriate department chair, and a representative of the Academic Standards and Scholarship Committee.

     

  
  • ILROB 4970 - Field Research, Internship


    Fall, spring. 4 credits.

    Staff.

    All requests for permission to register for an internship must be approved by the faculty member who will supervise the project and the chairman of the faculty member’s academic department before submission for approval by the director of off-campus credit programs. Upon approval of the internship, the Office of Student Services will register each student for 4970, for 4 credits graded A+ to F for individual research, and for ILROB 4980  , for 8 credits graded S–U, for completion of a professionally appropriate learning experience, which is graded by the faculty sponsor.

  
  • ILROB 4980 - Internship Program


    Fall, spring. 8 credits.

    Staff.

    All requests for permission to register for an internship must be approved by the faculty member who will supervise the project and the chairman of the faculty member’s academic department before submission for approval by the director of off-campus credit programs. Upon approval of the internship, the Office of Student Services will register each student for   , for 4 credits graded A+ to F for individual research, and for 4980, for 8 credits graded S–U, for completion of a professionally appropriate learning experience, which is graded by the faculty sponsor.

  
  • ILROB 4990 - Directed Studies


    Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable.

    Staff.

    For individual or group research projects conducted under the direction of a member of the ILR faculty, in a special area of labor relations not covered by regular course offerings. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a preceding semester of 3.0 semester average are eligible to submit projects for approval by the Academic Standards Committee. Students should consult with a counselor in the Office of Student Services at the time of CoursEnroll to arrange for formal submission of their directed study.

  
  • ILROB 5200 - Organizational Behavior


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Staff.

    Survey of concepts, theories, and research from the fields of sociology, psychology, and social psychology as these relate to the behavior of individuals, groups, and work organizations. Topics include: job attitudes, motivation, leadership and power, group formation, organizational structure, and interorganizational relations. This course is designed for students in professional programs.

  
  • ILROB 5210 - [Organizational Design, Culture, and Change]


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILROB 5200  or permission of the instructor.  Graduate Student standing. Next offered 2013-2014.

    M. Besharov.

    The goal of this course is to expose students to some of the central challenges in designing effective organizations, shaping organizational culture, and leading organizational change. The course draws on theory and research from sociology and related disciplines. Course material also includes case studies and interactive exercises.

  
  • ILROB 5251 - Building Commitment to Groups and Organizations


    Fall. 4 credits.

    Permission of instructor required.

    E. Lawler.

    Graduate seminar intended for Masters in Industrial and Labor Relations (MILR) students. Uses sociological and social psychological theories to understand the foundations of commitment, cohesion, and solidarity in groups and organizations. Topics include the role of rational choice, social dilemmas, trust, social exchange, norms, affect, and social identity. Students read and discuss theoretical/conceptual material in the first half or so of the course; during the second half, they present papers that apply one or more of the theories to a case of their choosing.

  
  • ILROB 5270 - [Leadership in Organizations]


    Fall or spring. 3 credits.

    Enrollment limited to: MILR graduates.

    T. Hammer.

    Covers basic leadership theories with an emphasis on how they are used, analyzes leadership cases, and examines current leadership surveys and training material.

  
  • ILROB 5790 - [Negotiation and Conflict Resolution]


    Spring. (Weeks 8-15 with 2 evening sessions) 3 credits.

    Graduate student standing only. Course fee: $31, which covers cases for the in-class simulations. Next Offered 2013-2014.

    M. Williams.

    Provides understanding of the theory and the processes of negotiation as practiced in a variety of organizational settings. The course is designed for relevance to the broad spectrum of bargaining problems faced by the manager and the professional. It allows students the opportunity to develop negotiation skills experientially and to understand negotiation by using analytical frameworks. General topics include distributive bargaining, integrative negotiations, psychological biases, sources of power, and multiparty negotiations. Advanced topics include dispute resolution, emotionally intelligent negotiations, and team on team negotiations (e.g., union-management, mergers). Simulations, exercises, role playing, and cases are emphasized.  If you have completed ILRLR 6011 you are NOT eligible to take this course.

  
  • ILROB 6202 - Political Leadership and Managerial Competence in Organizations


    Spring. (Seven weeks) 2 credits.

    S. Bacharach.

    The capacity to lead politically is a talent often not made explicit. All too often we’re not clear where politics ends and management begins and vice versa. This course will try to clarify these issues. It will focus on key political skills that are necessary in getting agendas put in place in organizations. Making use of historical figures as well as contemporary examples, this course with empirically and theoretically frame the issue of political skills. Students will be required to write a paper on one political leader and evaluate his or her political skills based on the material presented in this course. Among the leaders to be discussed will be Lincoln, Gandhi, FDR, LBJ, etc. Readings will include Machiavelli’s The Prince, as well as current texts on leadership. Taught via distance video technology.

  
  • ILROB 6210 - [Social Network Analysis in Organizations]


    Fall or spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Completion of  ILRST 2110 , ILRST 5110  or equivalent. Next offered 2013-2014.

    B. Rubineau.

    In life and in organizations, relationships matter. Getting a job, job performance, promotions, and turnover depend upon people’s social networks. A firm’s ability to survive, adapt and innovate depends on its location within its network of firms. Social network analysis (SNA) provides a way to measure and reveal these important dynamics. This practical course provides an introduction and overview of SNA needs.

  
  • ILROB 6260 - Managing Diversity: Policies and Practices


    Fall. 4 credits.

    P. Tolbert.

    Examines the central role that organizations in industrial societies play in allocating income, status, and other resources to individuals. A variety of theoretical explanations of social inequality are examined, and the social policy implications of each are considered.

  
  • ILROB 6710 - Work, Health, and Health Care


    Spring. 4 credits.

    Permission of instructor required.

    W. Sonnenstuhl.

    The health care industry is the fastest growing segment of the U.S. economy. This course examines the interplay between business organizations, which fund employee health insurance, and health. The first half focuses on U.S. organizations with topics ranging from corporate culture and power to the structure of work in health care organizations. For instance, the class will examine how power and corporate culture influence the definition of health, employee attention to safety, and employee willingness to use wellness programs. The second half shifts to an international comparative analysis of work, health, and health care in countries with differing institutional environments, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Korea.

  
  • ILROB 7210 - Advanced Micro Organizational Behavior


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Staff.

    Examines the historical development of psychological theories of organizational behavior and contemporary issues in micro organizational research. Emphasizes reading and analysis of primary source material.

  
  • ILROB 7220 - [Advanced Macro Organizational Behavior]


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILROB 5200 . Next Offered 2013-2014.

    Staff.

    Examines the historical development of sociological theories of organizations and contemporary issues in macro organizational research. Emphasizes reading and analysis of primary source material.

  
  • ILROB 7230 - [Social Network Analysis in Social Science Research]


    Fall or Spring. 3 credits.

    Next offered 2013-2014.

    B. Rubineau.

    This doctoral seminar provides an introduction to social network analysis methods for social science research. Students will develop an understanding of the particular analytical concerns when dealing with network data, the implications of different network data collection and analytical approaches, and whether and how network analysis may be useful in advancing students’ individual research. Students will also gain practical experience with social network analysis techniques. The class only requires basic graduate backgrounds in statistics, organization theory, and computer familiarity. There will be a final project of conducting a network analysis on a question and with data relevant to students’ own research.

  
  • ILROB 7235 - Data Analysis in Practice


    Spring. 3 credits.

    ILRST 5100  or comparable statistics.

    E. Zitek.

    The goal of this course is to expose students to common data analysis methods used in social science research.  Topics covered will include t-tests, one-way ANOVA, factorial ANOVA, regression, mediation, repeated-measures ANOVA, mixed models analysis, non-parametric tests, reliability theory, factor analysis, power, and meta-analysis. Students will learn how to conduct these analyses on statistical computing packages, how to choose the right analysis to answer a practical research question, and how to report the results of the analyses. This course is designed for doctoral students.

  
  • ILROB 7240 - The Psychology of Creativity


    Spring. 3 credits.

    J. Goncalo.

    This course is a comprehensive introduction to reseach on creativity (the process of generating ideas that are both novel and useful). We will approach creativity from a number of different perspectives, including personality, cognition, emotion, motivation, collaboration and culture (both organizational and national). We will touch on applied considerations but there will be a strong emphasis on fundamental theoretical advances in this area.

  
  • ILROB 7250 - Issues in Organizational Behavior Research


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Prerequisites: ILROB 5200  and one year of statistics.

    Staff.

    Advanced research methods course that critically examines published research papers in the field of organizational behavior in terms of research design and method as well as theory.

  
  • ILROB 7260 - [Selected Topics in OB: Proseminar]


    Spring. 3 credits. S-U grades only.

    Next Offered 2013-2014. Permission of instructor required.

    M. Besharov and B. Rubineau.

    This pro-seminar is for doctoral students in organizational behavior and related fields with existing projects they wish to move forward. Students will present their work as well as read and comment on the work of their classmates. Each student will present their project twice, with the second presentation reflecting improvements based upon the comments generated by the first presentation. In addition, the course will cover some basic skills for the academic career path including managing the review process, presenting at conferences, working with faculty advisors, and preparing for the academic job market.

  
  • ILROB 7280 - Theories of Motivation and Leadership


    Fall. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILROB 5200 .

    T. Hammer.

    Introduction to basic concepts of human motivation in general, with particular emphasis on the theories that explain and predict work motivation. Students examine the empirical research that tests the validity of the theories and shows how and under what conditions different motivation models can be used for practice in work organizations. Several current microtheories of leadership and power and related research are examined. The disciplinary perspective employed is social organizational psychology, and the level of analysis emphasized is action and experience of individuals in groups.

  
  • ILROB 7780 - Solidarity in Groups

    (crosslisted)
    (also SOC 7780 )
    Fall. 3 credits. S–U grades only.

    Prerequisite: M.S. and Ph.D. student and permission of the instructor.

    E. Lawler.

    It analyzes contemporary theories of group solidarity. Particular attention is given to the comparison of rational choice, social exchange, and normative/affective explanations for the development and maintenance of social solidarity at both the micro (group) level and macro (organizational) level. Trust, emotion, and social identities also are analyzed in the context of these approaches. Most of the theoretical work covered in the course falls within the sociological tradition.

  
  • ILROB 7900 - ILR M.P.S. Program


    Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable.

    Staff.

    Supervised research only for those enrolled in the ILR M.P.S. program.

  
  • ILROB 7990 - Directed Reading


    Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable.

    Staff.

    For individual research conducted under the direction of a member of the faculty.

  
  • ILROB 9200 - Organizational Behavior Workshop


    Fall, spring. 2 credits. S–U grades only.

    Prerequisite: M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in department. All M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in department at work on their theses are strongly urged to enroll.

    Staff.

    This workshop is designed to provide a forum for the presentation of current research undertaken by faculty members and graduate students in the Department of Organizational Behavior and by invited guests. Each student is expected to make at least one presentation during the year, focusing on the formulation, design, execution, and results of his or her thesis research.


ILRST—ILR Social Statistics

  
  • ILRST 2100 - Introductory Statistics

    (crosslisted)
    (also STSCI 2100 )
    Fall, spring, summer. 4 credits.

    Forbidden Overlap: Students may receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2100 , ILRST 2100/STSCI 2100 MATH 1710 , PAM 2100 , PSYCH 3500 , SOC 3010 .
    Prerequisite: introductory algebra.

    L. Karns, P. Velleman, and M. Wells.

    Statistics is about understanding the world through data. We are surrounded by data, so there is a lot to understand. Covers data exploration and display, data gathering methods, probability, and statistical inference methods through contingency tables and linear regression. The emphasis is on thinking scientifically, understanding what is commonly done with data (and doing some of it for yourself), and laying a foundation for further study. Students learn to use statistical software and simulation tools to discover fundamental results. They use computers regularly; the test includes both multimedia materials and a software package. This course does not focus on data from any particular discipline, but will use real-world examples from a wide variety of disciplines and current events.

  
  • ILRST 2110 - Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences II

    (crosslisted)
    (also ILRST 5110 , STSCI 2110 , STSCI 5110 )
    Fall, spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILRST 2100  or equivalent introductory statistics course. Co-meets with ILRST 5110 .

    T. DiCiccio.

    A second course in statistics that emphasizes applications to the social sciences. Topics include simple linear regression, multiple linear regression (theory, model building, and model diagnostics), and the analysis of variance. Computer packages are used extensively.

  
  • ILRST 2150 - Statistical Applications in Law and Policy


    Fall. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILRST 2100 . Sophomore writing course.

    L. Karns.

    Covers the practical aspects of quantitative research in law and policy (occupational and environmental health, product liability, and employment discrimination). Students evaluate the existing literature on a topic, analyze statistical merits, and make quantitative arguments. Standards of evidence will be considered. Required weekly writing assignments, a preliminary paper, and a final paper. Final oral presentations.

  
  • ILRST 2200 - Occupational Epidemiology

    (crosslisted)
    (also STSCI 2160 )
    Fall. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILRST 2100 , STSCI 2100 , or equivalent.

    L. Karns.

    Occupational epidemiology is the investigation of workplace health issues requiring knowledge of medicine, organizational structures, industrial hygiene, and human behavior. An introduction to occupational epidemiology through exploration of research design (cohort, case-control, and crosssectional), exposure assessment, and statistical evaluation of the health issue. Students will use odds ratios, relative risk, and logistic regression models to measure the relationship between exposure and outcome. All students will select a topic area of interest, summarize current knowledge, and develop a research design protocol for future implementation.

  
  • ILRST 3030 - Policy Analysis by the Numbers

    (crosslisted)
    (also STSCI 3030 )
    Fall. 4 credits.

    L. Karns.

    An array of decisions are made by policymakers (regulators, administrators, and politicians) who rely in part on information from data and statistics. What if polices were decided entirely on the empirical evidence or by the numbers? What if we looked at the studies, statistics, and results and made decisions based only on this type of evidence? This course will develop ideas of evidence-based policy making through all stages, from initial problem identification to ending a specific policy, and then apply it to current problems.
    Topics considered will include pharmaceutical approvals, hyrdrofracking, education initiatives, and health care decisions. Lectures and discussions will include presentations from Cornell researchers. Students will be expected to develop a evidence-based policy issue, find supporting data, and present arguments in support of the issue. Short writing assignments and a final paper will be required.

  
  • ILRST 3080 - Probability Models and Inference

    (crosslisted)
    (also BTRY 3080 , STSCI 3080 )
    Fall. 4 credits.

    F. Bunea.

    For description, see STSCI 3080 .

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to
    1. manipulate random variables and their distributions using differential and integral calculus;
    2. derive properties of standard probability;
    3. derive maximum likelihood estimators for standard probability distributions and discuss their properties.

  
  • ILRST 3100 - Statistical Sampling

    (crosslisted)
    (also BTRY 3100 , STSCI 3100 )
    Fall. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: two semesters of statistics.

    J. Bunge.

    For description, see STSCI 3100 .

  
  • ILRST 3120 - Applied Regression Methods


    Spring. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILRST 2100  or equivalent.

    P. Velleman.

    Reviews matrix algebra necessary to analyze regression models. Covers multiple linear regression, analysis of variance, nonlinear regression, and linear logistic regression models. For these models, least squares and maximum likelihood estimation, hypothesis testing, model selection, and diagnostic procedures are considered. Illustrative examples are taken from the social sciences. Computer packages are used.

  
  
  
  • ILRST 4140 - [Statistical Methods IV: Applied Design]

    (crosslisted)
    (also BTRY 4140 STSCI 4140 )
    Spring. 4 credits.

    Prerequisites: BTRY 6010  and BTRY 6020  or permission of instructor. Next offered 2013-2014.

    Staff.

    For description, see STSCI 4140 .

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to
    1. explain the utility of multivariate methods for MANOVA, PCA, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, and clustering;
    2. analyze multivariate data using modem statistical software.

  
  
  • ILRST 4950 - Honors Program


    Fall, spring. (yearlong) 4 credits.

    Staff.

     

    Students are eligible for ILR senior honors program if they (1) earn a minimum 3.700 cumulative gpa at end of junior year; (2) propose an honors project, entailing research leading to completion of a thesis, to an ILR faculty member who agrees to act as thesis supervisor; and (3) submit project, endorsed by proposed faculty sponsor, to Committee on Academic Standards and Scholarships.  Accepted students embark on a two-semester sequence. The first semester consists of determining a research design, familiarization with germane scholarly literature, and preliminary data collection. The second semester involves completion of the data collection and preparation of the honors thesis. At the end of the second semester, the candidate is examined orally on the completed thesis by a committee consisting of the thesis supervisor, a second faculty member designated by the appropriate department chair, and a representative of the Academic Standards and Scholarship Committee.

  
  • ILRST 4970 - Field Research


    Fall, spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Staff.

     

    All requests for permission to register for an internship must be approved by the faculty member who will supervise the project and the chairman of the faculty member’s academic department before submission for approval by the director of off-campus credit programs. Upon approval of the internship, the Office of Student Services will register each student for 4970, for 4 credits graded A+ to F for individual research, and for

      , for 8 credits graded S–U, for completion of a professionally appropriate learning experience, which is graded by the faculty sponsor.

  
  • ILRST 4980 - Internship


    Fall, spring. 8 credits. S-U grades only.

    Staff.

     

    All requests for permission to register for an internship must be approved by the faculty member who will supervise the project and the chairman of the faculty member’s academic department before submission for approval by the director of off-campus credit programs. Upon approval of the internship, the Office of Student Services will register each student for

      , for 4 credits graded A+ to F for individual research, and for 4980, for 8 credits graded S–U, for completion of a professionally appropriate learning experience, which is graded by the faculty sponsor.

  
  • ILRST 4990 - Directed Studies


    Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable.

    Staff.

    Students are eligible for ILR senior honors program if they (1) earn a minimum 3.700 cumulative gpa at end of junior year; (2) propose an honors project, entailing research leading to completion of a thesis, to an ILR faculty member who agrees to act as thesis supervisor; and (3) submit project, endorsed by proposed faculty sponsor, to Committee on Academic Standards and Scholarships.  Accepted students embark on a two-semester sequence. The first semester consists of determining a research design, familiarization with germane scholarly literature, and preliminary data collection. The second semester involves completion of the data collection and preparation of the honors thesis. At the end of the second semester, the candidate is examined orally on the completed thesis by a committee consisting of the thesis supervisor, a second faculty member designated by the appropriate department chair, and a representative of the Academic Standards and Scholarship Committee.

  
  • ILRST 5080 - Probability Models and Inference

    (crosslisted)
    (also BTRY 5080 , STSCI 5080 )
    Fall. 4 credits.

    F. Bunea.

    For description, see STSCI 5080 .

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to
    1. manipulate random variables and their distributions using differential and integral calculus;
    2. derive properties of standard probability;
    3. derive maximum likelihood estimators for standard probability distributions and discuss their properties.

  
  • ILRST 5100 - Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences I


    Fall, spring, summer. 3 credits.

    T. DiCiccio.

    A first course in statistics for graduate students in the social sciences. Descriptive statistics, probability and sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, simple linear regression, and correlation. Students are instructed on the use of a statistics computer package at the beginning of the term and use it for weekly assignments.

  
  • ILRST 5110 - Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences II

    (crosslisted)
    (also ILRST 2110 , STSCI 2110 , STSCI 5110 )
    Fall, spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: ILRST 2100 , ILRST 5100 , or equivalent introductory statistics course. Co-meets with ILRST 2110 .

    T. DiCiccio.

    Second course in statistics that emphasizes applications to the social sciences. Topics include simple linear regression, multiple linear regression (theory, model building, and model diagnostics), and the analysis of variance. Computer packages are used extensively.

  
  • ILRST 5150 - Statistical Research Methods


    Fall or spring. 4 credits.

    Offered only in New York City for M.P.S. Program.

    Staff.

    Students learn basic skills for conducting qualitative and survey research. They work through an introductory review course at home on their own time. After passing an exam, they attend a two-week immersion course in Ithaca taught by the on-campus faculty in July. Topics include an introduction to surveys and discrete analysis, basic regression, and integration of qualitative and quantitative research methods.

  
  • ILRST 6100 - Statistical Methods I

    (crosslisted)
    (also BTRY 6010 )
    Fall. 4 credits.

    Permission of instructor or graduate standing required.

    M. T. Wells.

    For description and learning outcomes, see BTRY 6010 .

  
  • ILRST 6140 - Structural Equations with Latent Variables


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisites: ILRST 2100 , ILRST 5110 , ILRST 5100  or equivalent.

    J. Bunge.

    Provides a comprehensive introduction to the general structural equation system, commonly known as the “LISREL model.” One purpose of the course is to demonstrate the generality of this model. Rather than treating path analysis, recursive and nonrecursive models, classical econometrics, and confirmatory factor analysis as distinct and unique, the instructor treats them as special cases of a common model. Another goal of the course is to emphasize the application of these techniques.

  
  • ILRST 6190 - Topics in Social Statistics


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: A second course in (non-calculus-based) statistics such as multiple regression.

    J. Bunge.

    The areas of study are determined each semester by the instructor offering the seminar. Topics may include hierarchical linear models, the multivariate normal and Wishart distributions, multivariate sampling, tests of mean and covariance, multivariate regression, principal components, factor analysis, canonical correlation, robustness, and bootstrap confidence regions and tests.

  
  • ILRST 7100 - Special Topics in Social Statistics


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Graduate students only.

    M. Wells.

    Areas of study are determined each semester by the instructor offering the seminar.

  
  • ILRST 7170 - Theory of Linear Models


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: BTRY 4090 , BTRY 6020  or equivalents.

    D. Matteson.

    Properties of the multivariate normal distribution. Distribution theory for quadratic forms. Properties of least squares and maximum likelihood estimates. Methods for fixed-effect models of less than full rank. Analysis of balanced and unbalanced mixed-effects models. Restricted maximum likelihood estimation. Some use of software packages and illustrative examples.

  
  • ILRST 7990 - Directed Studies


    Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable.

    Staff.

     

    For individual research conducted under the direction of a member of the faculty.


IM—Independent Major

  
  • IM 3510 - Independent Study


    Fall, spring. 1-4 credits.

    Permission of program director required.

    Staff.

  
  • IM 4990 - Honors Research I


    Fall, spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Permission of program director. Each participant must submit brief proposal approved by Honors Committee.

    Staff.

  
  • IM 4991 - Honors Research II


    Fall, spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: IM 4990 . Permission of program director required.

    Staff.

    Continuation of IM 4990 .


INDO—Indonesian

  
  • INDO 1121 - Elementary Indonesian I


    Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    J. Pandin.

    Gives a thorough grounding in basic speaking, listening, and writing skills with an introduction to reading.

  
  • INDO 1122 - Elementary Indonesian II


    Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: INDO 1121 .

    J. Pandin.

    Gives a thorough grounding in basic speaking, listening, and writing skills with an introduction to reading.

  
  • INDO 2201 - Intermediate Indonesian I


    (GB) Satisfies Option 1.
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite:  INDO 1122  or equivalent. Permission of instructor required.

    J. Pandin.

    Develops all four skills: reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension.

  
  • INDO 2202 - Intermediate Indonesian II


    (GB) Satisfies Option 1.
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: INDO 2201  or equivalent. Permission of instructor required.

    J. Pandin.

    Develops all four skills: reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension.

  
  • INDO 3301 - Advanced Indonesian I


    (GB) Satisfies Option 1.
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: INDO 2202  or equivalent. Permission of instructor required.

    J. Pandin.

    Practical language course on an advanced level in which students read selected materials on current issues, write reports, and make oral presentations.

  
  • INDO 3302 - Advanced Indonesian II


    (GB) Satisfies Option 1.
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: INDO 3301  or equivalent. Permission of instructor required.

    J. Pandin.

    Practical language course on an advanced level in which students read selected materials on current issues, write reports, and make oral presentations.

  
  • INDO 4431 - Directed Study


    Fall. 1-4 credits, variable. Letter grades only.

    Permission of instructor required.

    J. Pandin.

    Intended for advanced language study.

 

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