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Student Biographies
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Faculty Biographies
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HDO Schedule of Classes
Summer 2020
(Class of 2020)
INTENSIVE WEEK:
May 27-May 30
CLASS MEETING DATES:
June 12-13
June 26-June 27
July 10-11
July 24-25
*August 07-08
*August 14-15
*back to back weekends
HDO 289: Writing and Researching Organizations
Davida Charney, Fridays 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Intensive Week: May 28, 8:30am to 4:30pm
HDO 386: Persuasion and Argumentation
Clay Spinuzzi, Saturdays 8:30am to 12:30pm
Intensive Week: May 27, 8:30am to 4:30pm AND May 30, 8:30am to 3pm
HDO 287: The Structure of Organizations
Zachary Elkins, Saturdays 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Intensive Week: May 29, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Fall 2020
(Class of 2021)
INTENSIVE WEEK:
August 19-23 (students arrive 8/18)
CLASS MEETING DATES:
September 04-05
September 18-19
October 02-03
October 16-17
October 30-31
*November 13-14
*November 20-21
December 04-05
*back to back weekends
HDO 390: Qualitative Research in Organizations
John Traphagan, Fridays 4:00pm to 7:00p
Intensive Week – August 19, 10:15am to 11:45am AND August 21, 8:30am to 4:30pm
HDO 381: Individual Perspectives on the Human Dimensions of Organizations
Elizabeth Keating, Saturdays 8:30am to 11:30am
Intensive Week – August 19, 8:30am to 10am AND August 22, 8:30am to 4:30pm
HDO 383: Society, Culture, and Diversity
Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, Saturdays 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Intensive Week- August 19, 3:00pm to 4:30pm AND August 20, 8:30am to 4:30pm
HDO 285: Organizational Ethics
Dan Bonevac, Saturdays 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Intensive Week- August 19, 1:15pm to 2:45pm AND August 23, 8:30am to 3:30pm
Spring 2020
(Class of 2021)
INTENSIVE WEEK:
January 13-17 (students arrive January 12)
CLASS MEETING DATES:
January 29-30
February 12-13
February 26-27
March 12-13
March 26-27
April 09-10
April 23-24
May 07-08
HDO 384: Organizational Inertia, Decision Making, and Change
Art Markman, Friday 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Intensive Week – January 13, 8:30am-10am AND January 14, 8:30am – 4:30pm (lunch break 12-1)
HDO 380: Cultural Perspectives on the Human Dimensions of Organizations
Polly Strong, Saturday 8:30am to 11:30am
Intensive Week – January 13, 10:15am-11:45am AND January 16, 8:30am – 4:30pm (lunch break 12-1)
HDO 391: Quantitative Research in Organizations
Mary Rose, Saturday 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Intensive Week – January 13, 1:15pm – 2:45pm AND January 15, 8:30am – 4:30pm (lunch break 12-1)
HDO 382: Approaches to Leadership
Paul Woodruff, Saturday 3:30pm to 6:30pm
Intensive Week – January 13, 3:00pm – 4:30pm AND January 17, 8:30am – 4:30pm (lunch break 12-1)