UTexas

Human Dimensions of Organizations (HDO)

HDO 301  Introduction to the Human Dimensions of Organizations  3 Hours  
Introduction to organizations and how the liberal arts can examine, analyze, and change them. Defines organizations from a liberal arts standpoint; survey of career opportunities related to the human dimensions of organizations.
HDO 310  Researching People-Centered Problems  3 Hours  
Introduction to mixed-methods research using active learning and project-based assignments. Explore the basics of qualitative and quantitative research methods, research ethics, teamwork, project management, and problem-solving.
HDO 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S  Topics in Human Dimensions of Organizations  1-9 Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the College of Liberal Arts. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
HDO 322L  Law and Organizations  3 Hours  
Examine the intersection of law and organizational/workplace practices. Explore how law regulates the workplace (e.g., laws about sexual harassment), how organizations do or do not comply with the law, and the ways that organizational practices may affect legal standards.
HDO 325  Strategic Human Resources Management  3 Hours  
Overview of the personnel function, covering recruitment, compensation, equal employment, job analysis, training, benefits, employee discipline, collective bargaining, safety, and health.
HDO 325N  Organizational Ethics  3 Hours  
Examine the practical and theoretical aspects of ethical issues in organizations, including philosophical, psychological, anthropological, and strategic approaches.
HDO 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S  Topics in Human Dimensions of Organizations  1-9 Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the College of Liberal Arts. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
HDO 330  Topics in Human Dimensions of Organizations  3 Hours  
HDO 330C  Creativity and Innovation in Organizations  3 Hours  
Explore creative tools people use to solve problems.
HDO 330L  Organizational Learning  3 Hours  
Examine theory regarding organizations, learning, and change. Utilize theory to interact with and analyze real and hypothetical cases of passive and active organizational learning. Experiment with applied tools and techniques for analyzing and managing organizational learning.
HDO 350  Identities in Organizations  3 Hours  
Explore how intersecting identities shape both individuals' and groups' experiences of various organizations.
HDO 359H  Honors Research I  3 Hours  
HDO 360  Conference Course  3 Hours  
Study selected problems in the field of human dimensions of organizations, which can include independent study of a content area, research assistance, or other faculty-supervised independent activity.
HDO 365  Bias  3 Hours  
An interdisciplinary introduction to bias from the perspectives of psychology, political science, business, philosophy, and linguistics.
HDO 379  Applying the Human Dimensions of Organizations  3 Hours  
Explores multidisciplinary methods of the human dimensions of organizations with an external entity. Focus on the role of the liberal arts viewpoint in practical settings.
HDO 379H  Honors Research II  3 Hours  
Supervised conference course for honors candidates in Human Dimensions of Organizations.
HDO 380  Cultural Perspectives on the Human Dimensions of Organizations  3 Hours  
Examines broad aspects of the role of culture in organizations through a variety of disciplinary lenses. Culture includes both global cultures, as well as cultures created by organizations.
HDO 381  Individual Perspectives on the Human Dimensions of Organizations  3 Hours  
A general introduction to the roles of individuals in organizations from a multidisciplinary perspective.
HDO 382  Approaches to Leadership  3 Hours  
Examines broad aspects of organizational leadership through a variety of disciplinary lenses.
HDO 383  Society, Culture and Organizational Diversity  3 Hours  
Examines multidisciplinary frameworks for understanding society and culture in organizations. The effects of gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture, and globalization on organizational change may be discussed.
HDO 384  Organizational Inertia, Decision Making and Change  3 Hours  
Reviews theories and methods for understanding how organizational environments support habits, and how individuals and groups make decisions.
HDO 285  Organizational Ethics  2 Hours  
Examines ethics as they pertain to organizational contexts.
HDO 386  Persuasion and Argumentation  3 Hours  
Focuses on how effective persuasion works within organizations and at the individual level.
HDO 287  The Structure of Organizations  2 Hours  
A multidisciplinary approach to understanding how money, information, and influence flow through organizations and between related organizations.
HDO 388  Conference Course in Human Dimensions of Organizations  3 Hours  
Individual directed study of selected topics in related human dimensions of organizations field.
HDO 289  Writing and Researching Organizations  2 Hours  
Exposure to various approaches to organizational writing and research. Explores the ways these approaches might inform student Capstone Projects. Examines strategies to plan, organize, and execute an organization-based research project.
HDO 390  Qualitative Research Methods  3 Hours  
Covers qualitative approaches to studying people in organizational settings. Approaches may include narrative, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case studies.
HDO 391  Quantitative Research Methods  3 Hours  
Quantitative approaches for studying the human dimensions of organizations. Examines the mechanics and assumptions of common methods in quantitative methods, including experimental design, survey research, and quantitative coding of archival data. Emphasizes students' ability to know and identify what types of research questions are best-suited to the different quantitative approaches. Reviews the types of data that various designs produce, and some basic statistical assessments of quantitative data.
HDO 292  Computational Methods  2 Hours  
Analyzing and interpreting data drawn from large-scale data sets. Approaches include social network analysis, web analytics, and linguistic corpus analysis.
HDO 695  Capstone Project  6 Hours  
Focuses on the completion of the capstone project, the culmination of work in the human dimensions of organization degree.
HDO 197  Practicum in Human Dimensions of Organizations  1 Hour  
Applied study in human dimensions of organizations.