This certificate provides students with a basic foundation in the development of employer-employee relations in both the private and public sectors in order to facilitate organization productivity. Students learn the fundamentals of business and management in a project-oriented environment with an emphasis on human business interaction. Courses in the principles of management and personnel management focus on the aspects of supervision and human resource management, with concentration on administration, recruiting and selection, evaluation, and training. The organizational theory course combines behavioral sciences with management theory to reinforce concepts of organizational development, organizational structure and processes, and organizational conflict and change. An alternate course in group dynamics focuses on organizational climate and culture and their relationship to and impact on individuals and groups in high-tech organizations.