Course: MGMT 645 – Organizational Development & Culture
Semester: Fall 2, 2012
Instructor: Dr. Nicole Runyon
Campus/Location: Online
Course Start Date: October 31, 2012
Final Assessment Date: Week 7
Instructor Contact Information:
Office Location: Michigan Office Hours: By appointment Phone: 206-888-4305 Fax: 206-888-4305 E-Mail: Nicole.Runyon@davenport.edu
Instructor Professional Biography
My name is Dr. Nicole Runyon and I am very much looking forward to working with all of you. I live in Northern Michigan (in the Northern Lower Peninsula). I have a passion – facilitating and teaching online! It's a great opportunity for me to share my experiences while at the same time learning from all of you.
I have taught both onground and online for the last 9 years. My areas of focus have been human resources, communications, marketing, management, administration and business. I enjoy teaching online because I learn so much from each individual student! By sharing experiences we can all learn from each other and apply what we've learned to our own professions. In addition, I have a passion for online learning because it gives so many non-traditional students an opportunity to complete degrees.
Previous to teaching online full time, I was the Director of Human Resources and Branch Operations at BFG Supply, Co. BFG is a supplier of greenhouse goods throughout the Mid-West. I built the Human Resources department from the ground up and then found myself in charge of 10 remote locations. This was a challenging position and really helped broaden my operations experiences.
Previous to this, I was the Director of Human Resources for a dot com called All Outdoors in Traverse City, MI. Although my title was HR, I wore many hats and worked in each department of the organization. This was perhaps one of the best jobs ever. We had a creative "team" environment. I helped build the company from the ground up but,