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Management
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| Course Catalog Description and Prerequisites |
| 3720. Organizational Behavior. 3 hours. Individual behavior in formal organizations. Cases, lectures and experiential exercises in organizational culture, motivation, leadership, dynamics of power, perception and attribution, communication, decision making and performance, and individual differences. |
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| Course Objectives |
| 1. To develop an understanding of the systems approach as applied to human and organizational behavior.
2. To understand the foundations of individual behavior.
3. To understand the importance of embracing and managing diversity in organizations.
4. To identify the role of personality and perception in affecting behavior in organizations.
5. To learn about career management in organizations.
6. To examine a number of traditional and contemporary approaches to work motivation.
7. To examine the important variables in individual and group decision making and problem solving.
8. To develop an awareness of the potent role of groups and teams in organizations, and how they impact performance.
9. To learn how to be a contributing member of a productive team.
10. To understand the importance of managing conflict and negotiation in organizations.
11. To appreciate the role of influence tactics, empowerment, and politics in organizations.
12. To review the current state of knowledge with respect to leadership and leader behavior.
13. To learn about work design and technology in organizations.
14. To learn about organizational culture.
15. To understand how to manage change in organizations.
16. To appreciate the role of diversity in the workplace.
17. To learn how to manage occupational stress in organizations.
18. To apply course concepts to practical organizational problems.
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| Course Expectations |
| There are 16 Lessons in this course. Each Lesson contains a chapter from our textbook, course overview & learning objectives, chapter outline, power point slides summarizing the chapter’s examples, chapter practice questions, chapter Discussion Questions and chapter Quiz. You should consider the following as “Required Assignments:” 1. Reading the chapter, 2. Completing the Questions for Discussion, and 3. Answering the chapter Quiz.” The remaining components, course overview & learning objectives, chapter outline, power point slides, and chapter practice questions, are materials that I have provided that will “help you understand our course content, however, these are not grade components. Your Course Schedule details your progression through each Lesson with the calendar dates that you must observe/meet. Lessons are selectively released. REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT A SELF-PACED COURSE; you must work within the course and University’s Academic calendar. |
| Tests/Quizzes |
| SPECIAL NOTICE: This is not a self-paced course. Four (4) timed, open book/open notes exams will be administered using WebCTvista online on the dates, at the times, and having the coverage and format indicated. Complete the Exams without the help of anyone else. Each exam will consist of mostly multiple choice, but some exams may include True/False, questions. "Exam Information" Appendix “A” at the end of this Syllabus contains more information about online exams. THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR MAKING UP A MISSED EXAM AND NO EXAM WILL BE GIVEN AT A TIME DIFFERENT THAN THAT PROVIDED IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS. Contact Dr. Lynn Johson 940-300-3222 or johnsonL@unt.edu for the exam schedule. There is no provision for missing or making up a missed assignment, due date, quiz, exam, discussion, or any other Syllabus specified component of this class. Further, no component of this course will be administered at a time different than that provided in the course syllabus. Verifiable cases of birth; death; serious family and /or health problems; acts of God (unpreventable events resulting from natural causes, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and storms -- accidents which are not the result of human factors); transportation accidents; bona fide racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, age, gender, or disability factors; UNT official events; UNT computer problems affecting ALL students; etc., may constitute grounds for accommodation, and will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Work, marriage, personal or work-related travel, YOUR COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE PROBLEMS, and other personal situations not described above DO NOT constitute grounds for accommodation. If the above policy does not suit your situation, please make other enrollment arrangements. |
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| Chapter readings and exams
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| Are there any
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Only students who live IN TEXAS may enroll in this section.
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Last Updated Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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