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Course: MG 450 Organizational Behavior |
Fall Semester 2000 |
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| Meeting
Time: 08:00 - 09:15
Tuesday and Thursday |
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| Textbook:
Schemerhorn, J. R., Hunt, J. G., and Osborn, R.N., Managing Organizational Behavior, 7th Ed., NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000 |
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| Instructor:
Dr. Billy L. Ward Office Hours: M
-F 07:30 - 08:00; TTh 09:15-11:00 MTWTh 13:30-15:00 Other Hours: By Appointment |
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| Office: 109-E, Wallace Hall Telephone: (205) 652-3474 e-mail: blw@uwa.edu | ||||
| Prerequisite:
Course participants must have MG 300. |
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| Course Description:
This course provides an analysis of organizational practices and their
aplication to both the business and industrial environments. It deals with
behavioral science concepts such as motivation, conflict, and communication. |
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| Course Objective:
Upon
completion of this course, participants
will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the various organizational practices
and their application to both the business and industrial environments.
Students will be also be familiar with such concepts as motivation,
conflict, and communication as well as their
application to the business environment. |
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| Evaluation
and Grading: Exams..60%
Assignments & Exercises..20% Group
Project..20%. Four
written examinations are given during the course.
The examinations are comprehensive and cover subject
matter contained in required readings, lectures, class discussions, and
presentations. MAKEUP EXAMS ARE NOT GIVEN. Credit
percentages for test results following a student's absence will be increased to
compensate for any absence from a regularly scheduled examination.
Any absence from a scheduled exam must
be cleared in advance with the Instructor. |
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| Unannounced Quizzes : The
student is expected to be prepared to discuss or to be tested on the course
material on the date shown in the syllabus.
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| Group Project:
A group project consisting of the written analysis and presentation of a
specified organizational management case is required (20%).
The written case analysis is due by Thursday, November 30, 2000. No credit will be given for work submitted after this
date except in cases of extreme emergency. |
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| Class participation:
Attendance and student-initiated class activities--asking relevant questions,
responding to class discussion, or a demonstrated interest in sharing
information from outside sources or applicable experiences is expected if the
student is to be successful in this course. |
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| Assigned written
skill-building exercises and case incidents: Course participants are
required to complete case questions and application exercises listed as required
in the course outline (20%). No
credit will be given for assignments submitted after class discussion of the
written assignments. |
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| Attendance Policy:
Regular class attendance is mandatory if success in this course is expected.
University of West Alabama policy regarding unexcused absences is stated
in the general catalogue and will be followed. As
stated in the general Catalogue, it is the instructor’s prerogative to consider
attendance in determining grades. |
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| Course Content/Schedule Change:
The instruction schedule reflects expected class progress in course subject
matter and is considered tentative. The
schedule is subject to change in content and scope at the instructor's
discretion. |
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Written Proficiency: The
work of any student in this class who has completed freshman composition will be
evaluated for written proficiency. Students
who do not demonstrate proficiency in written English will be reported to the
Written English Proficiency Committee and must then follow procedures outlined
in the Catalogue and the Student Handbook. |
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POLICY ON ACCOMMODATION FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
The University of West Alabama strives to make its programs accessible to
qualified persons defined as disables under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Students who have special needs that require accomodation are responsible
for notifying instructors in each course in which they are enrolled and
appropriate staff members, who in turn will refer the student to the ADA
Compliance Coordinator. Following
verification of the student's status, the ADA Compliance Coordinator will work
with the instructor or staff member in implementing an appropriate plan for
accomodation of the student's needs. Support
documentation of special needs from a physician or other qualified professional
will be required if deemed necessary.
For additional information, students should contact the Student Success
Center, Foust Hall 7, (205) 652-3651, or the Office of Student Life, Webb Hall
311, (205) 652-3581. |
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MG 450 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR |
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| Aug | 22 | INTRODUCTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND COURSE OVERVIEW | ||
| 24 | Chapter 1 Organizational Behavior and the New Workplace. | |||
| 29 | Chapter 2 The High Performance
Organization |
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| 31 | Chapter 4 Diversity and Individual Differences. |
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| Sept. | 5 | Chapter 4 Diversity and Individual Differences. |
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| 7 | Chapter 5 Perception
and Attribution.
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| 12 | Examination No. 1. | |||
| 14 | Chapter 6 Motivation and
Reinforcement Case 6 - It Isn't Fair! |
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| 19 | Chapter 6 Motivation
and Reinforcement Exercise 13 - Team Critical Thinking Exercise - Annual Pay Raises |
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| 21 | Chapter 7 Human
Resource Management Systems Case 6 Amoco’s Global Human Resource Systems |
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| 26 | Chapter 8 High
Performance Job Designs Case 8 - I’m not in Kansas Anymore! |
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| 28 | Chapter 9 The
Nature of Groups Case 9 - The Forgotten Group Member |
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| Oct. | 3 | Examination No. 2. |
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| 5 | Chapter 10 Teamwork and high Performance Teams |
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| 10 | Team Exercise |
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| 12 | Chapter 11 Basic Attributes of Organizations Case - First Community Financial |
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| 17 | Chapter 12 Information Technology and Organizational
Design
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| 19 | Case 12 - Mission and Management Trust |
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| 24 | Chapter 13 High Performance Organizational Cultures | |||
| 26 | Team Critical Thinking Exercise 24:
Alien Invasion |
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| 31 | Examination No.3 | |||
| Nov. | 2 | Chapter 14 High Performance Leadership |
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| 7 | Chapter 15 Power and Politics | |||
| 11 | Case 15 Power or Empowerment
at GM
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| 14 | Chapter 16 information and Communication | |||
| 16 | Case 16 The Poorly Informed Walrus | |||
| 28 | Chapter 17
Decision making Critical Thinking Exercise: The Fishing Trip |
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| 30 | Team Case Presentations
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| Dec. | 5 | Chapter 18 Conflict and Negotiation Case 17 - "I Still Do My Job, Don't I?" |
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| 7 | Chapter 18 Conflict and Negotiation COURSE REVIEW |
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| 11 | EXAMINATION
NO. 4 FINAL EXAM - 08:00 -
10:00 AM
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| August 16, 2000 | ||||
MEMORANDUM
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| TO: | Dr. Billy L. Ward Assistant Professor of Management MG 450
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| FROM:
Your Name and SSN
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| RE:
Exercise/Question #
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Type
each question as stated in the textbook. Skip
a line between the question and your answer.
Do not double-space either the question or your answer.
Pay careful attention to your grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Every error in these areas will result in a one point
deduction in the exercise grade. Work
should be word processed and printed using computer equipment.
However, neat hand-written work will be accepted for credit in
cases of emergency. You may
make hand-drawn charts, illustrations, and any other figures if the question or
exercise requires that you do so in order to make a complete response.
No credit will be given for assignments turned in after the topic is discussed in class. |
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