Spring, 2008
Course Syllabus
Instructor: Sam Faught
Office Hours: 8:30 - 9:00 AM MWF 2:00 - 2:30 PM TTh
8:30 – 11:30 AM TTh 2:30 – 3:00 PM MW
5:00 - 6:00 PM T Other hours by appointment
Office:
J-302 Phone: 425-3251
Email:
Course Description: This course will involve an
integration of behavioral science concepts as they apply to business and
industry. Theories dealing with
individual, small groups, and the organization itself
will be covered in various settings.
Text: Organizational
Behavior, 12th Edition, by Stephen P. Robbins
Paper: A paper
on some topic of organizational behavior is required. Length of your paper will be left up to you,
but less than five pages would be considered too short, while fifty pages would
be too long. It should be typed and
double-spaced with a reference page.
Footnotes are not required, but references to your sources should be
indicated within the paper. In addition
you should include the first two pages of any resource that you use. You can find information about your topic in
most organizational behavior books, academic journals, and the INTERNET. Newspapers and magazines such as Time
are also permissible. The one
specific requirement is that you use at least two academic journals. These journals are listed below.
Administrative
Science Quarterly Journal
of Management
American
Psychologist Journal
of Vocational Behavior
Business
Horizons Journal
of World Business
Harvard
Business Review Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Human
Relations Organizational
Dynamics
Journal
of Applied Psychology Personnel
Psychology
Journal
of Business Ethics Psychological
Bulletin
Listed below
are some topics that I would like you to choose
from. No more than two papers can be
written on the same topic. Therefore, it
is important that you decide on a topic early in the semester.
a. Individualist vs. Collectivist cultures i. Role ambiguity
b. Learned helplessness j. Role conflict
c. Impression management k. Social
loafing
d. Servant leadership l.
Self-managed workteams
e.
Locus of control m.
Self-efficacy
f.
Pygmalion effect n.
Attribution Theory
g. Self-monitoring o.
Social-Learning Theory
h. Groupthink p.
Group norms
Paper Penalties: Penalties
will be assessed for deficiencies as follows: Sentence Fragment (-5) points, Misspelling
(-1) point for each mistake; Punctuation (-1) point for each mistake; Margins
(-5) points – margins must be 1 inch on all
four sides, Length (-10) points, No Title Page (-10) points, Number of appropriate sources (-10) points, No works
Cited within the paper(-10) points, Late paper (-5) points for each day late.
Classroom demeanor: Participation
in class is encouraged. If you have a
question about the material, please
speak up. There is a
good chance that many of your peers have the same question in mind. After class
starts, please avoid whispering to each other. It distracts the instructor and other
students sitting around
you. Leaving and
returning in the same class period also causes a distraction. Cell-phones are not
allowed in class, unless they are turned off. These class disturbances can result in a
lowering of your
overall class grade.
On the day of each test, students should bring a No. 2
pencil. Paper will be furnished. Once
a test is started, students may not leave the classroom
for a restroom break.
This is a G-Rated class. That means that there are always ladies present and occasionally one or two gentlemen. Obscene language or comments will not be tolerated.
Learning Disabilities: If you have a learning disability, please inform me after class. It must be documented
before I can consider making certain accommodations such as front row seating and tape recorders.
Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend all
classes. Students missing more than two
unexcused
classes will be penalized 10 points per miss and reported to
Mrs. McCoy.
Examples
of excused absences include: 1)
statement from family doctor, 2) statement from school nurse, and 3) school
events (class field trip, away basketball game, etc.).
Academic Integrity: Any form
of cheating on examinations is strictly prohibited. Students who either provide or
receive
assistance from other students in regard to examinations will be given the
grade of “0" for that
examination
Lunch With The Pros: Two
luncheons will be held this semester at 12:05 in the Hamilton Room of Wilder
College
total. These dates
will be confirmed later in the semester. You may bring your lunch or purchase
one in
the cafeteria.
Grading Scale:
Possible Points First Exam 150 Letter
Grade A 655 - 700
Second Exam 150 B 585 - 654
Third Exam 150
C 504 - 584
Fourth Exam 150 D 427 - 503
Paper 100 F Below 427
700
Other
pertinent information.
January
18: Last Day to Register
or Add a Course
February
25 –
March 7: Pre-registration
for May, Summer, and Fall Terms
February
22: Last Day to Drop a
Course
April
8: Honors Day Convocation,
1:00 pm
April
22: Senior Theses
Convocation, 1:00 pm
May
11: Baccalaureate
Service and Commencement
May
19: Registration for
May Term
May
19-June 6: May Term
June
16: Summer I and
Evening Session Registration
Admission into the Bachelor of Business Administration
Program will require at least a C in
the following courses, a minimum overall GPA of 2.25, and a minimum GPA of 2.25
in all business courses completed.
ACC 2113 Principles
of Financial Accounting
ACC 2123 Principles
of Managerial Accounting
ECO 2033 Principles
of Macroeconomics
ECO 2043 Principles
of Microeconomics
BUS 3013 Business Statistics
Have
a good semester!
MGT 4413 Organizational
Behavior and Theory
Spring, 2008 Weekly Syllabus
(tentative)
Date |
Topic |
Chapter |
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1/15 |
What Is Organizational
Behavior? |
1 |
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Foundations of Individual
Behavior |
2 |
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1/22 |
Foundations of Individual
Behavior |
2 |
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Values, Attitudes, and Job
Satisfaction |
3 |
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1/29 |
Values, Attitudes, and Job
Satisfaction |
3 |
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Personality and Emotions |
4 |
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Topic for paper is due. |
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2/05 |
First Exam (Chapters 1-4) |
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Perception and Individual
Decision Making |
5 |
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2/12 |
Perception and Individual
Decision Making |
5 |
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Basic Motivation Concepts |
6 |
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2/19 |
Motivation From Concepts to
Application |
7 |
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Foundation of Group
Behavior |
8 |
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2/26 |
Finish Chapter 8 |
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Understanding Work Teams |
9 |
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3/04 |
Second Exam (Chapters 5 – 9) |
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Articles for paper are due. |
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Communication |
10 |
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3/11 |
Spring Vacation (no
classes) |
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3/18 |
Finish Chapter 10 |
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Basic Approaches to
Leadership |
11 |
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3/25 |
Contemporary Issues in
Leadership |
12 |
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Power and Politics |
13 |
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4/01 |
Finish Chapter 13 |
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Conflict and Negotiation |
14 |
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4/08 |
Third Exam (Chapters 10 – 14) |
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Paper is due. |
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Foundations of Organization Structure |
15 |
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4/15 |
Finish Chapter 15 |
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Organizational Culture |
16 |
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4/22 |
Human
Resource Policies and Practices |
17 |
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Organizational Change and Stress Management |
18 |
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5/06 |
Final (Chapters 15 - 18) |
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