Bellevue University
MGTC 430
Organization Behavior
Prerequisites: Acceptance
in the Management accelerated degree program.
Credit: 3
Credit Hours
Catalog
Description: An experiential approach to learning about
the essentials of organizational behavior.
Examines (1) the individual in organizations; (2)
the skill-building needed to develop effective work relationships and
teams; (3) the skills needed for leadership and the critical leadership
functions in the managerial role including:
creating, maintaining and changing organizational culture; decision
making, power and influence, coaching, empowerment, and performance
appraisals; and (4)
the management of effective organizations. During this course, students learn group facilitation.
Mission: The mission of the accelerated major in
Management is to provide the CPS student with relevant, contemporary management
theory in a practical, real-world framework.
In this way, students can apply what they learn in their regular workday
activities. Most of our students are
content experts in their chosen business function. However, because their academic preparation has been interrupted
by personal and/or career commitments, they have seldom been exposed to the
fundamentals of management. Although
many are promoted into managerial positions, (or aspire to be), they are often
left with only in-house or external seminars as the basis for learning
management science. The student in the
accelerated Management major develops relevant, applicable skills within a
solid theoretical framework of Management Science.
Purpose: This
course covers skills and techniques associated with assessment of organization
culture, staffing, leadership and organizational mission.
Objectives:
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
1.
Recognize
the relationship between the person and the organization.
2.
Define the
roles of change, stress and adaptation in the organization.
3.
Design and
develop multiple organization structures, including functional, matrix,
geographic, organic and team structures.
4.
Develop skill-building
in group process and facilitation, including listening, summarizing and
leading.
5.
Define and
use the concepts of organizational vision, values, policies, procedures and
practices as they relate to formal organizations.
Course
Outline:
Week 1:
1. Family Organizations
2. What is Organization Behavior?
3. Job Satisfaction
4. Motivation
Week 2:
1. The home-based business - guest speaker, Pipi Campbell Peterson,
owner of "Organized to Last, " and author of
a book on the subject of personal organization
2. The Manufacturing Organization, - "Custom Nests" - a simulation
3. Class Discussion of Progress on "Custom
Nests"
4. Conflict, Negotiation and Inter-group
Behavior
Week 3:
The Service
Organization, - "The
Tower of Babel" - another simulation
This will
require the entire class period to complete
Week 4:
1. EEO and Organizational Diversity -"The
Opportunity Shuffle"
2. Leadership & Coaching
3.
The
Global Organization
4. Review of "Tower of Babel" papers
General
Assignments and Evaluation of Student Work:
Write "Personal
Application" papers on the three simulations you did in class:
"Custom
Nests" -
"Tower
of Babel –
"Organization
of the Future" -
These should be
four-five pages each, with approximately half of the paper critiquing what you
did or did not do in the simulations that influenced outcomes. The last half of the paper should deal with
how what you did in class relates to your current organization and what you
observe going on in it.
Write up a paper
on your Job Diagnostic Survey results.
Develop a
"Chapter Two" for your thesis, which describes the current structure of your
case study organization. This should
include the Board of Directors (how many, internal vs. external members,
unusual members, etc.), major divisions, headquarters location, number of
employees, type of organization structure (functional, geographic, teams,
matrix, etc.). Include all information
you can gather which relates to how your Case Company is structured.
There are no
tests in this course. Grading is based
on the quality, thoroughness, and timeliness of assignments.
Course/Program
Assessment: Grading is
based on the quality, thoroughness and timeliness of all assignments, along
with class attendance, class participation, group projects and class activities
Signatures:
__________________________________________________________________________
Originator Date
Program
Director Date
Academic
Review Committee Date
Dean, College
of Professional Studies Date
Provost Date
Resources
Required Text
and/or Materials:
Robbins, Stephen
P., (2002), Organizational Behavior (10th Edition), Prentice
Hall.
