(in Polish) Introduction to Organizational Behavior 2500-EN-F-219
Nearly everything accomplished in our society is done through or within
some form of organization. Organizational behavior (OB) is a
multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to understand individual, group,
and organizational processes and how each contributes to behavior
within organizations. This course will introduce you to the science of OB.
Rather than relying on personal opinions or the management fads found
in popular culture, the material you will learn in this course has been
validated by rigorous research.
It is my goal to translate this scientific body of knowledge into an
actionable, real-world understanding of organizations as well as the
individuals and groups within them. Although I will focus primarily on
business organizations, the topics covered in this course will apply to
virtually any organizational context including non-profit, government,
military, sports, religious institutions, and many others.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, you will:
1) Develop an appreciation of the complexities of behavior within
organizations
2) Understand key concepts and theories of OB
3) Improve your ability to understand and predict the behavior of others
4) Identify and apply the principles of OB to your personal work and life
experiences
Assessment criteria
Quiz 1 (People in Organizations) 30 points
Quiz 2 (Organizations) 30 points
Legacy Essay 20 points
Class Participation 20 points
Grading:
5! (95-100%)
5 (89-94%)
4.5 (83-88%)
4 (77-82%)
3.5 (70-76%)
3 (60-69%)
2 (0-59%)
Quizzes: The course will have two quizzes. The first will cover the first
three lectures on individual differences, emotions, and cognitions in the
workplace. The second will cover lectures 7 and 8 on organizational
structure, culture, and change, and human resource management. The
quizzes are predominantly conceptual in nature, which means you need
to understand course concepts in order to do well; simply memorizing
lecture slides and assigned readings is insufficient. The quizzes consist of a
series of multiple-choice questions and one short essay question. Each
quiz is non-cumulative; that is, it will only include new material.
Legacy Essay: In between, you will write a paper after we discuss groups,
teams, leadership, and leaving your legacies. You will describe what you
would like your legacy to be, how you have gone about doing this so far,
and what you can do in the future to make it happen. You must
incorporate applicable theory from class (3-5 pages).
Class Participation: Your active participation is a key design element of the
course. This is not just about the fact that you and your colleagues will
learn specific content areas better through lively discussion, though that
is definitely true. I also have a more general purpose in requiring
participation and that is to give you more practice and experience in what
leaders do on a daily basis. The best leaders think carefully about issues
at hand before deciding their views. They listen carefully to what others
have to say about matters. They develop logical arguments. They
communicate those arguments well too. They speak up in meetings and
in more informal settings and regularly sell their views to others. Finally,
they listen some more and the whole process starts again. The more
experience you have in being assertive in school, the more comfortable
and effective you’ll be in asserting yourself in the workplace.
Both the frequency and quality of your participation are important.
Regular attendance and/or frequent participation alone are not enough
to constitute exemplary participation. Exemplary participation refers to
the combination of regular and very high quality comments.
Attendance rules
Participation is a key to doing well in this course and maintaining the
learning environment. Therefore, you are allowed four hours of
unexcused absence and up to additional four hours of absence with a
formal excuse. Missing more than 8 hours overall results in not passing
the course.
Additional information
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