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Course
BA 3361
 – 
 502: Organizational Behavior
(Revised)
Professor
Dr. David L. Ford, Jr.
Term
Fall Semester 2011
Meetings
Mondays
 – 
 7:00
 – 
 9:45 pm, SOM 1.117
Professor’s Contact Information
 
Office Phone
972/883-2015
Other Phone
972/883-6112 (Teaching Assistant)
Office Location
SOM 4.201
Email Address
Office Hours
Mon.: 5:30
 – 
 6:45 pm; Tues: 4:00
 – 
 6:00 pm; Other times by appointment
Other Information
General Course Information
 
Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, & other restrictions
BA 3361
 – 
 Business Communications
Course Description
Organizational behavior is a field of study that seeks to understand, explain, and improve human behavior in organizations. Most organizations focus their efforts on improving two aspects of human  behavior: (1) job performance
 — 
the degree to which individuals perform the behaviors needed for the organization to achieve its goals; and (2) organizational commitment
 — 
the degree to which employees remain loyal to the organization rather than withdrawing from their work. This course will guide you through a model that seeks to explain these two areas of organizational behavior. That model is shown below, and will serve as the organizing framework for the course.
INDIVIDUALCHARACTERISTICS
 
Personality &Cultural Values AbilityTeamwork
 INDIVIDUALOUTCOMES
 
JobPerformanceOrganizationalCommitment
INDIVIDUALMECHANISMS
 
MotivationJobSatisfactionStress
 
 
 This course is an overview course, designed to touch on a variety of concepts and topics relevant to the effective utilization of human resources in organizations. As such, the coverage of these topics will not  be in great depth. Advanced elective course work in these areas is available for the interested student.
Learning Outcomes
1. Students will be able to describe team processes and explain the characteristics associated with effective team performance. 2. Students will be able to explain and apply major theoretical and scholarly approaches, empirical findings, and historical trends in Organizational Behavior.
3.
Students shall develop an understanding of ethics as they are related to human values, behavior and approaches to making judgments based upon ethical and environmental considerations. Students should have classroom experience in applying the concepts taught by the instructor. 4. Students will be able to understand the sources and consequences of multi-ethnic and multi-cultural diversity and implications for human interactions within and across levels that include intra-personal, interpersonal, group and organizational and interorganizational interactions.
Required Texts & Materials
J. Colquitt, J. LePine, & M. Wesson (2011).
Organizational Behavior: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace.
 New York: McGraw/Irwin, Inc.
(CLW)
 McGraw-Hill Publishing Companion Website: (http://www.mhhe.com/colquitt ). Life Languages Institute,
Kendall Life Languages Profile,
 (purchase and take online at www.lifelanguages.com) . Instructor will provide instructions for completing profile (cost = $35).
Suggested Texts, Readings, & Materials
Wall Street Journal (recommended only)
Assignments & Academic Calendar
 
[Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates, Exam Dates]
8/29 Introduction to the Course
Course logistics, conduct,Procedures for the Semester and Housekeeping Read: Chapter 1 -
"What is Organizational Behavior?‖
(CLW)
;
Video: ―The Power of Vision‖
 
 
 9/05 NO CLASS
 – 
 UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY 9/12 Job Performance and Organizational Commitment
Read: Chapter 2
 – 
 
Job Performance
 
(CLW)
; Read: Chapter 3
 – 
 "Organizational Commitment"
(CLW)
;
Exercise: ―
Reacting to Negative Events
‖ (p.
93);
Video: ―Working Smart (BWTV)‖
 
9/19 Job Satisfaction and Work Stress
 Read: Chapter 4 -
"Job Satisfaction"; Exercise: ―Job Satisfaction Across Jobs‖ (p. 13
3)
(CLW)
;
Video: ―More People Leaving Corporate America‖
Read: Chapter 5
 – 
 
―Stress‖; Case:
Humana
‖ (p. 16
7) (
CLW
)
Videos: ―Outsourcing‖; ―Layoffs Cause Psychological Woes‖
 
9/26 Motivation Theories / Learning and Decision Making
 Read: Chapter 6
 – 
 
Motivation Theories
‖; Exercise: ―
Explaining Pay Differences
 (p.207)
(CLW)
; V
ideo: ―Employees with Passion‖
Read: Chapter 8
 – 
 
―Learning and Decision Making‖;
(CLW);
Online Assessment: ―Assessing Your Ethical Decision Making Skills‖
 (textbook website
 – 
 
turn in today
)
Video: ―Leadership: Decision Making During Hurricane Katrina‖
10/03 Trust, Justice, and Ethics/ Green Management, Sustainability, and Corporate Social Responsibility
Read: Chapter 7-
"Trust, Justice, and Ethics"; Exercise: ―
Unethical Behavior 
‖ (p. 24
7)
(CLW)
; In-
Class Assessment: ―Green Management and Sustainability‖ (Distributed by Instructor)
 
Video: ―Good Deeds‖
 
10/10 FIRST EXAM
 Study all previous assignments
10/17 NO CLASS
 – 
 GROUP PROJECT WORK 10/24 Personality and Cultural Values; Ability
 
Read: Chapter 9: ―Personality and Cultural Values‖; Exercise: ―
Guessing Personality Profiles
‖ (p
. 325/297) (
CLW
);
Online Assessment: ―Assessing Your Emotional Intelligence‖ (textbook
Website
 – 
 
turn in today
)
Video: ―Toying with Success: The McFarlane Toy Company‖
 

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