Faculty Contact Information:
¨ Dr. Robert E. Mann
¨ mannr@bunt.com
¨ Home telephone, 06224-73033
¨ Address, CMR 420 Box 1643, APO AE 09063 | |
Consultation:
The lecturer maybe contacted by telephone, e-mail, or WebTycho, until 2300 hours.
Home number: From outside Germany, 49-6224-73033 (49 is the country code)
From inside Germany, 06224-73033
Email: mannr@bunt.com
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Required Texts and Readings:
Text used exclusively in this course--
Robbins, S.R. 2003. Organizational behavior (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Texts used in multiple courses --
Ott, J.S., Parkes, S.J. & Simpson, R.B. 2003. Classic readings in organizational behavior (3rd ed.). Toronto, Ontario: Thomson Wadsworth.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington DC:Author. | |
Supplementary Readings:
| Each instructor has his or her preferences for supplementary reading material that may be added here. In addition, all graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills. | |
Recommended Journals:
| A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the PA Webboard (http://webboard.ed.umuc.edu/~pa). The Journal of Organizational Behavior is especially useful in this course. | |
Course Description:
| Prerequisite: Undergraduate principles of management or permission of the program director. Presents basic concepts of formal organizations. Students become acquainted with the major conceptual models that purport to explain organizational behavior, acquire an understanding of the methods used to study organizations, and analyze research that has been produced. While the emphasis is placed on critical analysis of literature that deals with "what is," attention is given to views about "what should be" in order for people to derive maximum satisfaction and other benefits from organizational activity. | |
Course Goals:
As one of three foundations courses in the MPA program, a requirement for the Certificate in Public Management, and an elective in the MIS program, this course introduces and analyzes major theories of organizational behavior and the ways in which theses theories inform management of organizations in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Particular attention is given to theories focusing on:
- Individual and group behavior in relation to each other and larger organizations
- Leadership styles, principles and contingencies
- Motivation and Reward Systems
- Values, Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
- Organizational Communication
- Organizational Culture
- Organizational Development and Change
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
- Analyze case material, web sites, public law, and research articles related to organizational behavior and organizational change
- Investigate the relationship between historical and current issues in organizational behavior
- Utilize electronic resources to find primary source documents, data, statements on best practices and research articles related to issues in organizational behavior and organizational change
- Develop and present written and oral arguments, case studies, and/or research papers on current issues in organizational behavior that make reference to and build on factual and expert information.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
92-100 = A
.82-91 = B
.70-81 = C
...>70 = F
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog. Hard copies of the catalog are available in your local Education Center. | |
Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society. In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Mid-Term Examination........20%
Final Examination...........30%
First Paper.................20%
Second Paper................20%
Class participation.........10%
Total......................100% | |
Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours of additional for every hour of a face-to-face class and approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class.
Write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary to successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam. | |
Course Schedule:
Module Week of: Topics Assignments
1 5 April 2004 Introduction & Overview
2 12 April 2004 What is Organizational Behavior? Chap 1
Foundations of Individual Behavior Assign
Chap 2
First Paper--Due 6th week
3 19 April 2004 Values, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction
Chap 3
Personality and Emotions Chap 4
4 26 April 2004 Perception and Individual Decision Making
Chap 5
Basic Motivation Concepts Chap 6
5 3 May 2004 Motivation: From Concepts to Applications
Chap 7
Foundation for Group Behavior Chap 8
6 10 May 2004 Understanding Work Teams Chap 9
First paper due
7 17 May 2004 Midterm Proctored Exam Week Chap 1-9
Break 24 May- 6 June 2004 Midterm break
8 7 June 2004 Communication Chap 10
Basic Approaches to Leadership Chap 11
9 14 June 2004 Contemporary Issues in Leadership Chap 12
Power and Politics Chap 13
10 21 June 2004 Conflict and Negotiation Chap 14
Foundations of Organization Structure
Chap 15
11 28 June 2004 Work Design and Technology Chap 16
Human Resource Policies and Practices Chap 17
12 5 July 2004 Organizational Culture Chap 18
13 12 July 2004 Organizational Change and Stress Management Chap 19
Second paper due
14 19 July 2004 Final Examination Chap 10-19 | |
Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center. | |
Faculty Bio:
Hello, my name is Bob Mann and I will be your instructor for this course for the next several weeks.
I grew up in the northern Rocky Mountain area where I obtained my education through the undergraduate level. I spent some time in the military: in command of lower level field artillery units, teaching, various staff jobs as a human resource manager, comptroller, special operations, manpower staffing and other odd jobs in several parts of the world. The opportunity become available to join private industry, so for eight years I worked for various companies ranging in size from 4 to 45,000. In private industry the jobs were varied: as an analyst, functional expert, project leader, resource management and human resource manager.
My current full-time job is as a Collegiate Professor for UMUC Europe at the undergraduate and graduate level. I have been teaching for over twenty years in the European program. | |