MBA 707

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MBA 707

• ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

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Introduce Yourself

• Name
• Where you are from
• Something about personally (hobby, family,
  interests etc)
• Undergraduate major
• Brief work experienceparticularly any OB
  experience

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COURSE PHILOSOPHY

• "I never teach my pupils I only attempt to
  provide the conditions in which they can learn."
• Albert Einstein
• "Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may
  remember, involve me and I'll understand."
• Chinese Proverb
• You become what you practice most
• Socrates

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

• A cognitive understanding of behavior in
  different contexts and
• An ability to undertake those activities.
• Methodology
• Topical Lecture
• Experiential Exercises
• Case Analyses

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COURSE EXPECTATIONS

• Reading
• Participation 150 points
• Self, peer, instructor evaluations
• Attendance, lectures, cases, group activities
• Case Analyses 75 points
• Analyze 7 cases using discussion questions on the
  website
• 5 cases must be typed up (double spaced, 12 point
  font)
• Introduction, Analysis, Conclusion
• No late analyses will be accepted
• These are to be done individually
• Group Projects 175
• January 13 January 20 January 27 (75)
• April 21 (100)
• Exams 600 (3 _at_ 200)

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Now thats bad management!

• Individuals think of an experience of bad
  management at work. These should be specific
  events, not just general situations
• Due by 1/20 (3 points off for each day after
  1/20).
• Type up a 1-2 page summary in which you
• Summarize the event tell what happened.
• Identify what went wrong and why.
• Identify the 2-3 most important OB issues at play
  here, from the list of topics well be covering
  this semester Managing teams, individual
  differences/diversity, decision making,
  motivation, job design, leadership,
  communication, conflict negotiation, and power
  politics.
• Describe why you think those topics are key to
  the situation you described.
• Groups compare experiences of bad management at
  work. Choose the most outrageous event from among
  the candidates.
• Present the situation to the class (1/27) in 20
  minutes.

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3 WEEK SCHEDULE

• Wednesday (1/13)
• Form Groups
• Email (subject line MBA 707)Due by Friday 1/15
• Group (required) Group Name Leader Individuals
  and category
• Individual (optional) preferred email 4 digit
  numerical code (optional)
• Photo (Bring to class or I will take it)
• Group Time (bring your individual experience)
• Name Plate
• Monday (1/18)
• No Class

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3 WEEK SCHEDULE

• Wednesday (1/20)
• Chapter 1 plus pages 71-72 and 127-128
• Personal Example (formally)
• Monday (1/25)
• Bagel Hockey Case
• Wednesday (1/27)
• Presentations on a first-come, first-serve basis