MANA6A32 Organizational Behavior and …

1 1 MANA6A32 Organizational Behavior and Management (Spring 2018) Instructor: Dejun Tony Kong, Email: Class time: Tue/Thu 1-2:30PM (Section 1) or Tue/Thu 2:30-4PM (Section 2) Classroom: Melcher Hall 365A Office hours: Tue/Thu 11:30AM-12:30PM or by appointment Course website: Blackboard COURSE OBJECTIVES This course is very interactive and you will engage in experiential learning. The main goal of this course is to help you become a more effective, ethical, and engaging employee, coworker, and (potential) manager by systematically understanding and analyzing behaviors in organizations.

2 We will discuss various issues central to a critical understanding of Organizational Behavior (OB) and management. You will be familiar with major concepts of OB and management, the determinants and implications of various behaviors in organizations, and various methods of improving Organizational effectiveness. You will know more about yourself through self-assessments and learn to apply your knowledge to practice through case analyses, exercises, and a group project. COURSE MATERIALS Course readings listed in the syllabus Business cases and exercises Harvard Business School exercise (purchase it via ) 2 RULES FOR GRADING The quality of your written assignments, presentations, class participation, etc.

3 Is a matter left to my (course instructor s) subjective judgment. If you have a question about my feedback, please ask. However, my decision on your letter grade is FINAL. See below for the grading scale. If there are unusual or idiosyncratic circumstances that might prevent you from performing well in this course, such as chronic or acute illness, sudden death in your family, mental disabilities, and so forth, please inform me at the beginning of the semester, or as soon as the circumstances occur. In terms of disabilities, reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities.

4 You must communicate any problem to me as soon as possible. I will do everything in my power to tackle the problem fairly and quickly. However, retroactive excuses are not acceptable to me. You are not allowed to bring up ameliorating circumstances to justify your poor performance at the end of the semester (particularly after knowing your course/letter grade). Letter Grade Final Score A 93-100 A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F <60 3 EVALUATION FOR COURSE GRADE You are expected to submit your assignments punctually and responsibly.

5 The grading policies described below are intended to symbolize the activities that help you achieve the learning goals. Class participation (16%) Reading summary (10%) Group paper (20%) and peer evaluation (3%) Group presentation (10%) Post-negotiation questionnaire (1%) Final exam (40%) 1. Class Participation (16%) Being on time and responsible is important. The class has strict attendance policy. I expect everyone to be on time for the class. If you absolutely have to miss a session or be late for a session, you must give me prior notice (via e-mail, to at least 1 hour before the start of class.)

6 If you do not provide such notice (except for emergency), you will receive a zero score for the session. For each session, you will be graded on a 4-point scale: 0 you are absent without prior notice 1 you attend the session but do not speak up ( , make no contribution) or make trivial contributions ( , chitchats) in class discussions 2 you attend the session and make some contributions to class discussions 3 you attend the session and make significant contributions to class discussions The quality of your contributions to class discussions is judged by me based on the relevance, insightfulness, and elaboration of your discussions.

7 Note that the quality of your contributions is not a perfect linear function of the frequency of your talking. Tardiness will be penalized. If you arrive at a session late without prior notice, I will deduct 1 point (on the 4-point scale) for your class participation score for the session. If you are shy and uncomfortable to speak out in class, I suggest that you take advantage of this course as an opportunity to challenge yourself. You are supposed to display professional courtesy and respect to your classmates and the instructor. As part of professional courtesy, you are expected to remain in the classroom for the duration of the classes unless an urgent need arises or a prior arrangement has been made with me.

8 Also, you are expected to keep your mobile phones and pagers turned off or have them set on silent/vibrate during the classes. Answering phones or pagers during the classes in prohibited, except for an emergency. 4 2. Reading Summary (10%) Before each session, you must submit a Word document with a summary of all the readings for that session (about 50-200 words for each reading) to Blackboard (the respective folder for each session). Although time consuming, writing the summary will help you better prepare for class discussions and the final exam.

9 Your reading summary for each session will be graded based on their overall quality (0 = fail, 1 = pass, 2 = good). Failure to submit the summary for any session on time will automatically lead to a failing (zero) score for the session. 3. Group Paper (20%) and Peer Evaluation (3%) You will work in groups of two or three to prepare a max. 15-page (including your references, footnotes or endnotes, appendices, etc.), double-spaced paper (Times New Roman, font size 12, Word document only) on a specific real-life (not fictitious) case pertaining to any of the topics discussed in class.

10 A cover page is unnecessary. You may use any citation style ( , American Psychological Association (APA) style), but once you choose one, stick to it throughout the entire paper. You may incorporate anything covered or not covered in the course into your analysis. However, you must do systematic research and provide focused and in-depth analysis (not just descriptions). To produce a good research paper, you need to provide good logic/argument and find empirical data, legal evidence, news coverage, interviews, site visits, etc. to support your argument.