Ob Assignment

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2013

College of Business

Class Schedule: TR: 9:30am-10:45am Room: BoA 206

COURSE: MGMT 325-01: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Instructor: Dr. Shelton Rhodes

Office: Phone:

Fax: E-mail :srhodes@desu.edu

Office Hours: TTH: 11:00am-12:00pm W: 9:00-12:00noon

Requited Text: Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2013). Organizational Behavior, 15th Edition.

Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice-Hall.

Recommended Magazines & Professional Publications

Business Horizons, Business Week Bloomberg, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review

Recommended Newspapers

New York Times, Wall Street Journal

Course Description

This course addresses the application of behavioral science theories and research to understanding behavior of persons in the workplace, with emphasis on factors that impact workers’ morale, group dynamics, and worker efficiency.

Prerequisite: 41-105: Management Processes and Junior Standing.

Course Objectives

The objectives of this course are:

1. Help you to analyze and explain human behavior in modern organizations.

2. Help you to develop interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work in teams.

3. Help you to develop leadership skills and the ability to work with people from various

backgrounds in a global and ever-changing environment.

4. Help you assess the impact of information technology on work behavior.

Skill Competencies

After taking this course, students should develop the following competencies:

1. Effectively analyze and offer solutions to human problems in organizations.

2. Demonstrate the ability to be a successful team player.

3. Successfully recognize and manage their own and others’ emotions.

4. Assess the impact of information technology on organizations and human behavior at work.

Method of Instruction

The course will combine class discussions, case analyses, audiovisual materials, readings,...