Bus mgt 706-001 – managing in a dynamic environment university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Spring 2016
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- Required Reading: Books
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| BUS MGT 706-001 – MANAGING IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Spring 2016 January 26 – May 10, 2016 Tuesday 5:30 – 8:10 PM, LUB TBD Instructor: Sheila Bernhardt, MLS Email: bernhars@uwm.edu Phone: (262) 707-3186 (cell) Office hours: Available by phone between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Required Reading: Books: Essentials of Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach, 2016, by Scandura, Terry A., (SAGE, Publications, Inc.). Text and student resources available at: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/product/scandura) Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, 1959, by Alfred Lansing, (Carroll & Graf Publishers). (Note: any publication date is acceptable) Harvard Business Publishing Case Studies and Articles:
Find Harvard Business Publishing Case Studies at: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/access/43802916 Additional articles will be made available to students throughout the course and distributed via D2L. Course Description: In a globalized business environment, companies of all types and in all industries are under constant and increasing pressure to enhance their organizational effectiveness and competitiveness. The general topic of Organizational Behavior is a field of study that investigates a large number of aspects contributing to a firm’s effectiveness on an individual, group and structural level. Issues discussed are wide-ranging and include attitudes and job satisfaction, decision-making and employee motivation, group behavior and communication, leadership, power and politics, organizational structures, cultures and organizational change. Theoretical concepts will be made tangible through class discussions, brief lectures and case studies. The course is designed to be highly interactive thus encouraging students to contribute their own professional experiences, viewpoints and observations during class. Course Objectives: 1. To impart the general theoretical underpinnings of individual and group behavior within organizations. 2. To help students to become more aware of their own roles they assume in teams, and potentially change the way they think and act as managers. 3. To increase the participants’ skill in identifying motives and in discriminating between different behavioral and attitudinal mechanisms that affect members of organizations. 4. To enhance the students’ ability in identifying and opportunities and possibilities for change in their present or future organizations. 5. To cultivate the students’ critical thinking, decision-making, communication and team-working skills. Expected Workload: This is a three-credit course, so the expected time commitment is approximately 148 hours in total. In addition to approximately 38 hours of expected class time, students are expected on average to invest the remaining time in reading the textbook, articles and case studies (60 hours), preparing and taking quizzes (10 hours), preparing the group project and presentation (30 hours), elaborating individual answers to one case study (3 hours), studying and preparing the final presentation and paper (7 hours). Please note that the individual time investment will vary by student. Attendance: It is critical that students are present and actively participating during class. Therefore, more than one absence will have an impact on the student’s grade. For the second absence and each additional absence the student’s grade will be reduced by 10%. If the student knows that he or she is going to miss more than one class session (e.g. travel for work) the student may contact the instructor in advance and develop a mutually agreeable plan of course work that is equal to the work performed in class. If the student completes the work according to the agreed upon plan, the student’s grade will not be reduced. Grade Components: In Class Participation: Students are strongly encouraged to contribute actively to discussion during class and to share their personal and professional experiences and observations that are relevant to the issues discussed throughout the term. Preparation for class (readings/research) is essential to the learning experience for the student and fellow students. In class participation demonstrates that the students have read and understand the concepts of the learning materials. Additionally, students learn from each other’s perspectives, experiences and insights. Therefore, if a student does not participate in discussion, all other grade components will be negatively impacted by their lack of discussion. Individual Case Study – Brussels and Bradshaw: Students will submit an individual written analysis for one case study according to the Course Schedule below. The case study should not exceed 3 typewritten pages. The analysis must: a) briefly summarize key issue(s) in the case, b) analyze these issues, using facts from the case, lessons from the readings and discussion, c) make specific recommendations for how you would address the situation (bulk of the analysis), and d) provide a rationale or justification for your recommendations. Creative and reflective thinking are encouraged. Use the rubric in D2L as a guide to the quality of your analysis. Group Project Wiki and Presentation: Organizations of all types and of all industries are under continuous pressure to change or modify many aspects of their “organizational behavior”. This need for change has been accelerated significantly through globalization, rapid development of new technologies, changes in legislation or public finances and many other factors. This background sets the stage for the proposed team project for this class. Groups will be formed during the first week of class and the group members will select one specific organization or industry to analyze. The Course Schedule outlines other class sessions when group work is performed during class. The in-class time is designed to allow the students to collaborate and develop strategies for the next week’s work. It is expected that group work will occur outside of the classroom as well. The deliverables of this project consist of creating a Wiki and a presentation that will be delivered during the last class. The final project due date is listed in the Course Schedule. After the group presentation, fellow students are allowed 5 minutes for questions and discussion. Peer reviews will help ensure fair allocation of a group’s project grade to its members. In making peer reviews, focus on issues that directly relate to group’s success (e.g., level of contribution, quality of contribution, degree to which the person was instrumental to group success, supportiveness of individuals to group members). The peer review form will be available on D2L. Each student’s grade for the group project will be considered in light of the group members’ peer review. The results of the peer review will not be distributed, in order to encourage unbiased ratings and maintain confidentiality. Book Report: Students will read the book Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, authored by Alfred Lansing. Each student will select a specific Organizational Behavior topic to analyze. The student will create a PPT that summarizes their research, findings and analysis of the topic. The PPT may also be used to present their topic to fellow students. Documents will be posted to D2L Dropbox before the beginning of class when the assignment is due. The students will sign up for one of the topics from the list below. I strongly encourage students to select a topic that is of great interest to them. I am open to topics not listed. However, you are required to obtain my approval before performing an analysis of a topic not on the list below. Topics: 1) Emerging Leadership, 2) Team Development, 3) Crisis Leadership, 4) Emotional Intelligence, 5) Servant Leadership, 6) Motivation and Job Satisfaction, 7) Decision Making, 8) Diversity and Individual Differences, 9) Emotions and Moods, 10) Leadership Vision, 11) Communicating Leadership, 12) Organizational Structure.
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UNIVERSITY POLICIES Statement of Academic Misconduct Chapter UWS 14, entitled “Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures,” of the Wisconsin Administrative Code contains rules enacted by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents that apply to all University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee students. Section 14.01 states, “The Board of Regents administrators, faculty, academic staff and students of the University of Wisconsin System believe that academic honesty and integrity are fundamental to the mission of higher education and of the University of Wisconsin System. The University has a responsibility to promote academic honesty and integrity and to develop procedures to deal effectively with instances of academic dishonesty. Students who violate these standards must be confronted and must accept the consequences of their actions.” For further information please visit: http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/policy/academicmisconduct.cfm Statements of Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment is reprehensible and will not be tolerated by the University. It subverts the mission of the University and threatens the careers, educational experience, and wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff. The University will not tolerate behavior between or among members of the University community which creates an unacceptable working environment. For more information please visit: http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S47.pdf Discriminatory Conduct The University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee remains steadfastly committed to the principles of academic freedom. This commitment requires an equally strong obligation to foster respect for the dignity and worth of each individual. Without this respect, the principles of academic freedom become meaningless. Moreover, relationships such as student faculty and employee-supervisor have inherent power differences that compromise some persons’ ability to protect their own rights. Therefore, this University must provide an environment that respects the value of each individual and which does not tolerate discriminatory conduct of any kind. For more information please visit: http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S47.pdf University Policies Regarding Change of Registration/Adding and Dropping or Withdrawal from Classes After initial registration, students have the opportunity to modify their class schedule by adding, dropping or withdrawing from classes during specific periods prior to the start of the semester. Such changes can be made without financial penalty until shortly before the start of the term (or before the start of a particular summer session). However, significant financial penalties can apply for changes made beyond the appropriate deadline, and some departments have unique deadlines and approval requirements governing how and when students may add and drop particular courses. Some academic programs also require their students to obtain specific approval for adding or dropping courses. Consult the most recent Schedule of Classes for dates, deadlines and procedures or contact the Business School Undergraduate Student Services office. University Policies Regarding Repeating Courses Unless a restriction is stated in the Schedule of Classes, undergraduates may repeat any course only once. Under exceptional circumstances, one more repeat may be allowed following approval of a written appeal to the advising office of the student's school or college. Except in the case of courses with variable content (which may be repeated for credit as often as permitted for that particular course, as specified in UWM Bulletins), both grades earned for repeated courses will appear on the student's academic record, but only the higher grade will be calculated into the grade point average. Students illegally repeating courses will be dropped, and “WR” will be assigned to the course on the student’s academic record. Students who took a course as a repeat prior to Fall 1988 are entitled to one additional enrollment. Transfer students who did not previously take a course at UWM are entitled to one repeat at UWM of a course taken at a previous institution. In courses of limited enrollment, qualified students who have not taken the course previously have priority. It is generally advisable for any student to consult an advisor before registering to repeat a course. University Policies Regarding Incompletes An Incomplete may be given to a student who has carried a subject successfully until near the end of the semester but, because of illness or other unusual and substantiated cause beyond that student's control, has been unable to take or complete the final examination or to complete some limited amount of term work. An Incomplete is not given unless the student proves to the instructor that s/he was prevented from completing course requirements for just cause as indicated above. A course marked Incomplete must be completed during the next succeeding semester, excluding summer sessions and UWinteriM. If the student does not remove the Incomplete during this period, the report of "I" will lapse to "F". For further information please visit: http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S31.pdf
“Policies on Grading and Grade Records”. Grade or Record Changes. Instructors may not change a semester grade after the grade sheet has been submitted to the Registrar except for an inadvertent error in determining or recording the grade. Any change in a student’s grade or record, including retroactive change to drop, withdrawal, or incomplete, must receive the approval of the Dean of the School or College in which the student was enrolled at the time the course was taken. For more information please visit: http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S28.htm Special Accommodations If special accommodations are needed in order to meet any of the requirements of the course, please contact the professor as soon as possible. For complete information please visit: http://www4.uwm.edu/sac/SACltr.pdf. Students will be allowed to complete examinations or other requirements that are missed because of a religious observance. For complete information please visit: http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/docs/other/S1.5.htm FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND GUIDELINES PLEASE VISIT: http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/SyllabusLinks.pdf BUS MGT 706 Fall 2015 Bernhardt Directory: schedule -> syllabi schedule -> Academic Computer Center Lab Operator Standard Operating Procedures Manual schedule -> Schedule For vlsi – asic design Internship 2013 schedule -> Understanding the Programming Process a computer system schedule -> The list of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, use of which in medical purposes is prohibited a. Narcotic drugs schedule -> Schedule III controlled Substances schedule -> Actors studio fall Semester 2013-2014 schedule -> Bifuz – Broadcast Intent Fuzzing Framework for Android syllabi -> Preliminary syllabus syllabi -> History 840: Reinterpreting the Atlantic World Fall 2016: Marcus Filippello, Assistant Professor Download 93.85 Kb. Share with your friends:
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