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New York University Professor Theresa Lant Stern School of Business MOA, Spring 2008 1SAMPLE SYLLABUS MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS C50.0001 Required Materials: Course Packet (CP): Available at the NYU Book Store. Course Blackboard (BB) site: http://sternclasses.nyu.edu Lecture slides, announcements, and some course readings and materials will be posted on BB. You are expected to check the BB site regularly for announcements and upload deliverables to the site. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES Organizations are a key building block of societies and economies. This course addresses contemporary challenges arising from managing organizations in the face of complex environmental conditions, new technological developments, and increasingly diverse workforces. This course aims to strengthen students’ managerial potential by providing general frameworks for analyzing, diagnosing, and responding to complex organizational situations. It also provides opportunities for students to enhance their communication and interpersonal skills, which are essential to effective management. The structure of the course encourages learning at multiple levels: through in-class lectures, exercises, and discussions, in small teams carrying out projects, and in individual reading, study, and analysis. The assigned readings provide basic concepts, theories, and approaches that identify important organizational issues and describe effective management practices. Lectures and class discussions will review and extend this material. Exercises and case analyses will provide rich examples to anchor and guide class discussions. In-class activities in combination with individual study and team projects will enable students to critically evaluate and synthesize diverse information and to develop their own management perspectives. Learning to Work in Teams Working in small teams is a defining feature of this course. Students will be working on a team based project throughout the semester, in addition to their individual work. Although some class time will be devoted to working on team assignments, most teamwork will be completed outside of class. Students will be assigned to 5 person groups on Thursday, January 31st. Team composition will be based on students’ responses to questions on their student information survey (on Blackboard) about their time and location availability and preference for working with certain class members. Students who do not provide this information will be randomly assigned to a team.New York University Professor Theresa Lant Stern School of Business MOA, Spring 2008 2EVALUATION OF COURSE PERFORMANCE Your evaluation is based on both individual and team assessments. Specific assignments and grade proportions are described below. Individual Work (70%) Team Work (30%) Class Preparation 10% Team presentations 5% Exam 1 20% Team Project 25% Exam 2 20% Leadership Report/Analysis of Team Experience 20% ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS Class preparation (10%) Class preparation has several components: attendance & participation, course assignments and a research experience. a. Attendance & Class Participation This course uses learning methods that require active involvement (e.g., discussions, exercises, simulations, etc.). Thus, attendance is required for every class session. I will expect that you come to class ready to discuss the readings and/or case. Absence, lateness, and lack of preparation each have a negative impact on the class participation grade. Class discussion encourages the active exchange of ideas and is one of the primary ways that you will learn the material in this course. I will often pair you off or place you in small groups to discuss or debate a case or an example from the readings. Thus, it is absolutely necessary to be ready to talk about the readings or cases that were assigned for that day. Needless to say, attendance is a necessary condition for participation. However, attendance alone is not sufficient to do well on the class participation portion of the grade. Obtaining a high grade on class participation requires a positive contribution from the student to class discussion. Participation quality (thoughtfulness of comments or questions) is valued more than participation quantity (frequency of comments/questions). If you are apprehensive about speaking in class, please see me. I am happy to work with you to schedule discussion participation in advance so that you can prepare your comments. b. Mini-Assignments Throughout the semester, there will be small assignments for you to upload to Blackboard. These include case questions and other class preparation assignments. These assignments will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Late submissions will not be accepted. You will know when these assignments are due by looking for Blackboard Assignments in the class schedule at the end of this syllabus. Did I mention that late assignments will not be accepted? c. Research Experience Managers often need to understand the internal features of their organizations, such as how people’s attitudes and behaviors (e.g., job satisfaction and motivation, decision making processes) and are shaped by the organizational situation (e.g., organizational structure, culture, strategy). A great dealNew York University Professor Theresa Lant Stern School of Business MOA, Spring 2008 3of management practice is informed by academic research, where studies are conducted to examine basic psychological processes that are relevant in the workplace. In class we will discuss the research process in organizational behavior. The Organizational Research Assignment consists of two options (you choose one or the other) and is designed to enrich your understanding of the value of research to the formulation of sound management practice. Details are provided at the end of the syllabus. Two In-class Exams (20% each) Two non-cumulative in-class exams that cover all readings (CP, cases, and handouts) and lectures (Powerpoint slides) will be taken during the semester. These exams will be multiple choice and short answer format. Individual Paper: Leadership Report & Analysis of Team Experience (20%) Given the emphasis on work teams in organizations and in this course, you will apply course concepts to analyze the effectiveness of your student project team. In addition, one of the requirements of the


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