MANA 3318 007 and 008 Managing organizational Behavior Spring 2022 Instructor Information Instructor Patricia A Parham Ph D Office Number Virtual via Conference Office Telephone Number Management Office Email Address patricia parham uta edu Faculty Profile Patricia A Parham Ph D earned her doctorate from the U of Texas at Austin She recently accepted the position Vice President for Community Engagement Church Universal and Triumphant in charge of changes to the culture Dr Parham has been a self employed Organization Development consultant for most of her career She has worked for organizations as diverse as PepsiCo City Water Light and Power Minneapolis Public Schools and United Way Her work has also included outplacement non profit board development and teaching at the collegiate and graduate levels including mentoring dissertation students Before consulting Dr Parham was employed by the American Institutes for Research where she evaluated Federal programs i e the Basic Skills Improvement Program and Youth Advocacy programs and researched training requirements for military occupational specialties and for a private utility as part of the Fossil Fuels Transformational Team Committed to excellence and experiential learning Parham conducts t groups coaches and develops coaches and consultants Office Hours on Canvas Tuesday 8 30 9 00 pm and Wednesday 5 00 5 30 pm and by appointment Course Information Section Information MANA 3318 007 008 Time and Place of Class Meetings This course will meet synchronously in TEAMS on Tuesdays only most weeks Meetings will last 80 minutes cover one chapter and include some class participation Recordings of the lectures that you will not be present for will be posted in a TEAMS module On team presentation weeks the class may meet on Thursdays also Quizzes may also be scheduled for Thursdays during scheduled class hours Description of Course Content This course is an introduction to the factors that influence individual and group behavior in organizations Emphasizing findings from the field of organizational behavior topics covered individual differences and diversity social information processing work attitudes stress work motivation power and influence negotiation teams leadership and organizational research It introduces you to the field of organizational behavior from a comprehensive theoretical and applied perspective Spanning three levels of system organizational topics covered will include the following at the individual intrapersonal level personality perception and attribution attitudes value motivation learning emotion stress and well being at the interpersonal and group level work team leadership power and politics and at the organizational level work design structure culture and career management Through discussions of class material in class exercises and assignments you will understand the basic dynamics of organizational behavior enabling application of this knowledge to relationship and management skills in organizations Student Learning Outcomes Upon completing this course students will be able to 1 Define organizational behavior 2 Identify and describe organizational behavior OB concepts 3 List and define the major theories of organizational behavior 4 Recognize and discuss the impact of personality motivation emotion attitude culture and communication in the workplace 5 Apply organizational behavior theories introduced in this class to real organizations that are facing organizational behavior challenges 6 Present topics in OB and solutions via in class discussion 7 Be an effective team member or leader Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials Textbook ORGB6 Edition 6th Author Nelson D Quick J C ISBN 978 1 337 40783 0 Publisher Year Cengage 2019 Descriptions of major assignments and examinations 1 You are required to complete all assigned readings prior to class and be prepared to answer questions and contribute to class discussions 2 Two individual self assessment worksheets will be completed and posted under Assignments 3 Three quizzes throughout the semester will cover both text and class material 4 One team case presentation will be made You present to receive full credit video recordings are acceptable in cases of personal emergency The executive summary and presentation must be posted in the Assignments section 24 hours prior to the scheduled presentation 5 One Discussion Question DQ involving you and your teammates is due one week after the team case presentation It will be posted in your Team Project home page Quizzes 300 pts There will be THREE quizzes which may include questions of the following type multiple choice and true false Please see the course calendar for the dates and times of each quiz The quizzes will be timed and available only during class meeting times They are open book Quiz items will cover both text and class material There will be material on the quiz not discussed in the text e g videos and class activities so it is imperative that you come to class and review all materials including videos Quizzes are not cumulative and will occur after completion of chapters 4 9 and 15 No make up exams will be given Team Case Presentation Work 150 pts Each student will be part of a team of approximately 8 people the size of the team will be based on the class size There will be no changes to random group membership assignments Prior to engaging in the presentation each team will submit a team charter worth a maximum of 50 points If your name and MBTI profile are excluded from this charter you will receive 0 points The group will also present an MBTI team profile to the class If this is not done on the day of class the team charter maximum points will be 25 These two deliverables are designed to help the team get to know one another and build relationships before the presentation You will select a case for presentation which covers concepts from the case based on a chapter in the text Please check your calendars and travel schedule to ensure your presence for the team presentation The cases and presentation guidelines are included in the course materials as the Cases module The TEAMS class presentation must include multimedia of some sort If power point or prezi are used these and the executive summary are to be submitted in the assignment section 24 hours prior to the class in which the presentation begins APA or MLA formatting citing and references are required An evaluation of each team member s contribution