An intensive one-week introduction to leadership, teams, and learning communities. Introduction of concepts and use of a variety of experiential exercises to develop individual and team skills and develop supportive relationships within the Fellows class.

This course will introduce the student to organizational psychology, or the application of psychological research and theory to human interaction in the workplace. Industrial/Organization Psychology takes research findings and theories that were originally used to explain general human behavior and applies them to human behavior in the workplace. The course begins by taking a look at how the student evaluates jobs and employees before exploring how the student evaluates and motivate employees, noting what encourages versus discourages employee job commitment. The student will then study leadership and group influences in the workplace, including working conditions, humans factors, performance management, and work teams. Leadership interaction and the leadership theories are also covered. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: perform a thorough and systematic competency model (job analysis); develop and validate a job specific selection design; design, develop, and evaluate a job specific training program; define a performance appraisal process and form; identify research methods for conducting experiments; explain organizational recruitment, selection, and retainment; evaluate the work performance of employees; describe the motivating factors of employees; identify teamwork problems and issues; compare and contrast models of motivation and leadership; explain organizational issues including: teams, attitudes, and occupational health; define work-life balance and its impact on organizations and employees. (Psychology 304)

Core subject for students majoring in management science. Surveys individual and social psychology and organization theory interpreted in the context of the managerial environment. Laboratory involves projects of an applied nature in behavioral science. Emphasizes use of behavioral science research methods to test hypotheses concerning organizational behavior. Instruction and practice in communication include report writing, team decision-making, and oral and visual presentation.

Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of how people interact in organizations. These interactions are governed by a number of factors, including the student's personal life, the personality of the student's boss or your boss's boss, a direct report, the team the student has been assigned to, or the direction that the top of the organization has given the student. OB researchers carefully monitor these dynamics within an organization, because any time there is friction, money is lost. A certain level of friction is to be expected (and often even desirable), but most of the friction that occurs within an organization is counterproductive and detrimental to the bottom line. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: Define organizational behavior (OB); Understand the current trends for organizational behavior; Explain the benefits of diversity; Describe the cross cultural challenges of the workplace; Explain how work attitudes affect workplace behavior; Name the key attributes that are relevant for performance; Explain how motivation affects performance; Describe various approaches to job design; Compare and contrast groups vs. teams; Describe and identify group development and group dynamics; Define power and recognize the sources of power; Describe and identify the factors of organizational politics; Describe the various types of conflict; Explain how to effectively manage conflict; Describe and identify negotiation strategies; Define organizational structure; Describe organizational change. (Business Administration 209)

Management refers to the organization and coordination of work to produce a desired result. A manager is a person who practices management by working with and through people in order to accomplish his or her organization's goals. In this course, the student will learn to recognize the characteristics of proper management by identifying what successful managers do and how they do it. Understanding how managers work is just as beneficial to the employee as it is for the manager him or herself. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: Identify the functions of managers; Discuss the purpose of management; Describe the history of management theory to see how various theories have developed over time to present day; Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of globalization on management; Discuss management decision making, and apply the concepts within a business situation; Illustrate the components of business strategy; Explain how to develop and achieve organizational goals and objectives; Explain the key factors of leadership skills, power and politics; Discuss ways of effecting change in an organization; Discuss the stages of team development and the dynamics of managing team; Describe and identify the role of Human Resources function in a company; Illustrate effective methods of recruiting and evaluating employees; Discuss methods of recognizing and managing conflict; Describe the essential concepts of ethical practices in business. (Business Administration 208)