WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
FAIRBANKS CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
SYLLABUS
1. Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,
Learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and
humankind.
2. Course: MGMT 4320, Organizational Behavior
3. Term: Fall 2014
4. Instructor: Mrs. Lorie M. Dallas
5. Office Phone and Wayland Email Address: (907) 978-2780, lorie.dallas@wayland.wbu.edu
6. Office Hours, Building, and Location: Available 30 minutes prior to class and 30 minutes after class (class room).
7. Class Meeting Time and Location: Wednesday, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm at Fort Wainwright, Bldg 4391 RM 5.
8. Catalog Description: Ethical dimensions of goals and values of organizations and managers with a perspective
on understanding and working with people.
9. Prerequisites: MGMT 3304
10. Required Textbook and Resources:
BOOK
Organizational Behavior:
An Introduction to Your Life
in Organizations
AUTHOR
Andre’
ED
12th
YEAR
2008
PUBLISHER
Pearson
ISBN#
REVIEW
9780131854956 Fall 2012
11. Optional Materials:
12. Course Outcome Competencies:
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
 Describe the key competencies necessary for managerial effectiveness;
 Identify how personalities and attitudes affect behavior, commitment, and organizational effectiveness;
 Describe motivation and the motivational process;
 Explain the concepts of stress and the stressors that affect organizational performance;
 Contrast the basic characteristics of groups (formal and informal) and teams;
 Identify the different styles of conflict handling and different negotiation strategies;
 Identify the essentials of effective leadership; assess the limitations on a leader’s impact;
 Discuss how interpersonal communication affects relationships among employees;
 Explain the basic concepts, principles, and models for making ethical decisions;
 Explain how organizational cultures are formed, sustained, and changed;
 Identify key pressures for change;
 Describe common reasons for individual and organizational resistance to change and methods for promoting
change.
13. Attendance Requirements: Students enrolled at one of the University’s external campuses should make every
effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then determine whether
the omitted work may be made up. When a student reaches that number of absences considered by the instructor to
be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the campus dean.
Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may receive a grade of “F” in
the course. Additional attendance polices for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are
considered a part of the University’s attendance policy.
14. Disability Statement: “In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy
of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the
university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and
should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability must
accompany any request for accommodations.”
15. Course Requirements and Grading Criteria: Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against
prejudices or capricious academic evaluation. A student who believes that he or she has not been held to realistic
academic standards, just evaluation procedures, or appropriate grading, may appeal the final grade given in the course
by using the student grade appeal process described in the Academic Catalog. Appeals may not be made for
advanced placement examinations or course bypass examinations. Appeals are limited to the final course grade,
which may be upheld, raised, or lowered at any stage of the appeal process. Any recommendation to lower a course
grade must be submitted through the Executive Vice President/Provost to the Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals
Committee for review and approval. The Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee may instruct that the course
grade be upheld, raised, or lowered to a more proper evaluation.
Leadership Paper and Presentation: Students will write a paper on organizational behavior in today’s workforce.
Prepare a 7 – 10 page paper in APA format, 3rd person, typed in Times New Roman, font size 12, double-spaced,
and a 15 - 20-minute PowerPoint presentation.
Acceptable Academic Web Sites: Four types of websites will be accepted as source citations: government (i.e.,
US, State, local, etc.), academic (i.e., WBU and other libraries), companies and corporations (i.e., IBM, Raytheon,
etc.), and organizations (i.e., Ethics.org; AMAnet.org, etc.). General-use sites, such as Wikipedia and Google are
not acceptable academic web sites.
Please use the following format and provide a hard copy of the PowerPoint to the instructor prior to the presentation:
 Overview
 Problems/Concern/Opportunities
 Conclusion
Plagiarism Policy: Intellectual integrity and truthfulness are fundamental to scholarship. Scholars, whether they
are performing as students or as teachers, are engaged in a search for truth. Plagiarism is a form of cheating and
also a form of theft. Plagiarism occurs when a student fails to give proper credit when information is either
quoted or paraphrased. Carelessness is no excuse. As such, it is a breach of scholarly responsibility. It is also
unethical and in some cases, illegal. Looking at or copying someone else’s test, answer sheet, and/or paper are
counted as cheating. Plagiarism may result in an “F” in the course.
Assignment
Points
Class Participation
10
Mid-Term Exam
20
Research paper
20
PPT presentation
10
Final Exam
20
Blackboard Assignments (2x10)
20
100 Total Possible Points
Grades will be based on the following percentages:
Grade
Points
Grade
Points
A
100 – 90
D
69 – 60
B
89 – 80
F
59 and below
C
79 – 70
I
Incomplete with approval
16. Tentative Schedule: (Calendar, Topics, Assignments)
Assignment Due Dates
Week
One
20 Aug 14
Topic and Assignments
Assignments are due no later than class
meeting time on the due date
Introductions
Discussion of Chapters 1
Review of Chapters 2 & 3
Discussion of Chapters 2 & 3
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Discussion Board Chapter 2:
Apply what you
have learned: World Class Personality Discuss
question #2
27 Aug 14
Can you solve this manager’s problem?
Blackboard
Questions 1 thru 3.
Session
Discussion Board Chapter 3:
Apply what you
have learned: World Class Company discussion
questions
Can you solve this manager’s problem?
Questions 1thru 4
Three
3 Sep 14
Discussion and review of Chapters 4 & 5
Four
10 Sep 14
Discussion of Chapters 6 & 7
Five
17 Sep 14
Discussion of Chapters 8 & 9
Six
24 Sep 14
Discussion of Chapter 10
Mid-Term Exam
Seven
1 Oct 14
Discussion of Chapter 11 & 12
Eight
Discussion of Chapters 13 & 14
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
8 Oct 14
Research Paper Due
Nine
15 Oct 14
Discussion of Chapters 15 & 16
PPT/Oral Presentations
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Ten
22 Oct 14
Discussion of Chapters 17, 18, 19
PPT Oral Presentations
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Eleven
29 Oct 14
Final Exam Through Blackboard
17. Additional information as desired by the faculty member.