King Abdulaziz University
Faculty of Economics and Administration
Department of Business Administration
Course:
BUS 320
Course Title:
Organizational Behavior
Class Meetings:
Spring Semester 2014
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday
10:00 – 11:00 EAR- Building 3, Room # 103
12:00 – 13:00 VAR- Building 420, Room # 104A
13:00 – 14:00 HAR- Building 420, Room # 104A
Instructor
Dr. Nailah Ayub
Building 2, Room# 2223
e-mail: nakram@kau.edu.sa
Office Hours:
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday
9:00 – 10:00, 11:00-12:00, and 14:00-15:00
or preferably by appointment
Textbook:
Robins, S. P. and Judge, T. A. (2013)
Organizational Behavior, 15th Edition (global edition), Prentice Hall
Course Description:
This course presents the importance of the human behavior within
business organizations at the individual, group, and organizational
levels. It helps students understand some key principles about how
people behave in organizations in order to prepare them to become
effective co-workers, team members, and organization citizens.
Course Objective:
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Course Outcomes:
Emphasize the role of human factors in organizational success.
Provide a general overview of the field of Organizational Behavior.
Discuss basic theories and concepts that explain Organizational
Behavior at the individual, group, and organization level.
Explain the processes and methods that can improve the behavior
and attitudes of organizational members and, thus, their
performance.
Give real examples of human behavior in organizational settings.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Comprehend basic behavioral theories and their applications in
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business organizations.
Understand factors that affect individual and group behavior
within business organizations.
Develop reasonable solutions to organizational behavior problems.
Enhance their skills and behavior as organizational members and
managers.
Effectively manage their relationships with co-workers, managers,
subordinates, and customers.
Policies for
scholastic conduct
Scholastic honesty is an educational objective of KAU, and foundation
upon which academic integrity rests. Students’ scholastic honesty
demands the pursuit of scholarly activity free from fraud, deception
and unauthorized collaboration with others. Scholastic dishonesty
includes: cheating, collaborating on assignments, submitting work or
written materials which have been prepared by another person and
plagiarism. Due to above mentioned reasons the instructor will give a
lower grade or fail a student depending upon the severity of the case.
Performance
Evaluation:
Student performance is evaluated as follows:
Exam ( I ) ----------------------- 20
Exam ( II ) ----------------------- 20
Class Activities----------------- 20
Final Exam --------------------- 40
Attendance:
Students are expected to attend every class. Any student who is
absent for more than 7 classes may be denied from completing the
course (i.e., DN).
Participation and
Class Activities:
Student participation in class discussion will be appreciated. This
participation is expected to enhance the understanding of the subject
and overall performance.
Class activities (e.g., assignments, home works, discussions, group
work, project) will be further clarified. These activities are worth 30
points of your total grade.
Course Contents and Schedule:
Week
Date
(Week
starting)
1
2/2/2014
2
9/2
3
16/2
4
23/2
5
2/3
CHAPTERS
Registration &
introduction
Chapter 1
Topic
Introduction to the course
Introduction Chapter
Chapter 3
Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
Chapter 5
Personality and Values
Chapter 6
Perception
Midterm 1 on 13 March 2014/12 Jamadiul Awwal 1435H
Vacation: Mid Term Break
7
30/3
8
6/4
9
13/4
10
20/4
Chapter 6
Individual Decision making
Chapter 7
Motivation
Chapter 9
Foundations of Group Behavior
Chapter 12
Leadership: Theories of
Leadership
MID Term 2 Exam on 24 April 2014/24 Jamadiul Akher 1435H
11
4/5
13
11/5
14
18/5
15
Chapter 13
Power and Politics
Chapter 14
Conflict and negotiation
REVIEW and REVISE
FINAL EXAMS
Best wishes to you all