Syllabus – Introduction to Organizational Behavior - ORGB 302 & PSYC 342 & MAVA 342
Introduction to Organizational Behavior - ORGB 302 & PSYC 342 & MAVA 342
Fall 2012, Tuesday & Thursday 12:30 – 13:45, CAS 124
Tuesday & Thursday 15:30 – 16:45, CAS 124
Instructor
Office
Phone
e-mail
Office hours
: Dr. Özge Pala
: CAS 156
: ext. 1463
: opala@ku.edu.tr
: t.b.a.
Course Overview & Objectives
Effective management of people within organizations is a challenging task and requires an understanding
of various aspects of human behavior and processes. The challenge stems primarily from the fact that
human problems are numerous, difficult to tackle, and complex in nature. Managers need to know why
people behave as they do in relation to their jobs, their work groups, and their organizations. The
knowledge of individuals' perceptions, motivations, attitudes, and behavior will enable managers to not
only understand themselves better, but also to adopt appropriate managerial policies and leadership styles
to increase their effectiveness.
The field of Organizational Behavior (OB) deals with issues related to human behavior and interpersonal
relations within an organizational context. During the course, the focus of instruction will move
progressively through the individual, group, and organizational levels of behavior and will examine the
interrelationships of behavioral phenomena among these levels. Studying OB enables you, as future
employees, to understand your own and others’ behavior, in particular, while working in teams. It also
enhances your, as future managers, ability to effectively communicate and manage human resources, and
therefore, strengthen your ‘people skills’.
The major objective of this course is to develop awareness and understanding of human behavior (yours
and others) in organizations. Specific learning objectives for this course are as follows:
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To provide a basic knowledge of main ideas and key theories relating to organizational behavior;
To develop an understanding of these ideas and concepts;
To develop your ability to recognize a firm’s OB practices/skills and the impact they have on others;
To develop your ability to recognize your own OB practices/skills and the impact they have on others;
To develop skills to diagnose and solve organizational behavior issues and problems by applying the
learned material to given situations;
6. To learn to work in effective work groups/teams.
Textbook and other resources:
Robbins, S.R. & Judge, T.A. (2011) (14th edition). Organizational Behavior. Pearson.
The presentations will be available via courseware after the lectures.
Dr. Özge Pala
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Syllabus – Introduction to Organizational Behavior - ORGB 302 & PSYC 342 & MAVA 342
Evaluation Criteria
Type
Final
Grade, %
Attendance &
class
participation
10%
Case analysis
30%
Mid-term
30%
Final
Total
30%
100%
Explanation
Your grade will be based on your active and consistent participation in
discussions, exercises, role plays, and team work that will be used to
facilitate learning. Frequency of your participation in discussions, quality
of your contribution, quality of your listening (those who talk with their
friends during discussion or lecture will not be able to get full
participation credit even though they contribute extensively to class
discussions), and your respect to the lecturer and your classmates will be
the criteria used for grading.
We will have four cases during the semester. You will be asked to prepare
and hand in the cases at a specified time. The quality of your case
preparation as well as quality and frequency of your contribution to case
discussion in class will be the criteria used for grading. Refer to the course
schedule for further information on topics and timing of the cases. All the
cases will be distributed in class.
There will be one mid-term exam and a final. The exams will have
questions of various types including true-false, fill-in-the-blanks, multiplechoice, and short essays.
Make-up policy: The make-up for both the mid-term and the final exam will be given during the make-up
days, January 17-18, 2012. Make-up exams will only be offered in case of a justified and approved
medical report.
Course Rules
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Classroom behavior:
• Please adhere to the Classroom Code of Conduct. If you fail to do so, you will be asked to leave
the classroom.
• Please come to class on time. Late arrivals distract both the students already in class and interrupt
the on-going discussion.
• Do not use computers in the classroom unless specifically asked by the instructor.
• Make sure to turn off your cell phones during the lectures.
All written assignments must be typewritten, 1.5-spaced, with 2.5 cm margins on all four sides, and
use a font size no smaller than 11. Please print double-sided.
Hand in all the assignment on the assigned time. Late work will not be accepted.
University rules and policies on academic honesty will be strictly enforced. Cheating, plagiarism,
collusion, and multiple submissions are NOT tolerated (see below for definitions). If you have any
questions regarding the scope of any of these offenses, please do not hesitate to consult me or refer to
http://web.ku.edu.tr/ku/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2150&Itemid=3080#09
(student code of conduct). I would also like to attract your attention to the following unacceptable
behavior: extensive quoting even if you cite the reference, submitting the same or similar paper or
project as you prepare(d) for another course this semester or in previous years, submitting the same or
similar paper or project that was prepared by someone else in previous years.
If academic honesty of a group member is questioned, all group members will be affected by the
incident to the same extent. Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that members in your team
adhere to the above rules.
Dr. Özge Pala
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Syllabus – Introduction to Organizational Behavior - ORGB 302 & PSYC 342 & MAVA 342
Course Schedule
(subject to change)
Date
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10
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14
15
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18
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18 Sept
20 Sept
25 Sept
27 Sept
2 Oct
4 Oct
9 Oct
11 Oct
16 Oct
18 Oct
23 Oct
25 Oct
30 Oct
1 Nov
6 Nov
8 Nov
13 Nov
15 Nov
20 Nov
22 Nov
27 Nov
29 Nov
4 Dec
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Topic
Reading
Introduction - Course objectives
Diversity in Organizations
Personality and values
Emotions – moods - stress
Work-related attitudes
Job Satisfaction & Commitment
Ethical decision making
Perception and individual decision
making
Motivation
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 5
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
No Classes – Kurban Bayramı
Motivation
Review – Q&A
Foundations of group behavior
Group dynamics and work teams
Communication in organizations
Midterm 1
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Case I: Challenger
Will be handed out
Conflict and negotiation
Chapter 14
Leadership
Chapter 12
6 Dec
Case II: Everest
Will be handed out
24
11 Dec
Chapter 13
25
13 Dec
26
27
28
29
18 Dec
20 Dec
25 Dec
27 Dec
Power and politics
Organizational structure
Case III: ZipCar
Organizational change – culture
Case IV: To be announced
Dr. Özge Pala
Assignments/Cases
Due date
Chapter 15
Chapter 18
Will be handed out
Read case before
class
Prepare case
Bring to class
Case will be done in
class
To be announced
Summary and wrap-up
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