MAN 3240 – APPLIED ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
State College of Florida (SCF)
Instructor: Dr. Noema “Amy” Santos, Assistant Professor
Department Chair, Business & Technology Department
Office: Bldg 18, # 128, Phone # (941) 752-5511, Bradenton Campus
Instructor email address: santosa@scf.edu
Class websites:
Angel: http://scf.angellearning.com/frames.aspx
McGraw-Hill CONNECT: Link posted in Angel
Course Description:
This course is an instructional course designed to prepare a professional in the field of
management leading. This course includes principles and concepts of management,
human relations, organizational theory, behavior and development, human resource
management, labor/industrial relations, operations/supply chain management,
international management, business and its environment, management science and
management information systems.
Course Performance Standards:
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Discuss Organizational Behavior and its role in a firm's performance.
Discuss Organizational Behavior and its role in organizational ethics.
Discuss Organizational Behavior and its relationship to diversity and cultural
compliance. Analyze personality traits, different types of intelligence, and
learning styles.
Discuss three types of value conflicts.
Discuss three types of organizational commitment.
Discuss the role and importance of emotions in organizations.
Analyze the role of stress and its relationship to emotions.
Discuss manager’s use of self-fulfilling prophecies and attributions.
Analyze the four dimensions of fairness and the role of motivation in
organizational behavior.
Required Text: Organizational Behavior Key Concepts, Skills, and Best Practices by
Angelo Kinicki and Mel Fuggate (McGraw-Hill Publishers) NOTE: Both the textbook
and the access code to the CONNECT website is required so that students can complete
online homework assignments/quizzes/exams.
Student Evaluation and Grading:
 Class Project
 Online Assignments/Quizzes/Exams
 Discussion Forums
Total
50 %
25 %
25 %
100 %
No single component of the class can be eliminated and/or substituted by scores from any
of the other two. The final grade is a combination of scores on all components.
Course Policies and Procedures:
Email – Students are required to communicate with their instructor through Angel using
their official SCF email address.
Chapter content and reading - Students must read the chapter before each week starts.
Class activities will focus on the discussion/achievement of learning objectives.
Class Project – A separate guide and rubric for the class project will be posted in Angel.
***All written assignments must follow APA Style guidelines as stated in the APA
Manual, 6th Edition.
Discussion Forums – Answers/discussions will be posted in the Angel forums and
submissions will not be accepted after the deadline. Paper copies will not be accepted!
College Withdrawal Policy – In accordance with the State College of Florida policy, as
stated in the college catalog, students may withdraw from any course, or all courses,
without academic penalty, by the withdrawal deadline listed in the State College of
Florida academic calendar. This semester the withdrawal date is Saturday, April 20th,
2013. Students should take responsibility to initiate the withdrawal procedure but are
strongly encouraged to talk with their instructors before taking any withdrawal action. In
addition, students should note that faculty may also withdraw students for violating
policies, procedures or conditions of the class, as outlined in individual class syllabi, and
such action could affect financial aid eligibility.
Instructor Withdrawal Policy – Students, who either miss class or do not complete any
class activities during a two-week period, will be automatically withdrawn from class by
the instructor.