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Course: BUS209: Organizational Behavior209

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Reviewed:: May 31, 2022 by Business

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Overview:

This course will cover five major OB areas including managing individuals, managing groups, power and politics, conflict management, and organizational change. Before delving into more rigorous content, it is important to understand what an organization is and the history of organizational behavior as a discipline. In taking this into consideration, this course will begin with a look at the basics of an organization.

Type of Material:

Online Course

Recommended Uses:

This can be used in class for lecture or discussion purposes, for homework, and by individuals or teams as assigned.

Technical Requirements:

Adobe Reader 18.011.20036, Java 8, update 91 Mozilla Firefox 58.0.2

Internet Explorer (Enterprise Edition) to access material.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

define organizational behavior at three levels within organizations: the individual, the group, and the organization as a whole;
define basic organizational behavior principles;
identify how diversity and globalization affect behavior in the workplace;
explain how environments, attitudes, and perception influence behavior in organizations;
identify the effects of motivation as a means for improving work performance and organizational effectiveness;
recognize elements of group behavior including identity, group dynamics, and communication, how these affect workplace productivity;
demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of teams and their impact on organizational success;
recognize various leadership approaches and the impact of power and politics in organizations;
explain how to effectively manage conflict and to resolve conflict with others;
identify characteristics of organizational structure and the impact of different structures on workplace behavior; and
explain how organizational culture builds a meaningful work environment.

Target Student Population:

This is an introductory course, this is recommended for undergraduate lower-level, or for professional development. The course is eligible for college credit per the instructions on the website.

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Human resource and business management introductory content.

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Comprehensive online asynchronous course
Resources including: textbook, journal articles, and videos.
Provides a variety of organizational behavior topics
Demonstrates the integration of other disciplines such as anthropology, personality, and trait theory, power and politics, and other appropriate topics included with the five major areas previously noted.

Concerns:

Available lecture material and PowerPoints would be a great additional resource.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

The website is easy to read, easy to follow
The assignments are clearly stated.
There are numerous resources to support the course topics.
Videos and papers contribute to a variety of materials to support effective learning.
Independent study with potential college credit availability.

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Learners need to be engaged as this is a self-study, asynchronous course.

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Brief discussions of what is in each embedded document are provided so students know the focus of the item before they open the document.
The layout is progressive and simple to follow.
Very easy to navigate.

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None

Other Issues and Comments:: This is a good introduction to organizational behavior which could be recommended to every employee in every organization.
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