DRAFT VERSION OF BMgt341 SYLLABUS - Some
aspects, particularly session topics and types, are subject to change before
the term starts.
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Section 2984, LC 2 T/Th 8:45-10:05 a.m. |
Section 3988, LC 2 T/Th 10:15-11:35 a.m. |
If you need help�
Professor: Dr.
M. Fogelman ([email protected],
BB-327, 518/956-8336) personally handles all questions regarding course
content, exam and clicker questions, and class policies. Email the professor only at [email protected], not via Blackboard or at any
other address. Email
messages and phone calls are welcome anytime and usually answered promptly. Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday from
noon-3:30 and many other times during weekdays. Though walk-ins are generally welcome,
it is best to make an appointment.
Graduate
Assistants: Mr. A. Ross and ----------- are students� first contacts for
questions about credit and grade recording for exams, quizzes, weekly assignments,
and the in-class participation exercise (the Hotseat).� Email the GAs at [email protected],
not via Blackboard mail!!
The
Information Technology Service (ITS) Help Desk (LC-27, 442-3700) can
help with problems logging on to the UAlbany system, working with MyUAlbany, or using Blackboard.
What
this course is about�
Welcome to Management 341!� Here we will discover how human
behavior in enterprises helps some people and companies succeed while
others struggle.� To prepare yourself to
succeed in the changing world of work, you will study the history, research
trends, and modern applications of a range of theories and practices on three levels: We begin by examining (1) firm-wide and inter-organizational
levels of management.� Then we analyze
the role and effects of (2) individual
behavior.� In the third course
segment, we assess ethical challenges and relate leadership, communication and
other factors to (3) the management of work
groups and teams. Course policies and other information may be archived on
the Blackboard homepage and broadcast by email.
Before
taking this course, students should have completed APsy
101 and either ASoc 115 or AAnt
108.�
Our
goals�
Through a combination of in-class
presentations and conferences, examinations, quizzes, virtual sessions, written
contributions, clicker questions, active individual and small group
participation, and �flipped classes,�
you will�
� identify the behavioral
foundations of management in an increasingly diverse and competitive
environment;
� describe how global
socioeconomic and technological forces are affecting the theory and practice of
management;
� assess interpersonal,
ethical and other challenges faced by today�s managers; and
� model effective small-group
behavior in both face-to-face and virtual work relationships.
The
tools you will use�
Our
main text is Organizational Behavior, 13th edition, by M. Uhl-Bien, Wiley, 2014, also available
electronically from the publisher.� A
deeply discounted version is available locally as ISBN 978-111885878-7. Before most classes, you need to read the
required chapters, [bracketed] in
the Topic and Assignment Schedule at
the end of this syllabus.� Other pre-session assignments are accessed on
Blackboard by session number.� Online
readings, slides, and video clips are starred
(**), and flip videos appear {in
braces}. Be sure you get the right edition.
You should register and always bring your i>Clicker
to credit your responses to questions asked in class.� Using
it conscientiously will contribute up to 15 points to your final course grade. Clicker credit is earned only by clicking during class, so
operating someone else�s clicker instead of or in addition to your own is a
form of academic dishonesty that subjects both offenders to automatic course
failure or other disciplinary action.
DRAFT VERSION OF SYLLABUS - Some aspects,
particularly session topics and types, are subject to change before the term
starts.
We will make extensive use of the Blackboard Learning System.� Weekly assignments, to be submitted as Discussion threads, appear at the top
of our homepage.� The main page also contains
links to session slides and required
outside reading, key exam and other weekly assignment materials, and a grade review panel.
Students should check their UAlbany email regularly for course Announcements.� These messages usually point out key
chapter topics or give notice of weekly assignments, exams, and other important
course matters.� Students who stay on top
of these items generally earn higher grades.�
Clicking on Blackboard�s Announcement
Archive course tool is a convenient way to review previous announcements.
Students should sign and bring to every class session
the two-color copy of our contract (this
syllabus). �Photo IDs and 9-digit Student
ID numbers (not SSNs) are required for all exams, with #2 Pencils and erasers strongly recommended.� The use of any smart phones, dictionaries, or
other electronic devices during exams is prohibited.
*** SEVERAL THINGS
YOU NEED TO DO OR KNOW RIGHT AWAY ***
Register here: http://www.educreations.com/sr/
LSKPRKG (our access code is LSKPRKG)
READ
THIS WHOLE SYLLABUS!� Then complete the �before
class� work for Sessions 01 and 02 to make sure you can access course items on
Blackboard and watch our videos on the Educreations
site.
When you arrive for session #3, you
will choose a seat to occupy for the whole term.
Clicker
point counts are updated on Blackboard each week, so register your clicker using
your NETID, and monitor your
progress on Blackboard regularly.
What we will do in and out of class�
Each of the following six session types
is coded on the topic schedule with its icon. (Each session will have a numbered
outline or slide set on Blackboard. Successful students often print these
slides before class.)
5 More
than half the sessions are traditional
face-to-face lectures presented with slides, not unlike what goes on in most
other classes.� The main difference is
that about 10 or 12 students sit in front of the room and are called on to
contribute.� Being in this group is like participating
in a small class within the larger lecture.
2 There
will be 3 or more flipped classroom
sessions. These classes take the
traditional teaching pattern and turn it upside-down.� Instead of introducing a topic during class
and practicing and applying it as a �homework assignment,� everyone watches
image-and-voice video lessons (e.g.,
07a�, 07b�, 07c�) as part of their required
�reading� before class. Then in
class we apply what you learn to realistic management problems.� Students on the hotseat,
sometimes volunteers for those days, will answer questions and play the
�linchpin� role of connecting the instructor to the groups.�
. Three
of our in-term class sessions are exams,
with each test made up of 35 multiple choice questions.� Students whose last names begin with A
through K take their tests for the first
35 minutes of the class, and those
starting with L through Z taking theirs during the last 35 minutes.
9 Linked
to each exam is an educreations.com
online video review.� These are instructor
recordings linked to sets of review slides on the key topics titled Exam 1 Review, Exam 2 Review, and Exam 3
Review.
m���� Each of these sessions
features a guest speaker, or more than
one of them working together.� Each presenter
is a successful young professional or an established expert on that day�s course
topic.� The instructor sometimes joins
the audience, but often presents along with the �guest(s).�� �Students answer hotseat
and clicker questions just as they do in our regular class meetings.
7 Three
virtual sessions are class session
videos produced by the professor, and they resemble the lectures.� The difference is that there is no classroom
component at all on that day.� These times
give students more chances to meet with the professor individually or in groups,
either voluntarily or by special invitation.
DRAFT VERSION OF SYLLABUS - Some aspects,
particularly session topics and types, are subject to change before the term
starts.
How grades are earned�
Course grades are based on 100%. (Since you can
actually earn up to 108.75 points, a �curve factor �
is built in.)
Exams (78.75 course points)
There is an in-term exam scheduled for each course
segment (exams 1a, 2a, and 3a). During our departmental exam period scheduled
early in finals week, students may raise their grades by taking exams 1b, 2b,
and/or 3b.� There is no other final exam.�
All exams consist of 35 multiple-choice items, worth 3 points each. You
may take in-term exams only during the 35-minute period assigned to you, and
you have 2 hours or slightly longer to complete whichever OPTIONAL second chance exam(s) you choose.� Only the higher one of the two exam grades
for each segment�exam 1a or 1b, 2a or 2b, and 3a
or 3b�counts in your grade, so
you cannot lower your grade by taking one, two, or all three parts of our final
exam.
Attendance and Participation
(30 course points)
Class content is a key source of exam questions, but
there are other reasons you should participate during and between classes. Make
sure you receive the points associated with the work you have done:
1. Clicker points. (15 points) Your in-class responses to multiple choice questions serve
several purposes: they review concepts, provide feedback, reward attendance and
promptness, and reveal how well you prepare for flipped class sessions. Clicks entered between session #3 and Exam
3a count toward your grade. There will be 170+ clicker questions during that
time.� Since 150 is a perfect score,
forgetting your clicker or extra batteries once or twice will not affect your
grade. You can monitor your totals each week.
2. The Hotseat. (5 points) For most
sessions, several students spend the full class in front of the room answering one or more questions based on
the �before class� work assigned for that day.�
The Hotseat
Schedule is posted on Blackboard by the third class session. Each student should also prepare to ask a
question that demonstrates his/her understanding of that day�s �to read/to view�
material. Students who perform adequately and sign the �hotsheet,�
earn all five points.� Students who do
not perform satisfactorily, who miss their dates without a valid excuse (i.e.,
extreme circumstances), or who neglect to sign the sheet generally make it up
by spending both of our last two class days
up front.
3. Individual Contribution Assignments. (10 points) These will be published on the
Blackboard homepage, added to the Blackboard Announcement Archive, and emailed
to you. You can earn a full point on
each of up to 10 Blackboard discussion section contributions by writing an on-time
and reasoned response to the weekly
video case or other assignment.� You get
a half point by submitting it within
48 hours after the deadline, and no credit after that. Students may request a
contract to earn these points and/or hotseat credit via
Twitter posts or some other means. The deadline for such full credit requests
is our session #6 date.
Specific steps to
submit assignments
from our class blackboard homepage: select post to discussions and then create thread. The subject header you
create for your message will read "asg## where ## is
the assignment number, e.g., Asg03.
Please use
this exact header format, with no spaces.� Assignments will be announced via email and
the blackboard homepage, and they will remain in the Announcement Archive.
Grading and Criteria
Final grades will be based
on a composite score using weighted criteria.
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Grades: |
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How Grades are Achieved: |
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92
or higher |
A |
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77 - 79 |
C+ |
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3
In-term Examinations and/or |
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90 - 91 |
A- |
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73 - 76 |
C
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Optional
Final[s] with name, student ID, and version number entered correctly |
78.75% |
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87 - 89 |
B+ |
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70 - 72 |
C- |
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10
items, including individual blackboard posts, and other contributions if formally announced. |
10% |
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83 - 86 |
B |
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60 - 69 |
D |
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In-class
participation (�the Hotseat�) |
�5% |
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80 - 82 |
B- |
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Below 60 |
E |
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Individual
Clicker Points (credit awarded proportionally). |
15% |
DRAFT VERSION OF SYLLABUS - Some aspects,
particularly session topics and types, are subject to change before the term
starts.
Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated. Consequences of cheating,
using any electronic device during an exam, representing another�s work as your
own (plagiarism), or having one student operate another�s
clicker include suspension or dismissal from the University. See
the non-credit versions of the tutorials at http://library.albany.edu/usered/plagiarism/page2.html
if you are at
all unsure of what constitutes plagiarism. �
Extreme Circumstances are generally
evaluated by the Vice Provost�s office in LC-30. Documented acceptable
excuses include a medical emergency involving the student, death in the
immediate family, and delay due to a car accident officially reported to the
authorities on the way to class. Unacceptable excuses include
ordinary transportation issues (bus delays, flat tires, parking and mechanical
problems); alarm clock malfunctions; appointments which could be scheduled some
other time; vacation extensions; and social occasions such as christenings,
weddings, and Bar Mitzvahs. (See the Undergrad Bulletin�s �Attendance�
regulations for additional details.)
How about extra credit?
Aside from our
built-in course point total of 108.75%, there are generally no opportunities
to earn extra credit during the
semester. As indicated in the Undergraduate Bulletin, students may not
�submit additional work or � be reexamined for the purpose of improving their
grades after the course has been
completed.� Topic and Assignment Schedule
(This list or sequence of topics may change slightly!� Any modifications will be announced in class,
emailed to everyone, and added to the
Announcement Archive.)
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Session &
Slides Number |
Date |
Selected
Topic(s) (Students
are advised to download and review notes or slides from� Blackboard
before each class.) |
BEFORE CLASS: [Uhl-Bien
Chapter] **On Blackboard {Educreations Flip videos #s} |
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1.
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8/27 |
5 Course
and Topic Overview |
**01
to read (Bbd) |
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2.
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9/1 |
5 Introducing
Organizational Behavior |
Read
Syllabus! {01}[1] |
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3.
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9/3 |
5��� Organizational Culture and Innovation
[including some stress aspects]� �������� {career life cycles on
educreations.com} |
[15, and text p. 40-43] {03} |
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4.
|
9/8 online class |
7 Additional
Aspects of Organizational Culture and Design (Session attendance is not
expected; streaming video of lecture content appears as a key session item on
Blackboard.) |
**04 to read (Bbd) |
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5.
|
9/10 |
m����� Managing Yourself: Entrepreneurship and
�Intrapreneurship, and Time Management |
**05
to read (Bbd) {05} |
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6.
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9/17 |
5 Globalism,
Cross-cultural considerations, and Applied Global Performance Concepts in
Today�s Environment |
**06
to read (Bbd) |
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7.
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9/22 |
2�� Organizational Structure and Design |
[16]
{07} |
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|
Bonus online resource |
9 �Exam 1a and 1b Segment Review:� Introduction,
Firm-wide and Inter-organizational Context |
**Exam 1a/1b review slides and {video} |
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8.
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9/29 |
. �Exam
1a (Content from Sessions 1 through 7) |
**Exam times posted on Blackboard |
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9.
|
10/1 |
5 You
Make the Call: Cases in Applied Business Ethics ����� |
**09
to read (Bbd) |
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10.
|
10/6 |
5 Diversity,
Personality and Values |
[2] |
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11.
|
10/8 |
5 Perception,
Attribution, and Learning ����������������������� |
[3]� |
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12.
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10/13 |
5 Emotions,
Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction������������������ |
[4] |
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13.
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10/15 |
2
�Motivation |
[5]
{13} |
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14.
|
10/20 |
5 Motivation
and Performance |
[6] |
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15.
|
10/22 online class |
7 Trust,
Organizational Justice, and Privacy (Session attendance is not expected;
streaming video of lecture content appears as a key session item on
Blackboard.) |
**15 to read (Bbd) |
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16.
|
10/27 |
5 Communication� |
[11] |
|
|
Bonus online resource |
9 Exam 2a and 2b Segment
Review: Ethics, Trust, and Individual
Behavior and Performance |
**Exam 2a/2b review slides and {video} |
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17.
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10/29 |
. �Exam
2a (Content from Sessions 9 through 16) |
**Exam times posted on Blackboard |
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18.
|
11/3 |
5 The
Nature of Teams |
[7] |
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19.
|
11/5 |
m
�Decision
Making and Creativity�� ������������������ |
[9] |
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20.
|
11/10 |
m���� �Teamwork and Team Performance - esp. virtual
teams����������������������� |
[8] |
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21.
|
11/12 online class |
7 Conflict
and Negotiation [plus more on decision making] (Session attendance is not
expected; streaming video of lecture content appears as a key session item on
Blackboard.) |
[10] |
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22.
|
11/17 |
5� ��Power
and Politics, and cases in conflict |
[12] |
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23.
|
11/19 |
2m �Leadership������������������������������������������� |
[13]
{23} |
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24.
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11/24 |
5��� Leader Traits and Behaviors |
[14] |
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|
Bonus online resource |
9�� Exam 3a and
3b Segment
Review:� Teamwork, Influence Processes, and Leadership |
**Exam
3a/3b review Slides and {video} |
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25.
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12/1 |
. �Exam
3a (Content from Sessions 18 through 24) |
**Exam times posted on Blackboard |
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26.
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12/3 |
5 �Organizational Behavior and Management
Applications, featuring exam review topics |
**26-27
to read (Bbd) |
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27. |
12/8 |
m �Human
Resource Management Overview, featuring exam review topics�� |
**26-27
to read (Bbd) |
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Bonus online resource |
9 Same online review videos and slides used for exams 1a, 2a, and 3a |
**Term
exam review slides and {videos} |
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Exam
Week |
Approx.
12/11 |
Final:
Exams 1b, 2b and/or 3b,
lasting a total of two hours, PROBABLY 12/11/15, but DEFINITELY **BEFORE**
THE TIME IN THE EXAM SCHEDULE PUBLISHED ONLINE AT THE START OF THE TERM!!! |
Room assignments to be posted on lecture
hall doors. |
SESSION
TYPE and �BEFORE CLASS� ASSIGNMENT SYMBOLS:
��������������� ��� 5Traditional class format������������������������������� 2
�Flipped� class����������������� . Exam �
��� ��� m Guest speaker ������������������������������� 7Virtual
session� ��������������� 9
Review video (not a scheduled session)
**Required
before-class reading/video and other items are grouped by segment on Blackboard
and numbered by session.
{Session numbers in
braces correspond to educreations.com videos: course access code = LSKPRKG}
[Uhl-Bien
textbook chapter numbers appear in brackets]
DRAFT VERSION OF SYLLABUS - Some aspects, particularly
session topics and types, are subject to change before the term starts.