STRATEGY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
SMO 301
Behaviour in Organizations
Instructor: F.W. [Rick] Brick Fall Term 2020
Office: Off-Site Lec A1
Office Hours: by appointment Classroom – on-line
Time: Monday/Wednesday 11:00-12:20 am E-mail: [email protected]
COURSE OUTLINE
Provides an understanding of the behavior of individuals in organizations. Draws from psychology, sociology, organization theory and covers topics such as personality, motivation, leadership, communication, conflict, and group dynamics.
Required Textbook
Colquitt, J.A., LePine, J.A., Wesson, M.J., & Gellatly, I.R. (2019). Organizational Behaviour:
Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace. 4
thCanadian Edition. Toronto:
McGraw-Hill Ryerson Learning Objectives
This course incorporates the learning goals of the B Com Program, in particular: Critical Thinking, Global Awareness, Oral Communication, Teamwork, and Written Communications.
The purpose of this course is not to turn you into a do-it-yourself manager. Rather it is to give you the basic knowledge that will help you understand organizational behaviour and provide insights into effective management strategies. At the end of this course, you will have developed functional competence in the following knowledge areas: Job Performance; Organizational Commitment; Personality, Cultural Values, and Ability; Job Satisfaction, Motivation,
Organizational Justice, Ethics, Decision Making; Communication; Team Structure and Process;
Power and Influence; Leadership; Structure; Organizational Culture and Change.
Course Requirements
Regular attendance and punctuality are essential to get the best from this course. In particular, you are asked to be sure to attend those sessions where guest speakers have taken time out of their busy schedules to be with us. You must participate fully within any teams to which you are assigned. Failure to do so will result in your marks being penalized.
Evaluation Criteria
a) Mid-term Examination (October 14, 2020) 30%
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b) Team Assignment – Written (November 25, 2020) 20%
c) Team Assignment – Presentation (November 25 &30, 2020) 20%
c) Final Examination (December 21, 2020 @ 2:00 pm) 30%
TOTAL 100%
Course Schedule [rough guide – subject to change]
Topic
Class 1 – September 2, 2020 Read Chapter 1
Introduction to SMO 301 Groups Identified
Expectations Guest Speakers
Introduction – Instructor and Class What is Organizational Behaviour
Class 2 – September 7, 2020
What is Organizational Behaviour [continued]
Class 3 – September 9, 2020 Group Work – Assignment Proposal
Class 4 – September 14, 2020 Read Chapter 2
Job Performance
Class 5 – September 16, 2020 Read Chapter 3
Organizational Commitment
Class 6 – September 21, 2020 Company Identified
Organizational Commitment [continued]
Class 7 – September 23, 2020 Read Chapter 4
Personality, Cultural Values and Abilities
Class 8 – September 28, 2020 Read Chapter 5
Job Satisfaction
Class 9 – September 30, 2020 Read Chapter 6
Stress
Class 10 – October 5, 2020 Read Chapter 7
Motivation
Class 11 – October 7, 2020
Motivation [continued]
Questions
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Class 12 – October 14, 2020 Midterm
Class 13 – October 19, 2020 Read Chapter 8
Trust, Justice and Ethics
Class 14 – October 21, 2020 Read Chapter 9
Learning and Decision Making
Class 15 – October 26, 2020 Read Chapter 10
Communication
Class 16 – October 28, 2020 Read Chapter 11
Team Characteristics and Processes
Class 17 – November 2, 2020 Read Chapter 12
Power Influence and Processes
Class 18 – November 4, 2020
Power Influence and Processes [continued]
Class 19 – November 16, 2020 Read Chapter 13
Leadership Styles and Behaviours
Class 20 – November 18, 2020 Read Chapter 14
Organizational Structure
Class 21 – November 23 2020 Read Chapter 15
Organizational Culture and Change
Class 22 – November 25, 2020 All written assignments are due Presentations
Class 23 – November 30, 2016 Presentations
Class 24 – December 21, 2020 2:00 pm
Final Examination
Grading System
Your performance in this class will be assessed with a letter grade. Grades are determined by the instructor’s judgement on individual and team achievements in class. Policies about grades and grading procedures can be found here:
https://policiesonline.ualberta.ca/PoliciesProcedures/Pages/DispPol.aspx?PID=101
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Marking Grievances
While all assignments and exams will be marked with due consideration and fairness, any dispute of marks must be brought to the attention of the instructor within one week of the assignment or exam marks being provided to the student. You may disagree with some assessments and I will respectfully reconsider my whole assessment and comments on the basis that the student provides a written explanation of the dispute. I will not reconsider grievances after that time. The whole reassessment may result in an increase, decrease, or no change in your mark. Please, note that your entire assignment or exam will be reassessed in case you have any grievance. No special make-up assignments will be granted nor will re-writes of examinations or re-marking of previous
assignments/exams be considered.
Academic Integrity
"The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty.
Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour (online
at www.governance.ualberta.ca) and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts and/or participation in an offence.
Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University."
University Policy on Course Outlines
"Policy about course outlines can be found in Course Requirements, Evaluation Procedures and Grading of the University Calendar".
Audio or Video Recording
"Audio or video recording, digital or otherwise, of lectures, labs, seminars or any other teaching environment by students is allowed only with the prior written consent of the instructor or as a part of an approved accommodation plan. Student or instructor content, digital or otherwise, created and/or used within the context of the course is to be used solely for personal study, and is not to be used or distributed for any other purpose without prior written consent from the content author(s).”
Sample Exam Questions
Representative midterm and final exam questions are available from the following source:
• the PowerPoint slides that I will post to ULearn after working through the sample questions in class prior to the midterm.
