BA-3361.

502: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL

BEHAVIOR, Spring 2006

Time: Thursdays 07.00 to 09.45 PM

Place: SOM 1.217
Instructor: Padmakumar Nair, SOM 4.208
Telephone: 972-883-6264
Email: padmakumar.nair@utdallas.edu

Office hours: 09.30 to 11.30 AM (Tuesdays) & 5.00 to 6.30 PM (Thursdays) or by

appointment

INTRODUCTION
A good knowledge of Organizational Behavior is important for all of us. This is because
we all are members of some kind of organizations. The smallest organization we belong
to is our family! In this course we will look at organizational behavior mainly from a
positive psychology point of view. That means that we will focus our attention on
creating, fostering and managing organizations in which people thrive and perform at
their best.

TEXT BOOK
Organizational Behavior, 10th ed., Hellriegel and Slocum, South-Western.

EXAMS
There will be THREE MULTIPLE CHOICE exams and a make-up exam* at the end
of the semester. The exam will be in the class and will last for 60 minutes. Please note
that the exam will be closed book and may not contain any bonus questions. Each exam
counts for 20% of your final grade.
*
Make-up-Exam [April 27th 2006], will be comprehensive in nature, is for those who have
missed one of the three exams. Please note that you should get permission from me to sit
for the make-up exam!

GRADING
Exam I 25% [Feb. 09th 2006]
Exam II 25% [March 16th 2006]
Exam III 25% [April 20th 2006]
Pop-Quiz 25%
 COURSE SCHEDULE (Tentative)
Week Date Content Chapters
Week 1 01/12 Syllabus Chapters 1
MBTI assessment
Career Decision Making Assessment
Week 2 01/19 Individual Difference Chapters 2 and 3
Week 3 01/26 MBTI (feedback) Chapters 4, 5 and 6
Motivation
Week 4 02/02 Motivation Chapters 5 and 6
Exam I Review (I will answer your
questions in the class)
Week 5 02/09 Exam I (Feb. 09th ) Chapter 8
Week 6 02/16 Understanding Teams / Group and Social
Processes
Movie 12 angry men
Week 7 02/23 Decision Making Chapters 13
Week 8 03/02 Leadership and Communication Chapters 10, 11 and 12

Exam II Review (I will answer your

questions in the class)
Week 9 03/09 SPRING BREAK
Week 10 03/16 Exam II (March 16th )
Week 11 03/23 Conflict and Negotiation Chapter 9
Week 12 03/30 Org. Culture Chapters 15
Video Southwest Airline
Week 13 04/06 Org. Design Chapters 14
Week 14 04/13 Org. Change Chapters 16
Exam III Review (I will answer your
questions in the class)
Week 15 04/20 Exam III (April 20th )
Week 16 04/27 Comprehensive Make-Up Exam (only for
those who missed one of the above
exams)