Course Syllabus

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Course Syllabus for Fall 2021 MGT 305 02 & M2 - Dr. Jalane Meloun

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Course Description:

This course provides an analysis of selected concepts in behavioral science and their application to people and systems in organizations. At a broad level, this course will help you to understand “people issues” that all organizations face, with additional attention to understanding how organizational behavior looks different as a result of globalization, diversity, and increasing technology.  Topic areas discussed include leadership and leadership development, work-family conflict, stress, learning and perception, personality and attitudes as they relate to organizations, decision-making, groups and teams, conflict, and organizational structure and development.


Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Identify "people" issues that organizations face and suggest corrective measures/plan of actions
  • Contrast the potential benefits of corporate social responsibility at the individual, organizational and societal levels
  • Organize and synthesize information to produce high quality documents
  • Produce professional quality presentations using PowerPoint and its "narration" function
  • Identify people-related challenges associated with global business

Course Content:

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Textbook:

Great newsyour textbook for this class is available for free online!

Principles of Management from OpenStax, ISBN-10: 0-9986257-7-9

You have several options to obtain this book:

You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.


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  • Any student needing accommodations should inform the instructor. Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are encouraged to notify the instructor and contact the Accessibility Services early so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible. All information will remain confidential.
  • Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will result in a failing grade on the assignment, at a minimum. Using someone else's ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as our own, either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious offense known as plagiarism. Please see the Barry University handbook for policies regarding plagiarism, harassment, etc. 
  • Any students with food insecurities can visit the campus food pantry.