ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Executive MBA in Leadership

OPSY 401

Breyer State University
Instructor: Kenneth "Micheal" Townsend, Ph.D.

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is an advanced course in organizational psychology and behavior. Through a combination of theories, case studies, and overall hands on approach to study, it will be the goal of me to acquaint you with the behavior related to organizations through the study of related topics. Key topics include but are not limited to effective communication, motivation, leadership, conflict, human resources, and how to deal with stress in the workplace.

TIME FRAME: This is a five-semester hour course. This course is allotted 10 weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the 10-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbook has arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded five semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOK: There is one (1) required textbook for this course. Please purchase your book as soon as possible.

Book 1: Organizational Behavior--Concepts, Controversies, and Applications. By Robbins, Stephen P., Prentice Hall, A Simon and Schuster Company, Saddle River, NJ, 10th Edition; ISBN # 0131000691.

This text may be found at your local bookstore. Your local bookstore most often will order it as a special order for you. Or, you may purchase it online from:

Amazon.com at
www.amazon.com

Barnes & Nobel at
www.bn.com

Borders Books at
www.borders.com

EXAMINATIONS: There will be two exams (one mid-term and one final). The format of the tests will be primarily multiple-choice but this is up to me and may be changed and will cover the material that has been presented up to that point. Specifics of exam length and coverage will be dealt with prior to the exam dates. The exams will be completed no later than the last day of the week on week five and ten respectively.

a. Exam one will cover fifty items and will end with chapter 9.
b. Exam two will cover fifty items and will cover from chapter 10 to chapter18.

Hint: Exams will be taken online and graded by computer. The best way to prepare for exams is to read all assignments and to prepare for all assignments ahead of time. The easiest way to make a poor grade on an exam is to get behind and stay behind early. Also please note, exams are comprised primarily of multiple-choice questions so the answer is there. Make sure that if a question has a choice of two of the above, all of the above, or none of the above, you read the question and answer completely. Also, make sure you look very closely at questions that say "not". They are not meant to be tricky but can be to some people.

GRADES AND DISTRIBUTION: There are 700 total points available for the class.

1). First seven assignments 60 points each.
2). Mid-term exam             100 total points.
3). Final exam                   100 total points.
4). Last assignment           80 total points.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%   = A
80-89%     = B
70-79%     = C
Below 70% = Fail

WRTTEN ASSIGNMENTS: There will several written assignments for this class. The material that shall be covered will come directly from the readings in the text. The readings will be of specified length and should be properly documented. At the end of week one, two, three, four, six, seven, eight, and nine there will be a written assignment due. At the end of the fifth and tenth week, there will be no written assignment due because of the exams.

This is done to help you. You may take the exam anytime after the assignment for week three and seven respectively, but you cannot start the written assignment for the next half of the class until the exam is taken. As previously stated, this class has a range of length. It could last 8 weeks up to but not over 10 weeks.

INSTRUCTOR: The instructor for this course is Kenneth "Micheal" Townsend, Ph.D.

INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY: Upon registration, you will be given my e-mail address. I am available periodically through e-mail, so please e-mail me any questions that may occur. That is why I am here. I will do everything to help you as much as possible. Please do not wait until the end of the class to try to get help. It will be too late. Anytime your grade falls below C, I will try to contact you about it. If I do not, please do not hesitate to contact me through e-mail.

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