УЧЕБНАЯ РАБОТА

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
2007
CLASS SYLLABUS

Instructor:     Natalia Mikhalkovskaya

Text:     Организационное поведение. Фред Лютенс. М.: Инфра,1999.

              Organizational Behavior, 6th ed., Hellriegel, Slocum, Woodman.

Course Objectives

This course involves the study of Organizational Behavior and is composed to fulfill the following objectives:

1. To provide students with a current overview of Organizational Behavior practices.
2. To built consultation skills in the area of Organizational development.
3. To establish deep understanding of cross-cultural communication and ability to analyze business situations.

Course Requirements

1. Learning and Participation: it is the student's responsibility to read and study the assigned material on or before the required dates. Learning listening to the instructor, taking notes, listening to other students' contributions, and exhibiting behavior equal to that of a professional in a formal business situation.
2. Attendance is a subjects of constant control. In addition to regular attendance check there will be surprise quizzes that can harm the overall grade if missed.
3. Text Readings, Written Assignments, and Case Discussions: class lectures are designed to supplement and reinforce text material. Students are expected to read the text before the due date and be prepared to evidence their reading by unannounced quizzes and class discussions.
4. Examinations: Exams will be based on the Russian textbook, assigned articles, and class lecture materials. In some cases class lectures will reinforce material presented in the text, while in other cases, class lectures will be based on new material. Exams will consist of both objective and short essay questions. All exams will be non-cumulative. Make-up exams will not be given except for the most unusual cases.
5. Course project: to be discussed in class. Project reports must be handed in on or before Friday of the fourteenth week of classes. There will be one full letter grade penalty for each working day the report is late.
6. Student Conduct: The following conduct is not acceptable behavior by university students:

(1)    Disrupting the class by holding side-conversations when the instructor is speaking or others are contributing; that is talking that is not part of a specific classroom discussion or presentation is totally unacceptable professional behavior in an international setting.
(2)    Arriving late to class will result in deduction of points.
(3)    Preparing homework or studying for another course during a class period.
(4)    Cheating during testing periods (cheating can be proved by the same work of two students and/or continuous staring at the neighbor's exam).

Repeated (more than once) violation of any of these rules will result in one full letter final grade reduction.

7. Grading policy:

Letter grades:

A (5) 8 9.91 - 100%
B (4) 80.0 - 89.90%
C (3)70. 0 - 79.99%
D (2) < 70

Final grade will consist of:

Two mid-term exams	15% each
Final Exam	20%
Five unannounced quizzes	10% (the worst quiz will be thrown out)
Team project	15%
Class participation*	15%
Attendance	10%
Total	100%

* Active participation in class discussion is encouraged, in particular establishment and development of business communication with consultants.

8. Office hours: There are no formal office hours. If a student has any questions or problems with any specific text material, exam, or written assignments, s/he should make an appointment with the instructor before or after a class period or by or by E-mail nmikhalkovskaya@mail.ru
9. This syllabus is subject to change. The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the schedule, content of the course, and the syllabus as necessary for the successful progress of the course. It is the student's responsibility to know if and when changes have been made to the syllabus and/or schedule.

Schedule of classes

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