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Introduction to the course: organizational theory & design. MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller wckeller@earthlink.net. Outline-course introduction. Objectives/outcomes Course map (methods) Managerial abilities Team building SMAC ideas How to succeed. What the course is about.
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Introduction to the course: organizational theory & design MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller wckeller@earthlink.net
Outline-course introduction • Objectives/outcomes • Course map (methods) • Managerial abilities • Team building • SMAC ideas • How to succeed MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
What the course is about • A better understanding of yourself, that is more self-awareness • The ability to recognize what motivates other people • Greater skill as a leader, that is a greater ability to influence an organization • Insight into how to make change MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Course objectives: two categories • Program wide outcomes • Course Specific outcomes MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Graduate Management objectives • Increase competency as part of a management team • Develop any or all of the managerial abilities • Apply theoretical knowledge to real-world managerial situations • Involment in the educational process as self-directed learners • Development of ethical behavior and social responsibility • Promote diversity MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
MGT 520 objectives (1 of 4) • Become familiar with the processes for designing effective organizations • Identify organizational development methods • Understanding why it is so difficult to make change; and • Learn some of the strategies & models to overcome the inevitable resistance to change. MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
More course outcomes (2 of 4) • Apply managerial decision-making techniques to increase organizational efficiency. This includes learning the obstacles to good decision-making and prescriptions for improving choices. Ø Appreciate that motivation is the salient factor in achieving objectives. In order to motivate people one must understand individuals and their differences, an often difficult task. ØLearn ways (both good and bad) to increase your ability to use power and influence. MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Course outcomes (3 of 4) • Gain insight into how to improve your ability to lead. • Learn the pros, cons and pitfalls of teamwork. • Gain insight into how to manage and resolve conflict. • Learn how to manage stress and foster employee satisfaction. MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Course objectives (4 of 4) • Gain insight into how to troubleshoot and improve communications. This includes the ramifications of the use of technology. • Gain insight into how and why we need to manage an organization's culture and environment. This includes the ramifications of operating in a global environment. MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Course road-map see course outline for details MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Teamwork = One third ExamOne third Project (Managerial Development plan/SMAC) One third 75% of teamwork score = management team's performance on class activities. 25% peer evaluation Final = in class short answers Grades come from application of concepts to real world MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Opportunity to develop managerial abilities • Three opportunities: • During class preparation, with teams and in class • On SMAC • In exam prep • Especially: Planning, ATD, Self-control, Adaptability, empathy, group management, developing others, oral & written communications, systems thinking MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Team-building • Please invest time & energy to develop your team. • Use the tips offered in the Gibbs booklet. • Use the insights you learned from your MBTI or LSI MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Develop ways to improve communications at your job. Come up with a way to implement some needed change at your work place. Create a more effective organizational structure at your place of business Create a plan to manage stress and/or increase employee satisfaction at your job. Develop a more effective reward system for your company. Create a plan for improving the effectiveness of the teamwork at your job SMAC ideas MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Develop guidelines that will improve the quality of decision-making at your company. Propose a leadership development program for your organization. Develop a plan to implement Telecommuting and/or Flextime to improve job satisfaction and productivity at your company More SMAC ideas MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller
Advice: How to succeed • Plan your time • Do the work- prepare in advance for each task, • Pay special attention to communications • Invest time and energy to develop your team • Work hard to apply the course concepts to the case situations, the project (SMAC) and the exam • Think critically, and • Communicate your analyses (class tasks, SMAC and exam) in an effective way MGT 520 Dr. Coty Keller