Organizational Behavior

Organizational Behavior will explore human behavior at the individual, interpersonal, and group levels including effects of organizational structure on behavior. The emphasis will be on managerial roles, historical evolution of management, ethics, and behavior in multi-cultural contexts. This course deals with human behavior in organizations and with practices and methods within organizations that facilitate or hamper effective behavior. Within each topic, conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are blended. Topics include communication, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class assignments are intended to help participants obtain the skills that managers need to improve workplace relationships and performance.

Upon successful completion of this class, students will be able to:

• Explain the influence of personality, values, attitudes, perceptions, and attributions on organizational behavior.
• Describe the motivational process and apply motivational theories to organization scenarios.
• Explain group types, group development, group norms, and group decision making techniques.
• Analyze and apply leadership theories.
• Analyze power bases and influence tactics.
• Identify tactics for handling stress, interpersonal communications, and conflict.
• Describe the characteristics, determinants, & methods of creating and sustaining organizational culture.
• Describe the role of ethics in business actions and decision-making.
• Explain the impact of social perception, diversity management and appreciation of individual differences.

Other Credits: 27 hours of continuing education credit

Note: This course is not open to high school and junior students. Please check the FUTURES Program. which is specifically designed for this audience.  

For questions about this course, please contact BizManagement@ucsd.edu. 

Course Number: BUSA-40922
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Accounting, Business Management

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6/26/2023 - 8/25/2023

$595

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• SECTION ID:

  173829

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Hall, Lois

  As founder of Access to Leadership, Lois brings over thirty years of independent and corporate business experience in training, development, coaching, sales and management.  She has designed and facilitated training and coaching workshops for all levels of employees, with emphasis on skill and career development.  Her expertise is in leadership and management development and human resources with emphasis in performance management, career management, succession planning, talent management and customer care.    Career highlights include international sales and management positions in the service and high technology industries with companies such as American Airlines, Digital Equipment Corporation and Jenny Craig International, where she was responsible for the hiri...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Organizational Behavior 18th
  by Robbins & Judge
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780134729329

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 7/5/2023.
  

• NOTE:

• DATE & LOCATION:

  6/26/2023 - 8/25/2023
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.