Students will gain a working knowledge of how to manage personal, interpersonal, and group processes by having the interpersonal skills to assume responsibility for leading and promoting teamwork among diverse stakeholders. Students will learn to manage individual and group behaviors in improving organizational productivity and performance. Through experiential learning, students will learn to integrate home, work, and educational observations and experiences and to convert them into proactive practical applications for growth and renewal.

Not required

Entrance Competencies

Students are expected to have appropriate undergraduate preparation and familiarity with basic psychology. Thus the student is expected to understand:

1) The psychology of the individual and influences on behavior.
2) Biological foundations of behavior.
3) Essentials of human growth and development.
4) Learning theory.
5) Principles of perception and motivation.

Exit Competencies

Upon completion of this course, the student will have a working knowledge of and an increased capacity for:

1) Describing and discussing the basic concepts of organizational behavior and organizational development.
2) Explaining the basic theories of organizational behavior, including McGregor, Maslow, Herzberg, McClelland, Blake and Mouton, Fiedler, Vroom, Skinner and Alderfer.
3) Describing and discussing basic behavioral models of communication, motivation, performance organizational learning and development, and leadership.
4) Analyzing his/her leadership/management style.
5) Identifying, explaining, and analyzing the structure and dynamics of the small group process.
6) Listing and discussing the fundamentals of organizational change and the available strategies for change.

1. Required Materials


1. Textbooks

Organizations, Behavior, Structure, Processes, 13th Edition - 13.Edition - 2009
James L Gibson
McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 9780073381305


2. Articles

FOR CRN 40096 ONLY.




To purchase and access your online CoursePack, you will need to do the following: Go to:


http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/relay.jhtml?name=cp&c=c58253


Then click on the course link provided by the instructor, this will take you to a login page that is divided down the middle. The left hand side is for returning users the right hand side is for new users. For returning users simply enter your username and password in the space provided. Fill in the open fields on the left hand side of the page. And then click login. Once you have logged in click on the My Courses link in the upper left hand corner of the page. Click on the course title and the scroll to the bottom of the page to enter your credit card information. Click the checkout button. Once you have checked out you can click on the blue download file link connected with any of the articles on the My Courses or My Library page and a PDF window will open with the selected article.


APA Manual
Effective October 1^st 2009, the 6th edition of the APA Manual is required for all courses.

NSU Bookstore
Textbooks and Case Studies may be purchased from the NSU Bookstore (located in the University Park Plaza) by calling 1-800-509-2665 or online at http://www.nsubooks.bkstore.com.



2. Recommended Materials

With the hybrid model, the instructor will suggest reading materials for the online venue as the course progresses.

The NSU libraries comprise the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, East Campus Branch Library, Health Professions Division Library, Law Library and Technology Center, North Miami Beach Branch Library, University School Library Media Centers, and the William S. Richardson Ocean Science Library. Students are strongly encouraged to visit one of the physical locations and/or take advantage of the vast electronic library available for research. For more information, please visit http://www.nova.edu/library.

Please note that all required and recommended materials should be referenced in APA style.