Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: ACPE-0121 Organization's ID: BUS120 Organization: Alternative Credit Project Ecosystem Location: Online Length: This is a self-paced online course Dates Offered: 4/1/2015 - 3/31/2018 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Organizational Behavior Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to explore the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations within today's dynamic work environment. Specific topics include communications, motivations, leadership, power structure, and organizational culture. Learning Outcomes: Illustrate strategies to overcome social perception and attribution, diversity, and stress to improve performance Compare and contrast content and process theories of motivation Examine techniques for effective team work, especially in problem-solving and decision-making Examine barriers to communication and apply techniques of effective communication Apply strategies to overcome resistance to change Apply leadership theories and styles to improve employee motivation Correlate self-concept, personality, emotions, and values to work performance Correlate intelligence, ability, attitudes, job satisfaction, and learning to work performance Explain the use of goal-setting, feedback, rewards, and reinforcement, in improving performance Examine the structure, size, and design of teams, and the effect of norms and roles on behavior Differentiate functional and dysfunctional conflict and apply conflict management techniques Apply influence, power, and political tactics to achieve performance-related goals, consistent with ethical principles Select elements of organizational structure to optimize employee motivation Correlate organizational culture to employee motivation Examine employee responses to organizational change General Topics: Issues in individual behavior Determinants of Individual behavior Determinants of individual task performance Theories of motivation Performance management Teams in the workplace Team building Communication Organizational politics Conflict and negotiation Leadership Organizational structure and design Organizational culture Change management Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Computer Based Training Methods of Assessment: Examinations Quizzes Minimum Passing Score: 70% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Page Content