UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS COURSE SYLLABUS

MGMT 3720.070 – Organizational Behavior

SPRING, 2017

Catalog Description: MGMT 3720 is a junior-level survey course designed to provide you with an overview of the

management field. MGMT 3720 is a core topic required of all students majoring in one of the many degree plans of the

College of Business at UNT. The course title, Organizational Behavior, is defined as the study of individual behavior and

group dynamics in organizational settings.

In the collective judgment of COB faculty, the research, theory, and practices described in our Organizational Behavior

literature represent the very best introductory explanation for the behavior of managers in for profit firms/ organizations.

UNT’s Undergraduate Catalog states: MGMT 3720. Organizational Behavior. 3 credit hours.

Individual behavior in formal organizations. Cases, lectures and experiential exercises in organizational culture, motivation,

leadership, dynamics of power, perception and attribution, communication, decision making and performance, and

individual differences. Open to non-business majors.

Class Delivery Method: THIS IS A BLENDED CLASS THAT MEETS AS SCHEDULED WITH SOME COURSE CONTENT DELIVERED

ONLINE.

Course Objectives: The general/broad learning objectives of this course are as follows;

1. To develop an understanding of systems approach applied to human/organizational behavior.

2. To understand the foundations of individual behavior.

3. To understand the importance of embracing and managing diversity in organizations.

4. To identify the role of personality and perception in affecting behavior in organizations.

5. To learn about career management in organizations.

6. To examine a number of traditional and contemporary approaches to work motivation.

7. To examine the important variables in individual/group decision making and problem solving.

8. To develop an awareness of various roles in organizations, and how they impact performance.

9. To learn how to be a contributing member of a productive team.

10. To understand the importance of managing conflict and negotiation in organizations.

11. To appreciate the role of influence tactics, empowerment, and politics in organizations.

12. To review the current state of knowledge with respect to leadership and leader behavior.

13. To appreciate the ideas involved with work design and technology in organizations.

14. To connect and learn about organizational culture, its influence to products/services produced.

15. To understand how to manage change in organizations.

16. To appreciate diversity in the workplace and its importance to the labor supply required.

17. To learn how to manage occupational stress in organizations.

18. To apply course concepts to practical organizational problems.

Class Location/Time: Collin Higher Education Center (CHEC) Room: 225; Tuesdays 6:00-7:20 p.m.

Instructor: Dr. Christine DeLaTorre

E-Mail: christine.delatorre@unt.edu

Office Hours: I am available to meet on Tuesdays between 5-6 p.m. or by appointment.

Textbook (required): The textbook for this course is Organizational Behavior, 17th Edition, S.P. Robbins & T.A. Judge,

Pearson, Prentice-Hall, 2017. ISBN: 9780134103983

MYMANAGEMENTLAB is NOT REQUIRED for this course.

Student Perceptions of Teaching (SPOT): Student feedback is important and an essential part of participation in this course.

The student evaluation of instruction is a requirement for all organized classes at UNT. The short SPOT survey will be made

available during the semester to provide you with an opportunity to evaluate how this course is taught. For the Spring 2017

semester you will receive an email from "UNT SPOT Course Evaluations via IASystem Notification" (noreply@iasystem.org)

with the survey link. Please look for the email in your UNT email inbox. Simply click on the link and complete your survey.

Once you complete the survey you will receive a confirmation email that the survey has been submitted. For additional

information, please visit the spot website at www.spot.unt.edu or email spot@unt.edu.

STUDENT CONDUCT

Any student behavior that interferes with an instructor’s ability to conduct class or other students' opportunity to learn is

unacceptable and will not be tolerated in any instructional setting at UNT. This includes traditional face-to-face classes,

online or blended classes, labs, discussion groups or boards, field trips, and verbal and/or written (including email)

communication with the instructor and/or other students. Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited

to, disrespectful treatment of other students (verbal or written), disrupting lecture, and use of inappropriate or profane

language or gestures in class or other instructional settings.

A student engaging in unacceptable behavior may be directed to leave the classroom or other instructional setting and

may also be referred to the Dean of Students to consider whether his/her conduct violates UNT’s Student Code of Conduct.

CAMPUS CARRY & CONCEALED HANDGUNS

In accordance with state law and UNT policy, students who are licensed may carry a concealed handgun on campus

premises except in locations and at any function, event, and program prohibited by law or by this policy. Students may

learn more about UNT’s concealed handgun policy at https://campuscarry.unt.edu.

SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION, HARRASSMENT, & ASSAULT

UNT is committed to providing an environment free of all forms of discrimination and sexual harassment, including sexual

assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. If you (or someone you know) has experienced or experiences

any of these acts of aggression, please know that you are not alone. The federal Title IX law makes it clear that violence

and harassment based on sex and gender are Civil Rights offenses. UNT has staff members trained to support you in

navigating campus life, accessing health and counseling services, providing academic and housing accommodations,

helping with legal protective orders, and more.

UNT’s Dean of Students’ website offers a range of on-campus and off-campus resources to help support survivors,

depending on their unique needs: http://deanofstudents.unt.edu/resources_0. Renee LeClaire McNamara is UNT’s

Student Advocate and she can be reached through e-mail at SurvivorAdvocate@unt.edu or by calling the Dean of Students’

office at 940-565-2648. You are not alone. We are here to help.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Academic integrity emanates from a culture that embraces the core values of trust and honesty necessary for full learning

to occur. As a student-centered public research university, UNT promotes the integrity of the learning process by

establishing and enforcing academic standards. Academic dishonesty breaches the mutual trust necessary in an academic

environment and undermines all scholarship. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, plagiarism, forging the signature of

the instructor or of another student, fabrication, and/or facilitating or sabotaging the academic dishonesty of other

students.

Any suspected occurrence of academic dishonesty will be investigated and handled in accordance with UNT policy and

procedures. The following academic penalties may be assessed at the instructor’s discretion upon determination that

academic dishonesty has occurred. Admonitions and educational assignments are not appealable.

1. Admonition. The student may be issued a verbal or written warning.

2. Assignment of Educational Coursework. The student may be required to perform additional coursework not required of

other students in the specific course.

3. Partial or no credit for an assignment or assessment. The instructor may award partial or no credit for the assignment

or assessment on which the student engaged in academic dishonesty, to be calculated into the final course grade.

4. Course Failure. The instructor may assign a failing grade for the course.

Should the procedure for appeal of a case of academic dishonesty extend beyond the date when the instructor submits

course grades for the semester, the student will be assigned a grade that reflects the penalty, which shall be adjusted, as

appropriate, at the conclusion of any appeal process.

Specific details and description of UNT’s Policy on Student Standards of Academic Integrity (18.1.16) and students’ right to

appeal are available at https://policy.unt.edu/policydesc/student-standards-academic- integrity-18-1-16.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION

In accordance with university policies and state and federal regulations, UNT is committed to full academic access for all

qualified students, including those with disabilities. To this end, all academic units are willing to make reasonable and

appropriate adjustments to the classroom environment and the teaching, testing, or learning methodologies in order to

facilitate equality of educational access for persons with disabilities. Students seeking accommodation must first register

with the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) to verify their eligibility. If a disability is verified, the ODA will provide

the student with an accommodation letter to be hand delivered to the instructor to begin a private discussion regarding

the student’s specific needs in the course.

Students may request accommodations at any time; however, ODA notices of accommodation should be provided as early

as possible in the semester to avoid any delay in implementation. Every semester, students must obtain a new letter of

accommodation, and they must meet with each faculty member prior to implementation in each class.

Students are strongly encouraged to deliver letters of accommodation during faculty office hours or by appointment.

Faculty members have the authority to request that students discuss such letters during their designated office hours in

order to protect the privacy of the student.

For additional information, visit the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) in Sage Hall, suite 167, or their website at

http://disability.unt.edu. You may also contact the ODA office by phone at 940.565.4323. Specific information on UNT’s

policies related to disability accommodations is available at https://policy.unt.edu/policydesc/disability-accommodation-

students-and-academic-units-18-1-14.

Please note that disability accommodations are not retroactively applied to the start of a course. Accommodations in the

course become effective after the student has delivered an official accommodation letter from UNT’s ODA.

REQUESTS FOR AN INCOMPLETE

Students may request a grade of incomplete ("I") only if he/she meets all of the following conditions:

· The student is passing the course;

· There is a justifiable and documented reason beyond the control of the student (e.g., serious illness or military service)

for not completing the course on schedule; and,

· The student has the approval of the instructor and the department chair.

Students meeting these criteria must arrange with the instructor to finish the course at a later date by completing specific

requirements outlined by the instructor. These requirements must be listed on a “Request for Grade of Incomplete” form

signed by the instructor, student, and department chair. More information on UNT’s Incomplete Grade policy is available

at http://registrar.unt.edu/grades/incompletes.

REQUESTS TO DROP THE CLASS

We want you to succeed in this class and at UNT. If you are concerned about your progress in the course, or believe you

need to drop for other reasons, it is important that you contact the instructor as soon as possible. We want to make sure

that dropping the course is your best or only option.

There are consequences to dropping classes that extend beyond losing your invested time, money, and effort. Dropping

one or more classes may make you ineligible for financial aid. There are also limits on the number of courses you can drop.

You can learn more about this at http://registrar.unt.edu/registration/dropping-class.

If you absolutely have to drop the course, you must pick up a drop form from the Eagle Student Services Center and take

it to the instructor for her/his signature. Once the instructor signs the form, you are responsible for taking it to the

Registrar’s Office in the Eagle Student Services Center to have it processed. Please be aware that when you choose to drop

can affect your grade:

First day of Spring 2017 semester.................................................................................................... January 17

Beginning this day, students must receive instructor approval to drop (automatic “W”).................... January 31

Approval of audit rolls by instructors (Dept. deadline)............................ ........................................ February 13

Last day for student to receive automatic grade of “W” when dropping ........................................... February 24

Beginning this day, instructors may drop students with a grade of “WF” for nonattendance............. February 25

University Closed for Spring Break................................................................................................... March 13

Spring Break (no classes)................................................................................................................. March 13-19

Last day for a student to drop course with consent of the instructor with either a “W” or “WF” ....... April 4

Beginning this date, a student who qualifies may request an Incomplete, with a grade of “I”............ April 17

Last day a student may withdraw due to medical or extraordinary circumstances (drop all classes).. April 21

Last day for an instructor to drop a student with a grade of WF for nonattendance .......................... April 21

Last class day.................................................................................................................................. May 4

Reading Day (no classes)................................................................................................................. May 5

Final Exams..................................................................................................................................... May 6-12

End of term..................................................................................................................................... May 12

Commencement ceremonies............................................................................................................ May 12-13

Final grades due .............................................................................................................................. May 15

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS & PROCEDURES

UNT uses a system called Eagle Alert to quickly notify you with critical information in the event of an emergency (i.e., severe

weather, campus closing, and health and public safety emergencies like chemical spills, fires, or violence). The system sends

voice messages (and text messages upon permission) to the phones of all currently enrolled students. Please make certain

to update your phone numbers at https://my.unt.edu/.

Some helpful emergency preparedness actions include:

1) know the evacuation routes and severe weather shelter areas in the buildings where your classes are held,

2) determine how you will contact family and friends if phones are temporarily unavailable, and

3) identify where you will go if you need to evacuate the Denton area suddenly.

In the event of a university closure, please refer to Blackboard for contingency plans for covering course materials.

What Makes My Classes Unique: Class “lectures” are designed to enhance the key concepts covered in the textbook. My

assumption is that students have already READ and are familiar with the material. Classes are highly experiential and

participative. This is a partnership- if students come prepared to class (at a minimum read the chapter summary and obtain

a basic understanding of the key concepts), I will utilize the class time in facilitating learning activities to apply those

concepts to engage students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills. My teaching philosophy is most simply reflected

in a quote by Confucius: “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” I am your advocate in learning

and I desire that you be successful in the course. re·gur·gi·tate /riˈgərjəˌtāt/ verb

•bring (swallowed food) up again to the mouth. "gulls regurgitate food for the chicks"

•repeat (information) without analyzing or comprehending it. "facts that can then be regurgitated at examinations"

synonyms: repeat, say again, restate, reiterate, recite, parrot

CELL PHONE/LAPTOP/RECORDING POLICY: Credible research confirms that unexpected noises and movement

automatically divert and capture people's attention, which means you are impacting everyone’s learning experience if your

cell phone, laptop, etc. makes noise or is visually distracting during class. For this reason, I ask that you close your laptops

during class discussion but will allow you to take notes on your laptop. You may keep your cell phone on with the sound

off so you can be notified in the case of an emergency, HOWEVER DO NOT TEXT or use your cell phone during class. If you

text in class, it is my discretion to deduct from your participation grade. In addition, the recording of any class lectures,

discussions, activities- audio and/or video- is PROHIBITED. If students fail to adhere to this policy their behavior is

considered disruptive and could result in a referral to the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

PARTICIPATION: Class participation is a very important part of the learning process in this course. Quality comments

possess one or more of the following properties: offers a different and unique, but relevant, perspective; contributes to

moving the discussion and analysis forward; or provides a personal example of the concept being discussed. While your

class participation is subjective, it is not random or arbitrary. And, clearly, more frequent quality comments are better than

less frequent quality comments. If you frequently do not attend class, you are not able to participate or contribute to the

learning process which research proves will negatively impact your course grade.

MISSING DEADLINES FOR COURSE DELIVERABLES: Course deliverables will be administered on days shown in in

Blackboard (Learn). Students will be sent an “Announcement” in Blackboard if the instructor makes any changes to the

Course Calendar. Since all course deliverables are available a minimum of 6 days prior to the deadline, it is the student’s

responsibility to submit the coursework 2-3 business days prior to the deadline- so if I need to reset a deliverable (for

proven technical issues; not to improve a grade)- I can do so. I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE WORK. However, if you have

documentation of an extraordinary event outside of your control AND you inform me in a timely manner, I will exercise

my professional discretion to determine the appropriate action (if any) is necessary to be fair to each student and also to

maintain the integrity of the course. It is the student’s responsibility to learn how to use the associated tools needed to be

successful in the course. Please contact the UNT Help Desk for tutorials or technical assistance.

Further, no component of this course will be administered at a time different than that provided in the Course Calendar

(in Blackboard) unless our course activity is in conflict with a University Approved Activity (please provide e-mail statements

from VP or appropriate dean’s office to verify the conflict prior to the course activity Lock day/time. Verifiable cases of

birth; death; serious family and /or health problems; acts of God (unpreventable events resulting from natural causes, such

as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and storms -- accidents which are not the result of human factors); transportation

accidents; bona fide racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, age, gender, or disability factors; UNT official events; UNT computer

problems affecting ALL students; etc., may constitute grounds for accommodation, and will be dealt with on a case-by-

case basis. COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE PROBLEMS, and other personal situations not described above DO NOT

constitute grounds for accommodation.

INCIVILITY: Classroom incivility is any action that interferes with a harmonious and cooperative learning atmosphere of the

class. Incivility displayed by a student to his/her peers OR to the professor can result in consequences. This, not only

includes making disrespectful comments to the professor either verbally or in writing, during or out of class, but also

includes making statements to the professor such as “I need to pass this class to get off scholastic probation...” You will

receive the grade you earn in the course and the outcome of that grade is not pertinent to my grading. I do not provide

individual extra credit or curve course grades based on the outcome of the grade you receive. The disruption determines

the level of consequences and may result in your being directed to leave the classroom and referral to the Office of the

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Extra Credit: There is no extra credit offered in this course.

Method of Evaluation Percent A=Above 90%

Quizzes 50% B=80-89.9%

Discussions 40% C=70-79.9%

Attendance 10% D=60-69.9%

Total Percentage 100% F=Less than 60%

Quizzes. All quizzes are accessed by clicking “Quizzes” found in the list of course tools and will be available on and will

expire on the dates specified in Blackboard Learn. Quizzes are open book, open notes and are based on the textbook.

Complete the quizzes without the help of anyone else. You will receive a zero if you do not complete a quiz prior to its

deadline. Each quiz will consist of fifty (50) multiple choice questions covering the chapters addressed in each unit. Students

will have 60 minutes to complete the quiz. A non-submission is a zero.

Quiz Grades are returned immediately after submission. Thus, you will submit your quiz and click on the “My

Grades” tool on the course menu to view your score. HOWEVER, you must wait until the quiz availability period

ends to be able to access the questions and answers you submitted. Questions and submitted answers will be

available for 24 hours following the quiz deadline.

I curve each quiz at the END OF THE AVAILABILITY PERIOD (if necessary) so the highest score is 100 points. Since I

curve each quiz, I will not review specific questions students whose intent is adding additional points to his/ her

quiz. However, if students have questions regarding course content, I will be glad to explain to increase

understanding and the practical application of the course curriculum.

Discussions. All discussions are accessed by clicking “Discussions” found in the list of course tools and will be available on

and will expire on the dates specified in Blackboard Learn. A non-submission is a zero.

Discussion Grades and Feedback. Discussion grades will be assigned within 3-4 business days after the close of a

discussion. Students may click on My Grade tool to view their score and feedback. Discussion forums are intended to promote discussion between and among our class members. Once a discussion closed, there is no

provision for MAKING UP A MISSED POSTING. A non-submission is a zero. To receive full credit students must:

1. Provide a comprehensive, substantive answer to the discussion questions (integrate course content, share

examples, current events, etc.). Most quality posts are 2-3 paragraphs in length (weighted 50% of total

points available);

2. Post the answer (see above) to the discussion within the first 2 calendar days it is assigned per course

calendar (Day 1 is the day the posting is available); (weighted 25% of total points available); AND

3. Respond to a minimum of 2 classmates’ posts that include quality comments (not just “I agree” or “good

point”) by the end of the availability period. Most comments are 3-4 sentences in length. (weighted 25%

of total points available)

Attendance. This is a BLENDED course with material covered during face-to-face class meetings and in Learn. Attendance

for the classes is weighted equally. If absent, the student is responsible for obtaining notes, assignments, changes to the

schedule or updates that occurred during that class. It is the student’s responsibility to get this information from a

classmate. It is the student’s responsibility to sign that class day’s “ATTENDANCE” sheet at the beginning or at the break

that class day. Absence from class is not an excuse for late work or failure to be prepared for the following class.