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Day 1 - Friday, June 16
Good background reading for today - Introduction and Part I
(skip chapter 6 for now)
of Kolb et al Organizational Behavior textbook. Don't do the
exercises but get a feel for the kind of material included. Spend most of
your time on the introduction and the first chapter.
Aproximate Times and Topic
9:00 INTRODUCTIONS
In-class exercise. In groups, discuss the
course requirements, objectives, assignments, your understanding of
how the course will be conducted and similar items such as those
listed in the exercise beginning on p. 11 in your text. Appoint a
spokesperson/representative to participate in a mutual interview (class of
instructor and instructor of class representatives). Rest of class
observes and later comments in Portfolio as first
entry. Does this experience of developing an explicit psychological
learning contract model in any way that of developing a psychological
contract in a
work situation?
10:15
10:30
THEORIES OF MANAGING PEOPLE
In-class nominal exercise and discussion. I'll
give you some sticky notes. Spend a
few minutes listing one to a sticky note what you think the roles and
skills a manager should
have. Affix your note to the designated space. Then walk around and
see what others have written. See if you can group like things
together. For general discussion, do you think the skills and roles
a manager needs varies depending on the kind of
organization? Tonight in your portfolio describe an organizational
setting in which you would like to work and a managerial position
within the organization, state which of the skills and roles seem to
be most important. A
self-assessment along the
lines of the questions on
pp. 38-39 could also be
included.
12:00
LUNCH
1:15
HOW PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS LEARN
In-class exercise. Take the Learning Style
Inventory on pp. 46-47 and record your results. In groups, share your
results and experiences with any other psychological instruments you may
have taken (for example, the Keirsey
temperament sorter or the
Myers-Briggs. Discuss how the different temperaments and
learning
styles affect what managers should do.
2:30
2:45
THEORIES OF MOTIVATION
3:15
PREPARATION FOR TOMORROW