MAN305 Organization Theory
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Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | ||||||
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MAN305 | Organization Theory | 3 | 0 | 6 | B F1.8; M: 15:00-17:50 | |||||
Prerequisite | MAN102 | It is a prerequisite to | None |
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Lecturer | Senad Bušatlić | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Monday: 9:00-11:50 , 16:00-16:50 Tuesday: 13:00-14:50 Wednesday: 9:00-11:00 or per appointment, 16:00-16:50 or per appointment Thursday: 9:00-11:50 or per appointment |
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sbusatlic@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
Assistant | Assistant E-mail | sbusatlic@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||
Course Objectives | In this course, the students will gain competences and skills on how managers seek to promote organizational effectiveness through internal structures and processes. To do that, students will be asked to analyze: how organizations are structured within the context of the larger social, political, and economic environment, why systems of control and coordination vary across organizations and change over time, and how organizational theory may contribute towards improving the design and management of organizations. | |||||||||
Textbook | Daft, R. L. (2013). Understanding the theory and design of organizations. South-Western Cengage Learning. | |||||||||
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Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | |||||||||
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Teaching Methods | The methods include lectures (which may involve power point presentation, video and audio aids), student presentations, projects and class discussions. | |||||||||
Teaching Method Delivery | Face-to-face | Teaching Method Delivery Notes | ||||||||
WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | ||||||||
Week 1 | Introduction | |||||||||
Week 2 | Organizations and organization theory | Chapter 1 | ||||||||
Week 3 | Fundamentals of organization structure | Chapter 3 | ||||||||
Week 4 | The external environment | Chapter 4 | ||||||||
Week 5 | Manufacturing and service technologies | Chapter 7 | ||||||||
Week 6 | Team A and Team B (SDG case study ppt only) 20% | Case Study | ||||||||
Week 7 | Organization size, life cycle and decline Team A presentation (10% out of the total grade) | Chapter 9 | ||||||||
Week 8 | Midterm Exam November 20, 2023 Class Hour, (20% out of the total grade) | Chapters 1, 3, 4 and 7 | ||||||||
Week 9 | Organizational culture and ethical values Team B presentation (10% out of the total grade) | Chapter 10 | ||||||||
Week 10 | Innovation and change Team C presentation (10% out of the total grade) | Chapter 11 | ||||||||
Week 11 | Conflict, power and politics Team D presentation (10% out of the total grade) | Chapter 13 | ||||||||
Week 12 | Team C and Team D (SDG case study ppt only) 20% | Case Study | ||||||||
Week 13 | Term project presentation: Teams A, B, C and D | |||||||||
Week 14 | January 1, 2024, a non working day! | |||||||||
Week 15 | Submission of the final paper - term project: January 8, 2024, team effort, 20 pages, +/-, APA style, IUS Thesis Manual Template, 25% similarity acceptable. 20%. |
Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs |
Final Exam | 1 | 20 | 1,2,3,4 | |
Semester Evaluation Components | ||||
Midterm Exam | 1 | 20 | 1,2 | |
Presentations Per Team | 1 | 10 | 2,3 | |
Presentations of a Case study | 2 | 20 | 4,5 | |
Presentation of a Chapter | 1 | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | |
Final Paper of a Case study | 1 | 20 | 5,6 | |
*** ECTS Credit Calculation *** |
Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
Lecture Hours | 3 | 15 | 45 | Home Study | 2 | 15 | 30 | |||
Case Study | 10 | 2 | 20 | Presentations | 3 | 9 | 27 | |||
Midterm Exam Study | 5 | 2 | 10 | Final Paper | 9 | 2 | 18 | |||
Total Workload Hours = | 150 | |||||||||
*T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 6 | ||||||||
Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 13/02/2024 |