MGT 451: Team Leadership

Course Description

This course explores and examines the interpersonal dynamics of teams, team development, conflict management, team leadership and enables adult learners to begin to develop skills for leading teams. It provides students a window into how teams interact within their organization as well as their impact to the entire organization. (3 credits)

This course meets the following CAHIIM competencies for HIM Majors.

Prerequisites

ENG 101: English Composition 1
ENG 102: English Composition 2

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Examine team leadership and explain the role it plays in team settings.
Evaluate the impact of different leadership styles on others and the overall effectiveness of those styles.
Explain the role synergy and discovery process play in the group problem-solving process.
Analyze the basic elements and processes of group dynamics.
Analyze the relationships between group problem solving, decision making, group dynamics and intergroup behavior.
Analyze the different ways of organizing people into teams as well as other types of organizational units.
Identify several approaches that can be used to generate effective outcomes between teams and groups.
Compare the relationship between team building and team effectiveness.
Determine the key leadership actions that can foster individual motivation.
Determine the relationships among organizational learning, cultural change, development and effectiveness.
Examine and evaluate ethical behavior in today's workplace.
Analyze the shifts in the demographic diversity within organizations as well as the rapid global development of organizations.
Analyze the principles of learning and explain how they are involved in organizational training and innovative reward systems.

Course Activities and Grading

Assignments	Weight
Discussions (Weeks 1-8)	10%
Individual Written Assignments (Weeks 1-8)	10%
Quizzes (Week 3 & 5)	20%
Team Presentations (Weeks 2-6)	20%
Team Leader Role (Week 2-6)	5%
Final Summary Paper (Week 8)	35%
Total	100%

Required Textbooks

Available through Charter Oak State College's Book Bundle

Greenberg, Jerald. Behavior in Organizations: An Experiential Approach. 10th ed. Pearson, 2011. ISBN-13: 9780136090274
Dyer. Team Building: Proven Strategies for Improving Team Performance. 5th ed. Josey-Bass, 2013. ISBN-13: 9781118105139

Optional Text

Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. 8th Edition. Bedford/Saint Martin’s. 2014. ISBN 10: 1-457666766 or ISBN 13: 9781457666766

Additional Resources

(Not available through bookstore)

Video:Twelve Angry Men (1957)

Course Schedule

(Note: Course week runs Monday 12:00 am EST - Sunday 11:59 pm EST)

Week	SLOs	Readings and Exercises	Assignments
1	1,2,3,4,5,9,11	Topics: Overview and Foundation Readings: Behavior in Organizations - Part 1, Chapters 1 & 2 Team Building - Part 1, Chapters 1, 2 & 3 Article - The Most Overlooked Leadership Skill	Read assigned chapters Participate in the Discussions Leadership (Initial Post due Wednesday; 11:59 pm EST; Responses due Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Ethics in Today's Workplace (Initial Post due Wednesday 11:59 pm EST; Responses due Sunday; 11:59 pm EST) Complete Individual Written Assignment - Case Study: (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST)
2	3,4,5,6,9,13	Topics: Perception & Learning Readings: Behavior in Organizations - Part 2, Chapter 3, 4 & 5 Team Building - Part 1, Chapters 4 & 5	Read assigned chapters Participate in the Discussions Perception & Learning (Initial Post due Wednesday 11:59 pm EST; Responses due Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Team Building (Initial post due Wednesday 11:59 pm EST Responses Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Week 2 Team Assignment based on case study (due Sunday Week 2 11:59 pm EST) Complete Individual Written Assignment - Case Study: (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST)
3	1-8,10,11	Topics: Motivation & Team Building Readings: Behavior in Organizations - Part 3, Chapters 6 & 7 Team Building - Parts 1 & 2, Chapters 6 & 7	Read assigned chapters Complete Individual Written Assignment (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Team Assignment based on case study (due Sunday Week 3 11:59 pm EST) Complete Quiz 1 (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Self - Evaluation (Due by Monday 11:59 pm EST Week 4)
4	3,4,5,6,7,8	Topic: Group Dynamics Readings: Behavior in Organizations - Part 4, Chapters 8 & 9 Team Building - Part 2, Chapters 8 & 9	Read assigned chapters Participate in the Discussions Team Dynamics (Initial post due Wednesday Week 4 11:59 pm EST Responses due Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Individual Written Assignment (Due by Sunday11:59 pm EST) Complete Team Assignment - Social Dynamics of the Tour de France (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Self - Evaluation (Due by Monday 11:59 pm EST Week 5)
5	5,6,7,9,10	Topics: Group Decision Making Processes & Interpersonal Behavior Readings: Behavior in Organizations - Part 4, Chapters 10 & 11 Team Building - Parts 2 & 3, Chapters 10 & 11	Read assigned chapters Complete Individual Written Assignment (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Team Assignment - Whistle-Blowing (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Quiz 2 (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Self - Evaluation (Due by Monday 11:59 pm EST Week 6)
6	6,7,8,9	Topic: Power & Influence Readings: Behavior in Organizations - Part 5, Chapters 12 & 13 Team Building - Part 3, Chapters 12 & 13 Watch "Twelve Angry Men"	Read assigned chapters Participate in the Discussions Cross Cultural Teams (Initial post due Wednesday 11:59 pm EST Responses Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Individual Written Assignment - Case Study: (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Team Assignment - Twelve Angry Men (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Self - Evaluation (Due by Monday 11:59 pm EST Week 7)
7	6-12	Topic: Teamwork & Organizational Culture Readings: Behavior in Organizations - Part 6, Chapters 14 &15 Team Building - Parts 3 & 4, Chapters 14 & 15	Read assigned chapters Participate in the Discussions Organizational Culture & Change (Initial post due Wednesday 11:59 pm EST Week 7 Responses due Sunday Week 7 11:59 pm EST) Complete Individual Written Assignment (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Begin working on final Summary due Sunday Week 8
8	1-13	Topic: Final Assessments Readings: None	Complete Individual Written Assignment (Due by Sunday 11:59 pm EST) Complete Final Summary Paper (Due by Sunday11:59 pm EST)

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