AEM 3245 - Organizational Behavior

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 3245, AEM 6245, HADM 1150, ILROB 1220, ILROB 5200.
Prerequisite: AEM 1200 or AEM 2200 or equivalent. Co-meets with AEM 6245.

K. Kniffin.

This course examines evidence-based principles of individual and group behavior in relation to leadership and management. Topics include the nature and design of groups, the factors that improve team performance, and the importance of skills including dispute resolution, persuasion, and negotiations, assignments provide opportunities for the engagement and application of analytical skills relating to real-world organizations.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to juxtapose and consider organizational dynamics that involve individuals and groups across a wide array of model domains.

Outcome 2: Students will closely and directly engage an array of research/analytic methodologies that have applicability across industries.

Outcome 3: Students will leverage lessons that are available from their past organizational experiences for the purposes of leadership development as well as organizational analysis and management.