To accomplish these objectives, students shall write a detailed plan for an analysis of some organizational behavior process in a natural setting of their own selection. The student will execute the planned analyses and write a formal report of those results. Details of the analysis will be developed in class. This course provides opportunities for students to develop their competencies in the area of national and international diversity. The specific topics include individual differences, perception, culture, attitudes, and workplace diversity.
Students appreciate diversity as a source of organizational effectiveness.
Students understand that individual cognitive processes involve economies of perception, judgment, and evaluation. Students reflect on their cognitive processes as they apply to groups. Students understand the organization of work as a source of group formation, identity construction, valued differences, and conflict. They differentiate between these consequences and the attributes of the individual members of the organization Students are prepared for diversity issues related to their international trip. This course also provides tools needed to develop a leadership development plan.