This course investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organizations and provides an overview of this field of study. Topics such as interpersonal communication, corporate culture, change processes, conflict resolution, stress and work force diversity are included. While exploring the project life cycle, they gain experience in budgeting and timeline management. Students use the planning function to predict staffing needs as well as the organizing function to establish work groups. In addition, students consider the leading function as they examine the team environment and organizational leadership throughout the world.
Students also study the controlling function, which concentrates on employee evaluation.
In this course students consider technological change as an adaptive process affecting organizational design and management structure.