BUAD 45 Schedule - Spring 2008

Assignments Please submit the concept list and essay in separate e-mails. It is essential that you keep a copy of all of your assignments. Once an assignment is graded and entered in ANGEL it is deleted from my computer. If there is a question about any grade you will need to re-submit your work.	Points

THE FIRST ISSUE: COPING EFFECTIVELY WITH CHANGE Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 1 - Introduction to Human Relations Cicero Lecture Series - Organizational Change Team Activity Essay: How has having to deal with change impacted your career (your life)? How are the "total person concept" and the issues of change presented in the lecture series related? see guidelines due Tuesday 1/29 Please note that you can e-mail work or turn in during class. Any e-mailed assignments should be sent to buad45@ciceros-pillar.com. Make sure your name appears somewhere in the e-mail header. The essay questions demand a comprehensive answer. Don't shortcut with one sentence or a yes, no type of answer. Reference the text and/or lecture series in your answer (a page number in parenthesis is a good reference). For example: . . . in dealing with crows Maslow via Charlie Brown says, don't bother (p.1216). Use your own ideas in your essay answers . . . but the answers also need to show that you also have an understanding of the materials in the text. Even though many of your answers may take on a very personal tone, make sure you back your thoughts up with some reference to the materials. It's okay to disagree with the text and your position on any issue does not have to be something I agree with (as long as your reasoning is sound). I do not give you extensive feedback unless there is a problem. If your essay does not meet the criteria I will try to give you specific feedback. I also tend to comment on the essay if you make a particularly interesting point. You should also note that assignments are due on Tuesdays. This is so you have a day after the weekend to complete things and I have most of the rest of the week to grade them. Tuesdays are a win/win day and may give us both free weekends! I try very hard not to work on the weekend.	10 points 15 points

THE SECOND ISSUE: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 2 - Improving Personal and Organizational Communications Text: Chapter 3 - Understanding Your Communication Style Text: Chapter 16 - The Changing Roles of Men and Women Team Activity Essay: Give two specific examples of communication problems that have impacted your career (life). What is your communication style based on the information in the text. Do you think your style is effective? see guidelines due Tuesday 2/12	10 points 15 points

THE THIRD ISSUE: SELF-ESTEEM Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 4 - Building High Self-Esteem Text: Chapter 11 - Developing a Professional Presence Cicero Lecture Series: Building Esteem Team Activity Essay: What method of building esteem would most likely work for you and why? What is the relationship between esteem and professional presence? see guidelines due Tuesday 2/26	10 points 15 points
EXAM #1 - Issues 1, 2, 3 We are no longer using GradeSource. Grades, testing, and e-mail is now available at http://lms.shastacollege.edu. You may have received an e-mail from the college explaining how to log in. We will go over this in class.r this in detail in class on Tuesday.	60 points
THE FOURTH ISSUE: VALUES, ETHICS, AND ATTITUDES Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 5 - Personal Values Influence Ethical Choices Text: Chapter 6 - Attitudes Can Shape Your Life Text: Chapter 8 - Improving Interpersonal Reltions With Constructive Self-Disclosure Text: Chapter 9 - Achieving Emotional Balance in a Chaotic World Cicero Lecture Series: Reflections On Mystic Management (also see - mysticmanagement.com) Cicero Lecture Series: The Affective Domain Team Activity - A Team Activity - B Team Activity - C Essay: Could the principles of Mystic Management be applied in the "real world" and what might the impact be? due Tuesday 3/18 (Just in case you missed it, I wrote the Mystic Management stuff and one of the book options for extra credit is my book, The Eyespell Experiment. There are copies available directly from me.)	10 points 10 points 10 points 15 points
EXAM #2 - Issue 4	50 points50
THE FIFTH ISSUE: MOTIVATING YOURSELF AND OTHERS Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 7 - Motivating Yourself and Others Cicero Lecture Series: Maslow, McGregor, and Herzberg Team Activity Essay: A friend works for company xyz and discovers you are taking this class. He/she asks: How do you motivate people? What would your response be? due Tuesday 4/8	10 points 15 points

THE SIXTH ISSUE: REINFORCEMENT Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 10 - Building Stronger Relationships With Positive Energy Team Activity Essay: Give two examples of reinforcement and the consequences you observed; would you change anything based on discussions here? due Tuesday 4/15	10 points 15 points

THE SEVENTH ISSUE: TEAM BUILDING Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 12 - Team Building: A Leadership Strategy Cicero Lecture Series: Team Building Characteristics Team Activity Essay: What do you feel is the most essential ingredient in building an effective team and how much time might it take for a team to come together? due Tuesday 4/22	10 points 15 points

THE EIGHTH ISSUE: MANAGING CONFLICT Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 13 - Resolving Conflict and Dealing With Difficult People Cicero Lecture Series: Rules of Engagement Team Activity Essay: How well do you deal with conflict? What would you do to improve your conflict resolution strategies? due Tuesday 4/29	10 points 15 points

THE NINTH ISSUE: RESPONDING TO STRESS Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 14 - Responding To Personal and Work-Related Stress Team Activity Essay: What techniques do you use to respond to the stress on your job (in your life)? due Tuesday 5/6	10 points 15 points

THE TENTH ISSUE: VALUING DIVERSITY Reading assignment: Text: Chapter 15 - Valuing Work Force Diversity Team Activity Essay: How have you valued diversity in your life? due Tuesday 5/13	10 points 15 points

WEEK 18 - May 19-23 (Final Exam Week) The link to the final examination will be posted to this site approximately one week before the due date. The exam is comprehensive (covering all materials in text and Lecture Series). It is a multiple choice and true/false exam for 100 possible points. Link to Final Examination (not yet available) The final exam is due Tuesday, May 20.	xx points

Total Points	points

points and above	A
- points	B
- points	C
- points	D
points and below	F

BUAD 45 HUMAN RELATIONS ON THE JOB Spring 2008 - Section S2730

BUAD 45
HUMAN RELATIONS ON THE JOB
Spring 2008 - Section S2730