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Course Syllabus

1 Course title Organizational Behavior

2 Course number 1601722

Credit hours 3
3
Contact hours (theory, practical) 3

4 Prerequisites/ corequisites None

5 Program title MBA

6 Program code 001

7 Awarding institution The University of Jordan

8 School School of Business

9 Department Department of Business Management

10 Course level

11 Year of study and semester (s) 2021-2022 Second Semester

Other department (s) involved in teaching None

12
the course

13 Main teaching language English

14 Delivery method X Face to face learning ☐Blended ☐Fully online

X Moodle ☐Microsoft Teams ☐Skype ☐Zoom

15 Online platforms(s)
☐Others…………

16 Issuing/Revision Date 25/2/2022

17 Course Coordinator:

Name: Dr. Taghrid Suifan, Prof. Contact hours: (Sun, Tue - 11:00-12:00) - (Mon, Wed: 13:00-14:00)

Office number: 065355000 / 24244 Phone number:

Email: t.suifan@ju.edu.jo

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18 Other instructors: /

Name:

Office number:

Phone number:

Email:

Contact hours:

19 Course Description:

As stated in the approved study plan.

This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented
activities are applied to each topic. Topics include what is organizational behavior, attitudes and job satisfaction, emotions and moods,
personality, perception and individual decision making, motivation concepts, motivation from concepts to applications, communication,
leadership, conflict and negotiation in organizations, Organizational Culture, Organizational Change and Stress Managemen.

Class sessions and assignments are intended to help students acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships
and performance and understanding of basic and fundamental concepts of organizational behavior (OB). The course will increase student
awareness of the theoretical and practical aspects of OB.

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20 Course aims and outcomes:

A- Aims:

This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities
are applied to each topic. Topics include what is organizational behavior, diversity, attitudes and job satisfaction, emotions and moods,
personality, perception and individual decision making, motivation concepts, motivation from concepts to applications, communication,
leadership, conflict and negotiation in organizations, Organizational Culture, Organizational Change and Stress Management.

Class sessions and assignments are intended to help students acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships
and performance and understanding of basic and fundamental concepts of organizational behavior (OB). The course will increase student
awareness of the theoretical and practical aspects of OB.

B- Students Learning Outcomes (SLOs):

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of individual behavior in organizations.

2. Define individual attitudes and job satisfaction and show how it can be measured.
3. Identify the sources of emotions and moods and apply concepts about emotions and moods to specific OB issues.
4. Explain the factors that determine an individual’s personality.
5. Explain the link between perception and decision making.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts and applications of employee motivation.
7. Identify communications process in formal organizations.
8. Define contemporary issues in leadership.
9. Demonstrate an understanding of conflict and negotiation in organizations.
10. Demonstrate how an ethical culture can be created and describe a positive organizational culture.
11. Understand organizational change and stress management

SLO (1) SLO (2) SLO(3) SLO (4)

SLOs Demonstrate critical Understand Understand Apply advanced and
thinking when organizational behavior organizational contexts effective oral and
presented with theories in which human writing communication
SLOs of the course managerial problems behaviors take place skills
and express their views
and opinions on
managerial issues in an
articulate way
1 Demonstrate an * *
understanding of
individual behavior in
organizations
2 Define individual * *
attitudes and job
satisfaction and show
how it can be measured.

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3 Identify the sources of * *

emotions and moods
and apply concepts
about emotions and
moods to specific OB
issues
4 Explain the factors * *
that determine an
individual’s personality.
5 Explain the link * *
between perception and
decision making
6 Demonstrate an * *
understanding of
concepts and
applications of
employee motivation
7 Identify * *
communications
process in formal
organizations
8 Define contemporary * * *
issues in leadership
9 Demonstrate an * * *
understanding of
conflict and negotiation
in organizations
10 Demonstrate how an * *
ethical culture can be
created and describe a
positive organizational
culture
11 Understand * *
organizational change
and stress management

21. Topic Outline and Schedule:

Intended Learning Methods Platform Synchronous /

Learning (Face to Asynchronous Evaluation
Week Lecture Topic Resources
Outcome Face/Blended/ Lecturing Methods
Fully Online)

Orientation and E- Synchronous

Discussion of the Learning
1.1
Syllabus and
1-2/3 Course. Face to Face

1.2

1.3

Introduction: what SLO (3) (4) Synchronous Mid-Term

2-9/3 2.1 is Organizational Exam / Required
Behavior? Face to Face Discussion book

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2.2

2.3

Synchronous Mid-Term
3.1 Attitudes and Job Exam / Required
Satisfaction SLO (1) (4) Face to Face Discussion book
3-16/3
3.2

3.3

Synchronous Mid-Term
Emotions and Exam /
4.1 SLO (1) (4)
Moods + Presentation Required
4-23/3 Personality Face to Face Discussion book

4.2

4.3

Synchronous Mid-Term
Perception and Exam /
5.1 SLO (1) (4)
Individual Presentation Required
5-30/3 Decision Making Face to Face Discussion book

5.2

5.3

Motivation SLO (2) (4) Synchronous

Concepts

6.1 Motivation: Mid-Term

Exam /
6-6/4 From Concepts to Presentation Required
Application Face to Face Discussion book

6.2

6.3

SLO (2) (3) Synchronous Mid-Term

Leadership (4) Exam /
7.1
Presentation Required
7-13/4 Face to Face Discussion book

7.2

7.3

Synchronous Final Exam

Mid-Term Exam /Quiz
8.1
Presentation Required
8-20/4 20/4/2022 Face to Face Discussion book

8.2

8.3

Conflict and SLO (1) (3)

9-27/4 9.1
Negotiation (4) Face to Face

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Organizational
Change and Stress
Management
Self-study

9.2

9.3

10.1 Eid al-Fitr Holiday

10-4/5 10.2

10.3

Communication SLO (3) (4) Synchronous

Organizational Self-study
11.1 Culture
11-
11/5 Deadline for Final Exam/
Small Project Presentation Required
Submission Face to Face Discussion book

11.2

11.3

Small Project Synchronous

12.1
Discussion Face to Face -
12-
18/5 12.2

12.3

13.1 Independence Day

13-
25/5
13.2

13.3

Small Project
14.1
Discussion Face to Face
14-1/6
14.2

14.3

15.1 Revision
15-8/6
15.2

16- Final Exam

15/6
15/6/2022

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22 Evaluation Methods:

Opportunities to demonstrate achievement of the SLOs are provided through the following assessment methods and requirements:

Evaluation Activity Mark Topic(s) SLOs Period (Week) Platform

Different topics related to

Presentation and 10 organizational behavior Throughout the semester
Participation

Face to Face

Different topics related to

Small Project organizational behavior

20 11/5/2022

Mid-Term Exam 30 Chapters 1,3,4,5,6 20/4/2022 Face to Face

Final Exam 40 All Chapters 15/6/2022 Face to Face

23 Course Requirements

(e.g: students should have a computer, internet connection, webcam, account on a specific software/platform…etc):

Students should have a computer with a webcam, an internet connection, an account on Microsoft Teams in addition to the university’s
E-Learning Platform.

24 Course Policies:

A. Attendance policies:

Students are not allowed to miss more than 15% of the classes during the semester. Failing to meet this requirement will be dealt with
according to the university disciplinary rules.

B. Absences from exams and submitting assignments on time:

Assignments should be submitted on time. Make up exams will be held for those students having permission from the deputy dean for
students' affairs.

C. Health and safety procedures:

When students are required to sit for the final exam inside the university, they are required to wear masks and gloves.

D. Honesty policy regarding cheating, plagiarism, misbehavior:

Cheating and plagiarism will be dealt with according to the university disciplinary rules.

E. Grading policy:
Grading is explained and specified to students through formal lectures, according to each evaluation method.

F. Available university services that support achievement in the course:

Learning Platform and Library Services.

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25 References:

A- Required book(s), assigned reading and audio-visuals:

Robbins, S.P. & Judge, T.A. (2017). Organizational behavior, International Edition / 17 th Ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.:
Pearson/Prentice Hall

B- Recommended books, materials, and media:

Professor will provide additional reading material, study cases and media throughout the course.

26 Additional information: /

Name of Course Coordinator: Dr. Taghrid Suifan, Prof. Signature: Taghrid Suifan Date: 25/2/2022
Head of Curriculum Committee/Department: Dr. Taghrid Suifan, Prof. Signature: Taghrid Suifan
Head of Department: Dr. Taghrid Suifan, Prof. Signature: Taghrid Suifan
Head of Curriculum Committee/Faculty: --------------------------------------Signature: ---------------------------
Dean: ---------------------------------------------------------- Signature: -------------------------------------------

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