300grading

In order to pass the course all work must be completed.

20 pts.Participation

Attendance is extremely important. Missing class, coming late, or leaving early is not recommended. Classroom discussions will focus on developing your ability to use the material we will be covering in meaningful ways. Also, please note that participation is 10% of your grade. If you must miss class, contact me in advance to make arrangements to get handouts, announcements, etc. If you miss three or more classes, you will lose all points for attendance and will be expected to do additional work.

Most class periods we will reserve about an hour of the class for student led discussions. When you are selected to lead discussions, you will be expected to engage the rest of the class in lively exchanges about the topics we are exploring that day.

40 pts.Group case presentation and paper

The class will be divided into groups September 9th to prepare creative and engaging 15-minute case presentations for October 21st. As a group, you will do a thorough analysis of the case you choose and prepare answers for each of the questions that accompany it. In your class presentations, you will give a brief summary of the case and then present your answers to the questions. In addition, your group will be expected to hand in your case question answers in written form (a 4-6 page paper).

60 pts.Weekly assignments

You will hand in reading applications for some of the readings assigned. Each one page, informal response should identify and briefly explain the concept in the reading which you found most beneficial/interesting and then use an illustrative example to state how this concept may be applied to your experiences in organizations.

80 pts.Final assignment

You will write an in-depth organizational analysis as your final assignment. We will be discussing this assignment a number of times throughout the term. In addition, we encourage you to meet with us during office hours or with someone in the Writing Center if you wish more input while you are writing the final. Two copies of a well-developed draft of your report are due November 18th. You will be giving this draft to two of your classmates for their comments. These peer evaluations are due November 25th. Your final report will be due December 2nd. Finals will be evaluated not only for content, but also for structure, grammar, spelling, etc. After papers are returned, students who wish to may further revise their work. All revisions will be due December 19th.