"All business depends on men fulfilling their responsibility."
-Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)

Contents

• Preface
• Notes
• Pre-course Materials
• Course Materials
• General Materials
• Why Organizational Behavior?
• Assignments and Exercises
• Additional Materials
• Further Study

Preface

The purpose of this web site is to provide information and materials for students enrolled in Wayne Smith's Management 360 course, Class #  10464, for the Summer, 2008 semester. This course meets Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu 8:00am - 9:50am (Session II, 5/27 - 7/8, 6 weeks) in OV25 [ Campus Map, Google Maps, Google Earth ]. This course is offered by the Department of Management in the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). CSU Northridge is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system.

My email address is wayne.smith@csun.edu. For email sent to me by students, the Subject line should start with "[CSUN Mgt360]" (without the quotes) [ example ]. Interested students may learn more about me by reviewing my personal web page. The PDF materials on this page require the "free" Acrobat Reader.

Notes

The following notes are updates and changes that occur prior to the beginning of class (in descending chronological order).

• Wed. May 21, 2008:  On Wednesday, May 21, 2008, I sent out a broadcast email message to all enrolled students. This email message was directed to your CSUN email account. This email provides instructions for the first day of class.

• Fri. Apr 18, 2008:  Permission numbers can be obtained from the Department of Management office.

• Thu. Mar 20, 2008:  Yes, there will be many students who wish to add this course. I cannot handle adds until the first day of class and there is no waiting list. Prospective students may wish to complete an "Add Form" and submit the form in person on the first day of class.

The above notes are also available as a subscription feed [ .atom ]. A subscription feed is a contemporary approach to automated notification.

Pre-Course Materials

These materials can be accessed before the first class session. These resources can be useful for prospective students desiring to gain a better appreciation for the subject matter of this course without enrolling in the course or purchasing the required textbook(s). These materials are especially useful for non-business majors who are considering enrolling in this course. Materials in this particular section will not appear on any quiz or exam.

• Electronic Calendar [ .pdf | .ics ] (Sun. Mar 23, 2008)
• Course-pedia [ .html ] (Fri. May 9, 2008)
• Add Form [ .pdf ] (Sat. May 24, 2008)
• Managers and "Light-Bulbs" [ .pdf ] (Wed. Dec 31, 2008)
• LDC "Top Ten Topics" and Mgt/OB [ .pdf ] (Thu. Jan 15, 2009)
• Difficult Vocabulary [ .pdf ] ([an error occurred while processing this directive])
• My Personal Background [ .pdf ] (Mon. Jun 18, 2007)
• My Academic Research Streams [ .pdf ] (Mon. Jun 11, 2007)
• My Teaching Philosophy [ .pdf ] (Sun. Mar 2, 2008)
• CSUN/ExL Administrative Enrollment Details for Summer [ .html ]

Course Materials

These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.

• Syllabus [ .pdf ] (Mon. May 19, 2008)
• Outline [ .html ] (Mon. Jun 30, 2008)
• Final Exam Schedule [ .html ]
• Supplemental Materials [ .html ] (Tue. Jun 10, 2008)
• HBR Coursepack [ .html ] (Wed. Apr 30, 2008)
• Formatting Requirements for Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Mon. Dec 14, 2009)
• Scoring Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Thu. Jun 4, 2009)
• Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities from BUS 302 [ .pdf ] (Sun. May 25, 2008)

General Materials

The following materials apply to all my courses independent of subject matter.

• Focus on the Organization [ .pdf ] (Mon. Nov 24, 2008)
• How Successful Student Professionals Communicate Electronically [ .pdf ] (Tue. Mar 17, 2009)
• Towards Insightful Questions [ .pdf ] (Wed. Jun 11, 2008)
• Class Behavior [ .pdf ] (Tue. Jun 8, 2010)
• Class Participation Guidelines [ .pdf ] (Thu. Jan 4, 2007)
• A Management Writer's Reference [ .pdf ] (Wed. Jun 3, 2009)
• Management Vocabulary [ .pdf ] (Wed. Mar 31, 2010)
• Quantitative Evaluation [ .pdf ] (Sun. Mar 2, 2008)
• Understanding Standardized Scores [ .pdf ] (Sun. Dec 23, 2007)
• The Language of Performance [ .pdf ] (Sun. Mar 2, 2008)
• The Role of Office Hours [ .pdf ] (Wed. May 21, 2008)
• Learning in a Large Lecture Hall [ .pdf ] (Thu. May 8, 2008)
• How to Fool Yourself with Information Technology [ .pdf ] (Wed. Dec 23, 2009)

Why Organizational Behavior?

These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.

• Key COBAE Courses [ .pdf | .odg ] (Fri. Nov 16, 2007)
• Core COBAE Upper-division Courses [ .pdf | .odg ] (Sun. Dec 9, 2007)
• Core COBAE Courses and Management [ .pdf ] (Sun. Dec 9, 2007)
• Key COBAE Discipline Relationships [ .pdf ] (Tue. Nov 13, 2007)

Assignments and Exercises

The following materials are the tentative assignments for this course. They also may be updated and expanded as needed.

• Report: Book [ .pdf ] (Fri. Mar 21, 2008)
• Report: Audiocast [ .pdf ] (Fri. Mar 21, 2008)
• Assignment: Student and Research Essay [ .pdf ] (Fri. Mar 21, 2008)
  • Common Errors [ .pdf ] (Sun. Mar 2, 2008)
• Assignment: Information Competency [ .pdf ] (Fri. Mar 21, 2008)
  • Hot Dog Sales Data [ .xls ] (Fri. Mar 21, 2008)
  • Common Errors [ .pdf ] (Sun. Mar 2, 2008)
• Assignment: Personality Assessment [ .pdf ] (Fri. Mar 21, 2008) - assessment web site [ .html ]

Additional Materials

The following materials don't "fit" anywhere else neatly.

• Social Network Analysis Data [ data, network-individuals, network-friends, network-advice, network-example1, network-example2 ] (Fri. Mar 21, 2008)
• SNA Example - Huberman/Adamic paper ("Information Dynamics at HP") [ .pdf ]
• "Who is your Cristina?" ("Spanglish" video clip) [ .pdf ] (Sat. Jul 5, 2008)

Further Study

The following is a collection of materials in various media that students should review just before the end of the the course.

• Materials for Further Study [ .html ] (Tue. Jul 20, 2010)