"I have the greatest job in the world. I have been extended the priviledge of being a teacher."
-Mohammed Sangeladji

Contents

• Preface
• Notes
• Pre-course Materials
• Course Materials
• General Materials
• Why Organizational Behavior?
• Writing Materials
• 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 #  12727, for the Spring, 2009 semester. This course meets Tue 6:00pm - 7:50pm and Sat (1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/7) 8:30am - 12:00pm (1/20 - 3/14, 8 weeks, PACE/Accelerated format) in SQ104 [ 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.

This class is designed primarily for students in the PACE program; therefore, this class is structured in an accelerated format. This class meets for the first six weeks of the semester, including every other Saturday.

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.

The dates in parentheses indicate when the document was last updated.

Note: Materials listed as (CSUN only) are restricted to CSUN students, faculty, and staff only. To access these restricted materials, CSUN stakeholders will need to enter their CSUN email address and their CSUN password.

Notes

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

• Tue. Nov 11, 2008:  Yes, there will be many students who wish to add this course. I cannot handle adds until the first day of class. 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 ] (Thu. Nov 27, 2008)
• Course-pedia [ .html ] (Fri. May 9, 2008)
• Add Form [ .pdf ] (Tue. Nov 11, 2008)
• Managers and "Light-Bulbs" [ .pdf ] (Wed. Dec 31, 2008)
• LDC "Top Ten Topics" and Mgt/OB [ .pdf ] (Thu. Jan 15, 2009)
• Vocabulary Builder [ Terms .pdf | Crossword Puzzle .html | SeekAWord Puzzle .html ] (Fri. Jul 2, 2010)
• 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 Grade Distribution/Inflation Study (MGT courses) [ .xls ]
• Recommendations for Study by Time [ .pdf ] (Mon. Dec 1, 2008)

Course Materials

These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.

• Syllabus [ .pdf ] (Wed. May 27, 2009)
• Outline [ .html ] (Sun. Mar 22, 2009)
• Supplemental Materials [ .html ] (Wed. May 13, 2009)
• HBR Coursepack [ .html ] (Tue. Nov 11, 2008)
• Business Honors Tutoring [ .html ]
• 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)
• 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)
• Managing Expectations about Performance, Scores, and Final Grades [ .pdf ]

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)

Writing Materials

These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.

• Formatting Requirements for Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Mon. Dec 14, 2009)
• Scoring Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Thu. Jun 4, 2009)
• A Management Writer's Reference [ .pdf ] (Wed. Jun 3, 2009)
• Management Vocabulary [ .pdf ] (Wed. Mar 31, 2010)
• Punctuation Exercise (CSUN only) [ .pdf ]

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 ] (Wed. Nov 26, 2008)
• Report: Audiocast [ .pdf ] (Tue. Dec 30, 2008)
• Assignment: Student and Research Essay [ .pdf ] (Fri. Jan 16, 2009)
  • Common Errors [ .pdf ] (Sun. Mar 2, 2008)
• Assignment: Information Competency [ .pdf ] (Wed. Jan 28, 2009)
  • Hot Dog Sales Data [ .xls ] (Sun. Jan 18, 2009)
  • Common Errors [ .pdf ] (Sun. Mar 2, 2008)
• Assignment: Personality Assessment [ .pdf ] (Fri. Jan 16, 2009)
  • assessment web site [ .html ]
  • Patterns of Prose [ .pdf ] (Thu. Feb 19, 2009)

Additional Materials

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

• Writing Anomalies: Student Research Essay (CSUN only) [ .pdf ]
• Exercise: The Great Pavement Restriping Project [ .pdf ] (Tue. Nov 11, 2008)
• Social Network Analysis Data [ data, network-individuals, network-friends, network-advice, network-example1, network-example2 ] (Tue. Nov 11, 2008)
• SNA Example - Huberman/Adamic paper ("Information Dynamics at HP") [ .pdf ]
• Examples of Organizational Values and Strategic Vision/Mission/Objectives/Goals
  • AMGEN, LA City Fire, SF Valley Interfaith Council
• Optional Assignment: Public Intellectual Contribution [ .pdf ] (Tue. Mar 10, 2009)
  • Wikipedia pages that students have successfully modified [ .html ] (Fri. Jul 2, 2010)
  • Student Ancillary and Faculty Rejoinder [ .pdf ] (Thu. Mar 12, 2009)
• "Who is your Cristina?" ("Spanglish" video clip) [ .pdf ] (Tue. Mar 10, 2009)

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)