"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?
• 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 #  12475, for the Fall, 2008 semester. This course meets Tue/Thu 9:30am - 10:45am (8/26 - 12/9, 16 weeks) 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.

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).

• Tue. Oct 14, 2008:  Due to the fires, class is cancelled today (Tue., Oct 14). We will simply use a contingency day and shift our lecture content appropriately.

• 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. 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 ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Course-pedia [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Add Form [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Managers and "Light-Bulbs" [ .pdf ] (Mon. Aug 25, 2014)
• LDC "Top Ten Topics" and Mgt/OB [ .pdf ] (Thu. Aug 28, 2014)
• Vocabulary Builder [ .pdf ] ([an error occurred while processing this directive])
• My Personal Background [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• My Academic Research Streams [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• My Teaching Philosophy [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• CSUN Grade Distribution/Inflation Study (MGT courses) [ .xls ]

Course Materials

These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.

• Syllabus [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Outline [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Final Exam Schedule [ .html ]
• Supplemental Materials [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• HBR Coursepack [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Business Honors Tutoring [ .html ]
• Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities from BUS 302 [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)

General Materials

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

• Focus on the Organization [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• How Successful Student Professionals Communicate Electronically [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Towards Insightful Questions [ .pdf ] (Tue. Apr 25, 2017)
• Class Behavior [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Class Participation Guidelines [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Quantitative Evaluation [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Understanding Standardized Scores [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• The Language of Performance [ .pdf ] (Mon. Aug 15, 2011)
• The Role of Office Hours [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Learning in a Large Lecture Hall [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• How to Fool Yourself with Information Technology [ .pdf ] (Tue. May 21, 2019)
• 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 ] (Sat. Dec 31, 2016)
• Core COBAE Upper-division Courses [ .pdf | .odg ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Core COBAE Courses and Management [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Key COBAE Discipline Relationships [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)

Writing Materials

These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.

• Formatting Requirements for Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Wed. Jul 8, 2015)
• Scoring Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• A Management Writer's Reference [ .pdf ] (Tue. May 21, 2019)
• Management Vocabulary [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)

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. Sep 1, 2010)
• Report: Audiocast [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Assignment: Student and Research Essay [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
  • Common Errors [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Assignment: Information Competency [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
  • Hot Dog Sales Data [ .xls ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
  • Common Errors [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Assignment: Personality Assessment [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
  • assessment web site [ .html ]

Additional Materials

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

• Exercise: The Great Pavement Restriping Project [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Social Network Analysis Data [ data, network-individuals, network-friends, network-advice, network-example1, network-example2 ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• SNA Example - Huberman/Adamic paper ("Information Dynamics at HP") [ .pdf ]
• "The Devil Wears Prada" (Movie Case) [ .pdf | .doc ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Optional Assignment: Public Intellectual Contribution [ .pdf ]
  • Wikipedia pages that students have successfully modified [ .html ]
  • Student Ancillary and Faculty Rejoinder [ .pdf ]
• "Who is your Cristina?" ("Spanglish" video clip) [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)

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 ] (Mon. Jul 18, 2011)