WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF Education

San antonio Campus

 

Mission:  Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.

 

COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE:  EDAD 5331 Organizational Behavior and Theory

 

TERM AND DATES:  Fall 2008 August 17 – October 31

 

OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday and Wednesday 12:00 – 5:00 P.M. Room 161

 

INSTRUCTOR’S NAME:  Dr. Jerry Price

OFFICE PHONE NUMBER(S): 210-826-7595 ext. 243

E-MAIL ADDRESS: jerry.price@wbusa.wbu.edu

 

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: Theory and research regarding human behavior in organizations with special reference to schools.  Major topics include: historical schools of thought, power and authority, motivation and social systems concepts.

 

PREREQUISITES:  None

 

REQUIRED RESOURCE MATERIALS:  Hoy, Wayne K. and Miskel, C.G., Educational Administration: Theory, Research, and Practice. New York: Random House, Eighth Edition 2008.

 

REQUIRED FIELD EXPERIENCE HOURS : None

 

COURSE OUTLINE:  See course schedule.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1.       Presentation. Each student will be assigned a topic for a 15 to 20 minute presentation. The topics will be significant people in the field of organizational theory. You will submit a summary paper of not more than two pages, typed, and double spaced prior to your presentation.

 

2.      Analysis of an Organization.  Using a provided guide for analysis of an organization you will write a five page paper. The content of the paper will not exceed five pages, double-spaced, with at lease three citations, and in APA format.  A late paper, for any reason, will result in loss of points.

 

3.      Participation. There will be a great deal of group work and discussion in class. Therefore, it is imperative that you attend class in order to participate.

 

4.      Final Examination.  The final examination will be comprehensive.

 

COURSE OUTCOME COMPETENCIES:

 

The student will

  1. articulate social systems operating in schools.
  2. describe ways schools can be structured from viewpoints of major theorists.
  3. explain how motivation and culture impact school organization.
  4. describe how effective, quality schools are organized.
  5. articulate the impact of various kinds of decision making strategies and communication processes on school organization.
  6. explain the impact of various leadership styles on school organization.

 

MEANS FOR ASSESSING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OUTCOME COMPETENCIES:

 

  1. Exams
  2. Presentation
  3. Organizational Analysis
  4. Instructor Observation

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

 

1.      Campus Attendance Policy

      The University expects students to make class attendance a priority.  All absences must be explained to the instructor who will determine whether omitted work may be made up.  When a student reaches the number of absences considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the dean at the campus where the course is offered.  Any student who misses 25% or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may receive a grade of “F” in the course.  Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a part of the university’s attendance policy.  A student may petition the Academic Council for exceptions to the above stated policies by filing a written request for an appeal to the provost/academic vice president.    

 

EVALUATION: Grades for courses shall be recorded by the symbols below:  (Point totals for each letter grade MAY be modified, but grading system MUST be maintained.)

 

University Grading System:

 

A          900-1000                                 Cr        for Credit

B           800-899                                   NCR    No Credit

C          700-799                                   I           Incomplete*

D          600-699                                   W        for withdrawal

F           below 600                                WP      Withdrawal Passing

                                                             WF      Withdrawal Failing                                                                                 X         No grade given

                                                             IP         In Progress

 

A grade of “CR” indicates that credit in semester hours was granted but no grade or grade points were recorded.

*A grade of incomplete is changed if the work required is completed prior to the date indicated in the official University calendar of the next long term, unless the instructor designates an earlier date for completion.  If the work is not completed by the appropriate date, the I is converted to the grade of F.  An incomplete notation cannot remain on the student’s permanent record and must be replaced by the qualitative grade (A-F) by the date specified in the official University calendar of the next regular term. 

 

Course grading criteria:

 

1.      Presentation                              25%

2.      Organization Analysis    25%

3.      Participation                             25%

4.      Final Exam                               25%

 

ACADEMIC HONESTY: 

Wayland students are expected to conduct themselves according to the highest standards of academic honesty.  Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as possession of examinations or examination materials, forgery, or plagiarism.  Disciplinary action for academic misconduct is the responsibility of the faculty member assigned to the course.  The faculty member is charged with assessing the gravity of any case of academic dishonesty and with giving sanctions to any student involved.  The faculty member involved will file a record of the offense and the punishment imposed with the dean of the division, campus dean, and the provost/academic vice president.  Any student who has been penalized for academic dishonesty has the right to appeal the judgment or the penalty assessed.

 

PLAGIARISM

“Plagiarism — The attempt to represent the work of another, as it may relate to written or oral works, computer-based work, mode of creative expression (i.e. music, media or the visual arts), as the product of one's own thought, whether the other's work is published or unpublished, or simply the work of a fellow student.

  1. When a student submits oral or written work for credit that includes the words, ideas, or data of others, the source of that information must be acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific references, and, if verbatim statements are included, through use of quotation marks as well. By placing one’s name on work submitted for credit, the student certifies the originality of all work not otherwise identified by appropriate acknowledgements. A student will avoid being charged with plagiarism if there is an acknowledgement of indebtedness.”

Source: http://www.spjc.cc.fl.us/webcentral/admit/honesty.htm#plag  

 

 

DISABLED PERSONS:

It is University policy that no otherwise qualified person with disabilities be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the University.  Students should inform the instructor of existing disabilities the first class meeting.

   

 

 

 

 

     

COURSE SCHEDULE :

 

Date:

 

August 18                     The School as a Social System              Chapter 1

 

August 25                     Structure in Schools                                          Chapter 3        

 

September 1                 Individuals in Schools                                        Chapter 4                    

 

September 8                 Organizational Analysis Work (No class)

 

September 15               Culture and Climate in Schools              Chapter 5                    

                                   

September 22               Power and Politics in Schools                           Chapter 6 

 

September 29               External Environments of Schools                      Chapter 7                                

October 6                    School Effectiveness and Accountability            Chapter 8

                                                                       

October 13                  Decision Making in Schools                              Chapter 9                                            

October 20                  Communication in Schools                                Chapter 11

                                                                       

October 27                  Final Exam

 

 

(I reserve the right to amend the tentative course calendar as needed. )