TERM: Spring 07

COURSE #: MORS 449B

SECTION: 91

COURSE NAME: Writing in Organizations

INSTRUCTOR: Barbara Shwom

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : online, available on BlackBoard

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Attendance at first class is mandatory. Readings for first class session include the first chapter of Guide to Managerial Communication plus articles that will be available on BlackBoard and on instructor web site.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED 

AUTHOR: Munter, Mary

PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall

TITLE: Guide to Managerial Communication

ED./DATE: 7th edition, 2005

2.  TEXT  --   Recommended

AUTHOR: Sedlack, Shwom, Keller

PUBLISHER: Thomson

TITLE: Graphics and Visual Communication for Managers

ED./DATE: 1st edition, 2008

 

TERM: Spring 07

COURSE #:  450

SECTION: 91

COURSE NAME: Management Communication

INSTRUCTOR: Karen Van Camp

CASEPACK : Purchased in class, not in bookstore

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Attendance for entire first class is mandatory.

One free absence during Weeks 2-10.  Minus 10 points for each absence after that.

No food, cell phones, or message devices in the classroom. 

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR: James Humes

PUBLISHER: Prima Publishing (Crown)

TITLE: Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln

ED./DATE: 2002

 

TERM: Spring 07

COURSE #:  453

SECTION: 61, 62

COURSE NAME: Power in Organizations

INSTRUCTOR:  Klaus Weber

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Readings:

(1)     Kanter, Power Failure in Management Circuits (CP)

(2)     Watkins, The first 90 days, p.1-17 (CP) 

Case:       

Peter Isenberg at Fischer Stevens (A) (CP)

Classroom discussion of the case will focus on:

1) Evaluate the situation that Peter Isenberg faces.

2) What are his sources of political capital as Executive Director?

3) How have his power, agenda and situation changed after the promotion to Managing Director?

4) Have you been in a similar situation before? What advice would you have given him?

Think carefully about the evidence you have for your assessments, and how reliable it is. Be as concrete as possible in your action recommendations.

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: 

It is not mandatory to attend the first class. There is, however, a policy of 'mandatory first week attendance'. That is, students will be automatically dropped if they:
1) attend neither the Monday nor the Thursday class of the first week, and
2) do not contact the instructor (klausweber@northwestern.edu) ahead of the class with a reason for their absence.
Students on wait lists should also attend at least one of these classes and confirm their continued interest to the instructor.

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: Required.

AUTHOR: Robert Cialdini

PUBLISHER:

TITLE: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

ED./DATE: 1993 or 1998, ed. (paperback)

 

 

TERM: Spring 07

COURSE #:

MORS 460

SECTION: 61

COURSE NAME: Leading and Managing Teams

INSTRUCTOR: Sujin Lee

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Attendance Policy:

Please note carefully that there is a department-enforced attendance policy for this course. Prepared attendance is required for all sessions in which there is a team exercise. If a student misses a session he or she will be penalized one letter grade. If the student fails to inform the professor of his or her absence in advance. The student will lose an additional letter grade. Each student is allowed one miss without penalty, assuming that the professor has been notified 48 hours in advance and the student has found a replacement that has been approved in advance by the professor.

The attendance policy will be in force from the first class session on. Attendance on the first day is mandatory; students are not allowed to use their “free miss” on day one. So, please do not request admission to the class if you do not plan to be there on the first day.  There will be an exercise during the first class session. Students who are not in attendance the first class session will be dropped automatically from class no matter what. It is not acceptable to attend other time or sessions. Additional time will be spent during the first class session explaining the attendance policy if there are any questions.

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: YES

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:  REQUIRED

AUTHOR: Leigh Thompson  

PUBLISHER: Pearson, Prentice Hall

TITLE: Making the Team: A Guide for Managers

ED./DATE: most recent edition

 

TERM: Spring 07

COURSE #: MGMT 468

SECTION: 91

COURSE NAME:

Managerial Leadership

INSTRUCTOR:    Professor Michelle L. Buck

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No):   Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

  1. Please read the first three articles in the casepacket (“What leaders really do” by Kotter; “Managing Oneself” by Drucker; and “On leadership” by Gardner.
  2. Please identify three leaders whom you personally admire.  These may be leaders you know personally, such as family, friends, or co-workers, who will not be known to others in the class, or famous leaders (historical or current) whom you have never met.  Please write down for yourself the qualities, characteristics or behaviors that make you admire each of these leaders, and be prepared to discuss your choices and reasons in class discussion. 

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No):

Yes

1.        TEXT - Required or Recommended?:

There is no text for the course.

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

 

 

TERM: Spring 07

COURSE: MORS 470

SECTION: 63, 64

COURSE NAME: Negotiations

INSTRUCTOR: Leigh Thompson

CASEPACK (YES or NO?): YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: None.

Attendance Policy: Please carefully note that there is a department-wide attendance policy for this course.  MANDATORY attendance is required on the first day of class.  In addition, prepared attendance is required for all sessions in which there is a negotiation, either in class or out of class.  I strongly suggest you do not enroll for this course if you cannot attend all class meetings.  If a student misses a negotiation he or she will be penalized one letter grade.  If the student fails to inform the instructor of his or her absence IN ADVANCE, the student will lose an additional letter grade.  Each student is allowed one miss without penalty, assuming that the instructor has been notified 48 hours in advance and the student has found a replacement that has been approved in advance by the instructor. (NOTE: The one miss CANNOT be used on the first day of class)

Students who are not in attendance the first class session will be dropped automatically from class.  It is not acceptable to attend other times or sessions, nor is it acceptable to make-up negotiations out of class.  Additional time will be spent during the first class session explaining the attendance policy.  Negotiation class materials will be distributed for the first negotiation during the actual class session.  Under no circumstances are the materials delivered in mailboxes, faxes, etc.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED:

AUTHOR: Leigh Thompson

PUBLISHER: Pearson Education

TITLE: The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator

ED./DATE: 3rd / 2005

 

TERM: Spring 2007

COURSE #: 470

SECTION: 92,93

COURSE NAME: Negotiations

INSTRUCTOR: Christopher W. Bauman

CASEPACK (YES or NO?): YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Please read Getting to Yes before the first class session.

ATTENDANCE  POLICY:

Please carefully note that there is a strict attendance policy for this course. Attendance is mandatory for the first class session.  If you do not attend the first class you will be dropped from the course and a student from the waiting list will be added in your place. Additionally, attendance is required for all sessions so that all students benefit from the negotiation exercises.  You may miss one negotiation exercise without penalty, but only if you provide advance notice to the instructor.  If you do not notify the instructor in advance of a missed negotiation exercise, you will lose a full letter grade on your overall course grade.  If you miss a second exercise, you will lose a full letter grade on your overall course grade regardless of whether you notify the instructor in advance.  More details of the attendance policy will be discussed on the first night of class.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED 

AUTHOR: Fisher, Ury, & Patton

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books

TITLE: Getting to Yes

ED./DATE: Second Edition, 1991

 

TERM: Spring 07

COURSE #: MORS 926

SECTION: 81

COURSE NAME: Sustainable Innovation

INSTRUCTOR: Mike Radnor

CASEPACK - YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Read items 1 through 7 in case packet. As a basis for discussion, consider the following questions:

  1. What might be the range of meaning of sustainability and sustainable innovation for a business?
  2. What are underlying internal (strategic) and external drivers of the push for sustainability? How might these vary across national/economic contexts?
  3. How could a company transform itself to support sustainability?
  4. How does globalization enable and challenge innovation?
  5. What makes design green?
  6. How can you measure greenness? What factors affect marketing advantage based on greenness?

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?:

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE: