TERM: Spring  08

COURSE #:  MORS 450

SECTION: 71, 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.
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 2008

COURSE #: MORS 460

SECTION : 61, 71

COURSE NAME: Leading and Managing Teams

INSTRUCTOR: Zoe Kinias

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Complete “Team member survey” (download from website).

Attendance Policy: Please carefully note that there is a department-wide attendance policy for this course. ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED on the first day of class. In addition, prepared attendance is required for all in-class exercises. I strongly suggest you do not enroll for this course if you cannot attend all class meetings. If a student misses a class exercise, he or she will be penalized one letter grade. If the student fails to inform the instructor of his or her absence 48 hours before the class meeting, the student will lose an additional letter grade. Each student is allowed to miss ONE exercise without penalty, assuming that the instructor has been notified 48 hours in advance. (NOTE: The one free 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. Additional time will be spent during the first class session explaining the attendance policy. Class materials will be distributed for the first exercise during the actual class session. If absent, students are responsible for having a classmate collect course materials. Under no circumstances are the materials delivered in mailboxes, faxed, etc.

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:  Required

AUTHOR: Leigh Thompson

PUBLISHER: Pearson Education

TITLE: Making the Team: A Guide for Managers

ED./DATE: 3rd/2008

 

TERM: Spring 08

INSTRUCTOR:  Susan Crotty

CASEPACK (YES or NO?):  YES, required

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Read Chapters 1-3 of Getting to Yes before the first class session. This is easy reading, but important to introduce key class concepts we’ll discuss on the first day of class.  The syllabus and class schedule will be on both my faculty web page and Blackboard by Feb. 15.

In addition, please answer the following questions and attach your answers and a copy of your résumé to an email to me at (susancrotty@kellogg.northwestern.edu) one week before the first class session.

(1) Let me know what types of negotiations you encounter in your job. What is the biggest personal or work related negotiation you will conduct in the next 6 months?

(2) Up to this point, what has been your most challenging negotiation experience?

(3) Imagine that this is the last day of class and complete this statement: This was a great class because...

Look forward to meeting you soon!

Attendance Policy: Because negotiation exercises are critical to the learning process in this course, students are expected to participate in all of them. If you must miss an exercise, it is your responsibility to contact me at least 48 hours before the class session, and if required, to find and coach a substitute for the exercise. You may miss one negotiation exercise without penalty if you provide me with notice. Failure to contact me or to find a substitute will result in a drop of one letter grade for the course. Furthermore, failure to participate in more than one exercise (regardless of notice) will result in a drop of one letter grade for the course. All negotiation classes at Kellogg have an attendance policy that is strictly enforced.

This strict policy is necessary because your classmates rely on your attendance for their educational experience, and because instructors must arrange logistics and pairings in advance.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?: Required

AUTHOR: Fischer, Ury, & Patton

TITLE: Getting to Yes

 

TERM: Spring, 2008

COURSE #:
MORS 430

SECTION: 71 & 72

COURSE NAME: Leadership in Organizations

INSTRUCTOR: Professor Amy Cuddy

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
I’m looking forward to our first class together.  This course will focus on how you can maximize your effectiveness in your career and increase the competitive advantage of your organization.  We will begin by considering how you can achieve these two goals while taking into account ethical considerations.  In order to prepare for this discussion, please complete the following assignment:  

Read:
“Why Ordinary People Torture Enemy Prisoners”
“Competitive Advantage through People”
“Why Should My Conscience Bother Me?”

To help guide you in the readings, consider these questions:
                Who is to blame for the unethical behavior?
                What could Lawson have done differently to prevent the production of a flawed brake?
                Have you ever seen an example of unethical actions escalating as they did in this case?
                How can management promote ethical behavior?
                Would you blow the whistle on unethical behavior and how would you do this?
                What are the ethical principles underlying your own leadership philosophy?

 

 

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: NO, but strongly recommended

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: NO

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