Leadership andOrganizationalBehavior

Public Management

EADP3080 andPADM3020

Instructor:Dr. Ron TimmonsOfficeLocation:CH204J

Semester:Summer2016OfficeHours: Appointment Only

Course Schedule: MTWR 8:00-9:50amE-mail:

Course Location: BLB 075

Prerequisite:EADP 3010 or consent ofthedepartment.

Course Description

As the environment ofpublic organizationsgrowsmore complex, ascitizensdemandmore from governmentwhilegivingless,andas knowledge becomes themost valuable resource in an organization, the pressure on governmentandnon-profitorganizations to getresultshasnever beengreater.In this course,we approach the practice of leadershipandmanagement in termsof the individual. Someofthe issuesdiscussed in thecourse will beconceptual, some willbe practical.Scholarsgenerallygroup these topics undertheheadingofOrganizational Behavior – amore contemporarytermis EmotionalIntelligence.All ofthe issueswe willdiscuss should, in the minimum, exposeyou to the essentialcompetenciesfor managingin the21st centuryand,improveyourabilityto manage high-performance public organizations. Whilethecourse focuses on providinginformation to enable individuals to become better leadersandmanagers,it also exposes students toa broader understanding of leadershipandorganizationalbehavior scholarship.

Course Objectives

Thiscourse has fiveprimaryobjectives:

1.Applyvarious techniquesand tools for improvingone’s abilityto perform as a leader andmanager in publicorganizations.

2.Explain the generalpractice of leading and managinghigh-performance publicorganizations.

3.Identifyfundamentalchanges in management over time.

4.Criticallyevaluate how performance issuesaffectone’sorganization.

5.Suggestcourses ofaction for improvingperformancein public organizations.

Readings

Studentsare expected tocomplete allrequiredreadingsprior to thecorrespondingtopic’sclassperiod.Please come to classprepared to discuss the readings.

E-Mail

Per University policy, grading information can only be provided to the student’s UNT email address. Current grading information can be accessed on Blackboard Connect.

Course Text

Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, 4th Edition, Robert Denhardt, Janet Denhardt, and Maria Aristigueta (2016), ISBN:13-978-1483359298

GradingScale Points

A:100-90B:89-80C: 79-70D:69-60F<60

Unit Quizzes (Chapters 1-13) =78possible points. All quizzes are pass/fail, 6 points each

Article Review=10 points

Attendance= 0-12 points (Absences-- 0-2=12 points, 3=8 points, 4-5=4 points, >5=0points)

Unit Quizzes

All exams will be unit quizzes completed online,outside class, at the end of chapters 1-13.

  1. Logon to the textbook publisher’s website at:
  2. Complete the exam for each unit 1-13 (no quiz due for the last chapter-#14).
  3. Achieve a grade of at least 80 percent for each quiz.[Select the quiz option within the chapter, then select “Immediate Feedback;” retake exam, if necessary to achieve the passing grade of 80 percent, or greater.]
  4. Click “Report,” and email the quiz results to yourself at your UNT email address.
  5. Forward each quiz from your UNT email to the instructor at: .
  6. You will get an acknowledging email back from the instructor within 24 hours to prove timely submission; all communication must be through your UNT email address.
  7. Results will be posted to Blackboard; all quizzes are pass/fail for six points per quiz.
  8. There is a one week window--forward and backward--to complete each quiz from the date it is covered in class. In other words, you cannot get more than one week ahead of the current class chapter, and you will be too late if you submit it after one week from the corresponding class session. Exception: the quiz for chapter 13 is due Thursday, August 11.

Article Review- All students will be assigned an article to present to the class. Your presentation must be conducted for ten minutes, providing a summary of the key points of the article, within the context of the course unit it corresponds to. Powerpoints (or equivalent) are optional, but if used must be in basic outline form, with few words and large font. Presentations ending sooner than ten minutes will be subject to grade penalty.

Attendance- Studentsareexpectedto arriveon timeand tostaytheentire class.Thisclassmeetsduring a condensed summer semester; a significantnumberof absenceswillmake it difficultto pass the course.Incurringfive ormore unexcusedabsencesmay resultin administrative removalfrom the course.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Any changes to theschedulewill be addressed in class and posted on Blackboard. Each session corresponds to the text chapter.

Monday, July 11Introductory Session

Tuesday, July 12 1. Organizational Behavior as a Way of Thinking and Acting

Wednesday, July 13 2. Knowing and Managing Yourself

Thursday, July 14 3. Fostering Creativity and Innovation

Monday, July 18 4. Managing Stress

Tuesday, July 195. Decision-Making

Wednesday, July 20Decision-Making, continued

Thursday, July 21 6. Motivation and Engagement

Monday, July 257. Leadership in Public Organizations

Tuesday, July 26 Leadership in Public Organizations, continued

Wednesday, July 27 8. Power and Organizational Politics

Thursday, July 28 9. Communicating Effectively With Others

Monday, August 1 10. Working in Groups and Teams

Tuesday, August 2 11. Managing Conflict

Wednesday, August 312. Organizational Change

Thursday, August 4Organizational Change, continued

Monday, August 8 13. Representing the Organization “On the Outside”

Tuesday, August 9 14. Managing Behavior in the Public Interest

Wednesday, August 10Managing Behavior in the Public Interest, continued

Thursday, August 11(Concluding Session)

University of North Texas

UNT Department of Public Administration - Emergency Administration and Planning

UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENT POLICIES

Disability Accommodation

The Emergency Administration and Planning Program, in cooperation with the Office of Disability Accommodations (ODA), complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act in making reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. Please present your written accommodation request to the instructor within the first two weeks of the semester. Students registered with the ODA may present the Special Accommodation Request from that office in lieu of a written statement.

Cheating and Plagiarism

Definitions

The UNT Code of Student Conduct and Discipline defines cheating and plagiarism “as the use of unauthorized books, notes, or otherwise securing help in a test; copying others’ tests, assignments, reports, or term papers; representing the work of another as one’s own; collaborating without authority with another student during an examination or in preparing academic work; or otherwise practicing scholastic dishonesty.”

Penalties

Normally, the minimum penalty for cheating or plagiarism is a grade of “F” in the course. In the case of graduate department exams, the minimum penalty shall be failure of all fields of the exam. Determination of cheating or plagiarism shall be made by the instructor in the course, or by the department faculty in the case of departmental exams.

Cases of cheating or plagiarism on graduate departmental exams, problem papers, theses, or dissertations shall automatically be referred to the departmental Curriculum and Degree Program[s] Committee. Cases of cheating of plagiarism in ordinary course work may, at the discretion of the instructor, be referred to the Curriculum and Degree Program[s] Committee in the case of either graduate or undergraduate students. This committee, acting as an agent of the Department, shall impose further penalties, or recommend further penalties to the Dean of Students, if they determine that the case warrants it. In all cases, the Dean of Students shall be informed in writing of the case.

Appeals

Students may appeal any decision under this policy by following the procedures laid down in the UNT Code of Student Conduct and Discipline.

Policy on Student Behavior in the Classroom

Student behavior that interferes with an instructor’s ability to conduct a class or other students' opportunity to learn is unacceptable and disruptive and will not be tolerated in any instructional forum at UNT. Students engaging in unacceptable behavior will be directed to leave the classroom and the instructor may refer the student to the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities to consider whether the student's conduct violated the Code of Student Conduct. The university's expectations for student conduct apply to all instructional forums, including university and electronic classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc.The Code of Student Conduct can be found at

EADP POLICIES

PLAGIARISM:

Professors in the EADP Program will not tolerate any form of academic dishonesty among students in the major. According to the 2005-06 UNT Undergraduate Catalogue (p. 107):

“The term ‘plagiarism’ includes, but is not limited to:

  1. the knowing or negligent use by paraphrase or direct quotation of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgement; and
  2. the knowing or negligent unacknowledged use of material prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials.”

Examples of plagiarism include:

  • purchasing term papers from Internet sources and turning them in to meet assignment requirements
  • downloading or copying material from the Internet and presenting it as your own work
  • using sentences, quotes, statistics or other information from books or journals without citing the source(s) in papers
  • incorporating novel ideas, concepts or phrases into papers without giving credit to the original author
  • having someone else write a paper for you

Failure to comply with this policy on plagiarism may result in a failing grade on the assignment or paper, a failing grade in the class, dismissal from the program, and expulsion from the university.

LAPTOPS AND CELL PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM:

The classroom setting at an institution of higher learning is intended to serve as a venue that permits the transfer of knowledge and facilitates the sharing of ideas.As such, it is imperative that any distractions from these stated objectives be avoided and kept to a minimum.Potential disruptions include modern electronic devices such as laptop computers and cell phones.

Students are allowed to take notes on personal laptop computers to enhance the learning process, but they should not activate their internet browsers during class or use computers for non-academic purposes (as this diverts attention from the lecture/discussion for both the student using it and others nearby).Students should also avoid using cell phones to search the Internet or text while class is in session.All devices must be kept in silent or vibrate mode to avoid classroom disruption.

Exceptions to this policy will be at the discretion of the faculty only and may occur if searching the Internet is necessary to find additional information or facts related to the subject being covered on that particular day.