GDTB-Q11

GDTB-Q11
PGDM-HRM 2011-13: Term-II

Group Dynamics and Team Building

1. Course Instructor: Dr. Andrew Dutta
Office: TATA Centenary Learning Center
Room 072
Phone: +91-674-3983 798
adutta@ximb.ac.in

Meet the Instructor with prior appointments only.

Secretary:
Ms. Sangeeta Barla
+91-674-3983 710
sangeeta@ximb.ac.in

2. Course Overview: Human behavior in organizations is complex and a difficult phenomenon to comprehend. Understanding why people behave in a particular way in a work setting irrespective of the type of organization, would be the main focus of this course. Organization behavior is all about knowing the reasons behind people’s behavior in organizational setting.

3. Course Objectives: This course aims to improve ones understanding of human behavior in organizations and ones ability to lead people to achieve organizational objectives more effectively. The participants will acquire functional knowledge on organizational behavior for application in real-life managerial settings.

4. Andragogy: There will be 20 sessions of 90 minutes each for this course giving it a value of 3 credits. This course will be structured to make the students acquire practical skills relevant for managerial execution. Therefore, management skill builders, management exercises, role plays, case studies, and video inputs will be the main elements of course delivery. These will be supplemented with Instructor assigned readings and case studies. All the participants would me made to work in groups for all classes and assignments. Apart from these, the participants will also have to take up group project work through field visits.

5. Evaluation Scheme: Minimum Passing marks: 40 marks out of a total of 100. Any student not meeting this criterion will get an F grade

The main aim of evaluation will be to assess the capacity of the participants to apply the learnt skills.

Distribution of marks will be based on the new guidelines received from Dean (Acad) Office.

We will follow NO MAKE-UP POLICY

for this course. So, any individual or a group missing any evaluation components will not be given another chance to appear for the same. In order to achieve this aim the following evaluation components will be adopted:

Evaluation Component	Marks	Description	Date of Assessment
Group Learning Presentations (GLP)	30	This would comprise of a class presentation for every group demonstrating their learning from skill builders and exercises. A group would comprise 6 members only.	Each group would be assigned specific dates during the term.
Mid Term Examination	30	This would be a short examination comprising Multiple Choice Questions aiming at testing the conceptual clarity of the students.	As per Dean (Acad) Office notification.
End Term Exam	40	At the end of the course a comprehensive examination will be conducted comprising the entire course covered in the term. The aim of this exam will be to assess the development of application skills from the course.	Will be conducted at the end of the term between after 20th Dec 2011

6. Course Content: The Self and the Group

Understanding Groups

Managing Teams Effectively
Managing Group Conflict and Negotiation
Group Decision Making
Leadership in Group Dynamics

7. Course Textbook: ORGB 2, 2nd Edition

Debra L. Nelson - Oklahoma State University

James Campbell Quick - The University of Texas at Arlington

ISBN-10: 032478709X ISBN-13: 9780324787092 CENGAGE

This textbook will act the primary source of academic material and will be relevant for mid-term and end term examination. Apart from this, the course Instructor may provide additional reading materials as hard copy academic inputs. Students are also advised to make self-study of the concepts taught in class.

About Dr. Andrew Dutta:

Andrew is a Post Graduate in Business Finance from University of Calcutta and he was awarded a Gold Medal for ranking first in the University and academic excellence. He completed his FPM from IIMT, specializing in Human Resource Management. Andrew was a Visiting Research Scholar to Bentley University, Massachusetts, USA where he developed his doctoral thesis in Information Systems under Dr. M. Lynne Markus. Before joining academics, Andrew worked in the advertising industry for a few years. He made publications in reputed national and international journals and edited books along with presentations in national and international conferences in India and USA. Apart from teaching, Andrew is also involved in training in corporate and Government sector and providing consultancy through XIMB. Presently, he is the Admission Coordinator for XIMB.

Created By: Debasis Mohanty on 09/08/2011 at 12:26 PM
Category: PGDM(HRM)-I Doctype: Document

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