LTB-R10

LTB-R10
(PGDM-RM 2010-12 : Term-I)

Leadership and Team Building

Course Outline

Course Instructor: Fr. Tony Uvary
Dr. Andrew Dutta

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.

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.

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. 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.

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

Evaluation Component	Marks	Date of Assessment
Demonstration of Learning Presentations (DLP)	10	Each group would be assigned specific dates during the term.
Socially Relevant Projects (SRP)	40	The details of the projects will be provided by Fr. Tony Uvary
Mid Term Examination	15	Based on Dean (Acad) Office notification.
End Term Exam	35	Will be conducted at the end of the term.

6. Course Content: Understanding Groups
Managing Teams Effectively
Leadership
Managing Conflict and Negotiation
Decision Making Skills
Effective Communication

7. Course Textbook: Organizational Behavior, 13/e
Robbins & Judge
Š2009 | Prentice Hall |

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.

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 College, 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. He has publications in reputed national and international journals and edited books along with presentations in national and international conferences. Apart from teaching, Andrew is also involved in training in corporate and Government sector and providing consultancy through XIMB. Presently, he is the MDP Coordinator of XIMB.
Created By: Hemanta Ranjan Deo on 06/18/2010 at 11:22 AM
Category: PGPRM - I Doctype: Document

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