Week 1:

Wed, Jan 9, #1

Introduction

Week 2:

Mon, Jan 14, #2

Assignment 0-A: books

Introduction

Banning Laptops

Wed, Jan 16, #3

Syllabus Q&A

Language, Reflexivity, Primary and Secondary Sources

 Constructing Collaboration

Week 3:

Mon, Jan 21, –

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance (University Closed)

Wed, Jan 23, #4

Cheating, Ethical and Moral Principles, Anaclitic Depression Blues, Loneliness, Conversation

Harvey – Cheating
Harvey – Feedback

Week 4:

Mon, Jan 28, #5

Assignment 0-B: voting

“How Are We Doing?”
class discussion of organizations and organizational experience

Deming – 1
Milgram – 1, 2
Machiavelli – 1-5

Wed, Jan 30, #6

Movie: Race for Berlin[4]
 

Collaboration vs. Competition in Organizations, case study

Machiavelli – 6
Productive Narcissist
HBR Article

Video Lecture 1: Feararchy and Organizations (additional make-up class)

Week 5:

Mon, Feb 4, #7

Paper 1

Leadership Decision-Making

Dixon – 3 (large font)
Deming – 2

Wed, Feb 6, #8

Rational and Irrational Leadership Decision-Making

Milgram – 3, 4
Machiavelli – 7, 8

Week 6:

Mon, Feb 11, #9

Systems Analysis, Binds of the Organization, Defects, Accountability, case study of defects

Deming – 3
Milgram – 5, 6
Machiavelli – 9, 10, 11

Wed, Feb 13, #10

Movie: Challenger (case study)

Leadership Case Study

Milgram – 7
Machiavelli – 12, 13

Week 7:

Mon, Feb 18, –

President's Day Observed (University Closed)

Wed, Feb 20, #11

Term Project Topic Discussion

Deming – 4
Machiavelli – 14, 15

Week 8:

Mon, Feb 25, #12

Great Book Extra Credit Selection Deadline

Team Forming, Topic Selection, & Project Work

Deming – 5
Milgram – 8, 9
Machiavelli – 16, 17

Wed, Feb 27, #13

Paper 2

Building a Social Business
Structure of the Organization
 

Milgram – 10
Machiavelli – 18
EJ Levels with You

Week 9:

Mon, Mar 4, #14

Building a Social Business

Deming – 6
Milgram – 11
Machiavelli – 19

Wed, Mar 6, #15

Movie: Food Inc. and Tyson Foods (case study)

Case Study, Ethical and Social Responsibility
Discussion/Case of a Black Swan Presented
Building a Social Business
Team / Individual Project Work & Review

Milgram – 12
Machiavelli – 20
Long View of Lead

Video Lecture 2: Organizational Design Concepts (additional make-up class)

Week 10:

Mon, Mar 11, –

Spring Break – Have Fun!! J

Wed, Mar 13, –

Week 11:

Mon, Mar 18, #16

Leadership Theories and Application: Thinkers and Practitioners

Machiavelli – 21
Best Officers Leaving

Wed, Mar 20, #17

Leadership Theories: W. Edwards Deming

Milgram – 13
Machiavelli – 22, 23

Week 12:

Mon, Mar 25, #18

Leadership Theories: W. Edwards Deming

Milgram – 14

Wed, Mar 27, #19

Obedience to Authority

Machiavelli – 25
4-star General, 5-star Grace

Week 13:

Mon, Apr 1, #20

Obedience to Authority

Milgram – 15
Machiavelli – 26

Wed, Apr 3, #21

Team / Individual Project Work & Review

Week 14:

Mon, April 8, #22

Exams 2 & 3

General Review

Wed, Apr 10, #23

Exam 1

Exam 1
(Remember Assignment 0-B: voting)

Week 15:

Mon, Apr 15, #24

Presentations – great book extra credit

Wed, Apr 17, #25

Paper 3, graduating seniors

Presentations – paper 3 (term project)

Week 16:

Mon, Apr 22, #26

Presentations – paper 3 (term project),

Wed, Apr 24, #27

Exams 2 & 3 (additional), graduating seniors

Presentations – paper 3 (term project),
Class Party

Week 17:

Wed, May 1, #28

Paper 3

Exams 2 & 3 (additional)