Interactive discussion

MGT324

Week 2: Interactive activity

2.1 Learning Outcomes:

Define the foundational elements of government and public administration.

Construct a working definition of public administration and discuss key elements that are essential to the field.

 2.2 Action Required:

Watch the video at the following link

 2.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

What is public administration?

What are the main elements of public administration?

MGT404

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe and compare three major theories of planned change. (MLO 2.1)
  • Explain how planned change can be adopted to fit different contexts. (MLO 2.3)
  • Critique the practice of planned change. (MLO 2.4)
  • Discuss the roles and characteristics of OD practitioners. (MLO 3.1)
  • Describe the competencies required of effective OD practitioners. (MLO 3.2)

2.2 Action Required:

Required Readings:

  • Chapter 2: The Nature of Planned Change
  • Chapter 3: The Organization Development Practitioner

TEXTBOOK: Cummings, T., & Worley, C. (2015). Organization development and change. (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. ISBN#: 13 9781133190455 (print), ISBN#: 13 9781285800967 (e-text).

Recommended Readings:

Pregmark, J. E. (2022, February 21). Renewing models for change. The Learning Organization, 29(3), 255–274. https://doi.org/10.1108/tlo-05-2021-0056

2.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Discuss the importance of planned change and its impact on the organization.

 

MGT 421

2.1 Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe the interpersonal communication process and barriers to effective communication.
  • Explain how emotional hijacking can hinder effective interpersonal communication.
  • Explain how self-awareness impacts the communication process.
  • Describe how self-management impacts the communication process.
  • Explain and evaluate the process of active listening.
  • Describe and demonstrate effective questions for enhancing listening and learning.
  • Explain strategies to sight-read the nonverbal communication of others.
  • Identify common communication preferences based on motivational values.
  • Explain how extroversion-introversion impacts interpersonal communication.
  • Explain the role of civility in effective interpersonal communication and the common types of incivility in the workplace

2.2 Action Required:

Chapter 2 in BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: Developing Leaders for a Networked World, Peter Cardon, 4th Edition  McGraw-Hill Education

Watch the short video at the following link

Incivility – Disrespect at work place. – YouTube

 

2.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

In chapter 2, you learn about Emotional intelligence and its four domains. Reflect on a recent time your lack of (self-awareness or self-management) led you to make a poor decision. Describe what happened.

After watching the video, summarize some forms of workplace incivility

 

MGT425

2.1 Learning Outcomes:

  • Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial decision problems.
  • Explain simple decision models and management science ideas that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight about large spectrum of managerial problems.
  • Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision models to use for specific problems.
  • Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled using spreadsheet modeling and decision analysis.

 

 2.2 Action Required:

Watch the short video in the following link:

 2.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

  •  What is Modeling? Write the different types of models.
  • List the five Benefits of Business Models.