High Performance Work Teams Syllabus for 2014-2015
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Course

BMGT-1307-001 High Performance Work Teams

Prerequisites

Course Description

Basic principles of building and sustaining teams in organizations including team dynamics and process improvement.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

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\ There is no required textbook for this course.  Reading assignments from various sources will be given throughout the semester.  Handouts and notes will be passed out in class.

Supplies

\ Notebook to take notes with.  There may be some team projects in which you will need additional supplies.

Student Performance

\ COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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\ After studying the material presented in the course of study, the student will be able to do the following, as evaluated by the instructor.

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\ 1.  Understand opportunities and responsibilities in taking roles and sharing leadership in groups and teams.  SCANS*  Basic Skills, Interpersonal Skills
\ 2.  Know the importance of ethics and diversity in groups and teamwork. SCANS* Personal Qualities
\ 3.  Develop knowledge and skill in problem-analysis, decision-making task processes in teams. SCANS* Thinking Skills, Interpersonal Skills
\ 4.  Develop knowledge and skill in critical and creative thinking in teams’ task processes. SCANS* Basic Skills
\ 5. Develop knowledge and skill in verbal, nonverbal, listening, and questioning communication for teams’ transactional processes. SCANS* Basic Skills
\ 6. Understand and facilitate development of teams in positive communication climates. SCANS* Information
\ 7. Develop knowledge and skill in managing problems with members, leaders, and organizations that groups and teams experience. SCANS* Thinking Skills
\ 8. Develop knowledge and skill in managing problems with deviance, conformity, game playing, groupthink, and conflict in groups and teams. SCANS* Thinking Skills
\ 9. Know methods for planning and implementing small and large group meetings and projects. SCANS* Information, Resources, Interpersonal, Systems
\ 10. Know how to plan and present oral and written team projects. SCANS* Basic Skills

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\ *Meets Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)
\ Resources: Identifies, organizes, plans, and allocates resources (time, money, materials and facilities, and human resources).
\ Information:  Acquires and uses information.
\ Interpersonal:  Works with others, serves clients, exercises leadership.
\ Systems:  Understands complex interrelationships (evaluates, monitors, improves social, organizational and technological systems).
\ Thinking Skills: Thinks creatively, makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn, and reasons.
\ Basic Skills: Reads, writes, performs arithmetic and mathematical operations, listens, and speaks.
\ Personal Qualities: Displays responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and honesty.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

CLASSROOM GROUND RULES:

Be on time and prepared for classroom discussion.  Cell phones must be in silent mode while class is in session.  NO TEXTING DURING CLASS. NO IPODS. NO CELL PHONES. ALL CELL PHONES MUST REMAIN IN YOUR BACKPACK, POCKET, OR PURSE DURING CLASS.

Grading Criteria

 

GRADING SCALE:

            90 - 100%         =          A          Excellent

            80 -   89%         =          B          Above Average, Very Good

            70 -   79%         =          C          Average, Good

            60 -   69%         =          D          Poor, but passing

            Below 60%        =          F          Failing

There are no make up exams in this class due to the nature of team assignments. 
If you miss a team assignment, your grade will suffer.
 

EXAMINATIONS:

Examinations will contain questions to be answered individually plus projects to be completed as a group.

Final grade will be determined by dividing total number of points by the number of tests and projects.

Instructor reserves the right to subjectively influence the final grade relative to class attendance, participation, and attitude.

Attendance

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Students are expected to attend all regularly scheduled class meetings.  Should you miss a class, it is your responsibility to determine what you have missed and take appropriate actions. Please obtain the names and phone numbers of at least two of your fellow classmates and contact them about anything you have missed.   This class is graded mostly on team projects and exams.  Attendance is vital for you to be successful in this course. Your grade will suffer if you are not present to work with your team on assignments. 
 

 

WITHDRAWAL POLICY

It is the responsibility of the student to iniate drop or withdrawal procedures through the registrar's office.  Students who stop attending the class, but do not officially drop or withdraw from this course will receive a letter grade at the end of the semester.

 

Tuesday, November 18 - Last to withdraw (drop)

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