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Course Online Syllabus

Spring 2011

Department MGMTCourse Number6354 Section Number23445
Name of Course Leadership & Organiz'l Change
Name of Instructor Rauniar,Rupak

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.

Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. Learn the concept and theory of leadership, and gain the understanding that effective leadership is the foundation for organizations and groups to achieve goals.
  2. Learn the concept and theory of leadership, and gain the understanding that effective leadership is the foundation for organizations and groups to achieve goals.
  3. Understand and appreciate the important link between leadership and managing change in organizations.
  4. Understand and appreciate the important link between leadership and managing change in organizations.
  5. Develop a set of skills and tools that can be applied to organizational systems to achieve competitive advantage through managing change.
  6. Develop a set of skills and tools that can be applied to organizational systems to achieve competitive advantage through managing change.
  7. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of leadership development and succession planning necessary for organizational effectiveness.
  8. Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of leadership development and succession planning necessary for organizational effectiveness.
  9. Learn to use case studies to develop the ability to recognize, define, analyze and solve real-life leadership and change management challenges in organizations.
  10. Learn to use case studies to develop the ability to recognize, define, analyze and solve real-life leadership and change management challenges in organizations.

Major Assignments/Exams

Test (4 x 15%) 60%
Individual Project 15%
Class Participation 25%

Required Reading

Palmer, Dunford, Akin, Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach, ,2nd Edition (2009) ed., ISBN 9780073404998.

Dubrin, Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills,6th (2010) ed., ISBN 0547143966.

Case Materails for this course can be purchased from: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/access/7760405 You may have to create a log-in account if this is the first time you are purchasing course material from Harvard Business School Publishing. Once you have created and logged in, you can purchase and download these course materials. Please remember, these materials are protected by the Copyright Law.

Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.

List of Discussion/Lecture Topics

  • Leadership: Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2, 3
  • Chapter 4, 5
  • Test 1
  • Chapter 9, 7
  • Organizational Change: Chapter 1, 2
  • Test 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Spring Break
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Test 3
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 12
  • Test 4