Course Description:

The purpose of one part of this course is to provide a strong conceptual framework for studying, understanding, and applying the theory and practice of organizational behavior. While the other portion explores the nature of organization and organization theory. This course on organization theory and behavior thus provides knowledge that helps people understand, diagnose, and respond to emerging organizational needs and problems of our educational institutions.

Learning Outcomes:

After the completion of this course the trainee teachers would be able to:

• Understand and narrate the basic concepts and principles of organizational theory
• Recognize organizational phenomena that can be analyzed and interpreted in the light of  the concepts and principles of organizational theory
• Review and evaluate the specific organizational conditions
• Understand and analyze the organizational behavior of employees in workplace conditions
• Comprehend and characterize effective leadership traits and behaviors in prevailing workplace/organization conditions.
• Understand and narrate the basic concepts and principles of organization
• Recognize organizational phenomena that can be analyzed and interpreted in the light of  the concepts and principles of organization
• Review and evaluate the specific organizational conditions
• Understand and analyze the organizational behavior of employees in workplace conditions
• Comprehend and characterize effective leadership traits and behaviors in prevailing work place/organization conditions.

Weekly Plan : Week wise plan is given below along with attachments

Assessment Criteria

Recommended Books

              Daft, R. L. (2001). Organizational theory and design. NY: West Publishing,Co.

Gray, J. L., & Stark, F. A. (1997). Organizational behavior:  Concepts and applications. (7th ed.).Toronto: Charles E. Merrill Publishing,Co.

Kreitner, R. & Kinicki, A. (2001). Organizational behavior. (5th ed.). Boston: McGRAW-HILL, Inc.

Luthans, F. (1995). Organizational behavior.  (7th ed.) New York: McGraw-HILL

Owens, R.L.(1998). Organizational behavior in education. NY: NcGraw-HILL

Robins, S. P. (2002). Organizational behavior (5th ed.). Boston: IRWIN McGraw-HILL

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