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Syllabus

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Learning Objectives

LEARNING OUTCOMES: The course's objective is twofold: first, to make the student understand business organizations' functioning. Second, to introduce the basic concepts needed to design, implement, and change the organizational structure. The course helps students become good analysts of organization design and its impact on the organization's performance.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify and explain various organization components and their relationship to one another (understanding systemic relationships and consequences).

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to analyse, assess, and diagnose organization effectiveness, including organization culture and values; develop a framework for changing design elements and relationships;

MAKING JUDGEMENTS: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to describe the principles of designing organizations; explain how management and organization design can lead to strategic advantage; discuss in depth issues of implementation of various design strategies and interventions.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand and know how to use the language of the organization and of organizational theories.
Also, during the discussion of case studies in classroom, students will be asked to briefly illustrate their group presentation in Powerpoint. For this purpose, each case discussion requires a group of students to present their work. In the absence of such a group, the teacher in the classroom will identify a replacement group.

LEARNING SKILLS: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to explain the relationship between leadership, organizational design, and
effectiveness.
Also, during the discussion of case studies in classroom, students will be called to:
1. Take a specific position on certain issues and/or points.
2. Ask clarification questions.
3. Collaborate in order to keep the discussion alive.
4. Help guide and involve other students in the discussion.
5. Integrate the discussion with theories, contents and concepts already seen in other cases.