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BUSI 610 Syllabus

COURSE SYLLABUS
BUSI 610
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND STRUCTURE

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides graduate-level instruction regarding the design, redesign, and implementation of effective organizations. Special emphasis is placed on the analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of both the social and technical systems of organizations with emphasis on the structural changes necessary to improve and maintain productivity and quality of work life. RATIONALE Organizations are collections of people working together under a defined structure for the purpose of achieving predetermined outcomes through the use of financial, human, and material resources. There are a number of approaches to the structuring and managing of organizations. This course will provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical constructs regarding the field of organizational design and structure as well as strategies for moving from theory to practice.

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PREREQUISITE For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog. REQUIRED RESOURCE PURCHASES Click on the following link to view the required resource(s) for the term in which you are registered: http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/liberty.htm

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ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR LEARNING A. B. C. Computer Internet access (broadband recommended) Microsoft Word (Microsoft Office is available at a special discount to Liberty University students.)

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MEASURABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: A. B. Assess the dimensions of organizational purpose, design, and structure. Evaluate the open-system organizational design elements: external environment, international environment, and interorganizational relationships.

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Evaluate the internal organizational design elements: manufacturing and service technologies, information technology, and organizational life cycle. Manage dynamic organizational design processes: organizational culture, ethical values, decision making, and organizational conflict/power/politics. Integrate a biblical worldview within the context of organizational design.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS A. B. Textbook readings and lecture presentations Course Requirements Checklist After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in Module/Week 1. C. Group Discussion Board Forums (4) At the beginning of the course, the instructor will place the student into a group. Part 1 The student is required to provide a thread in response to the Group Discussion Board Forum prompt. The thread must be 1,000–1,500 words, must include at least 3 peer-reviewed references, and must demonstrate course-related knowledge. Part 2 The student is to reply to at least 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be a minimum of 400 words. Each group must then collaborate to enhance each other’s work and to develop a 1 group response that synthesizes the individual replies. One designated member of the group must post the synthesized response in the Group Discussion Board Forum. The group response must be 1,000–1,500 words and must demonstrate course-related knowledge. D. Literature Review The student will research and write a scholarly Literature Review that will be submitted in parts through the course. The student will be required to submit his/her topic, a 3-tiered outline with a correctly formatted title page, and an abstract. The student must also submit an annotated bibliography of at least 15 sources. All parts of the Literature Review must be in current APA format. The Literature Review: Final must be a minimum of 16 pages (not including the title page, abstract, and reference list) and must utilize a minimum of 15 scholarly references. E. Quizzes (4) Each quiz will cover the Reading & Study material for the modules/weeks in which it is assigned. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes; contain 25 multiple-choice and true/false questions as well as 1 essay question; and have a 45-minute time limit.

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COURSE GRADING AND POLICIES

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Points Course Requirements Checklist Group Discussion Board Forum Part 1 (4 at 30 pts ea) Part 2 (4 at 30 pts ea) Literature Review Topic Selection Outline and Title Page Abstract Annotated Bibliography Final Quizzes (4 at 90 pts ea) Total 10 120 120 0 50 20 80 250 360 1010

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Scale A = 940–1010 A- = 920–939 B+ = 900–919 B = 860–899 B- = 840–859 C+ = 820–839 C = 780–819 C- = 760–779 F = 0–759

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Late Assignment Policy If the student is unable to complete an assignment on time, then he or she must contact the instructor immediately by email. Assignments that are submitted after the due date without prior approval from the instructor will receive the following deductions: 1. 2. 3. 4. Late assignments submitted within one week of the due date will receive a 10% deduction. Assignments submitted more than one week late will receive a 20% deduction. Assignments submitted two weeks late or after the final date of the class will not be accepted. Late Discussion Board threads or replies will not be accepted.

Special circumstances (e.g. death in the family, personal health issues) will be reviewed by the instructor on a case-by-case basis. D. Disability Assistance Students with a documented disability may contact Liberty University Online’s Office of Disability Academic Support (ODAS) at LUOODAS@liberty.edu to make arrangements for academic accommodations. Further information can be found at www.liberty.edu/disabilitysupport.

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COUR ### Course Schedule

COURSE SCHEDULE
BUSI 610
Textbook: Daft, Organization Theory & Design (2013). MODULE/ WEEK READING & STUDY ASSIGNMENTS Course Requirements Checklist Class Introductions Group DB Forum 1: Part 1 Literature Review: Topic Selection Quiz 1 Group DB Forum 1: Part 2 Literature Review: Outline and Title Page Group DB Forum 2: Part 1 Quiz 2 Group DB Forum 2: Part 2 Literature Review: Abstract Group DB Forum 3: Part 1 Literature Review: Annotated Bibliography Quiz 3 Group DB Forum 3: Part 2 Group DB Forum 4: Part 1 Quiz 4 Group DB Forum 4: Part 2 Literature Review: Final TOTAL
Group DB = Group Discussion Board

POINTS 10 0 30 0 90 30 50 30 90 30 20 30 80 90 30 30 90 30 250 1010

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Daft: chs. 1–3 4 presentations

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Group DB Forum Review 1 presentation Daft: chs. 4–6 4 presentations Group DB Forum Review 1 presentation Daft: chs. 7–9 4 presentations Group DB Forum Review 1 presentation Daft: chs. 10–13 5 presentations Group DB Forum Review 1 presentation

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NOTE: Each course week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.