To provide student with an overview of individual behavior, motivation, and leadership characteristics in organizations.

• To outline the elements of individual behavior in organizations
• To explore historical and contemporary perspectives on motivating employees
• To define leadership and describe the early stages in the development of leadership theory
• To explore recent approaches to leadership

Course Length:  240 minutes

Management- Leadership - Motivation
Individual Behavior in Organizations

• Unit: The individual-organization relationship
• Understanding individual behavior
• Behavior and organizational effectiveness
• TOPIC TEST

• What is motivation?
• Perspectives on motivation
• Hands-on: Understanding approaches to motivation
• Applying motivational strategies
• TOPIC TEST

• Leadership and power
• DECISION PATH: Leading for Change
• Development of leadership theory
• TOPIC TEST

• 500MHz Pentium or faster with 512MB Ram (1GB recommended)
• 1024 x 768 minimum monitor screen resolution with 16-bit video card
• Windows 2000, XP or later MAC Compatible
• Broadband connection (256 kbps or greater) connection recommended
• Internet Explorer 6.0+ or Firefox 2.0+
• Flash Player 9.0+ required for most courses
• Sound card with speakers or headphones for audio playback
• Browser JavaScript must be enabled