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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HCMC  INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY    School of Business      COURSE SYLLABUS 
Course Name: Organizational Behavior BA130IU     
1. General information    Course 
The course is organized around three determinants of behavior in organizations: 1)  designation 
individuals, 2) groups/teams, and 3) organizational structure. Particular emphasis will 
be placed on individual difference, attitude, motivation, job satisfaction, 
communication, leadership, stress, change, and organizational culture. Vigorous class 
discussions, presentations, cases, activities, along with group projects and self quizzes 
will provide the basis for the learning environment in the classroom.  Semesters in  1, 2  which the course  is taught     
Person responsible Nguyen Tan Minh (Mr.)  for the course  Office: O1.307  Phone number: 0942 556 009  E-mail: ntminh@hcmiu.edu.vn  Language  English  Compulsory  Relation to  curriculum  Teaching methods  Lecture, lesson, quiz    Workload (incl. 
(Estimated) Total workload: 135   contact hours, 
Contact hours (please specify whether lecture, exercise, laboratory session, etc.): 45   selfstudy hours) 
Private study including examination preparation, specified in hours1: 90  Credit points  3  Required and  None  recommended  prerequisites for  joining the  course      Course 
After taking this class, the students should all be able:  objectives  - 
To demonstrate an understanding of the effects that individuals and groups 
have on organizations and apply that understanding to the solving organizational  problems.  - 
To demonstrate an understanding of the theories and concepts of individual, 
group and organizational behavior as they apply to organizational decision-making. - 
To apply concepts and theories about individual style and perception to solving  organizational problems.  - 
To apply theories of motivation to the management of organizations.  - 
To use systematic problem-solving approaches in developing solutions to  organizational problems.  - 
To exhibit clear and concise written reports and oral presentations skills to 
communicate understanding and application of theories, topics and concepts.  - 
To effectively participate individually, and as a member of small and large 
teams, in the completion of all course assignments.   
1 When calculating contact time, each contact hour is counted as a full hour because the organization of the schedule, moving from room to room, and individual questions 
to lecturers after the class, all mean that about 60 minutes should be counted.        Course learning 
Upon the successful completion After completing the course, students should have  outcomes  developed skills in:  Competency  Course learning outcome (CLO) level     Knowledge 
LO1. Compare the effects of various 
psychological factors on individual behavior 
LO2. Examine major inter-personal forces that 
alter human behaviors in team/group context in  oral form. (Discuss) 
LO3. Classify the potential effects of 
organizational-level factors (such as structure, 
culture and change) on organizational behavior      Skill 
LO4. Apply a motivational theory to a realistic 
motivational problem in an organizational context; 
provide management recommendations  consistent with theory.  Attitude 
LO5. Solve typical organizational-level issues to 
achieve overall organizational success in the context of 
cultural diversity and global sustainability.        Content 
This course is designed to give students the basic knowledge of human behavior in 
organizations and how to apply this knowledge to increase the organization  effectiveness.  Examination  forms  Multiple-choice questions    Study and 
In order to pass this course, the students must: examination    requirements 
− achieve a composite mark of at least 50; 
− attend at least 80 percent of the total sessions of the course; 
− make a satisfactory attempt at all assessment tasks (see below).      Reading list  Textbook 
[ ]1 ∙ Robbins, S. P. and Judge, T. A. (2018), Essentials of Organizational 
Behavior, 18th edition, Pearson Education. Reference book: 
[ ]2 ∙ John W. Newstrom, (2014), Organizational Behavior-Human 
Behavior at Work, 14th edition, International Edition, McGraw Hill. 
[ ]3 ∙ Hellrigel, D., Slocum, J., & Woodman (2010), Organizational 
Behavior, 13th edition, Thomson-South Western.  − Additional material 
The instructor will provide his/her lecture notes and additional reading 
available on Blackboard. However, this is not an automatic entitlement for 
students doing this subject. Note that this is not a distance-learning course, 
and the students are expected to attend lectures and take notes. 
2. Learning Outcomes Matrix        P LO      CLO  1  2  3  4  5  6  1  x            2  x    x        3  x    x            4    x  x        5          x  x 
3. Planned learning activities and teaching methods  Week  Topic  CLO  Assessment  Learning  Resource  activities  1  Chapter 1: What is  1       Lecture  [1]  Organizational Behavior  2  Chapter 2: Diversity in  1    Lecture  [1]  Organizations  Chapter 3: Attitudes and Job  Satisfaction  3  Chapter 4: Personality and  1    Lecture  [1]  Values  4  Chapter 5: Perception and  1    Lecture  [1]  Individual Decision Making  5  Chapter 6: Emotions and  1       Lecture  [1]  Moods  6  Chapter 7: Motivation  1,4    Lecture  [1]  Concepts      7  Chapter 8: Motivation: From  1,4  Quiz 1  Lecture  [1]  Concepts to Applications  8  Chapter 9: Foundations of  1    Lecture  [1]  Group Behavior    Mid-term exam       1,4  MCQ exam  9  Chapter 10: Understand  2       Lecture  [1]  Work Teams  10  Chapter 11: Power and  2,5    Lecture  [1]  Politics  11     Chapter 13: Leadership  2,5  Lecture  [1]  12  Chapter 14: Foundations of  3    Lecture  [1]  Organization Structure  13  Chapter 15: Organizational  3,5  Quiz 2  Lecture  [1]  Culture  14  Chapter 17: Organizational  3,5    Lecture  [1]  Change and Stress  Management      50%      50%    Midterm exam (30%)  Pass  Pass    50%  50%    50%  Final exam (40%)  Pass  Pass  Pass  15  Chapter 18: Conflict and  3,5    Lecture  [1]  Negotiation    Final exam       2,3,5  MCQ exam  4. Assessment plan  LEARNING ASSESSMENT  Assessment Type  CLO1  CLO2  CLO3  CLO4  CLO5  Quizzes 
GRADING RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN COURSEWORK  (30%)  50%Pass 50%Pass  50%Pass 50%Pass  50%Pass  ADEQUATE  ABOVE AVERAGE  GOOD  EXEMPLARY  Criteria  INADEQUATE  10% – 49%  50% - 59%   60% - 69%   70% - 84%  ≥ 85%  Organization  Does not organize  Generally organized  Clear organization and    Response is focused,  and clarification  ideas logically  logically, with evidence of  progression.  detailed and non-tangential.  and with  progression  clarification.  Responds appropriately  Shows a high degree of  Occasionally, there may  and relevantly, although  attention to logic and  Limited evidence  be a lack of focus or ideas  some ideas are  reasoning of points.  of coherence  may be tangential  underdeveloped.  Clearly leads the reader to  Ideas lack  the conclusion and stirs  consistence  thought regarding the topic      Originality and  Demonstrates an  Shows ability to identify  Shows strong ability to    Shows strong ability to  usefulness of the  incomplete grasp  issues, gather the facts  identify issues, gather the  identify issues, gather the  analysis  of the task.  and develop claims.  facts and develop claims  facts and develop claims as  as well as link claims  well as link claims with  There is no  Arguments are addressed  with evidence.  evidence.  overall sense of  well but no links with  creative  evidence  Overall, an acceptable  Satisfactory solutions are  coherence.  solution is offered and  offered and supported  explained  Arguments are  addressed  incompletely.  Use of  Shows little  Shows moderate amount  Draws upon sources to    Draws upon primary and  data/information  information from  of source information  support most points.  secondary source  sources. Poor  incorporated.  information in useful and  Some evidence may not  handling of  illuminating ways to support  Some key points  support arguments or may  sources  key points.  supported by sources.  appear where  inappropriate.  Excellent integration of  Quotations may be poorly  quoted material into  integrated into  Quotations integrated  paragraphs.  well into paragraphs.  paragraphs. Source cited  correctly  Some possible problems  Sources cited correctly  with source citations  Use of  Shows limited  Shows effort to link  Shows ability to structure    Shows ability to structure  frameworks  ability to structure  problems with the  problems in  problems in correspondence  problems in  theoretical frameworks.  correspondence to  to theoretical frameworks  correspondence to  theoretical frameworks  correctly.  theoretical  There are still some  correctly.  frameworks  mistakes  The problems are well  Minor mistakes in  resolved  resolving problems  Quality of  Shows little  Shows argument of poor  Shows clear, relevant and    Shows identifiable,  arguments  attempt to offer  quality.  logical arguments.  reasonable and sound  support for key  arguments.  claims or to relate  Weak, undeveloped  evidence to  reasons are offered to  Clear reasons are offered to  analysis.  support key claims  support key claims.  The reasons  offered are  irrelevant.   
 Ho Chi Minh City, 30/08/2024