Teams and Organizations

Catalog description

Exposes students to essential theories and concepts for analyzing, understanding, and managing groups, teams and larger organizations. Introduces a multi-disciplinary approach will help students understand the theory and processes of group dynamics, teamwork and organizational change from research and writings from disciplines such as psychology, sociology, management, communication studies and political science. Also, by examining interpersonal processes and structural features of groups and organizations, students will gain practical application of what factors lead to highly-functioning teams and what influences organizational effectiveness.