Catalog Number: 7628 Enrollment: Limited to 12. Half course (spring term). Academic interest in political leaders has declined as historians and political scientists have focused on political, economic, and social forces. But certain individual leaders stand out for having bestowed great benefit or having wreaked great havoc upon their nations. Considers political leadership not as the art of the possible but the art of the impossible: mobilizing a nation for Herculean efforts or leading it into uncharted waters. Note: Open to Freshmen only.
Expected to be given in 2009-2010
Catalog Number: 5948 Enrollment: Limited to 100. Half course (spring term). Combines recent theoretical developments and empirical findings with in-class experience to provide the knowledge and skills required to get the most out of teams as members and managers. Students apply theory to the management of team processes through group exercises and discussion of case studies throughout the term. Topics include structuring teams, evaluating team performance, group communication, collective decision-making, team creativity, team problem-solving, conflict management, and team leadership. Group project required. Prerequisite: Psychology 1 or permission of instructor.
Catalog Number: 0823 Enrollment: Limited to 45. J. Richard Hackman
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 8:30-10. EXAM GROUP: 10, 11 Surveys interpersonal and group processes in organizational settings. Includes how groups and organizations affect individual members and vice versa; interpersonal and group processes; work team behavior and performance; power dynamics in organizations; intergroup relations; the leadership of groups and organizations. Group project required. Prerequisite: Psychology 1 and at least one additional course with substantial psychological content.
Catalog Number: 0991 J. Richard Hackman
Half course (fall term). Th., 11:30-1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14 Topics include how groups and organizations affect individual members and vice versa; interpersonal and group processes; work team effectiveness; power, political, and intergroup dynamics; group and organizational leadership. Note: Limited to doctoral students. Students are expected to attend the lectures of Psychology 1501.
Catalog Number: 5748 Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Workshop on theory and methods that are relevant to the conduct of empirical research on purposive groups. Participation is restricted to students who are conducting such research.
Catalog Number: 7432 Enrollment: Limited to 10. Half course (fall term). Making democracy work requires an “organized” citizenry with power to assert its interests effectively. Yet US political participation declines, growing more unequal, as new democracies struggle to make citizen participation possible. Students learn to address public problems by organizing: developing leadership, building community and mobilizing power. Our pedagogy links sociological, political science, and social psychology theory with democratic practice. Note: Ten hours per week of field work required. This course will be lotteried. Recent CUE Scores (Detailed CUE Results):
Catalog Number: 3609 Half course (fall term). EXAM GROUP: 12 Introduces the sociological study of formal organizations. Surveys basic concepts, emphases, and approaches. Attention given to processes within organizations, as well as to relationships between organizations and their environments. Topics include bureaucracy, leadership and power in organizations, interorganizational networks, and coordination among organizations. Note: May be counted for introductory concentration requirement, if letter-graded.
Catalog Number: 8260 Enrollment: Limited to 80. Half course (fall term). Focus on the sociological study of leadership emphasizing leadership in organizational settings. Topics covered: how leadership, power, influence, and social capital are interrelated; organizations as complex social systems; politics and personalities in organizational life; organization design and culture; leadership of organizational change and transformation; and creating sustainable organizations. Note: Open to students in all fields. Course relies heavily on the case study method for learning similar to the approach used at the Harvard Law and Business Schools.
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