Introduction/Orientation Lecture Outline
- Classical model:
- bounded, autonomous actor made up of preferences, traits, interests, and
abilities
- behavior is a consequence of these internal attributes
- Contextual model:
- importance of the relational, cultural, and interdependent features of
human functioning
- Our impact on the organization, and the organization's impact on us:
- cognition as communication
- attitudes as social constructions
- identity as a function of roles and settings
- Link between theory and practice:
- concern for better functioning organizations
- skepticism about the usefulness of social science
- ambiguity of feedback
- Education:
- Swarthmore College
- Stanford University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Personal:
- married to Dr. Stephanie Teasley
- live on the West Side
- born and bred Midwesterner
- JoAnn Brooks -- Sections 2 and 3
- Jim Mandiberg -- Sections 5 and 6
- Carl Watson-- Section 4
- Anonymous and voluntary
- No bearing on your grade
- Helps us avoid familiar material
- Helps us introduce material useful to you
- This course is on-line
- the syllabus is only available via the World Wide Web
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- we will help you use the Web
- Three key points in your syllabus:
- Our teaching philosophy
- Strategy for success
- Truth in advertising
- Attend the section you want next week
- If there is room in the section the GSI will issue an
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