UGBA105 UGBA105 Sections 102, 104, 106Sections 102, 104, 106

Week 1: Welcome & IntroWeek 1: Welcome & Intro

OverviewOverview

1.1. IntroductionsIntroductions• The peopleThe people• The courseThe course

2.2. Section expectationsSection expectations

3.3. Preparing a casePreparing a case

4.4. Next steps and Q&ANext steps and Q&A

1. Introductions1. Introductions

About meAbout me

EducationEducation– Ph.D. Candidate, Organizational BehaviorPh.D. Candidate, Organizational Behavior

Research: Social networks and innovationResearch: Social networks and innovation Currently conducting field work in the Silicon ValleyCurrently conducting field work in the Silicon Valley

– BA, The Evergreen State College (Olympia, BA, The Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA)WA)

Organizational Studies & MathematicsOrganizational Studies & Mathematics

Prior work experiencePrior work experience– Product management: Excite.comProduct management: Excite.com– Operations management: Throw.comOperations management: Throw.com– Non-profit consulting and trainingNon-profit consulting and training

About youAbout you

FrontFront Name (First, Last)Name (First, Last) Preferred email address Preferred email address Year at BerkeleyYear at Berkeley What’s your dream job?What’s your dream job?

BackBack What do you want out of this course?What do you want out of this course? What do you expect from me as your GSI?What do you expect from me as your GSI? Anything else you’d like me to know?Anything else you’d like me to know?

About Org BehaviorAbout Org Behavior

Organizational BehaviorOrganizational Behavior Applied social scienceApplied social science Multidisciplinary, drawing on learning Multidisciplinary, drawing on learning

from from

PsychologySociologyAnthropologyPoliSciEconomics

PeopleTeams

OrganizationsIndustries

Course StructureCourse Structure

Organization Level

Group Level

Individual Level

Why should you care?Why should you care?

Toolkit for analyzing and Toolkit for analyzing and understanding organizationsunderstanding organizations

Greater understanding of yourself Greater understanding of yourself and othersand others

Skills as an employee/volunteer, Skills as an employee/volunteer, manager, team membermanager, team member

2. Section 2. Section expectationsexpectations

Overview: RequirementsOverview: Requirements

Class Participation: 15%Class Participation: 15% Contributions in section, lectureContributions in section, lecture AttendanceAttendance Team work - presentation and team ratingsTeam work - presentation and team ratings

Exams: 50%Exams: 50% Mid-term and Final both will have take- Mid-term and Final both will have take-

home essay questions and an in-class examhome essay questions and an in-class exam

Requirements (cont.)Requirements (cont.)

Team Project: 30%Team Project: 30% As a group find and study a “real” As a group find and study a “real”

organizationorganization 12-15 page paper and class 12-15 page paper and class

presentationpresentation

Participation in Research Experiments: Participation in Research Experiments: 5%5%

Guidelines for classGuidelines for class

How do you want this to operate?How do you want this to operate?

Expectations: From Expectations: From GSIGSI PreparationPreparation EngagementEngagement RespectRespect

– Errr …. cellphones off please!Errr …. cellphones off please!

Expectations: Of Each Expectations: Of Each OtherOther

What should the “ground rules” be in What should the “ground rules” be in order that all students get what they order that all students get what they need from these discussion sections?need from these discussion sections?

Plagiarism: What is it?Plagiarism: What is it?

Plagiarism: Plagiarism: use of intellectual material use of intellectual material produced by another person without produced by another person without acknowledging its source, for example:acknowledging its source, for example:– Wholesale copying of passages from works of Wholesale copying of passages from works of

others without acknowledgment. others without acknowledgment. – Use of the views, opinions, or insights of Use of the views, opinions, or insights of

another without acknowledgment. another without acknowledgment. – Paraphrasing of another person’s Paraphrasing of another person’s

characteristic or original phraseology, characteristic or original phraseology, metaphor, or other literary device without metaphor, or other literary device without acknowledgment. acknowledgment.

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Original TextOriginal Text

The joker in the European pack was Italy. For a time hopes The joker in the European pack was Italy. For a time hopes were entertained of her as a force against Germany, but were entertained of her as a force against Germany, but these disappeared under Mussolini. In 1935 Italy made a these disappeared under Mussolini. In 1935 Italy made a belated attempt to participate in the scramble for Africa by belated attempt to participate in the scramble for Africa by invading Ethiopia. It was clearly a breach of the covenant of invading Ethiopia. It was clearly a breach of the covenant of the League of Nations for one of its members to attack the League of Nations for one of its members to attack another. France and Great Britain, as great powers, another. France and Great Britain, as great powers, Mediterranean powers, and African colonial power, were Mediterranean powers, and African colonial power, were bound to take the lead against Italy at the league. But they bound to take the lead against Italy at the league. But they did so feebly and half-heartedly because they did not want did so feebly and half-heartedly because they did not want to alienate a possible ally against Germany. The result was to alienate a possible ally against Germany. The result was the worst possible: the league failed to check aggression, the worst possible: the league failed to check aggression, Ethiopia lost her independence, and Italy was alienated after Ethiopia lost her independence, and Italy was alienated after all. all.

J.M. Roberts, History of the World (New York: Knopf, 1976), J.M. Roberts, History of the World (New York: Knopf, 1976), p. 845. p. 845.

Example 1 (or A)Example 1 (or A)

Much has been written about German rearmament and Much has been written about German rearmament and militarism in the period 1933-1939. But Germany's militarism in the period 1933-1939. But Germany's dominance in Europe was by no means a forgone conclusion. dominance in Europe was by no means a forgone conclusion. The fact is that the balance of power might have been tipped The fact is that the balance of power might have been tipped against Hitler if one or two things had turned out differently. against Hitler if one or two things had turned out differently. Take Italy's gravitation toward an alliance with Germany, for Take Italy's gravitation toward an alliance with Germany, for example. That alliance seemed so very far from inevitable example. That alliance seemed so very far from inevitable that Britain and France actually muted their criticism of the that Britain and France actually muted their criticism of the Ethiopian invasion in the hope of remaining friends with Italy. Ethiopian invasion in the hope of remaining friends with Italy. They opposed the Italians in the League of Nations, as J.M. They opposed the Italians in the League of Nations, as J.M. Roberts observed, "feebly and half-heartedly because they Roberts observed, "feebly and half-heartedly because they did not want to alienate a possible ally against Germany.“(1) did not want to alienate a possible ally against Germany.“(1) Suppose Italy, France, and Britain had retained a certain Suppose Italy, France, and Britain had retained a certain common interest. Would Hitler have been able to get away common interest. Would Hitler have been able to get away with his remarkable bluffing and bullying in the later thirties? with his remarkable bluffing and bullying in the later thirties?

(1) J.M. Roberts, History of the World (New York: Knopf, (1) J.M. Roberts, History of the World (New York: Knopf, 1976), p. 845 1976), p. 845

Example BExample B

Italy was the joker in the European deck. Under Italy was the joker in the European deck. Under Mussolini in 1935, she make a belated attempt to Mussolini in 1935, she make a belated attempt to participate in the scramble for Africa by invading participate in the scramble for Africa by invading Ethiopia. As J.M. Roberts points out, this violated the Ethiopia. As J.M. Roberts points out, this violated the covenant of the League of Nations.(1) But France and covenant of the League of Nations.(1) But France and Britain, not wanting to alienate a possible ally against Britain, not wanting to alienate a possible ally against Germany, put up only feeble and half-hearted Germany, put up only feeble and half-hearted opposition to the Ethiopian adventure. The outcome, opposition to the Ethiopian adventure. The outcome, as Roberts observes, was "the worst possible: the as Roberts observes, was "the worst possible: the league failed to check aggression, Ethiopia lost her league failed to check aggression, Ethiopia lost her independence, and Italy was alienated after all.“ (2)independence, and Italy was alienated after all.“ (2) (1) J.M. Roberts, History of the World (New York: (1) J.M. Roberts, History of the World (New York: Knopf, 1976), p. 845.Knopf, 1976), p. 845. (2) Roberts, p. 845. (2) Roberts, p. 845.

Example 2Example 2

Italy, one might say, was the joker in Italy, one might say, was the joker in the European deck. When she invaded the European deck. When she invaded Ethiopia, it was clearly a breach of the Ethiopia, it was clearly a breach of the covenant of the League of Nations; yet covenant of the League of Nations; yet the efforts of England and France to the efforts of England and France to take the lead against her were feeble take the lead against her were feeble and half-hearted. It appears that those and half-hearted. It appears that those great powers had no wish to alienate a great powers had no wish to alienate a possible ally against Hitler's rearmed possible ally against Hitler's rearmed Germany. Germany.

Important distinctionsImportant distinctions

Common knowledgeCommon knowledge– If you don’t have to look it up (and neither If you don’t have to look it up (and neither

do your friends) then you don’t have to do your friends) then you don’t have to cite itcite it

Ex: There are 50 states in the U.S. Sacramento Ex: There are 50 states in the U.S. Sacramento is the capitol of Californiais the capitol of California

QuotationsQuotations ParaphrasingParaphrasing

– Using someone else’s ideas, but putting Using someone else’s ideas, but putting them in your own wordsthem in your own words

Avoiding plagiarismAvoiding plagiarism

It starts with note-takingIt starts with note-taking– Check your paraphrases against the Check your paraphrases against the

original text to make sure you haven’t original text to make sure you haven’t just rearranged a couple wordsjust rearranged a couple words

– Use quotation marks in your notes Use quotation marks in your notes when you write things down verbatimwhen you write things down verbatim

When in doubt, cite!When in doubt, cite!– It’s okay if your paper is covered in It’s okay if your paper is covered in

citationscitations

3. Preparing a case3. Preparing a case

CasesCases

Written about “real-world” examples Written about “real-world” examples Experiential learning without actually Experiential learning without actually

being in the situationbeing in the situation Benefit from opinions and experience Benefit from opinions and experience

of your colleaguesof your colleagues

Discussion and Discussion and SectionSection Questions or clarifications of Questions or clarifications of

materialmaterial Case analysisCase analysis Other activities to reinforce and Other activities to reinforce and

expand your understanding of expand your understanding of organizational behavior organizational behavior

e.g. debates, role playing, e.g. debates, role playing, self self

evaluation metricsevaluation metrics

Cases: What to doCases: What to do

Skim the case - 10 minutes max.Skim the case - 10 minutes max. Read the discussion questions.Read the discussion questions. Re-read the case - 20 minutes or Re-read the case - 20 minutes or

more.more. While reading, take notes: While reading, take notes:

– Assumptions, Problems, Time-line Assumptions, Problems, Time-line

Cases: What to doCases: What to do

Develop possible courses of action - 10 to Develop possible courses of action - 10 to 15 minutes15 minutes– Identify the limitations of eachIdentify the limitations of each

Choose the best course of action - 10 Choose the best course of action - 10 minutesminutes– Be able to defend why this is the best choiceBe able to defend why this is the best choice– How might you mitigate potential negative How might you mitigate potential negative

outcomes?outcomes?

4. Logistics & next 4. Logistics & next stepssteps

FAQFAQ

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Q: Can I switch sections?Q: Can I switch sections?A: Sorry – same story. Please see the above URL.A: Sorry – same story. Please see the above URL.

Q: I’m on the waitlist. How do I get the readings?Q: I’m on the waitlist. How do I get the readings?A: Temporary access is available through Study.net. Log A: Temporary access is available through Study.net. Log

in through Catalyst for details.in through Catalyst for details.

Q: How are grades determined?Q: How are grades determined?A: Please see the syllabus.A: Please see the syllabus.

FAQ (cont.)FAQ (cont.)

Q: I lost my copy of the syllabus. Can I get Q: I lost my copy of the syllabus. Can I get another?another?

A: Sure. You may download it from the website: A: Sure. You may download it from the website: http://courses.haas.berkeley.edu/fall2006/ugba105/http://courses.haas.berkeley.edu/fall2006/ugba105/

Q: Where’s the section info?Q: Where’s the section info?

A: It’s on the main course website. Just click on the link A: It’s on the main course website. Just click on the link that says “Jennifer’s sections,” or go to: that says “Jennifer’s sections,” or go to: http://courses.haas.berkeley.edu/fall2006/ugba105/Jenhttp://courses.haas.berkeley.edu/fall2006/ugba105/Jennifer.htmlnifer.html

How to find meHow to find me

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contact me, outside of office hours)contact me, outside of office hours)– Office: F422Office: F422– Office hours: Tuesdays, 10:00-11:00 AM, or by Office hours: Tuesdays, 10:00-11:00 AM, or by

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I want you to enjoy this class and I’m here to I want you to enjoy this class and I’m here to help!help!– Please feel free to talk with me about BA105, grad Please feel free to talk with me about BA105, grad

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