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Managing the Organization

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Managing the Organization

This course is part of multiple programs.

Instructors: Michael Bednar +1 more

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Flexible schedule

1 week at 10 hours a week

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1,549 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

1 week at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Identify and explain common challenges faced by managers in organizations.
Apply theory and principles to become a more effective manager in your own professional life.
Analyze the effectiveness of managerial decisions in various organizations.
Make managerial recommendations to increase organizational effectiveness.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Business Management
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Culture Transformation
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Leadership
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Change Management
Category: People Management
Category: Decision Making
Category: Culture
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Influencing
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Organizational Change
Category: People Analytics
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Strategic Decision-Making

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Assessments

28 assignments¹

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course is intended to help you become a better manager by helping you more fully understand and deal with the complexities and challenges associated with managerial life in organizations. You will learn theories, principles, and frameworks that will help you more effectively manage and lead your organizations.

You will be able to: - Analyze common managerial challenges and develop solutions to these challenges - Use power effectively and strategically to implement organizational change - Understand the foundations of organizational culture and decision-making - Navigate common decision-making pitfalls and ethical challenges - Apply principles of organization management to common challenges of management This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course. Module 1 will introduce you to principles of power so that you can recognize where power comes from and use you power more effectively as a manager. This module will also explore models of organizational change and best practices that can help you successfully implement a change initiative.

What's included

13 videos7 readings9 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin

13 videosTotal 80 minutes

Welcome to the course10 minutes
About Professor Michael Bednar2 minutes
About Professor Geoffrey Love3 minutes
Learn on Your Terms1 minute
1.1 Introduction1 minute
1.2 Sources of Power9 minutes
1.3 Networks and Power7 minutes
1.4 Using Power5 minutes
1.5 Organizational Change11 minutes
1.6 Getting People to Commit to Change and Overcoming Resistance to Change9 minutes
1.7 Choosing Strategies for Change10 minutes
1.8 A Model for Implementing Major Change11 minutes
Like this course? Learn more with the iMBA! (optional)1 minute

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Syllabus10 minutes
Glossary10 minutes
About the Discussion Forums10 minutes
Online Education at Gies College of Business10 minutes
Updating Your Profile10 minutes
Module 1 Overview10 minutes
Module 1 Readings10 minutes

9 assignmentsTotal 100 minutes

Orientation Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 1.2 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 1.3 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 1.4 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 1.5 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 1.6 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 1.7 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 1.8 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Power and Organizational Change: Quiz20 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Getting to Know Your Classmates10 minutes

1 pluginTotal 15 minutes

Demographic Survey15 minutes

This module will explore the concept of organizational culture and will help you to understand where it comes from and how you can manage and shape culture in your organization.

What's included

5 videos2 readings6 assignments

5 videosTotal 33 minutes

2.1 What is Culture5 minutes
2.2 Levels of Culture7 minutes
2.3 The Pros and Cons of a Strong Culture6 minutes
2.4 Culture and Competitive Advantage5 minutes
2.5 Sources of Culture10 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Module 2 Overview10 minutes
Module 2 Readings10 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Lesson 2.1 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 2.2 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 2.3 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 2.4 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 2.5 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Managing Organizational Culture: Quiz20 minutes

This module will introduce different types of decision-making processes and will highlight some common decision-making biases that can affect managers, including a number of ethical decision-making traps.

What's included

7 videos2 readings8 assignments1 peer review

7 videosTotal 51 minutes

3.1 Introduction to Decision Making in Organizations4 minutes
Lesson 3.2 Rational, Boundedly Rational, and Intuitive Decision-Making10 minutes
3.3 Biases in Human Decision-Making10 minutes
3.4 Prospect Theory and How Losses Loom Larger than Gains9 minutes
3.5 Ethical Decision-Making Traps7 minutes
3.6 Rationalization5 minutes
3.7 Ethical Decision-Making Tests6 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Module 3 Overview10 minutes
Module 3 Readings10 minutes

8 assignmentsTotal 100 minutes

Lesson 3.1 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 3.2 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 3.3 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 3.4 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 3.5 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 3.6 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 3.7 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Decision-Making and Ethics: Quiz30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Decision-Making and Ethics: Peer Review Assignment60 minutes

This module will highlight several perspectives on organizational leadership and will use a leadership lens to review key principles that have been discussed in the course.

What's included

7 videos4 readings5 assignments1 plugin

7 videosTotal 47 minutes

4.1 Introduction to Leadership9 minutes
4.2 Path-Goal Model of Leadership7 minutes
4.3 Transactional vs. Transformational Leadership10 minutes
4.4 Leadership as Organization Building8 minutes
4.5 Leadership and the Problems of Organizations4 minutes
4.6 Course Recap5 minutes
Gies Online Programs4 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Module 4 Overview10 minutes
Module 4 Readings10 minutes
Congratulations on completing the course!10 minutes
Get Your Course Certificate10 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Lesson 4.1 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 4.2 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 4.3 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Lesson 4.4 Practice Quiz10 minutes
Leadership in Organizations: Quiz20 minutes

1 pluginTotal 15 minutes

New Plugin Item15 minutes

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This course is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

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Michael Bednar

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Reviewed on Apr 11, 2020

This course content is very practical and learned a lot of new methods, theories and tools. Thank you very much for the University of Illinois and professors who did the lecturers.

Reviewed on May 20, 2017

An excellent course, which has been created by the professor keeping in mind the upcoming challenges of setting up and managing larger organizations

Reviewed on Dec 10, 2019

I found this course very helpful in showing what the true responsibilities of managers are, and explaining the organizational designs we often see in companies.

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