• Observe organizational behavior:During this course, take the opportunity to observe organizational behavior firsthand for at least 10 hours during the term. The setting of your observation experience may be your workplace, a small business, a local organization (e.g., a volunteer site, a church group), a St. Francis student club, or a virtual organization (e.g., a professional networking community).
• Background and action
  • Take action. Contribute a minimum of 10 hours during the term to a specific organizational situation (engaging in a project, activity, task, or routine operations of the organization).
  • Present an overview of your organizational experience. What is the setting? What is your role? How do you fit within the organization? Is this a new or ongoing experience for you?
  • Identifytwospecific organizational behavior topics explored this term (from the list below).

• Reflect on your experience as it applies to the topics you identified.
• Based on your action and your research into your topics, what strengths does this organization offer to its employees, volunteers, or members? How would you describe the ethical climate? How can this organization improve to engage and motivate them better? What specific recommendations do you have? Remember to support your recommendations with your observations and/or with references.