15.301 | Fall 2006 | Undergraduate

Managerial Psychology

Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction Solo paper assigned
2 The three lenses  
3 Research project methods and examples Solo paper proposal due (at end of week)
4 Perceptions and attitudes  
5 Motivation  
6 Motivation case  
7 Cognitive style (MBTI)  
8 Decision making  
9 Negotiation Solo paper due (at end of week)
10 Creativity Take-home quiz
11 Social influence Take-home quiz (cont.)
12 Groups  
13 Group decision making  
14 Organizational analysis  
15 Networks  
16 Organizational culture  
17 Leadership and power  
18 Organizational learning  
19 Presentation skills
Guest Lecturer: Karen Boiko, MIT
 
20 50K team visit  
21 Organizational change  
22 The strategy that wouldn’t travel  
23 The strategy that wouldn’t travel (cont.)  
24 In-class quiz  
25 Finalist presentations TAs and students judge presentations
26 Wrap-up Awards

Course Info

As Taught In
Fall 2006
Learning Resource Types
Lecture Notes
Written Assignments