IES 301 - Organizations, Ethics, and Society

Investigating the ubiquitous organization through a variety of theoretical and sociological constructs provides students with an opportunity to understand the complexity of modern organizations. Readings will consider issues of intra-organizational constraints, motivation, power and conflict, purpose and meaning, teamwork and how organizations work to satisfy human needs. Investigating basic concepts of policy construction and analysis help to shed light on the challenges faced by organizations and institutions as they identify and meet social needs. Some sections may be restricted to integrated educational studies majors, integrated educational studies and secondary education minors only. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits