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Schedule

Week 1
Lesson 1: Course Introduction & Introduction to Work Motivation and Job Attitudes
Readings:
  • "Getting Started" Introduction Items
  • Lesson 1 Commentary
  • Gittins (2007)
Assignments:
  • Academic Integrity Form (located under the "Activities" link)
  • Discussion 1
Week 2
Lesson 2: Need Theories: What Do I Want When I Work?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Adie, Duda, & Ntoumanis (2008)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 2
  • Quiz 1
  • Needs Wiki (Team 1)
Week 3
Lesson 3: Reinforcement Theory: What are the Rewards for My Work?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Schacter (2009)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 3
  • Quiz 2
  • Reinforcement Wiki (Team 2)
Week 4
Lesson 4: Expectancy Theory: Is There a Link Between My effort and What I Really Want?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Chen & Fang (2007)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 4
  • Quiz 3
  • Expectancy Wiki (Team 3)
Week 5
Lesson 5: Equity Theory: Is What I Get for My Work Fair Compared to Others?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Stecher & Rosse (2007)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 5
  • Quiz 4
  • Equity Wiki (Team 4)
Week 6
Lesson 6: Goal Setting Theory: What am I Trying to Achieve in My Work?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Bennett (2009)
  • Gergen & Vanourek (2009)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 6
  • Quiz 5
  • Goal Setting Wiki (Team 1)
Week 7
Lesson 7: Self-Efficacy Theory: Do I Think that I Can Succeed In My Work?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Rottinghaus, Larson & Borgen (2003)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 7
  • Quiz 6
  • Self-Efficacy and Social CognitiveWiki (Team 2)
Week 8
Lesson 8: Intergroup Theories: How do the People Around Me Influence Me?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Umphress, Simmons, Boswell & del Carmen Triana (2008)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 8
  • Quiz 7
  • Intergroup Wiki (Team 3)
Week 9
Lesson 9: Control Theory: How do I Regulate My Behavior?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Luria (2008)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 9
  • Quiz 8
  • Control Wiki (Team 4)
Week 10
Lesson 10: Job Design: Do I Find My Work Interesting and Challenging?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Campion & Thayer (1987)
  • Kovac (2008)
  • Bright (2008)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 10
  • Quiz 9
  • Job Design Wiki (Team 1)
Week 11
Lesson 11: Job Satisfaction: Do I Like My Job?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Bright (2008)
  • Shepherd (2008)
  • Swift (2008)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 11
  • Quiz 10
  • Job Satisfaction Wiki (Team 2)
Week 12
Lesson 12:  Work and Organizational Commitment: Am I Attached to the Organization?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commenatry
  • Business Daily (2008)
  • Evans, Gunz & Jalland (2009),
  • Ja-young (2008)
  • Stirling (208)
Assignments:
  • Discussion 12
  • Quiz 11
  • Work and Organizational CommitmentWiki (Team 3)
Week 13
Lesson 13: Lateness, Absenteeism, Turnover, and Burnout: Am I Likely to Miss Work?
Readings:
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Podsakoff, Lepine & Lepine (2007)
  • Brydon-Miller, M. (1997). Participatory Action Research: Psychology and Social Change. Journal of Social Issues, 53(4). 657-666.
Assignments:
  • Discussion 13
  • Lateness, Absenteeism, Turnover and Burnout Wiki (Team 4)
Week 14
Lesson 14: Synthesis Paper
Readings:
  • none
Assignments:
  • Synthesis Paper
Week 15
Lesson 15: Putting it All Together: Work Motivation and Job Attitudes
Readings:
  • NDA (2009) Case Study
  • Siemens (2009) Case Study
Assignments:
  • Discussion 14 (required participation)
 

 


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