COMMUNICATION IN COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the different theories of decision-making and what type of decision-making process is more appropriate depending on the situation Audience: Undergraduate 2. Nudge others and self to make better decisions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Design your decisions and solve your problems using a better process based on empirical social science Audience: Undergraduate 4. Design your teams and groups to maximize performance based on principles from social science Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply strategies to increase open communication and strategically use conflict in organizations to increase productivity and decision quality Audience: Undergraduate 6. Create environments that nudge ethical decisions in organizations and create a healthy, ethical organizational culture Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the different theories of decision-making and what type of decision-making process is more appropriate depending on the situation Audience: Undergraduate 2. Nudge others and self to make better decisions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Design your decisions and solve your problems using a better process based on empirical social science Audience: Undergraduate 4. Design your teams and groups to maximize performance based on principles from social science Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply strategies to increase open communication and strategically use conflict in organizations to increase productivity and decision quality Audience: Undergraduate 6. Create environments that nudge ethical decisions in organizations and create a healthy, ethical organizational culture Audience: Undergraduate