SOC 3550 - Organizations in Society

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

Examines the culture and structure of formal organizations: organizational forms; bureaucracies; coordination of work; organizational control, autonomy and control, culture, conflict, diversity, and change. Sociological theories about modern organizations and the impact of new technologies will be examined. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Exhibit the ability to explain the basic components of the theoretical perspectives in a given societal organizational form. 2. Explain the Relational Organizational Form. 3. Explain the Bureaucratic Organizational Form. 4. Explain the Coordination of Work. 5. Exhibit the ability to describe the autonomy and control that exists in a given society. 6. Exhibit the ability to identify the variables that are present in a given organizational culture. 7. Exhibit the ability to analyze organizational conflict and what and why certain factors encourage disruption in an organization. 8. Explain how to investigate diversity within organizations associated with social class, race, ethnicity, and/or economic issues. 9. Explain how organizational learning and change are utilized in a given society. 10. Explain how new technologies, social media, and emerging communities will likely effect current and future organizations. Prerequisite: SOC 1010. FA

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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