Welcome to CTCH 622 Organization/Administration at GMU! We are embarking on the exciting world of organizational theory as it applies to higher education. You may be saying, "hmmm, how is organizational theory exciting?". Well, much of the experiences that you have and the work that you do as staff, faculty, and/or as a student in higher education can be viewed from one of the many theoretical perspectives that we will cover in this class. Each lens will help you see your workplace in a different way and help you to solve problem more systematically and more effectively.
I aim to create a collaborative environment in class where we bring together all of our expertise and experience in a learning community. This blog exists to help you continue the learning community conversations online and out of the class. So, jump in a write!
A few notes on the blog, please do not worry about grammar and/or the content of your posts. You are not graded on the actual post, just the fact that that you are contributing. I will be monitoring the blog, but only as a equal contributor. My only requirement is that you keep your posts relevant to this class.
Welcome again and let's get started.
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I was wondering if I need to narrow my topic or "organizational problem" for the paper. Here is what I was thinking: The Dean of the College has this philosophy or vision. That philosophy/vision is that the college would have three components 1. Academic, 2. Professional (this includes faculty that are also professionals in the field of fine arts) and 3. Community (this involves integrating the college with the community). The problem being how to get the people in the college to embrace this concept of not just concentrating on the area that they are directly involved in, but to think about the other areas too. Not sure if that makes sense. My questions is- Is the above topic too large or should I try to narrow it to a specific problem? If anyone has any feedback I would appreciate it. Thanks. Kathy
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