Organization and Job Design
This course covers the design of productive organizations and people's roles, addressing boundary location, decision levels, autonomous work groups, implementation, diffusion, union roles, and case studies.
Summary
Past student reviews · Pascale Carayon
Assessment consisted of two exams and homework, which made the grading scheme relatively simple and the class feel relaxed.
What you’ll be able to do
Apply the work system model
Apply a variety of models and theories of job and organization design to answer questions such as, "What makes for a good job?" and "What makes for a bad job?"
Apply interview and survey methods for analyzing jobs
Identify approaches to implement job redesign
Identify societal trends related to job design
Identify similarities and differences between various models and theories of job and organization design
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapI SY E/PSYCH 349, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- ISYE/PSYCH 349
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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- Any of
- ISYE/PSYCH 349
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
PASCALE CARAYON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Pascale Carayon
The course focused on job organization and design, using healthcare examples. It was described as a great class for students interested in healthcare, particularly due to the instructor's collaboration with UW-Hospital.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.67 GPA, 81.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.84 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Pascale Carayon
Assessment consisted of two exams and homework, which made the grading scheme relatively simple and the class feel relaxed.
Past student reviews · Pascale Carayon
Students noted that the instructor was a good person to know professionally, especially for those interested in healthcare, given their active collaboration with the hospital.
Topics
- Organizational structure and boundaries
- Labor relations and union roles
- Job and organization design theories
Skills
- Applying the work system model
- Applying models and theories of job and organization design
- Using interview and survey methods for analyzing jobs
- Identifying approaches to implement job redesign
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2021— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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