Spring 2027

Managing Organizations

Manages people and organizations covering diversity, decision making, motivation, leadership, influence, strategy, culture, and change management.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Annette Mondry3.8/5Kelly Nyhoff2.9/5James Windsor2.8/5 +3 more

Summary

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Past student reviews · Kelly Nyhoff, James Windsor

In Professor Nyhoff’s section, quizzes account for 43% of the grade, requiring serious preparation and consistent reading. In Professor Windsor’s section, the course relies on unit tests and group projects, with no midterms or finals.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Summarize how employee behavior affects organizational performance.

  • Explain strategies that improve individual, group, and team performance.

  • Develop leadership and management potential through feedback, self-reflection, and implementable action plans to achieve personal and career goals.

  • Explain how organizational inputs and processes relate to critical outcomes such as productivity and survival.

  • Recommend organizational behavior-related solutions to address problems faced by organizations.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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Open to undergraduates or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program

  • Open to undergraduates or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program
MHR 300 used by

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  • Open to undergraduates or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program

Professors

Spring 2027
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About this rating

Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Past student reviews · Annette Mondry

Annette Mondry taught the course with a focus on relationships and real-life interpersonal skills alongside management. Students described her positive spirit and leadership behavior as impactful, noting they used her teachings to improve their own behavior.

Although students found the class pretty hard, they described Annette Mondry as caring and sweet. Reviewers appreciated her effort to make everyone feel included, stating they always looked forward to her class despite the difficulty.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.24 GPA, 42.9% A/AB (n=91 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.25 GPA, 55.3% A/AB (n=132 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.19 GPA, 42.2% A/AB (n=90 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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About this rating

Raw average: 2.16/5 from 19 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 2.3/5 raw quality · 3.4/5 difficulty · 15 reviews

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Past student reviews · Kelly Nyhoff

Students reported that Professor Kelly Nyhoff gave helpful lectures for quizzes, which accounted for 43% of the grade, though some found the quizzes difficult and the grading strict. While several reviews described ambiguous instructions and harsh grading, others noted she was eager to help and that following rubrics closely led to success.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.36 GPA, 72.4% A/AB (n=98 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.31 GPA, 64.0% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.10 GPA, 36.1% A/AB (n=72 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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RMP difficulty
captured reviews
About this rating

Raw average: 2.08/5 from 26 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 1.7/5 raw quality · 3.5/5 difficulty · 17 reviews

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Past student reviews · James Windsor

James Windsor taught a course with difficult exams and arbitrary group project grading, making it hard to earn high grades. Students described the test questions as trick-based and the overall grading as harsh.

James Windsor was described as a nice person who replied to emails promptly and offered help. One student noted the class had no midterms or finals, only unit tests.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.23 GPA, 47.0% A/AB (n=115 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.24 GPA, 46.3% A/AB (n=162 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.25 GPA, 51.9% A/AB (n=108 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.24 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=56 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.27 GPA, 53.8% A/AB (n=91 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.21 GPA, 48.9% A/AB (n=47 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.17 GPA, 46.7% A/AB (n=60 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.23 GPA, 48.9% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.25 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Rick Marolt, James Sesil, Zhi Cao, Tanya Hubanks

Rick Marolt taught the course with easy weekly quizzes and discussions, while James Sesil relied on open-note quizzes and group projects. Zhi Cao used situational exams requiring memorization, whereas Tanya Hubanks was noted for extremely difficult exams and strict grading. Students found the class difficulty varied significantly by instructor.

ANNETTE MONDRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMES SESIL is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMES WINDSOR is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KELLY NYHOFF is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LOREN KUZUHARA is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK BARNARD is recorded teaching in Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL KARDAS is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MIKE SCHNEIDER is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MIN LI is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RAKOON PIYANONTALEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RANDALL DUNHAM is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RICK MAROLT is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RUSSELL ROBERTS is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

TANYA HUBANKS is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WENDY FRITZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ZHI CAO is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Online Only0 / 500
LEC 002Online (some classroom)0 / 350
LEC 003Online (some classroom)0 / 350
LEC 004Online (some classroom)0 / 350
LEC 005Online (some classroom)0 / 350
LEC 006Online (some classroom)0 / 300
LEC 007Online (some classroom)0 / 300
LEC 008Online (some classroom)0 / 300
LEC 009Online (some classroom)0 / 300
LEC 010Online (some classroom)0 / 300
LEC 011Online (some classroom)0 / 300
LEC 012Online (some classroom)0 / 350

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · James Windsor

Students describe the core content as polished common sense that is relatively easy to grasp. Assessment structures vary by section, with some featuring only unit tests rather than midterms or finals.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.29 GPA, 57.4% A/AB (n=631 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.25 GPA, 53.4% A/AB (n=661 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.19 GPA, 46.5% A/AB (n=488 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Kelly Nyhoff, James Windsor

In Professor Nyhoff’s section, quizzes account for 43% of the grade, requiring serious preparation and consistent reading. In Professor Windsor’s section, the course relies on unit tests and group projects, with no midterms or finals.

Past student reviews · Annette Mondry

Professor Mondry’s students reported a positive experience, noting that she fosters a caring environment and teaches practical relationship skills that they applied in real life. They found her class engaging despite the material being challenging.

Topics

  • Diversity, attitudes, job satisfaction, emotions, personality, and values.
  • Individual and group decision making, motivation, teams, leadership, and influence.
  • Strategy, organizational structure, culture, and change management.

Skills

  • Developing leadership and management potential through feedback, self-reflection, and action plans.
  • Recommending organizational behavior-related solutions for organizational problems.

Grades

Historical instructor

Spring 2027 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.11 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Spring 2027

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
MHR 300 · Spring 2027

Managing Organizations

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Grade history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
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