1. MGT6230 Week 1 Dr Ridhwan Fontaine

2. Icebreaking: Throwing Tennis Balls

3. Objectives of the course 1. To present the Islamic perspective to OB 2. To Develop a Systems Perspective of OB 3. To focus on Problem Solving, Negotiation, Collective Leadership and Change Management

4. Overview of the Course The Islamic Purpose of Life The Protestant Reformation – Complexity theory. Process Thinking Systems Thinking Game – the Inefficient version Systems Thinking Game – the Efficient version Peter Senge’s Fifth Discipline Back to the Muslim world – root cause and symptoms of the problem Mid-Semester Exam Problem solving: future system and current system Negotiation – asking the right questions – systems archetypes Collective leadership – the power of shura – shura and systems thinking Change – the power of mental models Review

5. Purpose of life Protestant reformation Complexity Process Thinking Systems Thinking Root causes and symptoms Problem solving Negotiation Collective Leadership Change

6. Assessment Islamic Personality Assignment – 20% One half must be submitted in week 7 One half must be submitted in week 12 Personal Diary: Examples of Systems Thinking in everyday life – 20% Class Participation – 5 % Mid-semester Exam - 15% Final Exam – 40%

7. A students BC Less than C Explain (40%) Know the facts and can explain them clearly and concisely. Explanations can distinguish between other concepts and other theories. Explain the Islamic perspective. Application (25%) Provide relevant examples. The examples are not the same as the one given in class. Analysis (25%) Explain both sides of an argument. Their logic follows the DULD pattern. Synthesis (10%) See OB holistically. They bring relevant points from other chapters and other sources. Creativity.

8. Warm Up Exercise Purpose of Life Why do people enter Paradise? Individual Responsibilities of a Muslim Collective Responsibilities of a Muslim