Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Ekaterina Todarello
Lorraine Nicolas
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Organisational behaviour considers how individuals behave in organisations. The unit provides an overview of major topics in organisational behaviour including: individual differences in people and their performance; motivation; learning and self-management; culture and organisations; leadership; group dynamics; teams and team building; negotiation; and decision making.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Essay Plan | 10% | Week 5 |
Essay | 30% | Week 9 |
Student presentations | 20% | Weeks 10-13 |
Final Examination | 40% | University examination period |
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 10%
Students are required to submit the plan of their major essay. This plan will form the basis for your essay. Details and marking criteria will be provided in the lecture.
Late submission of the Essay Plan:
Students seeking Special Consideration for late submission of the essay plan must apply in advance of the due date. Tutors cannot grant extensions.
For essay plans submitted after the due date, a penalty of 10% per day late will apply up to five days late. Zero marks will be recorded after a five day delay.
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 30%
Students are required to submit a 2,500 word essay. Details and marking criteria will be provided in the lecture.
Late submission of the Essay:
Students seeking Special Consideration for late submission of the essay must apply in advance of the due date. Tutors cannot grant extensions.
For essays submitted after the due date, a penalty of 10% per day late will apply up to five days late. Zero marks will be recorded after a five day delay.
Due: Weeks 10-13
Weighting: 20%
In the last 4 weeks of the session, students will conduct 25 minute presentations in groups of 4-5. Details and marking criteria will be provided in the lecture.
PARTICIPATION IN PRESENTATIONS:
All students are expected to participate in their group's presentation.
EXTENSIONS:
No extensions are available for presentations
Due: University examination period
Weighting: 40%
In the final week of the semester students will be given a case study to prepare. During the exam they will demonstrate they can apply OB concepts and theories to this pre-prepared case.
Absence from the final examination:
Students who are unable to attend the Final Examination should apply for Special Consideration in advance of the exam date.
Classes:
Prizes:
A Certificate of Proficiency is awarded for this unit. Please see: http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/undergraduate_degrees/prizes_scholarships
Required and recommended texts and/or materials
TEXTBOOK: King D and Lawley S (2013) Organizational Behaviour. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Students will be given scholarly articles as stretch readings in the lectures.
Technology used and required
Unit web page
Course material will be made available on iLearn (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/)
Teaching and Learning Strategy
This unit comprises of four key elements: a 2-hour lecture, a 1-hour tutorial; group study and participation; individual study and participation.
The topics outlined in this unit are best explored through active participation and experiential learning. Classes therefore will involve tutorial activities such as case study analysis, debates, discussion groups and presentations so that participating in this unit is an interesting, challenging and fun experience. Core topics will be discussed in an integrated lecture environment, where you are encouraged to question and comment on aspects of each topic.
Changes since last offering
This semester the book has changed as well as the format of the exam (from short-answer questions testing knowledge to case study analysis testing application).
Week |
Date |
Topic |
1 |
6th March |
Introduction to the course & to case analysis |
2 |
13th March |
Organisational design and bureaucracy |
3 |
20th March |
Rationalization in organisations |
4 |
27th March |
The social organisation: Hawthorne studies/ groups and teams |
5 |
3rd April |
Organisational culture |
6 |
10th April |
Motivation |
Mid-semester break |
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7 |
1st May |
Learning |
8 |
8th May |
Leadership |
9 |
15th May |
Organisational Change |
10 |
22nd May |
Power and politics |
11 |
29th May |
Ethics |
12 |
5th June |
The service and leisure economies |
13 |
12th June |
Conclusion and exam prep |
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This unit draws on extensive research from sources outside the textbook. Students will be provided with stretch readings for every week that will allow you to considerably expand your knowledge of OB.
Such readings are for example:
Christensen CM and Raynor ME (2003) Why hard-nosed executives should care about management theory. Harvard Business Review 81(9): 66-74
Jaques E (1990) In praise of hierarchy. Harvard Business Review 68(1): 127-133
Conducting research independently is strongly encouraged for this unit and is rewarded.
This unit will give you extensive practice in applying theoretical knowledge on case studies.