Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Senia Kalfa
Contact via 9850 8458
E4A 412
Fridays 2-3
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
BUS651 or MKTG696
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to significantly enhance student knowledge of the ways people behave in organisations and the skills required to effectively manage them. The body of knowledge is developed from the systematic study of individual, team and organisational characteristics for the purpose of helping organisations succeed. Topics addressed include individual differences, motivation, group dynamics, organisational politics, leadership, and organisational culture.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Task |
Weight |
Due Date |
Linked Learning Outcomes |
Linked Graduate Capabilities |
Brief Description |
Online quiz |
20% |
01/09/2017 |
1 |
1 |
Online quiz through iLearn |
Comparative Review |
20% |
15/09/2017 |
2 |
1, 2 |
1,000 word (+-10%, excl references) comparing two academic, peer reviewed articles |
Group project |
60% |
Weeks 11, 12 and 13 |
1, 3, 4 |
1, 2, 4 |
Part 1, collective deliverable – 30%: Group report (3,000 +-10%)
Part 2, individual deliverable - 30%: Feedback exercise |
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online quiz | 20% | No | 01/09/2017 |
Comparative review | 20% | No | 15/09/2017 |
Group assignment | 60% | No | Weeks 11, 12 and 13 |
Due: 01/09/2017
Weighting: 20%
An online quiz, which weighs 20%, will be held in week 5 of the semester . The quiz will have two sections: multiple choice questions on theory covered in the first 4 weeks of the semester and a short answer question asking you to respond to a fictional scenario.
Details are provided in the Assessment Guidelines Document available on iLearn and questions on this assessment will be answered in the first lecture.
NOTE ON EXTENSIONS: No extensions will be granted. Students who do not complete the online quiz will be awarded a mark of 0 for the assessment, except for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved
Due: 15/09/2017
Weighting: 20%
A comparative analysis asks you to compare and contrast two texts that discuss the same topic but have crucial differences or appear to have crucial differences yet turn out to have surprising commonalities.
Two academic journal articles will be provided for BUS 815 students on iLearn. You will have to write a 1,000 word essay (+-10%, excl reference list) comparing these articles: their differences, their similarities, their strengths and weaknesses, the validity of their arguments.
Details and marking criteria are provided in the Assessment Guidelines Document available on iLearn and questions on this assessment will be answered in the first lecture.
NOTE ON EXTENSIONS: No extensions will be granted. Late tasks will be accepted up to 120 hours after the submission deadline. There will be a deduction of 10% from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.
SUBMISSION DETAILS: The essay is to be submitted through Turnitin on iLearn and in hard copy in class. Further details are provided in the Assessment Guidelines Document available on iLearn.
Due: Weeks 11, 12 and 13
Weighting: 60%
This assessment consists of two parts:
Part 1, Collective Deliverable - 30%: In groups of 4-5 (depending on cohort numbers) students will write a 3,000 report (+- 10%, excl title page, executive summary, table of contents and reference list) on an organisation of their choice, applying knowledge that they gained from BUS 815. The report is due on Friday 10th November (Friday of Week 13). Teammates will receive the same mark for this component of the assessment. The report is to be uploaded in the relevant Turnitin folder on iLearn. Details and assessment criteria are provided in the Assessment Guidelines Document available on iLearn and questions on this assessment will be answered in the first.
NOTE ON EXTENSIONS: No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late, 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved.
Part 2, Individual Deliverable - 30%: Giving constructive feedback is a critical element in being a successful leader; yet many of us struggle to deliver it and learn from it. In weeks 11 and 12, students will partake in a feedback exercise in class. This assignment will be marked individually and is to be submitted on the relevant folder on iLearn. Details and assessment criteria are provided in the Assessment Guidelines Document available on iLearn and questions on this assessment will be answered in the first workshop.
NOTE ON EXTENSIONS: No extensions will be granted. Students who do not participate in the feedback exercise will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for in cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved.
TIMETABLE: The timetable for this unit can be accessed from: http://timetables.mq.edu.au
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Champoux JE (2016) Organizational Behavior. New York & Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Additional readings will be made available via the Library Multisearch engine. The required readings for the essay will be made available through e-Reserve and/or iLearn. A list of additional suggested readings will be made available on iLearn for students who wish to stretch themselves.
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED: Students are required to have access to a personal computer and familiarise themselves with iLearn (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/). iLearn will be used to post lecture slides, assessment details, student grades and as a means of communication between staff members and students. If you have difficulties logging on to iLearn, please contact the university's technical support staff. Do not contact the lecturer as she is not be able to help you with technical queries.
Students are expected to check their university email account and contact the teaching staff through it. Gmail, hotmail and other personal email accounts are often blocked through the university's spam filter; communicating through those risks that your query will not be answered.
COURSE MATERIAL
TEACHING STRATEGY: This unit is designed to be interactive. As such, the topics are best explored through active participation and experiential learning. As such, the workshops will involve presentations by the lecturer covering key theoretical concepts, practical activities, exercises, group consultations with the lecturer and observation exercises.
A detailed unit schedule will be provided on iLearn. Topics covered include leadership, motivation, organisational culture, teamwork, ethics, power and politics and organisational change.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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