Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer - Tuesday evening class
Associate Professor Denise Jepsen
Lecturer - Tuesday evening class
Kate Booth
Lecturer - Wednesday afternoon class
Andrew Mikhail
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MBA or MMgmt or PGDipMgt or GradDipMgt or PGCertMgt or GradCertMgt or MSusDev or MSocEntre
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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 (OB) is a multi‐disciplinary field that uses insights from psychology, anthropology, philosophy and sociology to study human behaviour in organisational settings. In this unit, students critically examine insights into human behaviour to better manage and improve organisational performance and capability, with an emphasis on ethical management and a global mindset.
The unit covers the micro perspectives of OB (such as individual foundations, perceptions, attitudes and motivation); meso (such as groups, communication and team dynamics); and macro (such as organisational culture, change, power and leadership), as well as ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Individual mid-term exam | 20% | No | Session 6 start of class |
Group report | 30% | No | Session 10 end of class |
Final examination | 50% | No | MGSM Term 1 exam week |
Due: Session 6 start of class
Weighting: 20%
Duration: 1 hour plus 5 minutes reading time
Format: Closed book test
Due: Scheduled at the start of class for session 6 (week commencing 12 February 2018)
The in-class test, held under exam conditions during the class session, will include the material covered in sessions 1–5. Students will attempt 20 multiple-choice questions and 2 short-answer questions. Books, notes, non-programmable calculator, notebook computers, iPads, tablets, PDAs and similar are not allowed.
Due: Session 10 end of class
Weighting: 30%
Length: 2000 words max per individual member of the group
Due: In both hard copy and soft copy by the end of session 10 of class.
Assignment rationale
You will be a member of a syndicate group that undertakes an assignment as team. You will collectively select an organisation bearing in mind a critical OB issue(s) affecting the performance of this organisation i.e. its effectiveness or efficiency. The issue may be something positive in or outside the organisation, or else it maybe something negative. Your job as individuals and as a team is to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the issue(s) utilising knowledge and skills developed from MGSM870 i.e. by applying topics from the unit.
The purpose of the assignment is to enable you to:
Each individual member within their allocated group must contribute a maximum of 2000 words to the group report. Each member of their group must clearly identify which element of the group assignment is their individual contribution by putting their names in brackets next to your section heading. Assessment of individual performance within this group assessment will be based on the identified individual contributions, and will constitute half of the total assessment weighting for this assessment (subject to the final decision of the lecturer).
Assessment criteria
Guide to the assignment
This assessment task is to gauge how well you can apply 4-5 relevant topics/concepts from the unit to a ‘real-life’ organisation. What you need to do early on is to select an organisation - either domestic or international - for detailed analysis. The organisation may be of any size and it is likely that data availability will vary with size and international recognition.
What I am trying to get at in this task is how well you understand the ideas presented in this unit and how well you can articulate this knowledge by applying it to an actual situation. The emphasis is on understanding, rather than presentation. You are not describing, but analysing situations/behaviour. Assignments that are excessively descriptive or make excessive use of point-form, will not achieve a very high grade. Basic issues to be addressed MIGHT include (in no particular order):
Not all of these issues will be relevant for every organisation. Notice that I emphasise HOW & WHY issues because if you do this, then you will be analytical, rather than descriptive. Students are required to use their initiative in what issue they address, and what issues they ignore.
Submission details
Groups are to submit 1 x soft-copy and 1 x hard-copy of their group report on the due date as listed in the box above. The soft-copy submission will be submitted to Turnitin via the MGSM iLearn portal (only one member of each group needs to do this), a program used to ensure the originality of the work undertaken by the submitter. The hard-copy submission will be used for marking purposes by the lecturer. The hard-copy submission should be single sided and stapled at the top left-hand corner only.
Formatting instructions
The assignment should be in 12pt font size with 1.5 or double spacing. Each page of the assignment should have at least 3cm margins from the left and right edges and top and bottom of the page. The actual word length of the document, not including references or executive summary should be clearly stated on the title page of the assignment. The group assignment should have the ‘MGSM group assignment cover sheet’ at the start of the paper.
The assignment should have the following structure:
Extensions and penalties
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 in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.
Due: MGSM Term 1 exam week
Weighting: 50%
Duration: 3 hours plus 10 minutes reading time
Format: Open book final examination
Date: MGSM Term 1 exam week: 19-24 March 2018
You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the MGSM examination timetable. The timetable will be available on 30 January 2018 at https://students.mgsm.edu.au/sydney-students/units/exams/
The final examination will be open book and concern all content from unit materials, as well as exercise and group discussions. The specific format of the exam will be explained in the last class of the term. You can use books, notes and a non-programmable calculator. Notebook computers, iPads, tablets, PDAs and similar are not allowed.
McShane, S., Olekalns, M. & Travaglione, T. (2015). Organisational Behaviour: Emerging Knowledge, Global Insights with Connect access, 5th Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9781743761977
The Coop Bookshop: The Coop Bookshop is our main retailer for textbooks and other related academic material. For information on textbook prices and online ordering, please refer to The Co-Op Bookshop webpage at http://www.coop.com.au
McGraw Hill Education Australia – Online store: This textbook is also available for order via the publisher’s online store. For information on textbook prices and online ordering, please refer to the McGraw Hill Education Australia online store at http://www.mheducation.com.au/9781743761977-aus-pack-organisational-behaviour-emerging-knowledge-global-insights.
Disclaimer: MGSM does not take responsibility for the stock levels of required textbooks from preferred retail outlets and other book retailers. While we advise our preferred book retail outlet, The Co-op Bookshop, of our maximum expected number of students purchasing specific required text each term, The Co-op Bookshop and other book retailers will make their own judgement in regard to their physical holding stock levels. To prevent disappointment if a textbook is out-of-stock, we highly advise students to order their textbooks as early as possible, or if the required textbook is currently out-of-stock, place an order with the book retailer as soon as possible so that these book retailers can monitor demand and supply, and adjust their stock orders accordingly.
Copies of the overheads of lectures will be provided at each class. These overheads form a guide to the major issues of the course and will be an important guide to the content of the final examination. Given the interactive nature of the class it is not always possible, nor desirable, to discuss every overhead during lectures. However, the overheads reflect the domain of the course and as such all overheads, including those not presented in class, are important when reviewing course material for assignments and examination.
The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MGSM
Access to a personal computer is required to access resources and learning material from iLearn.
The TUESDAY class for 2018 Term 1 is scheduled every Tuesday evening from 6pm to 10pm, starting from 9 January 2018 and finishing on the 13 March 2018.
The WEDNESDAY class for 2018 Term 1 is scheduled every Wednesday afternoon from 2pm to 6pm, starting from 10 January 2018 and finishing on the 14 March 2018.
Students are required to attend all classes for the class they are enrolled in. Students must only attend the class they are enrolled in as reflected in their e-Student account.
This unit will be presented over 10 sessions as follows:
Session | Topics and allocated case study/textbook chapter |
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Introduction to organisational behaviour Textbook chapter: 1 |
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Personality, values, and attitudes Case study: The Treadway Tire Company Textbook chapters: 2, 3 and 4 |
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Motivation Case study: Barbara Norris: Leading Change in the General Surgery Unit Textbook chapter: 5 & 6 |
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Communication Case study: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd Textbook chapter: 9 |
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Power and influence Case study: Who’s in charge? The Jim Davis Case Textbook chapter: 10 |
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Leadership Case study: GE’s Two Decade Transformation Textbook chapter: 12 |
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Structure Case study: Mercedes Benz and Swatch Textbook chapter: 13 |
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Culture Case study: Zappos.com 2009 Textbook chapter: 14 |
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Change Case study: Pierre Frankel in Moscow Textbook chapter: 15 |
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Career; Overview and exam preparation Group report submission |
Final exam week: 19 - 24 March 2018 |
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Our postgraduates will demonstrate a high standard of discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgment. They will have the ability to make informed choices and decisions that reflect both the nature of their professional work and their personal perspectives.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be capable of systematic enquiry; able to use research skills to create new knowledge that can be applied to real world issues, or contribute to a field of study or practice to enhance society. They will be capable of creative questioning, problem finding and problem solving.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be able to communicate effectively and convey their views to different social, cultural, and professional audiences. They will be able to use a variety of technologically supported media to communicate with empathy using a range of written, spoken or visual formats.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be ethically aware and capable of confident transformative action in relation to their professional responsibilities and the wider community. They will have a sense of connectedness with others and country and have a sense of mutual obligation. They will be able to appreciate the impact of their professional roles for social justice and inclusion related to national and global issues
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Assessment tasks: The individual component assessment task have been modified from a written assignment to an individual mid-term exam worth 20%. The group component assessment task has been modified where assessment weighting has decreased from 40% to 30%. Also, a minimum of 50% of the assessment weight of a the group work task has been allocated to individual performance as per Macquarie University assessment policy.
Unit schedule: Minor adjustment of topics for some sessions, as well as the order they are presented in. Some cases and readings have also been changed or removed.
The interactive environment of the classroom is central to the MGSM experience. Students are required to attend the full duration of all classes for the units in which they are enrolled. We recognise that exceptional circumstances may occur, such as unavoidable travel on behalf of your organization or the serious illness or injury of you or a close family member.
Special consideration may be given for a maximum of 20% non-attendance for such circumstances as long as lecturers are contacted in advance, and supporting documentation provided, to request exemption from attendance. Failure to abide by these conditions may result in automatic withdrawal, with academic and/or financial penalty. The full Student Attendance Policy is published in the MGSM Student Handbook at https://students.mgsm.edu.au/handbook.
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