Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Steven Segal
by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MBA or MMgmt or PGCertMBAExt or GradCertMgtPostMBA or GradDipMgt
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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 promote an understanding of diverse psychological perspectives and research findings on the practice of management. Human behaviour in the Australian workplace is analysed by comparing and contrasting four psychological perspectives: psychoanalysis, behaviourism, dispositionalism and existentialism. Topics include personality, motivation, occupational stress, mental health and counselling. Of special relevance is an analysis of individual differences which includes a critical evaluation of the role and use of psychological tests in management.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Students will be required to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Group Presentation 1 | 20% | No | Starting session 5 |
Group Presentation 2 | 20% | No | Starting session 10 |
Individual Essay Questions | 60% | No | 3pm (Syd Time) of 12 Nov 2018 |
Due: Starting session 5
Weighting: 20%
Duration: 20 minutes + 10 minutes for questions
Format: Role plays, discussion, commentaries underpinned by theories
Description
Each group will be allocated a case study on a mental health issue with reference to work. The aim of the assignment is to present the features of the mental health issue, its implications for work and suggestions as to ways of managing the mental health issue at work. Draw on an organisational experience to exemplify the mental health issue.
Assessment of presentation
Overall assessment of presentations will be based on a group mark component (50%) and an individual mark component (50%).
The group mark component is a mark awarded to the group and is based on an evaluation of the content and delivery of the presentation. Information about the process and criteria for evaluation of presentations will be provided by the lecturer in the first class.
The individual mark component of the presentation assignment will be based on group member’s rating of the contribution of other members of the group (in an anonymous survey). If others in your group rate you as having made a satisfactory contribution (relatively equal contribution) this will equate to you receiving the group mark. A rating of having made less than a satisfactory contribution may result in individual deductions up to 50% of the obtained group’s mark. It will also be possible to judge a group member as having made an exceptional contribution and this will lead to consideration of additional marks to the final subject’s mark. All group member assessments of individual contribution will be reviewed and considered by the lecturer in determining the final presentation assessment.
No extensions will be granted.
Due: Starting session 10
Weighting: 20%
Duration: 20 minutes + 10 minutes for questions
Format: Role plays, discussion, commentaries underpinned by theories
Each group will be allocated a psychological framework. The aim of the assignment is to present the features of the framework, its implications for work and suggestions that it provides for working with toxic dimensions of work. Draw on an organisational experience to exemplify the framework.
Assessment of presentation
Overall assessment of presentations will be based on a group mark component (50%) and an individual mark component (50%).
The group mark component is a mark awarded to the group and is based on an evaluation of the content and delivery of the presentation. Information about the process and criteria for evaluation of presentations will be provided by the lecturer in the first class.
The individual mark component of the presentation assignment will be based on group member’s rating of the contribution of other members of the group (in an anonymous survey). If others in your group rate you as having made a satisfactory contribution (relatively equal contribution) this will equate to you receiving the group mark. A rating of having made less than a satisfactory contribution may result in individual deductions up to 50% of the obtained group’s mark. It will also be possible to judge a group member as having made an exceptional contribution and this will lead to consideration of additional marks to the final subject’s mark. All group member assessments of individual contribution will be reviewed and considered by the lecturer in determining the final presentation assessment.
No extensions will be granted.
Due: 3pm (Syd Time) of 12 Nov 2018
Weighting: 60%
Length: 2500 words per essay question
Students will need to answer two (2) essay questions out of a list of topic questions that will be discussed and handed out in class.
Submission details
Students are to submit 1 x soft-copy of their individual essay answers in the class iLearn page on or before the due date listed above. The soft-copy submission will be submitted to Turnitin via the MGSM iLearn portal, a program used to ensure the originality of the work undertaken by the submitter. Please note that the due date is presented in Sydney Time. The onus will be on the student to understand the time difference in which ever location they are in and submit their assessment within the specified due time and date.
Students are to do the following when submitting this assessment:
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.
There is no required text for this unit.
Hill, L. (2003) Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership. Harvard Business School Publishing.
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Students are required to attend all classes.
The unit will be presented over 2 BLOCK weekends as follows:
Date of class:
Session schedule | Session topics and allocated readings |
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1 6pm to 10pm of Friday, 12 October 2018 |
Mental Health and Toxity at WorkEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn)
Recommended readings: (Provided only on iLearn)
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2 2pm to 6pm of Saturday, 13 October 2018 |
Psychoanalytic Dynamics at WorkEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn)
Recommended readings: (Provided only on iLearn)
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3 6pm to 10pm of Saturday, 13 October 2018 |
Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to Psychology at WorkEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn)
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4 9am to 1pm of Sunday, 14 October 2018 |
Dialectical Therapy at WorkEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn)
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5 1pm to 5pm of Sunday, 14 October 2018 |
Acceptance Commitment TherapyEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn)
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6 6pm to 10pm of Friday, 19 October 2018 |
Sociol-Philosophical Dimensions of the Psychology of WorkEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn)
Recommended readings: (Provided only on iLearn)
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7 2pm to 6pm of Saturday, 20 October 2018 |
Flow and Bureaucracy of WorkEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn)
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8 6pm to 10pm of Saturday, 20 October 2018 |
Therapeutic Philosophy at Work: The Case of BradEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn)
Recommended readings: (Provided only on iLearn)
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9 9am to 1pm of Sunday, 21 October 2018 |
Existential Psychology for the WorkplaceEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn)
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10 1pm to 5pm of Sunday, 21 October 2018 |
Syndicate PresentationsEssential readings: (Provided in unit folder and iLearn) No allocated readings |
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