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GSB738 Organisational Behaviour

Updated: 02 June 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Melbourne ISBT Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Melbourne ISBT Summer On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Sydney ISBT Summer On Campus C - Internet access required
TOP Sydney TOP - Trimester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
TOP Sydney TOP - Trimester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
TOP Sydney TOP - Trimester 3 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertHRM or GradCertMgt or GradCertPractMgt or GradCertProjMgt or GradDipMgt or MBA or MBus or MBusRes or MBusResHons or MCom or MIntBus or MODSHRM or MPABus or MAdminLead or MEdAdmin
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA738
Notes

Quotas apply to this unit: Trimester 2: 72 off-campus
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s)
Unit Description

This unit is a systematic study of work and worker behaviour, dealing with psychological concepts and empirical studies as they apply to job selection, job design, job satisfaction, and worker adjustment. Methodologies in organisational psychology, and individual, group and organisational behaviours are analysed.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Organisational Behaviour
ISBN: 9780733977664
Robbins, S.P., Judge, T.A., Millett, B. and Waters-Marsh, T., Pearson 5th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Trimesters 1 and 2; ISBT Semesters 1, 2 and Summer; TOP Trimesters 1,2 and 3 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% ISBT On Campus 2000
Assessment Notes
Structured case study
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 and 3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Assignment 1 60% Off Campus 4000
Assignment 2 20% Off Campus 2000
Assessment Notes
Structured case study
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-7
Assignment 2 20% ISBT On Campus 2000
Assessment Notes
Structured case study
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 40% Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 60% ISBT On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. explain the theories and principles which link human behaviour to various facets of the workplace;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the important practices which organisations can employ to improve the fit between employees and their jobs;
  3. apply the concepts covered in the unit to the diagnosis and remedy of organisational problems and inefficiencies.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
A command of organisational behaviour will be achieved through knowledge presented in the teaching and learning activities associated with the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are taught and assessed in the assignment work and online communications. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit content provides students with an understanding of organisational behaviour within a global context. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Assessed and practiced through assignment preparation, use of internet, Blackboard, etc. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Academic skills required for life-long learning are taught within the unit. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Assessments are focussed on problem-solving skills in organisational behaviour. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Increased awareness of socially responsible practices is emphasised in the unit. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students engage in teamwork in online discussions. 		True True True
   

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