Principles of Organisational Behaviour (9526.2)

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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Management Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
In this unit students will build their knowledge and skill in five major organisational behaviour areas including managing individuals, managing groups, power and politics, conflict management, and organisational change.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Define organisational behaviour (OB);

2. Analyse and identify current trends for organisational behaviour;
3. Explain the benefits of diversity;
4. Describe the cross-cultural challenges of the workplace;
5. Explain how work attitudes affect workplace behaviour;
6. Identify the key attributes that are relevant for performance;
7. Explain how motivation affects performance;
8. Describe various approaches to job design;
9. Compare and contrast groups vs teams;
10. Describe and identify group development and group dynamics;
11. Define power and recognise sources of power;
12. Describe and identify the factors of organisational politics;
13. Describe the various types of conflict;
14. Explain how to effectively manage conflict;
15. Describe and identify negotiation strategies;
16. Define organisational structure; and
17. Describe organisational change.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware


Prerequisites

4207, Introduction to Management OR 9525, Principles of Management.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

7878 Organisational Behaviour

Equivalent units

No

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
Not available

Required texts

Nelson, DL and Campbell Quick, J 2015 ORGB Organizational Behaviour 4th Student Edition, United States of America, Cengage Learning 

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Note: The Unit Outline for 9526 Principles of Organizational Behaviour Online Semester Two 2016 only provides general guidance.  See also the Guideline on 9526 Principles of Organizational Behaviour loaded onto the Introductory block of the Unit's Moodle site for access to rubrics and more detail about each assessment item.

Special assessment requirements

Students need to have completed all other assessment items relating to this Unit before they are able to sit the final examination

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Learner engagement

Students studying online must ensure they are motivated to keep up with the lectures and readings and ensure all assignments are completed and submitted on time.  The lecturer will not follow up with students when work is not submitted.  Failure to complete all assessment items by the end of the semester will lead to a Grade of NC irrespective of the marks obtained on the assessment items completed.  Late submissions may be graded but with a late penalty (See Special Conditions).  

Participation requirements

None

Required IT skills

Students are expected to have sufficient IT skills to undertake a fully on-line unit.  This includes being able to access the Unit's moodle site, being able to access an e book (if this is preferred by the student in lieu of a hard copy text), being able to research on-line using university data bases, being able to prepare their assignments and lodge them on line in the drop boxes provided and able to sit an on-line examination.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None