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Unit Summary
Unit type
PG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Anti-requisites
MNG10720 Organisational Behaviour
Unit aim
This unit introduces students to work and worker behaviour; behaviour at work; group and organisational behaviour; links between behaviour and organisational restructure; tasks and job design; administrative hierarchy; job satisfaction and worker adjustment; stress and other factors related to the environment of work; values associated with work behaviour.
Unit content
Module 1: Organisations and the individual
- Management and organisational behaviour: an overview
- Diversity of internal and external environments of the organisation
- Human behaviour and individual differences of employees
- Solving problems and making decisions
Module 2: Interpersonal and group processes
- Communicating effectively in organisational settings
- Understanding and managing inter-group dynamics
- Managing collaboration and conflict
Module 3: The organisational system
- Organisational structure and design
- Organisational culture and ethical behaviour
- Managing organisational change and development.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | critically analyse the determinants of workplace behaviour | |||||||
2 | discuss how organisational effectiveness is influenced by diversity of the internal and external environment | |||||||
3 | apply problem solving and decision making techniques to the organisational context | |||||||
4 | describe the processes associated with effective communication, motivation, and managing people through collaboration and conflict in an organisational context | |||||||
5 | evaluate and discuss issues relevant to the study of organisational design, culture and change. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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critically analyse the determinants of workplace behaviour
- GA1:
- GA4:
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discuss how organisational effectiveness is influenced by diversity of the internal and external environment
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA7:
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apply problem solving and decision making techniques to the organisational context
- GA1:
- GA4:
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describe the processes associated with effective communication, motivation, and managing people through collaboration and conflict in an organisational context
- GA1:
- GA4:
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evaluate and discuss issues relevant to the study of organisational design, culture and change.
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA7:
Prescribed texts
- Robbins, SP, Judge, TA, Millett, B & Boyle, M, 2014, Organisational Behaviour, 7th edn, Pearson, Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN: 9781442558786.
- Robbins, SP, Judge, TA, Millett, B & Boyle, M, 2014, Organisational Behaviour, 7th edn, Pearson, Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN: 9781442558786.