Module manager: Dr Nicola Bown
Email: njb@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2010/11
| LUBS1850 | Organisational Behaviour |
| LUBS1851 | Organisational Behaviour (part-time) |
| LUBS2890 | Organisation and the Human Resource |
This module is approved as an Elective
This module aims to provide an introduction to the key concepts relating to people's behaviour within organisations. This will be approached from a psychological perspective, and will span individual behaviour, small group processes and wide-scale organizational systems. The module aims to explain the relevance of such approaches for practising managers.
This course aims to provide an introduction to the integrated study of the key concepts and underlying theories relating to aspects of behaviour of people within organisations. This will be predominantly from a psychological perspective, drawing on other approaches where applicable.
The course also aims to explain the relevance of such theories for practising managers.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- understand and be able to explain the concept of organisational behaviour;
- identify, explain and critique different theoretical accounts of this concept, together with different methodological approaches to its study;
- understand and evaluate the limitations of these theoretical and methodological approaches; and
- appreciate the practical implications and usefulness of such theoretical accounts to today's managers.
The module will begin by looking at topics that relate to the individual within the organisation, followed by small groups, and finally the organisation as a whole system.
Topics include:
- Introduction to People in Organisations
- Communication & perception
- Motivation
- Group formation & structure
- Group performance and effectiveness
- Group control, conformity & deviance
- Leadership
- Organisational structure
- Stress in organisations.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Private study hours | 84 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 16 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Students will be encouraged to complete non-assessed pieces of course work during the semester. These will include multiple choice tests administered through the VLE and other on-line exercises.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course MCQ | 2 tests. In the event of a module resit, students will be assessed under a 2 hour examination only. | 5 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 5 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 95 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 95 | |
Resit is a 2 hour written exam
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 3/29/2012
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