Undergraduate - UnitMGC2230 - Organisational behaviour

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Clayton First semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Margaret Lindorff

Synopsis

This unit provides a framework for understanding the behaviour of people at work. Its fields of analysis include the individual, the group, and the total organisation. The unit provides information on human factors that influence individual and organisational effectiveness such as differences in perception, personality, motivation, leadership styles and others. The study of organisational behaviour is based upon social science methods and links with other studies in behavioural sciences such as management, human resource management, sociology and psychology.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

define the nature and purpose of the field of organisational behaviour
distinguish the major theories used to explain the behaviour of people in organisations
identify the major factors influencing individual and group behaviour in organisations
read and critically evaluate published research in the field of organisational behaviour.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Margaret Lindorff

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

It is recommended that students complete MGC1010 before undertaking this unit

Prohibitions

MGF2111, MGG2230, MGW2230