Understanding Organisational Behaviour
#BUSINESS
5 ETCS | 135 hours
Language of instruction
English
Teacher(s)
Matt Bromley
University of Derby
Ahmad Timsal
University of Derby
Cristian Burr Raty
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Students allowed to take modules at home institution
Yes
Mode of teaching
Places
30 – 60
Implementation time
17 April – 19 May 2023
weekly sessions 2 hours a week
Timetable
Friday 10 AM – 12 AM (Zoom, Digicampus)
Final Exam: 26 May 2023
Course information and Implementation information
Objectives
The individual behaviour, management processes and practices, and context of the organisation itself are all interrelated; each has some bearing on how the others operate. The module provides insight into the interrelationship between managerial practice and leadership, rules and regulations, resources, power dynamics, employee’s attitudes, personalities, behaviours, and attitudes. Students will learn about the aspects that can motivate employees, increase their performance, enhance organisational effectiveness, and help organisations establish a strong and trusting relationship within their workforce.
The module brings together theory and real-life case studies and practices, offering perspectives from different points of view and disciplines.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- Explain and discuss key concepts pertinent to organisation behaviour.
- Apply relevant theories, frameworks, and concepts to explain processes and practices of the organisational behaviour.
Contents
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- The importance of organisational behaviour
- Interpreting organisational behaviour
- The role of HR
- Personality
- Type and Trait Theory
- Nomothetic and Idiographic approaches
- Engagement and motivation
- Team and group behaviour
- Organisational Trust
Course material (including recommended or required reading)
- Organizational Behavior – Buchanan, David
- Management [and] Organisational Behaviour. Mullins
- The Leadership Experience. Richard Daft
Teaching methods
All study materials, readings, guidance, and handbooks on this programme are available in an online format. The learning and teaching methods predominantly used are as follows:
- Self-paced, online study and research.
- Discussion boards, enabling students to work on unit activities, to discuss a particular topic with fellow students and tutors, and to communicate with each other on aspects of the study materials and share experiences related to the module topic.
- Live sessions delivered by a module tutor; delivered and recorded for each module.
- Pre-recorded videos delivered by members of the academic team, available for you to watch at any time.
- Industry specialists, Alumni and Professional body representatives provide insight into the sector trends via guest lectures and informing the assessment design.
Each module will incorporate the core elements of relevant and structured content, a rich variety of activities, and timely and focussed feedback in order to help students to get the most out of their studies.
A common approach is for regular activities to be set based on the content of an online unit and then students are provided with the opportunity to work on those activities in online discussions with peers.
Assessment methods and criteria
Division of contents
Unit Distribution for Learning Outcomes
| 1 | Team | Explain and discuss key concepts pertinent to organisation behaviour. | 60 % |
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 |
Apply relevant theories, frameworks, and concepts to explain processes and practices of the organisational behaviour.
|
40 % | |
| 5 |
Assessment
Collaborative activity – Weighting: 60%
Assesses Learning Outcomes: 1
This will be assessed via weekly contributions to a discussion activity
Component 2: COURSEWORK 2
Individual Report
Weighting: 40%
An individual report which investigates organization behaviour within a case study
Evaluation
Evaluation scale
| 0 | None Delivered |
| 1 | Fail |
| 2 | Satisfactory |
| 3 | Good |
| 4 | Excellent |
| 5 | Outstanding |
Descriptive criteria will be supplied to students prior to due dates.
International Connections
The course is offered within the Erasmus funded VERSATILE project. The course is open to second, third- and fourth-year students at the participating universities.
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
- University of Derby (UK)
- Rhine Waal University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
- Masaryk University (Czech Republic)