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School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2006/07 |
MN10001 People and organisations 1 |
Credits: 6 |
Level: Certificate |
Semester: 1 |
Assessment: CW 100% |
Requisites: |
While taking this unit you must take MN10005 |
Only available to students taking BSc (Hons) Business Administration.
Aims: This programme intends to develop an initial understanding of core Organisational Behaviour topics that are deemed as suitable for BBA1 students. The course aims to promote an inquiring and critical attitude towards the human side of organizations and management.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, the student should be able to: * have a good grasp of a breadth of classical Organisational Behaviour topics; * understand the relevance of these topics to individuals and groups; * be able to apply their knowledge and understanding at a variety of levels including the individual, group and organisation; * demonstrate practical team working and facilitation skills drawing on their knowledge. Skills: Students will acquire the skills of analysing their own experiences and individuals and group members in organizations and learning from these experiences. (T, A) Through the provision of a comprehensively linked seminar programme, the students will develop team working and facilitation skills (T, F) with the key driver being to enable their own learning and that of their classmates, through practical engagement with set tasks - deepening the level of understanding acquired in the lecture programme. The breadth of the students understanding, as well as an appreciation of the links between theory and practice of core Organisational Behaviour topics will be examined.(A) Content: A breadth of core Organisational Behaviour topics including: organisational structure, bureaucracy, scientific management, motivation, personality, groups and group development, culture, communication, negotiation, decision making, leadership & followership, diversity, gender, conflict, power. |
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