MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
96	55002 	S3  	X 	M'MENT & ORGNL BEHAVIOUR  	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

All students undertaking graduate studies in Business need to appreciate and understand the nature of organisational behaviour. They should also be able to articulate behavioural issues in business situations. This unit provides a framework in which students are exposed to a range of theories and experiences within the field of organisational behaviour which will allow them to further develop insights, attitudes, and skills to a level consistent with the expectations for senior management.

SYNOPSIS:

The  unit aims to provide an understanding of the behaviour of  people
at   work.  It  analyses  behaviour  at  the  individual,  group   and
organisational   levels.   Managers  must   understand   the   complex
interactions that influence the effectiveness of different  management
strategies and organisational structures under different environmental
and  technological  conditions.  As  well  as  reviewing  the  current
theories  and  research in the area, the unit  uses  case  studies  to
examine the implications for practising managers.

OBJECTIVES:

Successful completion of this unit will enable the student to:

1. understand and examine individual behaviour and its impact upon work organisations;
2. appreciate the importance of motivation and job design as determinants of employee satisfaction and performance;
3. understand how groups develop and function, and how group norms affect performance;
4. understand and apply the various styles of leadership and conflict management;
5. comprehend the relationship between organisational structure and the internal and external environment;
6. understand how organisational effectiveness is influenced by factors such as power, control, climate and culture;
7. understand the process of organisational change and identify strategies for organisational development;
8. appreciate how managerial performance can be enhanced by an understanding of organisational behaviour.

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Understanding Behaviour in Organisations                              20.00

Managing Individual Behaviour at Work                                 20.00

Managing Group Behaviour at Work                                      30.00

Managing Organisations                                                30.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Robbins, S P and Barnwell, N, 'Organisation Theory in Australia', (2nd
edn), 1994, Sydney, Prentice Hall.

Schermerhorn, J R, Hunt, J G and Osborn, R N, 'Managing Organizational
Behavior', New York, John Wiley.

Dunford, R W, 'Organisational Behaviour: An Organisational Analysis
Perspective', Sydney, Addison-Wesley.

Gray J L and Starke F A, 'Organizational Behaviour: Concepts and
Applications', (4th ed) 1988, Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Publishing Co.

Hampton D R, Summer C E and Webber R A, 'Organizational Behaviour and
the Practice of Management", (5th ed), 1987, Glenview: Scott, Foresman
& Co.

Ivancevich J M and Matteson M T, 'Organizational Behaviour and
Management', 1987, Plano, Texas: Business Publications.

Lansbury R and Spillane R, 'Organizational Behaviour: The Australian
Context', 1983, Sydney: Longman-Cheshire.

Mitchell T R, Dowling P J, Kabanoff B V and Larson J R, 'People in
Organizations: An Introduction to Organizational Behaviour in
Australia", 1988, Sydney: McGraw-Hill.

Moberg D J and Caldwell D F, "Interactive Cases in Organisational
Behaviour", 1988, Glenview; Scott, Foresman & Co.

Mukhi S, Hampton D and Barnwell N, 'Australian Management', 1988,
Sydney: McGraw-Hill.

Szilagyi A D and Wallace M J, 'Organizational Behaviour and
Performance", (4th ed) 1987, Glenview: Scott, Foresman & Co.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Residential School                            	15
Directed Study                                	80
Private Study                                 	50
Assessments                                   	20

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No	*F/S	Marks		Due		Description					Wtg(%)		LBL
1 	S 	        	24/01/97	MAJOR ASSIGNMENT                        	50.00   	Y
2 	S 	        	END S3  	3 HOUR END OF SEMESTER EXAM             	50.00   	N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    To  obtain a pass in a unit, students must perform satisfactorily
     in overall assignment work and the examination.
2    The due date of an assignment is the date by which a student must
     despatch  the assignment to the University, and is normally  that
     defined  in the relevant unit specification. The onus is  on  the
     student to provide, if requested, proof of date of despatch.
3    Students  should organise their affairs to ensure that they  meet
     due  dates  for all assignments. Extensions will be granted  only
     under exceptional extenuating circumstances, normally involving a
     significant medical condition.
4    There  are  no  assignment extensions given in advance  for  this
     unit.  Students  may apply for an assignment  extension  only  by
     including application with the submitted assignment after the due
     date.   Such  applications  should  be  in  writing  and  include
     supporting  documentary  evidence.  The  authority  for  granting
     extensions rests with the relevant Unit Leader.
5    All  assignments  despatched after due dates without  appropriate
     extension  approvals or after approved extension  dates  will  be
     penalised  up to a maximum of 20% of the assigned mark  per  work
     day.
6    Assignments  received  after  the due  date  may  be  delayed  in
     marking.  Those submitted in time will be returned  within  three
     weeks.
7    Students  must  retain a copy of all assignments  which  must  be
     provided if/when required by the Unit Leader.
8    Unit  weightings of topics should not be interpreted as  applying
     to  the  number  of  marks allocated to questions  testing  those
     topics in an examination paper.