51004 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND MANAGEMENT

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
01	51004 	S3  	X 	ORGANS'L BEHAVIOUR & MANGT	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Reference Materials
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

SYNOPSIS:

This   unit  provides  students  with  a  management  perspective   on
organisational behaviour. Organisational behaviour is a field of study
that   specifically  focuses  on  the  impact  that  people  have   on
organisational effectiveness and efficiency. The impact  of  behaviour
is  considered at three levels. First, at the level of the individual,
attributes  and processes such as personality, motivation, perception,
job satisfaction and job performance are identified and the managerial
implications for motivating employees are considered. Second,  at  the
group level, the important attributes of group dynamics are identified
and   the   managerial  implications  for  motivating  employees   are
considered.  Second, at the group level, the important  attributes  of
group  dynamics  are  identified and the managerial  implications  for
developing  teams, influencing outcomes, and resolving  conflicts  are
considered.  Third,  at  the  organisation-wide  level  of   analysis,
structure,  culture and change are considered as major  challenges  to
managers for achieving quality outcomes. At the three different levels
of  analysis, managers are concerned with the behavioural implications
for  achieving  goals  on  the one hand, and adapting  goals  so  that
organisations  are relevant to their environments on the  other  hand.
Students   are   concerned   with  understanding   these   behavioural
implications. The study of organisational behaviour must thus be  seen
as an essential foundation for professional business education.

OBJECTIVES:

Our overall aim is to contribute to students' current or
future ability to be good managers. This is an introductory
unit. The purpose is to give students an initial introduction
to the strategies, techniques and knowledge that managers and
other professionals require in order to contribute to
individual employee performance and satisfaction; develop and
lead high performance work groups or teams; and design new
organisations or change existing organisations in order to
meet organisation goals. These objectives have been written to
emphasise practical strategies that can be applied to specific
examples. These are the goals or end points. In order to apply
these strategies, there are specific concepts, definitions and
theories that students need to learn. So the objectives
consist of two levels: (1) the strategies and (2) the theory
that forms the building blocks to understanding these
strategies. By the end of this unit students should be able
to:

1. explain why knowledge of OB is important to managers;
   
2. discuss different perspectives on what managers do;
   
3. apply strategies for improving individual performance;
   
4. apply strategies for effectively developing and leading work
   groups or teams;
   
5. discuss the factors that influence organisation structure and
   design;
   
6. discuss organisation change, including changing organisation
   culture; and
   
7. identify problems in organisations, choose which level of
   analysis to apply, and suggest possible approaches to solving
   the problem.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

INTRODUCTION                                                          5.00
Module No. 1
Organisational behaviour & management

INDIVIDUAL LEVEL                                                      30.00
Module No. 2
Foundations of individual behaviour
Module No. 3 - Motivation

GROUP LEVEL                                                           30.00
Module No. 4 - Groups and teams
Module No. 5
Communication, decision making & conflict
Module No. 6 - Leadership & power

THE ORGANISATION / SYSTEM LEVEL                                       35.00
Module No. 7 - Organisational structure
Module No. 8 - Organisational culture
Module No. 9 - Organisational change

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

Summers, J. & Smith, B., (eds) 2001, Faculty of Business
Communication Skills Handbook, 4th edn, Faculty of Business, USQ,
Toowoomba, Qld.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the unit and enrich their learning experience.

Ivancevich, J., Olekalns, M. and Matteson, M. 1997, Organisational
Behaviour and Management, Irwin, Sydney.

Vecchio, R., Hearn, G., Southey, G. 1996, Organisational Behaviour,
Harcourt Brace, Sydney.

Wood, J.M. et.al., 1998, Organisational Behaviour: An Asia-pacific
Perspective, Jacaranda Wiley, Milton, Qld.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Directed Study                                	90
Private Study                                 	55
Assessments                                   	10

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              23/11/01  CMA TEST                                  10.00     Y   N
2   S    100.00    14/12/01  WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1                      20.00     Y   N
3   S              04/01/02  WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 2                      30.00     Y   N
4   S              END S3    2 HOUR END OF SEMESTER EXAM               40.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    To  pass  this course students must obtain a pass in the  written
     assignments  - normally that is at least 25/50 for the  total  of
     Essay Assignments 1 and 2. You must also pass the exam - normally
     that  is a total of at least 20/40 on the exam, but a higher mark
     may  be required. You must pass the assignments in aggregate  and
     the examination to be eligible to pass.
     Final grades for the course will be determined by the addition of
     the  marks obtained in each assessment item, weighted as  in  the
     Assessment  Details  and by considering the  students'  level  of
     achievement of the objectives of the course.
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  may  apply  for  an  assignment  extension  either   by
     application  through  DEC before the due  date  or  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.
4    Students  must  retain a copy of all assignments  which  must  be
     provided if/when required by the Unit Leader.
5    Mobile telephones and other electronic media are not permitted in
     exam venues.