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Programme and Module Handbook
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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module BUSI5C515: Organisational Behaviour (FT)

Department: Economics, Finance and Business (Business)

BUSI5C515: Organisational Behaviour (FT)

Type Level Credits Availability Module Cap Location
Open 4 15 Available in 2007/2008 Durham

Pre-requisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combinations

  • None

Aims

Content

  • The field of organisation behaviour.
  • Individual behaviour in organisations, including perceptions, motivation, socialisation, emotions and misbehaviour.
  • Group and social process including communication, teams, conflict and decision-making.
  • Organisational processes, including power and politics, leadership, organisation design and managing change.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge
Subject-specific Skills
  • By the end of the module, students should be able to:
  • understand the research evidence on organisational behaviour;
  • evaluate the theories and concepts on organisation behaviour;
  • understand how organisation behaviour applies to working environments.
Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Through a combination of lectures, seminars and guided reading addressing key topics in employee relations and reward management.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
Lectures 9 2 hours 18
Seminars 4 1 hour 4
Preparation & Reading 128
Total 150

Summative Assessment

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Assignment 50% Written assignment 1,500 words maximum 100%
Examination 50% Unseen written examination 90 minutes 100%

Formative Assessment

Group presentation on a related topice

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.