BMGT45710 Organisational Behaviour (ME)

Academic Year 2023/2024

Organisational Behaviour (OB) is about the complex relationship and social dynamics between individuals, functional management, teams and networks and attendant behaviour, in the workplace and beyond.
This course explores the often curious world of human behaviour in groups, organisations, and the workplace. Why do people behave as they do? Why do we sometimes behave differently in structured organisational settings than we would as individuals? Why is it hard to change behaviour and what are the challenges faced within that process?
It explores issues like individual differences, teamwork, motivation, culture, communication, organisational power and politics and leadership.
OB insights can be used to diagnose problems, increase effectiveness, influence outcomes, question assumptions, advance human interests, or simply to better understand and interpret what is going on in organisations .

In this module, we pay particular attention to interpersonal behaviour, the management of relationships within organisational structures and the dynamics of behaviour, both its processes and its challenges.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Better observe and interpret organisational life, it’s relationships and behaviours.
2. Relate this to how work is structured, organised and managed and explore outcomes and underlying beliefs of organisational cultures.
3. Explain and discuss theories of individual behaviour, group dynamics, team and
organisational processes.
4. Reflect on your own assumptions about behaviour, your work experiences, and how you can influence and are influenced by the structure, managerial relations, culture, conflict and constant change of work organisations.
5. Explore and deepen your skills of communication, interpersonal, teamwork and presentational skills.
6. Show evidence of knowledge and ability for analysing, processing and advocating resolutions to organisational behavioural challenges.

Indicative Module Content:

The nature of Organisations .
Individual Difference and Behaviour in Organisations.
The role of motivation in Behavioural dynamics.
The impact of culture on OB.
Power and Politics and OB.
Leadership as a concept and as a practice in OB.
Working in Groups and Teams and Behaviour in Organisations.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0
Total

0
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Discussion based lectures and Active learning approaches .
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Two hour end ot trimester in person exam. Week 12 No Graded No

70
Continuous Assessment: Varies throughout the trimester. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

30

Carry forward of passed components
Not yet recorded
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Wed 15:00 - 16:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 15:00 - 16:50
Autumn