MANAGEMT 7087 - Managing Organisational Behaviour

North Terrace Campus - Trimester 3 - 2024

This course acquaints students with the field of organisational behaviour (OB) and expects them to apply OB theories in effectively leading and managing modern organisations. Students are encouraged to adopt a scientific perspective in reassessing their own leadership approaches and rely on the best available evidence to inform managerial decision-making. The course covers a range of topics, including individual characteristics relevant to leadership (e.g., demographic traits, personality, and perceptions), interpersonal influence (e.g., motivating others, team-building, acquiring power, and leading others), as well as fostering constructive cultures (e.g., high-performance, inclusive, and ethical culture). The overarching objective of this course is to equip students with evidence-based practices that enable them to effectively navigate the challenges inherent in contemporary organisational contexts.

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Course Details

Course Code	MANAGEMT 7087
Course	Managing Organisational Behaviour
Coordinating Unit	Management
Term	Trimester 3
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 36 hours
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Restrictions	Available for Executive Master of Business Administration, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate students only
Assessment	Class Engagement, Group Projects

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Chia-Yen (Chad) Chiu

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Work within major theories and perspectives on the management of organisations to identify and address key questions concerning effective management within their own organisations.
Identify the relationships between individual experiences and organisational behaviours from a systems view of organisational dynamics
Explain the implications of a systems perspective for the role and challenges of managing people in organisations

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Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.	1,2,3
Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.	1,2,3
Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.	1
Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.	1,2,3
Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.	2,3
Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.	1,2,3

Learning & Teaching Modes

Course delivery will be by way of 3-hour interactive seminar classes. It is essential that the nominated readings be completed in preparation for each class – the readings form a shared context for each class and a shared foundation for class discussions. Readings in addition to those supplied in the course folder will be made available via MyUni. Most assignments will be marked
electronically and returned via MyUni.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Weekly classes are 3 hours long. You can expect to spend about the same amount of time preparing for each class. Assignments and exam preparation will demand additional concentrated periods of non-classroom study, on your own or with your allocated student group. As a rough indication, you could expect to spend in the order of 130 hours of study time to complete the course, of which 39 hours would be in class.

Learning Activities Summary

This is a draft schedule. It may change during the course delivery if necessary. Please check MyUni for current schedule.

Schedule
Week 1	Course Introduction: Challenges in Managing Organisations
Week 2	Diversity and Individual Differences
Week 3	Personality and Values
Week 4	Perceptions, Attributions, and Decision-Making
Week 5	Motivation and Empowerment
Week 6	Develop Your Edge (Guest Speaker) & Review of the Individual Level Aspects
Week 7	Groups and Work Teams
Week 8	Power, Social Influence, & Organisational Politics
Week 9	Leadership – 1: Conventional Views
Week 10	Leadership – 2: Contemporary Views
Week 11	Being Socially Influential (Guest Speaker) & Review of the Interpersonal Aspects
Week 12	Organisational Culture
Week 13	Contemporary Issues in Organisations

The 最新糖心Vlog's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Word Count	Learning Outcome
Class Engagement	Individual	10%	N/A	1
Group Discussions	Group	15%	N/A	2,3
Reflective Report	Individual	40%	3,000 words	1,2
Essay	Individual	35%	2,400 words	1,3
Total		100%

For specific information about assignments and due dates please refer to your Course Folder.

Assessment Related Requirements

The assessments require students to apply the discussed theoretical concepts in class to address the challenges they encounter in real life. Therefore, students are expected to demonstrate their ability to incorporate these theoretical aspects into their decision-making process. Showing the theory-practice synergy is the core requirement of completing these assessments.

Assessment Detail

**Note: The specific assessment expectations, writing 最新糖心Vlog, and marking rubrics will be shared and discussed in class**

Class Engagement (10%) and Group Discussions (15%)
Fundamental to this course is how to diagnose and understand both real-life experiences and sharing thoughts on readings and theories. Students' participation and contributions in group discussions are vital to accomplish this goal. The mark is determined by instructors' observations and peer comments.

Reflective Report (40%)
Evaluate your own leadership capabilities based on the theoretical aspects discussed in class, using self-analysis to figure out your strengths and weakness as a contemporary organisational leader. From this analysis propose behavioural strategies to help you maximise the impacts of your strengths to compensate your weaknesses.

Essay (35%)
From identifying tough decisions and providing solutions, how you will cope with these challenges given the theories and learnings you have had from this course.

Submission

1. Presentation of Assignment 2 & 3

Please retain a copy of all assignments submitted.

Assignments will be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Electronic submission will be deemed to carry with it a declaration that the submission is the student’s own work and does not involve plagiarism or collusion.

2. Assignment Guidelines including Referencing Details

A copy of the Postgraduate Programs: Communication Skills Guide will have been given to you at the beginning of your program. This guide will assist you structure your assignments. A copy of the guide can also be downloaded from

This publication also provides guidelines on a range of other important communication skills including writing essays and anagement reports, making oral presentations etc.

In preparing any written piece of assessment for your postgraduate studies it is important to draw on the relevant ‘literature’ to support critical analysis. Also essential is to reference the literature used. Correct referencing is important because it identifies the
source of the ideas and arguments that you present, and sometimes the source of the actual words you use, and helps to avoid the problem of plagiarism. (Further information on plagiarism is provided later in this course outline.)

The Harvard system is widely used in the Business School. Guidelines for the use of this style of referencing can be found in the
Communication Skills Guide.

Further assistance with referencing is available from the Faculty’s Learning Support Advisors. The contact details are
provided on page 6 of the Communication Skills Guide.

3. Return of Assignments and Feedback

The Lecturer will aim to mark and return assignments electronically to students within two (2) weeks of the due date, with written feedback.

4. Late Assignment Submission

Students are expected to submit their work by the due date to maintain a fair and equitable system. All requests for extensions must be emailed to the lecturer in charge of the course before the due date. Each request will be assessed on its merits. A late assignment (without prior arrangement) may be penalised by a 5% mark reduction for each day that it is late.

5. Plagiarism and Other Forms of Cheating

Plagiarism is a serious act of academic misconduct. The School adheres strictly to the 最新糖心Vlog’s policies on examination and assessment. The 最新糖心Vlog’s Policies on Assessment, including plagiarism and other forms of cheating, can be found at:

Students must not submit work for an assignment that has previously been submitted for this course or any other course.

6. Course Results

Course results will be available within three to four weeks after the final examination/assignment. 最新糖心Vlog staff are not permitted to provide results to students over the telephone or by email. When results are approved and finalised they are made available through MyAdelaide: ()

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the 最新糖心Vlog to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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