Advanced Organisational Behaviour

Unit code: BMO7000 | Study level: Postgraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
City Campus
VU Online
VU Sydney
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

Organisational behaviour is an interdisciplinary field drawing from numerous disciplines including psychology, sociology, economics, organisation theory, statistics, and several others. This unit of study will expose you to advanced behavioural science theories and real-world applications in management including cognitive theory, psychodynamics and psychoanalysis. It is designed for those who have an interest in understanding, critiquing, and analysing behaviour in organisations.

The primary aim of the unit is to improve your understanding of how people behave and interact within organisations based on industry case studies and contemporary experiences. Having a greater knowledge of employee behaviour will help you understand employee values, belief and behaviours, and will help you to direct, advocate and create a culture that matters to organisational success. Importantly, the unit will help you to better understand your own past and future behaviours as a member and manager (leader) within an organisation and those around you.


The unit extends beyond the introductory organisational behaviour course by focusing on provocative and current topics including the changing nature of workforce, contracting, consulting, global workforce mobility, remote working and knowledge economy.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Evaluate real-world, multi-faceted, complex behavioural problems in organisations, and propose creative solutions based on theoretical underpinnings;
  2. Critically analyse the work and approaches of seminal writing on organisational behaviour and interpret their relevance for professional practice in understanding the behaviour of people, the role of culture, values and dispositions in affecting achievement of goals within diverse organisations;
  3. Appraise, recommend or initiate improvements to organisational practices regarding human behaviour in the work place, with ethical accountability and confidence; and
  4. Advocate the concept of positive and constructive employee behaviour and attitudes, and how this in turn shapes performance and capacities required to contribute to a more equitable and sustainable world.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Case Study
|
Grade: 20%
Proposal for literature review
Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 40%
Individual critique of the literature
Assessment type: Case Study
|
Grade: 40%
Group case study analysis & presentation

Other locations

For students studying at VU Online
Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 10%
Reflection
Assessment type: Case Study
|
Grade: 50%
Applying organisational behaviour
Assessment type: Report
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Grade: 40%
Implementation plan

This unit will adopt a student-centred learning model where learning comes from network of relationships between instructors, peers, and industry sources. Peer support and information exchange will be facilitated by online learning through the VU Online Learning Management System. It is expected that students allocate approximately 8 hours per week for online activities and independent study.

Required reading

Selected readings will be made available via the unit VU Collaborate site.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Master of Business Administration
BMPF | Masters (coursework) degree | Duration: 1.5 years

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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