BMM4412 - Management & Organisational Behaviour

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Identify the nature of organisations and structures, and explain the development of management theory and practice.
Outline the roles, responsibilities, and purposes of the different management functions in organisations.
Identify the factors involved in the management of people in organisations in an international and global context.
Use their arguments through coherent and evidenced essay writing which follows academic protocols.

Content:

This module explores the nature and complexity of organisations, and introduces the functional specialisms in management. The development of management theory is explored, which encourages students to contrast Taylorism/Fordism and Human Relations approaches as ground work for future studies. The challenges of organisational behaviour are covered through class-based exercises on topics such as leadership, motivation, group formation, behaviour and change. A significant part of the early sessions will be used to consider the international implications of people management. This will allow the group to utilise and benefit from the range of nationalities and international experience in the student and staff body.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The module will be delivered via a series of weekly 3-hour teaching blocks, comprising whole-group interactive lecture and seminar covering fundamental theories and applications. Lectures and seminars will be supported by in-depth applied workshops.

Questions / team exercises / case studies will be set at each lecture for students to complete before the associated small group session. Students will be provided with, and / or directed to, relevant reading and additional questions / exercises to support their progress through the module material.

Lectures/Seminars
Contact hours: 30
Intended Group size: cohort

Workshops/on-line tests
Contact hours: 7
Intended Group size: cohort

Tutorials
Contact hours: 3
Intended Group size: cohort or variable-size groups

Guided independent study
Hours: 160

Further details relating to assessment
On-line tests: in this module Directed Activities are replaced with regular (bi-/weekly) assessed on-line quizzes. All students in the cohort will be provided with an access key to the Connect e-learning platform (McGraw Hill). This will give them access to an e-copy of the text book plus a schedule of pre-assigned e learning resources, self-study sections and assignments designed to facilitate learning.

Integrated Assessment - Group presentation: Students will be required to think about a problem/case study related to their programme subject areas (drawing on both Psychology and Business modules). This will allow students to integrate their learning across subject areas in order to meet programme outcomes.

Formative assessment: as part of this module, and in preparation for programme level assessment, student multi-disciplinary teams will be formed. Team challenges will be set mid-module and on the basis of team performance and dynamics, a formative feedback will be provided both on the context and effectiveness of team work.

Alternative assessment: for students deferring or re-sitting group presentation (30%), or doing it as part of joint honours programmes, an alternative method of assessment will be used - Essay (1,200 words).

Assessment:

001 Online test 1; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
002 Online test 2; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
003 Online test 3; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
004 Online test 4; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
005 Online test 5; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
006 Online test 6; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
007 Online test 7; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
008 Integrated assessment; end of semester 2 30%
201 Online test 1; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
202 Online test 2; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
203 Online test 3; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
204 Online test 4; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
205 Online test 5; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
206 Online test 6; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
207 Online test 7; 30mins; during semester 1 10%
208 Integrated assessment; end of semester 1 30%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Ian McGregor-Brown
Level - 4
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4YL

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