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.

Group presentation: the final 30% of the mark for this module is coming from the enterprise challenge, which is conducted during Programme Level Assessment. Students will present and submit a comprehensive business plan including four sections on marketing, operations, finance and economics, and people and organisations. The section on people and organisations will be assessed as part of this module.

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 quiz; 30 mins; week 2 10%
002 Online quiz; 30 mins; week 3 10%
003 Online quiz; 30 mins; week 4 10%
004 Online quiz; 30 mins; week 5 10%
005 Online quiz; 30 mins; week 6 10%
006 Online quiz; 30 mins; week 7 10%
007 Online quiz; 30 mins; week 8 10%
008 Group presentation; 20 mins & Q&A; end of semester 2 30%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Anthony Brown
Level - 4
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4S1

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