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WORK2218: Managing Organisational Behaviour

2024 unit information

This unit aims to give students the ability to understand how organisations operate. As an introductory organisational behaviour unit, it covers key debates across a range of social science disciplines including business, management, psychology, sociology, and communication studies. Key topics explored include job attitudes, power, team and team processes, organisational design, organisational culture and organisational change.

Unit details and rules

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Work and Organisational Studies

Code WORK2218
Academic unit Work and Organisational Studies
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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Completion of 24 credit point of 1000-level units.
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. explain and evaluate the main models of organisational behaviour
  • LO2. apply theories and frameworks to analyse and provide solutions to real problems in organisational behaviour
  • LO3. reflect and apply the theoretical concepts into the relevant personal experience and engage in experiential learning, that is, learning by doing
  • LO4. work collaboratively to complete tasks and recognise and value the input of group discussions and individual autonomy and accountability to the delivery of outcomes.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Modes of attendance (MoA)

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