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Dr Marilyn Clarke
email marilyn.clarke@adelaide.edu.au

By the end of this course students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of organisational behaviour.

2. Collaboratively and autonomously research, analyse and evaluate information from a wide variety of sources.

3. Apply relevant contemporary theories, concepts and models in order to analyse organisational environments, cases and issues.

4. Communicate their findings clearly and effectively using a variety of media.


Students are expected to:

·  Undertake all required reading for the subject.

·  Prepare for tutorials by completing pre-reading, case notes and discussion questions as outlined in the tutorial activity schedule.

·  Attend lectures and actively participate in tutorials

·  Complete all items of assessment in a timely fashion

Wood, J, Zeffane, R, Fromholtz, M, Wiesner, R, Morrison, R, and Seet, P. (2013), Organisational Behaviour: Core Concepts and Applications, 3rd Australasian Edition, Wiley, Brisbane.

In addition to the prescribed textbook, students may wish to consult alternative textbooks for greater clarification of the theories, and additional case studies and exercises. While the list below is by no means comprehensive, some general OB texts are recommended below:

Bartol, K., Tein, M., Matthews, G., Sharma, B and Scott-Ladd. 2010, Management - A Pacific Rim Focus, McGraw Hill, Sydney

Kinicki, A., and Williams, B. 2012, Management – A Practical Introduction, McGraw Hill, Sydney

Robbins, S.P., Judge, T.A., Millett, B., Boyle M., T., 2012, Organisational Behaviour, Pearson Education, Australia

Students are encouraged to read beyond the textbook to enhance their learning of organisational behaviour. For wider reading, other sources include academic journals. The list below is by no means comprehensive and is offered as a launching point for additional readings. These journals are available through the Barr Smith Library in online databases.


Academy of Management Executive
Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Perspectives
Administrative Science Quarterly
(Harvard Business Review – not peer reviewed)
Human Relations
Journal of Applied Psychology
Journal of Organizational Behaviour
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Organization Science
Organization Dynamics

This course is taught in intensive mode with two week long intensives. Each day there is a three hour lecture and a one and a half hour tutorial. Tutorials are an important component of your learning in this course. Students are expected to attend all classes and ensure that they complete the required reading and exercises before coming to class. Students are encouraged to actively participate in tutorial discussions as a way of developing sound communication skills, highly valued by employers and professional bodies.

The University expects full-time students to devote approximately 12 hours a week to each subject they study (48 hours for 4 subjects). The intensive mode of your study means that for each subject you are likely to concentrate your time over the two weeks devoted to OB II. However you will need to find time for private study, and group work in between intensives, particularly in the week when you do not have any other courses This time commitment will include reading the relevant text book chapter, preparing for tutorials, online tests and preparation for your exam. Careful time management is essential so that you achieve your full potential.

Intensive 1	Lecture and Tutorial Topic	Prescribed Reading
17 Sept	What is OB? Individual Behaviour and Performance	Wood et al (2013) Ch 1 & 2
18 Sept	Motivation and Empowerment; Learning	Wood et al (2013) Ch 3 & 4
21Sept	Job design, goal setting and flexible work arrangements	Wood et al (2013) Ch 5
22 Sept	Groups and Group Dynamics; Teamwork and Team Building,	Wood et al (2013) Ch 6 & 7
Intensive 2	Lecture and Tutorial Topic	Prescribed Reading
12 Nov	Organisational Culture	Wood et al (2013) Ch 8
13 Nov	Power and Politics; Decision Making	Wood et al (2013) Ch 10 & 12
16 Nov	Leadership	Wood et al (2013) Ch 11
17 Nov	Organisational Change	Wood et al (2013) Ch 14

 

 

Assessment	Due Date and Time	Weighting	Related Learning Outcome
Case study	During first intensive	15%	1 and 4
Online tests	See schedule	15%	1 and 2
Group research project	TBA	30%	1, 2,3 and 4
Final Exam	15 December	40%	1,2,3 and 4
Total		100%

 

To gain a pass for this course, a mark of at least 45% must be obtained in the examination as well as at least 50% overall. Students not achieving the minimum exam mark will be awarded no more than 49%.

Assignment Guidelines Including Referencing Details

A copy of the 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 http://business.adelaide.edu.au/current/ug/commskills/

This publication also provides guidelines on a range of other important communication skills including writing essays and management reports, making oral presentations etc. In preparing any written piece of assessment for your 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. 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.
 
Assignment submission

1. Please note that all requests for extensions should be directed in writing to the Lecturer-in charge no later than 48 hours before the due date. Extension requests after this time will only be granted for exceptional circumstances. This does not include poor time management or poor file management.
2. Extensions to the due date of individual and group assessment may be granted under special circumstances. An extension request based on illness or on exceptional personal circumstances must include the "Supporting Statement / Certification Form" that is on p. 4 of the Supplementary Assessment application available at:
a. www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/pdfs/supp_applic.pdf
b. Students applying for an extension based on medical reasons must visit their medical practitioner, with the approved University form, and have the medical practitioner complete it. A normal doctor's certificate will not be accepted.
3. All assignments are to be lodged at, or prior to, the due date and time. A late assignment where no extension has been granted will be penalised by a reduction of 5% of the mark given for each day, or part of a day, that it is late.
4. Assessment marks prior to the final exam will be displayed on the course website. Students are encouraged to check their marks and notify the Lecturer-in-Charge of any discrepancies.
5. Legible hand-writing and the quality of English expression are considered to be integral parts of the assessment process. Marks may be deducted in the final examination because of poor handwriting.

Presentation of Assignments
1. Students must retain a copy of all assignments submitted.
2. All individual assignments must be attached to an Assignment Cover Sheet that must be signed and dated by the student before submission. Lecturers will withhold students’ results until such time as the student has signed the Assignment Cover Sheet.
3. All group assignments must be attached to a Group Assignment Cover Sheet that must be signed and dated by all group members before submission. All team members are expected to contribute approximately equally to a group assignment.
4. Students may not submit work for an assignment that has previously been submitted for this course or any other course.
5. Markers can refuse to accept assignments that do not have a signed acknowledgement of the University’s Policy on Plagiarism:

Supplementary assessment – please note that supplementary assessments will not be offered in this course. Students are also not permitted to resubmit work completed in previous years.

The learning log assessment has been modified somewhat based on feedback provided; the two phases of the learning log have been streamlined, with each being submitted in a single block rather than weekly, which did cause some confusion and made record keeping unnecessarily onerous for tutors. Students are now recommended to obtain feedback from tutors on ongoing learning log development during office drop-in hours.

The group poster (previously submitted as part of the group assignment) has been replaced with a ‘reflective’ group statement of collective learning during the group work. This is more in keeping with the course content (as understanding your own and your colleagues’ behaviour in organisational settings generally, and work groups in particular, is central the course content. This will also be supported by more explicit content on groupwork in the tutorial on groups and teams and is partially in response to student feedback about problems experienced in such groupwork last year.