2013/2014
BA-1OT Organization Theory
| English Title |
| Organization Theory |
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Course period |
Autumn, Second Quarter |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BA in Information
Management
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| Course
coordinator |
- Michel Avital - Department of IT Mangement
(ITM)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
13-09-2013
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| Learning objectives |
At the (2nd quarter) exam students
should demonstrate:
- Ability to account for required course reading and to
illustrate points from the literature with examples from the
case.
- Understanding of theoretical-empirical relationships, that is,
ability to establish an explanatory relationship between theory and
the exam case.
- Ability to carry out critical assessment of the scope of
alternative theories and compare their relevance to the exam
case.
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| Examination |
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Organization
Theory:
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| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Size of written product |
Max. 10 pages |
| Assignment type |
Report |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
December/January |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary
exam
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| Course content and
structure |
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The aim of this course is to provide students with analytical
tools and capabilities that will allow them to comprehensively
examine the task of establishing wellfunctioning organizations.
Incomplete knowledge of alternatives and consequences is assumed to
be a prevailing condition. The course subscribes to the view that
theorizing is an important organizational practice – for the
members of business organizations as well as for the participants
at our OT course. In both cases participants are typically working
with assumptions or theories regarding organizations and their
functioning. Successfully turningtheory into a
practical resource or tool for further theorizing requires an
ability to appreciate differences among the various theories. This
includes furthering the ability to discuss and critically reflect
upon the theories and their different – sometimes competing –
assumptions, while paying due attention to their possiblepractical
relevance and implications.
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| Teaching methods |
| Thematic lectures and student
presentations |
| Expected literature |
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Hatch, M. Cunliffe, A. (2006), Organization Theory
(2nd Edition) Modern, symbolic and postmodern
perspectives Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Pugh, D. and Hickson, D.J. (2007). Writers on Organizations
(6th edition), Sage Publications
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Last updated on
13-09-2013
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