2016/2017
BA-BHAAV1054U Organizational Behaviour
| English Title |
| Organizational
Behaviour |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn, Fourth Quarter |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Max. participants |
100 |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Gitte Ovesen Beierholm - Department of Organization
(IOA)
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| Contact information:
https://e-campus.dk/studium/kontakt/student-hub |
| Main academic
disciplines |
- Organization
- Organisational behaviour
- Sociology
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Last updated on
03-03-2016
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: In the end of this course, the students should
be able to:
- Demonstrate a theoretical and practical mastery of the central
concepts and theories associated with actions of organizations and
the members of organizations.
- Apply theories and concepts as tool to explain and analyze
contemporary organizational cases and situations.
- Analyze processual, cultural, structural and environmental
conditions affecting contemporary organizations. nature in
organizations dynamics and interactions.
- Discuss human motives, interaction, collaboration, culture and
norms in organizations.
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| Course prerequisites |
| Academic qualifications and
limitations: The students must document a level in English equal to
TOEFL 575 and a level in mathematics equal to Danish level B.
Expected participation rate is 200 hours during the course
including readings and discussion group participation outside
class. |
| Examination |
|
Organizational
Behavior:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| 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 oral exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
3-5 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 5 pages |
| Assignment type |
Synopsis |
| 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 |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter and Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Home assignment - written product |
|
Size of written product: Max. 10
pages |
|
Assignment type: Case based
assignment |
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Duration: Written product to be
submitted on specified date and
time. |
|
| Course content and
structure |
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The primary aim of the course is to acquaint the student with
contemporary perspectives on how organizations act and how
organizations impact the actions of organizational members. It is
the purpose to encourage an active and questioning approach to
behavior in organizations and to align case studies, theory and
methodical traditions when explore the challenges and potentials in
contemporary organizations.
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| Teaching methods |
| The course combines lectures, cases
studies, student case presentations and online exercises |
| Student workload |
| Readings before lectures |
70 hours |
| Group case preparations |
30 hours |
| Attending class |
30 hours |
| Preparing presentation |
10 hours |
| Group exam preparation |
20 hours |
| Individual preparation for exam |
40 hours |
|
| Expected literature |
|
Huczynski, Andrej A., Buchanan, David A.,
2013, Organizational Behaviour, Eight edition, Pearson
(ISBN 978-0-273-77481-5)
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Last updated on
03-03-2016
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