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2014/2015 BA-BISHO1002U Organizational Analysis
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| Organizational Analysis |
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| Language | English |
| Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
| Type | Mandatory |
| Level | Bachelor |
| Duration | One Quarter |
| Course period | Autumn, Second Quarter |
| Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in International Shipping and
Trade
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| Last updated on 19-05-2015 | |
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At the end of the course, the
students should be able to:
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| The study of organizations is an
inter-disciplinary field, drawing on insights from psychology,
sociology and anthropology as well as philosophical methodology.
This course will provide you with a foundation in organizational
analysis meaning analysis in and of organizations. The foundation
will be built through investigation and practical application of
the most relevant classic and contemporary research including the
research conducted by the facuty and their colleagues.
Through this course you will: 1) develop an ability to understand, and explain important aspects of organizing and 2) apply theories from the course in a practical way to competently and strategically solve problems and be more effective organizational members (employees, leaders and managers) especially in the international and multi-cultural context of the maritime world. |
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| The journey through the
organizational landscape will have tree reflective stops or
elements. Based on a range of teaching methods and course
materials, the concepts from the course will be introduced in
class. As you exit the class room and enter your maritime context,
you will apply these concepts in practice. After your practical
application of the theories we will meet in class again and discuss
what you found and learned. In this way there is a threefold
division of the learning process: 1) classical organizational
theory teaching, 2) practical application in maritime context and
3) discussion of learning output of the theory in practice
exercise. This oral theory in practice exercise is performed in
groups formed in the first session. The philosophy behind this
design is that different kinds of learning appears in the classroom
through presentation of different theories and in the field through
application in practice and that the best results occur when these
contexts and modes of learning are combined.
Guest speakers from maritime companies and visits to maritime contexts will allow us to obtain insight into how classical organizational management theories work in the maritime world: what are their weaknesses and what are their strengths - and how can you work with organizational issues in a maritime world on sea. |
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The obligatory textbook is Clegg, S., Kornberger M., and
Pitsis, T., 2011, Managing and Organizations. An Introduction to
Theory and Practice, 3rd edition, London: SAGE.
Supplematary readings are classical and contemporary articles accessable through a link to the CBS library. |
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Last updated on
19-05-2015