2018/2019
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 |
| 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 |
- Lise Justesen - Department of Organization
(IOA)
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| Contact information:
student-hub |
| Main academic
disciplines |
- Organization
- Organisational behaviour
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
17-09-2018
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| Learning objectives |
Upon completion of the course, the students must
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.
- Discuss human motives, interaction, collaboration, culture and
norms in organizations.
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| Course prerequisites |
| Academic qualifications and limitations: The
students are expected to have 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 |
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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 |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Home assignment - written product |
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Size of written product: Max. 10
pages |
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Assignment type: Case based
assignment |
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Duration: Written product to be
submitted on specified date and time. |
Description of the exam
procedure
In the oral exam, the synopsis is used as basis for the
discussion. The examination will cover both the synopsis itself and
the theory applied.
Please use the formal requirements for written assignments,
which can be found on my.cbs.dk. Each student receives an
individual grade.
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| 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. The
purpose is 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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| Description of the teaching methods |
| The course combines lectures, cases studies,
student case presentations and online exercises |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Feedback will be provided to student
presentations in the class. |
| Student workload |
| Attending class |
36 hours |
| Preparation |
130 hours |
| Individual preparation for exam |
40 hours |
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| 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
17-09-2018
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