Organisational Behaviour

Course aim

To introduce students to contemporary organisational issues and to develop a critical approach of the concepts presented through analysis and evaluation.

Course content

The nature of organisational behaviour, individual behaviour in organisations; personality; perception; motivation concepts; decision-making; managing and understanding groups and teams; influence and power; managing organisations through change and stress management.

Textbook(s)

Griffin, RW, Phillips, JM, Gully, SM, Creed, A, Gribble, L & Watson, M 2024, Organisational behaviour: engaging people and organisations , 2nd Edition, Cengage Learning, Melbourne, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BUSS 2068	Management and Organisation

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	1.5 hours x 10 weeks
Lecture (Virtual)	1.5 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop	35 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	30 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Workshop	35 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	30 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Examination, Presentation, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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