Organizational Behaviour (5cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

The aims of the course:

- to study the organizational behavior in relation to management and leadership;

- to recognize Theories & Practice

- to apply of social science and cultural influences, and implications for Management and Leadership action;-

- to indicate ways and tools in which organizational performance may be improved through a better understanding of effective management and leadership of people;

- to increase the self- awareness of the students to develop their personal skills to be transferrable to be employable in the working life.

Objective

The student will learn:
- to identify the relation of organisational behaviour and management
- to frame the subject between theory and practice
- to identify the cultural influences and implications for management and leadership actions
- to learn the ways in which organisational performance maybe improved through better understanding of effective management ( and leadership) of people
- to increase the awareness, the sensitivity, personal skills and employability

Content

Management and Organisational Behaviour
- The Organisational setting
- The Individual
- Groups, leadership and management
- Structure, strategy and effectiveness

Location and time

5 WEBINARS of 90 min each
(https://zoom.us/ & https://virtual-jamk.neolms.com/ platform):

(Calendar to be decided)

The Organizational Setting
The Individual
Groups Leadership and Management
Structure Strategy an Effectiveness
Wrap-up + Final Exam

Materials

Guide Book
Mullins L.J. 2011. Management & Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition. Pearson

+ Teacher presentations & audiobook keynotes

Teaching methods

Knowledge through lectures

For the pedagogical approach:

Zoccoli, M 2019. Connectivism, the pedagogical social fabric and the pipe as a knowledge and skills conductor in the professional identity formation of the student in higher education in the 21st century.
https://verkkolehdet.jamk.fi/ev-peda/2019/11/02/connectivism-the-pedagogical-social-fabric-and-the-pipe-as-a-knowledge-and-skills-conductor-in-the-professional-identity-formation-of-the-student-in-higher-education-in-the-21st-century/

Exam schedules

Online

Student workload

Grades: from 0 to 5
Workload :

10% Live Webinars Attendance

60% => 15% x 4 = Individual assignments ( explained and launched from the platform after the live webinar)

30% Final Exam online

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Please refer to the Welcome page of the course

Qualifications

Not Applicable