Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | ||
| Melbourne | N/A | |
| Online | ||
| Perth | N/A | |
| Sydney | N/A |
Unit description
This unit introduces students to work and worker behaviour; behaviour at work; group and organisational behaviour; links between behaviour and organisational restructure; tasks and job design; administrative hierarchy; job satisfaction and worker adjustment; stress and other factors related to the environment of work; values associated with work behaviour.
Unit content
Module 1: Introduction to OB
Module 2: Linking individual differences to workplace behaviour
Module 3: Performance management
Module 4: Understanding and managing inter-group dynamics
Module 5: Leadership, power, and politics
Module 6: Managing organisational culture and change
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | identify and explain the key factors that influence worker behaviour |
| 2 | critically evaluate the characteristics of effective workplace teams |
| 3 | analyse and describe the qualities of a leader and their impact on organisational performance. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify and explain the key factors that influence worker behaviour
- critically evaluate the characteristics of effective workplace teams
- analyse and describe the qualities of a leader and their impact on organisational performance.
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
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