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 Academic Year: |
2014/5 |
| Owning Department/School: |
Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: |
6 |
| Level: |
Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment Summary: |
EX 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
SP20048 - Coursework - Reassessment only (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites: |
Before taking this unit you must take SP10043 and take SP10044 |
| Description: |
Aims: The aim of the unit is to give students a sociological understanding of behaviour in the workplace, analysing the main competing paradigms and theories that describe organisational relationships, institutions and work structures. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit the students should be able to: * Display relevant knowledge of contemporary debates around organisational behaviour; * Be aware of historical and contemporary social science research in organisational sociology and practice; * Show some knowledge of contemporary problems relating to organisational behaviour and how they emerge; * Compare differing managerial theories of motivation. Skills: Intellectual skills: * To think creatively and analytically * To communicate an argument * To evaluate others' arguments and research * To critically evaluate and assess research and evidence as well as a variety of other information. * To gather information, data, research and literature from a number of different sources (i.e. library, web-based, archives etc.). * To select appropriate and relevant information from a wide source and large body of knowledge. * To synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding. * To utilise problem solving skills Professional Practical skills: * To effectively and efficiently apply principles of sociological analysis and human resource management skills within a variety of environments. Transferable/Key skills: * Study & Learning skills (note taking, avoiding plagiarism, using the library, gathering and using information, constructing a bibliography, referencing) * Basic Information and Computing Technology skills (word processing, email, using the web to search for information) * Inter-personal and communication skills * Research and writing skills * To construct a bibliography of varying complexity * Revision and Examination skills * Time-management and administrative skills * Presentation skills and verbal communication (i.e. oral presentations, seminar and tutorial contributions) * To reflect upon his/her own academic and professional performance and take responsibility for personal and professional learning and development. * To solve problems in a variety of situations * To manage time effectively and respond to changing demands. * To prioritise workloads, and utilise long- and short-term planning skills. Content: The unit takes students through the main debates in management and the organisation of work, including: * Taylorism and how scientific management principles have been applied throughout the 20th century and to the present day * Classic workplace studies such as the Hawthorne experiments * Theories of motivation in the workplace * The socio-technical school and technology in people¿s working lives * Team working and groups * Labour process theory and workplace control and consent * Feminist studies and division and discrimination in the workplace. |
| Programme availability: |
SP20048 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
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