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MN10803: Organisational behaviour

[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]

Academic Year: 2023/24
Owning Department/School: School of Management
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • MN12001 Essay (CWES 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: 1. After taking this unit, students will have a better understanding of what organisational behaviour means and how the main theories of organisational behaviour can be applied to the individuals in organisations. 2. The students will also be able to differentiate between the levels in an organisation (i.e. organizational, group and individual), while the focus will be more on individual and group levels in this unit. 3. Students will be able to differentiate how group and individual processes shape both individual and organisational outcomes when the organizations are viewed from a micro perspective.


Content: This unit aims to introduce the study of how people behave in organisations. In this unit you will explore the different ways of looking at an organisation from an individual perspective and how people interact in ways that matter for organisational life. You will develop a capacity for the critical analysis of organisational behaviour (at individual and group levels).

Content: The unit will cover key concepts and issues in understanding behaviour within organisations. Themes covered will include major theoretical perspectives on organisational behaviour, and will touch upon issues related to leadership, power, culture, ethics, and conflict.

Course availability:

MN10803 is a Generally Available Unit which is available to all students of the University (subject to the usual constraints) to take either as a Director of Studies approved option within their programme of study or as an 'extra' unit which does not count towards a final award.

MN10803 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Chemistry
  • USCH-AFB03 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 2)
  • USCH-AAB04 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Study year abroad (Year 2)
  • USCH-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Industrial Placement (Year 2)
  • USCH-AFM07 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 2)
  • USCH-AKM07 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Industrial Placement (Year 2)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
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