Organisational Behaviour (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

A more detailed timetable will be in Moodle.

In the beginning of the course, a teacher will give a short introduction to the course practicalities and gives tips for studying a virtual course independently. It is highly recommended that students participate in this short introduction, where they have an opportunity to ask questions.

In addition to this, in the middle of the course a teacher will offer a short Q&A session, where students have an opportunity ask collectively further guidance for their independent learning.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

At the moment the course is given as a a virtual implementation requiring self guided studying. Other kind of implementations are of course possible in the future.

Materials

Smith, P., Farmer, M., Yellowley, W., & Smith, P. 2012. Organizational Behaviour. Taylor & Francis Group.
or
Smith, P., Yellow, W., & McLachlan, C. 2021. Organizational Behaviour: managing people in dynamic organizations. Routledge.
Other recommended material and specific articles are described in Moodle.
Students are also expected to search for themselves.

Teaching methods and instruction

In this self-study course, students are required to read a book for the exam. Students are provided with initial material that is a starting point for learning. Using this material, students search for further information and apply acquired knowledge in learning assignments two and three.

Working life connections

Students are highly recommended to apply acquired knowledge to their work and organizational contexts.

Learning assignments

Students have to do three learning assignments in this course:
1. An exam with multiple choice questions (30 per cent of the grade)
2. An essay (40 per cent of the grade)
3. A presentation – two options of which a student chooses one (30 per cent of the grade).
Each learning assignment is an independent entity and can be done in any order a student wishes to do. All three learning assignments must be passed to pass the course.
Each learning assignment is evaluated independently.

Assessment methods

Grades 1-5. An evaluation rubric for written learning assignments will be in Moodle.