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Students must submit their proposal to the Organisation
Behaviour Honours Convener for approval prior to the
commencement of their honours program. Approval for a
student's discipline-specific course of study and research
project proposal shall be subject to the availability of any
necessary resources and the availability of appropriate staff
supervision.
Advanced Studies in Organisation Behaviour
Students will undertake one or more coursework subjects,
supervised reading subjects or other course of study, which
will assist them in carrying out their organisation behaviour
research project. It is envisaged that many coursework
subjects available from within Swinburne would be suitable
to support the research project and/or to broaden the
student's studies in relevant areas.
Or~anisation Behaviour Honours Research
~rtiject
Students will be ex~ected to undertake a research project
within the area of organisation behaviour Suitable rerearch
projects might include organisation behaviour case studies
9. within a limited and specified area, such as management
practices, strategic planning processes, group dynamics,
5. human resource development, work value studies, and/or
cross-cultural organisation behaviour studies. Research
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projects will be supervised within a group seminar setting.
The research project will be presented in the form of a
written dissertation of approximately 15 000 words in
2. length.
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2 Students intending to complete their degree with honours
must apply for entry into the honours year by the end of
their three year degree.
. Note that entry into the honours year is competitive and the
number of places is subject to a quota.
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8 ~ ~ 4 0 3 Managing People and
Organisations
A major subject in the Graduate Certificate in
Business Administration
Subject aims and description
To help participants identify their preferred ways of
understanding organisations and people and to expand their
repertoire of 'frames' for analysis and problem solving in their
roles as managers.
Objectives
To employ behavioural theory as it applies to the analysis of
situations involving the management of people at work.
To distinguish between the processes of people interactions
and the content with which they are working.
To develop skills of observation and processing from
personal experience.
To apply knowledge gained to practical work problems of
managing human beings individually and in groups.
To impress awareness of self and predict the likely impact of
personal style on others.
To view the employer organisation from three perspectives,
as machines, as organisms and as cultures.
To develop an ability to utilise concepts in the analysis of
organisational dynamics, and to use these perspectives to
better lead and manage change.
Textbook
Kolb, D.A., Rubin, I.M. and Osland, 1. Organizational Behaviour- An
ExperientialApproach. 5th edn, Eaglewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall,
1991
Kbib, D.A., Rubin, I.M. and Osland, J. Organizational Behaviour-
Reader. 5th edn, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall, 1991
Reference
Morgan, G. Images of Organization. Beverly Hills, Calif., Sage
Publications, 1986
~ ~ 4 1 4 Management Organisation and
People
Refer to BH604.
~ ~ 5 0 5 The Social Psychology of
Organising
No. of hours per week: two hours
Prerequisites: nil
Instruction: classes
Assessment: individual and group assignments
and presentations
Subject aims and description
A first year subject in the graduate diploma course in
organisation behaviour.
The subject is concerned with:
different ways (metaphors) for looking at and thinking
about how we organise;
the interrelationship between behaviour and structure,
both conscious and unconscious;
the individual and collective investigation of the
strengths and weaknesses of differing forms of
organisation;
expanding the ability of participants as thinkers and
actors within organisations.
References
Morgan, G. Images of Organization. Beverly Hills, Calif., Sage, 1986
Bolman, L. and Deal, T. Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and
Leadenhipsan Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 199 1
6~506 Group and Interpersonal
Psychology
No. of hours per week: three hours for two
semesters
Assessment: two minor written assignments.
There is no written formal examination. Because
of the experiential nature of this subject, a
minimum 80% attendance is required
This subject is designed for students taking the graduate
diploma course in organisation behaviour.
Subject aims
The objectives are:
tohtroduce psychological concepts and techniques
relevant to personal, interpersonal and group behaviour;
to help participants understand their own perceptions,
values and attitudes, and to gain insight into how these
may influence behaviour;