2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS1755 Business and Society (Combined)

20 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Vera Trappmann (Sem 1) / Alan Roe (Sem 2)
Email: V.Trappmann@leeds.ac.uk / busaroe@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

This module is mutually exclusive with

LUBS1760	Business and Society (Organisation Theory)
LUBS1765	Business and Society (Social Theory)

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module will introduce you to the sociology of work, organisation theory and the relationship between these two subject areas. You will practice range of analytical, verbal, written and communication skills, group and teamwork, and personal organisation skills. As a result of attending and participating in this module, you should develop a more sophisticated appreciation of how and why management, work and organisations change.

Objectives

This module aims to introduce historical and contemporary ideas and theories about organisations, explore social theories to account for different organisational practices and explain the evolution of organisational practices up to the most contemporary developments.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Identify the founding fathers of the sociology work and contemporary developments within this field
-Apply the concepts of the sociology of work by explaining historical and more recent changes to organisational structures processes and practices
- Recognise the logic of changing organisational practices from different points of view
-Explain why management, work and organisations change

Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Answer complex questions through the application of problem solving skills
- Make presentations and communicate effectively orally and in writing

Syllabus

Indicative content
An exploration of both the founding theorists in the Sociology of Work (Marx, Weber and Durkheim) and contemporary developments in the sociology of work (labour process theory, post structuralism, feminism).

Key ideas that have informed management practice as an introduction to exploring explanations of the evolution of these ideas, concentrating on contingency theory, historical theories and institutional theories.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Class tests, exams and assessment	3	0.00	0.00
Lecture	20	1.00	20.00
Seminar	9	1.00	10.00
Independent online learning hours			10.00
Private study hours			160.00
Total Contact hours			30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Students will be expected to complete two readings per class and prepare for group discussions/exercises and/or presentations for these classes. There will a total of 10 classes.

These readings will be challenging to the students, with each taking up to 4 hours to read and understand. There are a total of three assessments that will take up a good deal of the student's time.

The breakdown of student time is as follows:
- Attending lectures and classes = 30 hours
- Essential course reading = 80 hours
- Preparing for classes = 10 hours
- Completing assignments and undertaking revision = 80 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

The students' progress will be monitored through a series of assessments and supporting lectures and classes.

- The first semester's assessment will be used to provide interim feedback on progress and the students general approach to the topic. It is expected that this feedback will be of use as the students develop their second, more applied piece of work.

- This will also provide a second piece of feedback on progress that will help the students in preparation for their examinations.

The student's progress will be monitored through their seminar work and by the exercises they complete in the classroom. Feedback will be provided on the answers that students gave in the seminars via the VLE. The VLE will also be used to post a series of un-assessed weekly questions through the discussion board area, which will be used to gauge the general level of understanding and the students' overall progress.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1,500 words	50.00
Essay	1,500 words	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Resit by 3 hour written examination.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 27/09/2016

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