2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS1870 Behaviour in Organisations
10 creditsClass Size: 30
Module manager: Samuel Farley
Email: s.j.farley@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
This module is mutually exclusive with
LUBS1170 | Introduction to Management |
LUBS1850 | Organisational Behaviour |
LUBS2150 | People in Organisations |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module aims to provide an introduction to the key concepts relating to people's behaviour within organisations. It will consider individual behaviour, small group processes and wide-scale organisational systems, predominantly taking a psychological perspective but drawing on other disciplinary approaches where applicable.Objectives
This module aims to provide an introduction to the integrated study of the key concepts and underlying theories relating to aspects of behaviour of people within organisations. The module also aims to explain the relevance of such theories for practising managers.Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- interpret and explain the concept of organisational behaviour;
- identify, explain and critique different theoretical accounts of this concept, together with different methodological approaches to its study;
- evaluate the limitations of these theoretical and methodological approaches
Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- identify, explain and critique the practical implications and usefulness of such theoretical accounts to today's managers
Syllabus
The module will begin by looking at topics that relate to the individual within the organisation, followed by small groups, and finally the organisation as a whole system.
Topics include:
- Introduction to people in organisations
- Communication
- Learning
- Motivation
- Group formation and structure
- Group performance and effectiveness
- Group control, conformity and deviance
- Leadership
- Organisational structure
- Organisational culture
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Seminar | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
Private study hours | 84.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 16.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 |
Private study
Students are expected to undertake preparatory reading for lectures.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students’ progress will be monitored via seminar contributions.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Assignment | 2,500 word individual written assignment | 100.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 2,500 word coursework.
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 21/10/2019
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