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Management and Organisational Behaviour (TUOL0055), 3 op
Basic information
| Course name: | Management and Organisational Behaviour Management and Organisational Behaviour |
| Course Winha code: | TUOL0055 |
| Kurre acronym: | Mngt and OBhv |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Type and level of course: | Optional Studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 3.year |
| Implementation: | Spring semester, 4.period |
| Semester: | 0607 |
| Language of tuition: | English |
| Teacher: | Jarmo Toivanen |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
Course contents (core content level)
Course is part of the Technology Business Module.
The course helps understand and manage individual and interpersonal behaviour in organisations by providing with conceptual knowledge and experiential exercises on group dynamics and team building.
Course contents (additional)
To understand the external factors, such cultures and technology.
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
Leading individuals and groups effectively is the key to managerial excellence. Yet, it can be the most difficult challenge for a manager. The course will provide students with a framework for managing individual and group performance.
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
To understand the many inter-related elements that contribute to effective international management, develop knowledge & skills needed to function competently in international business and understand the crucial elements of organizational behavior and the interrelationships: Specifically, external factors such as culture and technology are looked at before discussing the impact they have on the internal arrangements of organizations - such as leadership, structure, teams, conflict, motivation, and communication - and the subsequent impact these internal arrangements have on strategy development and implementation.
Recommended reading
Organizational Behaviour: An Introductory Approach 5th Ed. By David Buchanan & Ardrzej Huczynski
Teaching and learning strategies
Lectures 28 h
Exercises 20 h
Student individual workload 30 h
Exam 2 h
Total 80 h
Teaching methods and student workload
Lectures
Exam
Learning tasks / Assignments
Self-study
Assessment weighting and grading
Exercises and exam
Related competences of the degree programme
International and intercultural skills
Competence in principles of business operations
Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge
Comprehensive competence in organization development
Entrepreneurial, business and leadership skills