Organizational Behaviour (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

Course opens on week 5. Please check pre-tasks before the all group meeting on week 6.
All group meeting on 7 Feburary 2019 (week 6)
Small group meetings on 12-13 February 2019 (week 7)
Small group meetings (without the lecturer) on week 12
Small group meetings on 16-17 April 2019 (week 16)

Tavoitteet

This study unit will provide the students with foundation on the impact individuals, groups and structures have on human behavior within organizations and their contribution to the company’s success.
The student
- is able to identify trends in the changing business environment and their impact on organizations
- is able to describe the impact of organizational culture and atmosphere at the workplace
- knows the basics of working as a team leader
- is able to work as a team member and effectively contribute to the team results
- can identify and cope with typical problems of the working community
- is able to manage oneself and to find own development areas

Sisältö

- Changing business environment and change management
- Organizational design and culture
- Leading teams and efficient teamwork          
- Self management

Oppimateriaalit

Presentation materials and videos
Articles and selected chapters
Provided list of books related to organisational behaviour, such as teamwork and self management (two books to be selected from the list).

Opetusmenetelmät

The course emphasizes collaborative and experiental methods.
The course includes online discussions, individual and group tasks.
The students learn to evaluate their own performance and reflect their own learning as well as to give constructive feedback to their own team members.

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

Optima test (30 min) with 20 multiple-choice questions on week 14

Pedagogiset toimintatavat ja kestävä kehitys

Team learning
Online innovation pedagogy

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

5 ECTS = 135 working hours.
5 hours - online discussions
20 hours - preparations for the online discussions
40 hours - team tasks
70 hours - invididual tasks & readings

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

The assessment is based on the completion of the given tasks, attendance and active participation in online meetings as well as active online activities with the small group.
All the given tasks need to be completed to be able to pass the course.
If the graded task is returned late, the grade will be reduced by 1.

Hylätty (0)

All the given tasks are not completed.
Not contributed to any online team activities with the small group.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

The student is able to
•understands the basic concepts in organisational behaviour
•understand the basic elements of efficient teamwork
•can identify typical problems in teamwork
•manage his/her own work
•work as a team member and to contribute to the team results
•evaluate own performance and to give feedback to others
•demonstrate the basic skills and knowledge of the selected subject.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

The student is able to
•understand the basic concepts of organisational behaviour and apply them in his/her work
•manage his/her own work professionally
•communicate and work efficiently in a multicultural team towards commonly defined goals
•can identify and cope with the typical problems in teamwork
•assess the effect of his/her behavior to teamwork
•evaluate own performance and to give constructive feedback to others
•reflect own learning and to find own development areas
•demonstrate skills and knowledge of the selected subject and shows evidence of insight and capacity of argumentation.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

The student is able to
•work in a goal-oriented way in a multicultural group
•develop futher the knowledge and skills of the group by sharing new knowledge and insights
•show a very good understanding of theory and its application in real-life contexts
•is able to evaluate own performance and to give constructive feedback to others
•reflect own learning, identify own development areas and change own behaviour accordingly
•demonstrate profound skills and knowledge of the selected subject shows evidence of insight and capacity of argumentation including practical examples, analysis and conclusions.