Organisational Behaviour Module: Course Overview - Spring 2022

This document provides a detailed overview of an Organisational Behaviour module, outlining its structure, objectives, and assessment criteria. The module aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to apply organizational behavior principles in various business settings, enhancing individual, team, and organizational performance. The course covers topics such as individual differences, motivation theories, group dynamics, power, politics, and culture's influence on employee behavior. The semester includes lectures, tutorials, and two assignments: an individual analysis of an organization and a hybrid assignment involving team reflection and individual essays. Students are expected to actively participate, adhere to academic honesty policies, and maintain effective communication skills. The grading focuses on content and style, with late submissions not permitted. Recommended texts are also provided for further study. This document is intended to guide students through the course requirements and expectations.

Scheme of work
Unit name: Organisational Behaviour
Unit ID: H/508/0525
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc
Dr. Nguyen Thi Lien Huong
Dr. Tran Huy Phuong
Lecturer email: [e-mail]
Tutor: Nguyen Hoang Hieu, MBA
Nguyen Minh Hang, MA
Tutor email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Office hours: By appointment
Semester start date: 5th September 2022
Assessment: 1 individual assignment and 1 group assignment
Total study hours: 150 (60 hours in class + 90 hours self-study)
About this module
The aim of this module is to develop your understanding of how organization
behavior concepts, theories and techniques can be applied in work and
management settings in order to enhance individual, team and organizational
performance. The module also develops student understanding of individual
differences and the influence culture, politics, power, and other factors have on
the behaviour of people in the organizational context as well as to understand
how to motivate individuals and teams to achieve organisational goals.
On successful completion of this module, you should be able to apply the
principles of organisational behaviour to a variety of business situations, use
knowledge learnt to make positive contribution in the workplace, whether that
role is as part of a team or as a team leader. This will be achieved through a
strong appreciation of working in a team, having a more profound perspective
of what makes people and organisations do what they do, and how to adjust
one’s own behaviour to reflect the circumstances and situation.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
1 Reflect on own personality and perceptions to understand how individual
difference informs and influences management approaches
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2 Apply content and process theories of motivation to create and maintain an
effective workforce
3 Participate in a group team activity for a given business situation to
demonstrate effective team skills
4 Examine how power, politics and culture can be used to influence employee
behavior and accomplish organizational goals
Schedule
The following is tentative topic schedule (subject to change).
Week Lecture topics Tutorial topics
Week 1 Introduction to organizational
behaviour
Week 2 Influence of culture in organisations Review the concepts of
organizational behaviour
Week 3 Influence of power and politics in
organisations
Review of culture in
organisations
Prepare for assignment 1
Week 4
Individual differences, perception,
personality and emotional
intelligence
Review of power, politics
in organisations
Prepare for assignment 1
Week 5 Motivation theories and practice
Review of personality and
EI, perception
Prepare for assignment 1
Week 6 Foundations of Group Behavior
Assignment 1 due
Review of motivation in
practice
Week 7
Types of org. teams, team
development and team roles and
team effectiveness
Review of group behaviour
Prepare for assignment 2
Week 8 Communication in teams
Review of team
development, team roles,
team effectiveness
Prepare for assignment 2
Week 9 Conflict resolution in teams Review of communication
Prepare for assignment 2
Week 10 Team Leadership Review of team conflict
Prepare for assignment 2
Week 11 Course review Review of team leadership
Prepare for assignment 2
Week 12
Students’ presentations and
reflections
Assignment 2 due
Students’ presentations
and reflections
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Week 13 Students’ presentations and
reflections (con’t)
Students’ presentations
and reflections
Structure of the semester
This module includes two sessions per week: A lecture session is to introduce
you to the new concepts, theories, and knowledge in OB field and a tutorial
session is to assist you in understanding the course materials as well as to guide
you in preparing your homework and assignments.
Teaching methodology
The classroom sessions shall comprise of lectures, discussions, games,
exercises, case studies, and student presentations.
Important class policies
Participation: You are required to attend at least 70% of all lectures and tutorial
sessions. Failing to do this will result in having to retake the module. You are
also expected to read all materials in advance and to participate actively in the
discussion of articles, topics or case studies.
Contribution to a healthy classroom environment: Students are expected to be
on time, to remain quiet when the lecturer is speaking or when other students
are making formal presentations. Laptops and other electronic devices can only
be used in the class for learning purpose.
Academic honesty: The discussion in the sessions will be open, including
discussions about examinations and assignments. However, while you may
discuss ideas with members of the teaching team or colleagues, you must
produce your own work. Any violation of academic integrity, including
plagiarism or submitting duplicate work will have very serious consequences.
The minimum consequence will be having plagiarized paper to be marked
“rework all” and you will have only one chance to rework.
Group efforts: Some works will be done in syndicates. Sometime in the
sessions may be devoted to syndicate work. Syndicate work involves working
with people who have different perspectives, backgrounds and ways of doing
things. These experiences will give you a chance to explore change as a group.
Any conflict that occurs within a group that cannot be resolved to the
satisfaction of all members of the group should be referred to the teaching
faculty for resolution. On the other hand, group works require every group
member’s efforts. Relying on other people will not be accepted.
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Written and oral assignments: Accurate and succinct communication is
extremely important in business. Consequently, it is expected that a high
standard of written and oral communication will be maintained during the
sessions.
Grading for assignments: this will focus on two criteria: (1) content - the extent
to which you met the assessment criteria and achieved the learning outcomes
and, (2) style - the presentation, level of expression, argument, level of
typographical mistakes, and referencing.
Due dates for assignments: Your assignments’ due dates are indicated in the
assignment schedule. Late submission is not allowed.
Assessments
There will be two assignments: an individual written assignment and an
assignment in a hybrid form consisting of group and individual parts of writing:
part 1 is a group joint report and part 2 is a collection of individual reflective
essays.
Assignment 1 of 2: you will be required to analyse a business organisation to
examine how power, politics and culture can be used to influence employee
behavior and accomplish organizational goals. This assignment will due at the
beginning of the lecture session in week 6.
Assignment 2 of 2: this hybrid assignment will ask you to reflect on your
team’s cooperation and performance throughout the course. You will reflect on
own personality and perceptions to understand how individual difference
informs and influences management approaches, participate in a group team
activity for a given business situation to demonstrate effective team skills;
Apply content and process theories of motivation to create and maintain an
effective team. The assignment will due at the beginning of the lecture session
in week 12.
Each assignment has one redo opportunity.
Recommend texts
1. HUCZYNSKI, A. and BUCHANAN, D. (2019) Organisational Behaviour. 10th
Ed. Harlow: Pearson.
2. LEVI, D. (2020) Group Dynamics for Teams. 6th Ed. London: SAGE.
3. ROBBINS S. P. and Judge T. A. (2018). Organizational Behavior (18th Edition).
Prentice Hall.
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4. ROLLINSON, D. (2008) Organisational Behaviour and Analysis: An Integrated
Approach. 4th Ed. London: Pearson.
5. ARCHER, D. and CAMERON, A. (2013) Collaborative Leadership; Building
Relationships, Handling Conflict and Sharing Control. 2nd Ed. London:
Routledge.
6. BY, R.T. and BURNES, B. (2013) Organizational Change, Leadership and
Ethics: Leading Organisations Towards Sustainability. London: Routledge.
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