PY3105 - Behaviour in Organisations
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Psychology |
This subject presents a contextual approach to organisational psychology encompassing both theoretical roots and their application to the workplace. The psychology of behaviour in organisations is explored at descriptive and analytic levels and linked to its use in intervention. Topics range from understanding the impact of context on organisations, managing change and organisation development to specifics such as criterion development, job analysis, performance appraisal, staff selection and management. Both lectures and tutorials will be interactive. This subject draws heavily on the social psychological approach to understanding organisations, but explores an area of psychology which may be viewed as being more applied than pure. As such, in addition to presenting a sound introduction for students interested in specialising in organisational psychology or human resource management fields, it provides insight into how organisations function. This insight can be useful for any employee.
Learning Outcomes
- acquire a working knowledge of the aims, methods, tasks and topics of organisational psychology in an holistic framework;
- be able to explain the purpose and scope of organisational psychology;
- develop a more comprehensive critical understanding of one aspect of organisational psychology;
- develop critical understanding of the application of selected psychological theories to organisations.
| Prerequisites: | Completion of at least 48 units in degree course |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PY3085 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 26-Jan-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 01-Feb-2007 to 09-Feb-2007 (First week two days lectures. Then group A does 3 days of tute/prac while group B has no formal contact. Second week will be two days lectures then group B does 3 days tute/prac while group A has no formal contact. On the weekend 4-5 March there will be a final wrap-up.) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Barbara Kennedy. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); folio (50%). |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Non-standard start/end 01-Feb-2007 to 22-Jun-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 01-Feb-2007 to 09-Feb-2007 (First week two days lectures. Then group A does 3 days of tute/prac while group B has no formal contact. Second week will be two days lectures then group B does 3 days tute/prac while group A has no formal contact. On the weekend 4-5 March there will be a final wrap-up.) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Barbara Kennedy. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); folio (50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 05-Mar-2007 to 01-Jun-2007 (First week two days lectures. Then group A does 3 days of tute/prac while group B has no formal contact. Second week will be two days lectures then group B does 3 days tute/prac while group A has no formal contact. On the weekend 4-5 March there will be a final wrap-up.) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Barbara Kennedy |
| Lecturers: | jc158390, Ms Ai Teoh. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); folio (50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 14-Dec-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 29-Nov-2007 to 31-Jan-2008 (First week two days lectures. Then group A does 3 days of tute/prac while group B has no formal contact. Second week will be two days lectures then group B does 3 days tute/prac while group A has no formal contact. On the weekend 4-5 March there will be a final wrap-up.) | |
| Coordinator: | jc173111 |
| Lecturers: | jc158390, jc173111. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); folio (50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.