Lecturer/Course Coordinator:
Name: Dr Ayoosha Saleem
Email: ayoosha.saleem@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Room 10.34, Nexus 10 Building, 10 Pulteney Street, Adelaide.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Diagnose the causes and consequences of behavioural actions within organisations.
2. Collaboratively and autonomously research, analyse and evaluate organisational business information from a wide variety of sources.
3. Apply relevant contemporary theories, concepts and models in order to analyse organisational environments, cases and issues.
4. Communicate their findings clearly and effectively using a variety of media.

Course Textbook:

Wood, J., Zeffane, R., Fromholtz, M., Wiesner, R., Morrison, R., Factor, A., McKeown, T. (2019) Organisational Behaviour: Core concepts and applications, 5th Australasian Ed. John Wiley and Sons, Milton Qld.

The Communication Skills Guide and The University of Adelaide Writing Centre web page are helpful resources for your academic writing and observance of the protocols and conventions of the Harvard referencing style. You also have access to numerous resources in the library including scholarly journals and alternative contemporary OB texts, but there are many readings which are relevant to the course. You are encouraged to read widely and critically with a focus on recent work (less than 5 years old) in periodicals, refereed academic journals and books. Some  contemporary OB texts you may find useful include: 

Kinicki, A., and Williams, B. 2012, Management – A Practical Introduction, McGraw Hill, Sydney

McShane, S., Olekalns, M., Newman, A., Martin, A. 2018, Oraganisational Behavior: Emerging Knowledge. Global Insights. 6th Edition. McGraw Hill, Sydney

Robbins, S.P., Judge, T.A., Millett, B., Boyle M., T., 2012, Organisational Behaviour, Pearson Education, Australia

Recommended Readings

Students are provided weekly articles to read and come prepared for the seminars. Reading the recommended articles would help students learn the course content better. It will also provide them with an opportunity to critique ideas and understand how theoretical concepts assist us in understanding our world better.

Students are required to read beyond the core textbook to enhance their learning of organisational behaviour. As mentioned above, some specific seminar preparation readings drawing from the core text, journal articles and various online materials will be recommended as the course progresses. In addition, lectures will include citations you might find relevant, interesting and useful for following up key issues and theories useful in preparing your written assignments.

You are encouraged to become familiar with the online and electronic databases and other information sources available in the main library. Familiarity with these information sources is important for the effective searching of academic literature. Some relevant academic journals are listed on the following page however, please note, this list is by no means comprehensive and is offered as a launching point for additional readings.

• Academy of Management Journal
• Academy of Management Perspectives (formerly Academy of Management Review)
• Administrative Science Quarterly
• Human Relations
• Journal of Applied Psychology
• Journal of Organizational Behaviour
• Journal of Management Inquiry
• Organization Science
• Organization Studies
• Work, Employment and Society
• Australian Institute of Management
• Australian Institute of Company Directors
• New Zealand Management journal
• The British Journal of Administrative Management

MyUni will be extensively used in this course for announcements, resources and assessments. Students are advised to actively check the MyUni course webpage regularly for accessing information about the course (e.g., announcements, lecture slides, assessment details, tutorial preparation, additional readings and suggested links).

Please ensure you have access to the MyUni page before the start of the trimester.

The course will be taught as a 6-hour interactive seminar for 3 weeks. Each week there will be two 6-hour seminars. 

Each seminar will cover two topics in a Seminar/Workshop format.

You will have access to lecture slides, and seminar discussion before each seminar as well as the text and references to academic material through MyUni. Students are advised to use the course material and seek other resources to ensure comprehensive learning of the course topics. Please check the Learning Resources section above.

Seminar sessions are designed to engage students in discussion and critical thinking, which covers the course content and examples from personal life (e.g., your interactions and relationships with family and friends) and professional life (e.g, your work and other activities you might be involved in such as volunteering). These discussions emphasise the course content and allow students to explore and reflect on their experiences and relate those to the discussions in class. It is recommended that students share their personal and professional experiences to make sense of the course content. The more we see how academic discussions relate to our lives, the better our understanding will be from learning the course content.

It is important in this course that you familiarise yourself with the text material before you come to class to participate in the in-class activities.

Seminar / interactive discussion: 12 hours per week (face-to-face) - 6 hours each seminar (2x seminars each week).

Reading and preparation: 2 hours per week (approximately). This would include reading the required information pre-seminar and up to an hour of self-study.

This course is taught face-to-face on campus.

Seminars are supported by discussions covering the learning objectives of the course content.

Week 1		Topic 1: What is Organisational Behaviour Topic 2: Individual Differences
		Topic 3: Motivation & Empowerment Topic 4: Learning, Reinforcement & Self-Management
Week 2		Topic 5: Group & Group Dynamics Topic 6: Team & Team Building
		Topic 7: Organisational Culture Topic 8: Power & Politics
Week 3		Topic 9: Leadership Topic 10: Decision Making
		Topic 11: Communication, Conflict and Negotiation Topic 12: Change

Students are expected to fully participate in discussions based on seminar discussions and other activities. Students are expected to come fully prepared having read (at a minimum) the required text and having engaged with the additional readings as well.

As a minimum contribution, you are expected to raise at least one new idea/opinion/point in relation to the weekly seminar topics and respond to comments from fellow group members. It is advised that you share your ideas with others and ask questions about others' ideas to enhance your learning experience. After all, we need to practice what we learn in class.

t is important in this course that you familiarise yourself with the text material before you come to class so that you can actively participate in all class activities. Consequently, the schedule of topics for this course, as outlined above, requires pre-class reading from the course textbook. Please come to the seminar prepared to participate. Doing so would enable you to get the most out of your involvement in this course.

Other preparation is important and will be useful to help you participate effectively and contribute sound and scholarly answers to assessment items. That preparation may include reading research articles, conducting case study analysis, self-reflection, watching video material and so on. Materials will be provided when they are not available from internet sources.

Assessment Task	Responsibility	Weighting	Due Date	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Preparation and Contribution to all Seminar discussions and Debates	Individual	20%		1,2,3,4
Online Quiz	Individual	20%		1,2,3,4
Reflective Paper	Individual	30%		1,2,3,4
Research Project	Group	30%		1,2,3,4
Total		100%

Students are required to use theoretical concepts, models and theories from the course (and other courses, if applicable) to complete their position paper and group research project assignments. Identifying relevant models and theories from the course and applying them to your discussion context would help you make sense of them better. Assignments without the use of theories and models may lack clarity.

ASSESSMENT 1: Participation and preparation (20%).
Students are expected to attend ALL seminars. Marks will be allocated for the preparation and participation, not for attendance, although the lecturer will keep an attendance record. The lecturer will check your preparation and any candidate not actively participating in the class discussions will have marks deducted from the total possible 10% each week (one mark or 1% for each time the preparation has not been satisfactorily completed and/or when not participating adequately).

ASSESSMENT 2: Online Quiz (20%).
Quizzes are conducted weekly from week 1 Friday onward to the end of week 3. This multiple-choice quiz contains 10 questions. Each correct answer is awarded 0.20 marks and it is for a total maximum mark of 20. The time allowed is 15 minutes. No facility for multiple attempts.

ASSESSMENT 3: Individual Reflective Paper 1500 words (30%).
This assessment is designed to provide a real-world context for the study of Organisational Behaviour. On a reflective exploration of the modern work landscape, in this two-week assignment, you will utilise Organisational Behaviour principles from this course to analyse your current work environment, articulate desired changes, identify personal obstacles, and propose actionable strategies for your and your organisation's success. It is expected that this assignment will provide you with valuable insights into the changing nature of work and strategies for succeeding in the contemporary professional environment through a combination of personal reflection and theory application (both are crucial). To navigate the complexities of the present and envision a successful future, and to fulfill the requirements of this assessment, you will need to submit a thoughtful journey that combines personal experiences with organisational behavior principles you study in this course. Showing how you reflect on your behaviour at work, make sense of it, and observe the organisational environment you are a part of. You can follow the essay format to write this academic writing. It is expected to have at least 7 relevant recent references following the in-text Harvard referencing style with the correct reference list in the reference (bibliography) section. Please refer to the Communication Skills Guide available in the library or through the University website. Word count is considered for the body of the Position Paper (i.e. from Introduction to Conclusion).
ASSESSMENT 4: Group Research Project - 2000 words (30%).
In this assessment, you will be working in a group of 4 members (including you) undertaking research, critical analysis, and application of theory to your findings. You can follow the Research Report format to write this academic writing. It is expected to have a minimum of 7 relevant academic references following the in-text Harvard referencing style with the correct reference list in the reference (bibliography) section. Word count is considered for the body of the report (i.e. from the Introduction to the Conclusion/ Recommendations of the report).

All assessment submissions are to be made through TURNITIN.

Late assignments will be penalised in line with University policy.

Resubmission is not available.

Replacement/Additional Assessment may be granted in certain circumstances (e.g. medical, compassionate, etc.).

Any requests for extensions must be made in writing, to the lecturer stating reasons, before the due date along with the evidence.