MGS2230 Organisational behaviour
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGS2230 Organisational behaviour is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at South Africa. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- South Africa
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGS2230
Prohibitions
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After MGS2230
No unit lists MGS2230 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
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Overview
In this unit, you will gain an understanding of factors affecting the behaviour of people in work settings. The unit focuses on individual, group and total organisational human factors influencing the effectiveness of organisations.
This will include the nature of organisations in the global context; individual behaviour including perception, attitudes, values and personality, motivation and performance; group behaviour in organisations - the properties and management of groups, leaders and leadership, organisational power, influence, communication, conflict and decision making; organisational structure; organisational culture; change; and the formal and informal organisation.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | South Africa | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
examine theories of organisational behaviour (OB) to develop fundamental knowledge of OB as an area of management
- 2
analyse OB issues from multiple workplace perspectives
- 3
examine how managers can use knowledge of OB to manage individual employees and teams
- 4
apply theoretical OB concepts to organisational situations using the case study method
- 5
demonstrate skills in evaluation and analysis of OB concepts.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Francisca Maingehama
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGS2230?
MGS2230 has no prerequisites.
When is MGS2230 offered?
In 2020, MGS2230 runs in Semester 1 at South Africa.
How much work is MGS2230?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Management
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 3
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021