Area: | School of Psychology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Organisation structure and design. Organisation climate - theory and measurement. Organisation analysis - diagnosing the need for change. Organisation development - strategies and techniques. Decision making and policy formulation. Power and politics in organisations. Quality of working life, industrial democracy and changing patterns of work. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have the - Ability to demonstrate understanding of a broad range of organisational concepts, including structure, development, decision making and patterns of work. Ability to demonstrate practical application of understanding to analysis of organisational issues. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Muchinsky P.M., (2000), Psychology Applied to Work, (6th ed)., Belmont, Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Field of Education: | 90701 Psychology | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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