MGMT206-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Organisational Behaviour

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course provides an introduction to the study of human behavior within organisational settings. Students will explore and apply foundational theories to understand how individuals, groups, and structures influence organisational dynamics and outcomes. Examples topic areas include personality, motivation, group & team dynamics, leadership, organisational culture, and change management. Through a blend of lectures and interactive activities, students will develop an understanding of the psychological and sociological factors that drive individudal and group behaviour in organisations.

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply organisational behaviour principles, concepts and theories and the findings from organisational studies research to understand individual/group/organisational issues.
2. Analyse and critically evaluate human behaviour in the context of an organisational setting.

All pieces of assessment require you to understand and apply OB principles, concepts and theories.

Prerequisites

(1) MGMT100; and (2) A further 45 points

Restrictions

MGMT201, MGMT216

Equivalent Courses

MGMT216

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 15:00 - 17:00 K1 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 16:00 - 18:00 Rehua 102
24 Feb - 2 Mar
10 Mar - 16 Mar
24 Mar - 30 Mar
28 Apr - 4 May
12 May - 25 May
02 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 Rata 222 & 223 Drawing Office
24 Feb - 2 Mar
10 Mar - 16 Mar
24 Mar - 30 Mar
28 Apr - 4 May
12 May - 25 May
03 Friday 15:00 - 17:00 Rehua 009
24 Feb - 2 Mar
10 Mar - 16 Mar
24 Mar - 30 Mar
28 Apr - 4 May
12 May - 25 May

Timetable Note

The course uses active and interactive teaching methods that requires attendance and in-person engagement. During Workshop times we will doing activities, group discussions, and other exercises to teach you about individual and group behaviour in organisations behaviour and how to apply theory to real-life situations. There are six options for attending Workshops, you are required to attend five Workshops and complete an assessment within the Workshop.

Due to the experiential and interactive nature of the course, workshops for this course are NOT recorded using the ECHO360 lecture recording system. The weekly content lectures will be recorded on ECHO360.

Course Coordinator

Nadine Marshall

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Workshops x5 30% Fortnightly 24/2 - 26/5
Quizzes 20% Weekly 26/2 - 19/5
Final Exam 50%


The ‘45% rule’ applies to this course. That is, student needs to reach 45% weighted average across invigilated assessments. Please refer here for further information.

Assessment in Te Reo Māori
In recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following:

Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to, informing the Course Coordinator 1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and 2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

McShane, Steven Lattimore et al; Organisational Behaviour: Emerging Knowledge, Global Insights ; 6e; McGraw-Hill Education Australia, 2019.

Course links

LEARN

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $946.00

International fee $4,363.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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All MGMT206 Occurrences

  • MGMT206-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025