Organisation Theory and Practice
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2022 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Class | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Online Contact Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent Learning | 9.5 | 12 | 114 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Contact Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Content
- Dimensions of organisational design: structure vs contingency
- The evolution of organisation theory and design.
- Operating model canvas; Interpretations of value creation and organisational effectiveness.
- The role of structure in organisations.
- Decision-making systems, internal coordination, organisational configuration.
- Organisational culture; Social capital building across diverse groups
- Governance, and implications for Sustainability, values and ethics.
- Emergent organisational design, Organisations as Open systems.
- Inter-organisational relationships, resource dependence and collaborative networks
- Organisational Change: Managing change effectively
- Organisations as political systems, managing conflict.
- Governance for effective, sustainable organisations.
Study resources
- Reading materials.