Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500258 Labour Relations | OB | 2 | 2 |
It is recommended to have passed the courses Business Economics and Introduction to Economics.
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the organizational theory and design, which is a field that is devoted to examining, explaining and guiding the management of organizations.
1. The study of organizations 1.1. Concept of organization
1.2. Evolution of organizational thinking
1.3. Main theoretical approaches
2. Organizational design 2.1. Differentiation and integration 2.2. Dimensions of the organizational structure 2.3. Contingency factors
3. Organizational forms 3.1. Types of organizational structures 3.2. Organizational configurations 3.3. New organizational forms
4. Job design 4.1. Job characteristics 4.2. Job design methods 4.3. Time and work methods
The teaching methodology and course assessment could be modified in case health authorities require it.
In order to achieve the course objectives, the following teaching methodologies will be used:
1. Theoretical lectures.
2. Discussion of exercises and cases, and practical activities about organizations.
3. Tutoring support.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Theoretical sessions | 22.5 | 0.9 | 1, 9, 5, 3, 2, 13, 10 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Seminar, tutoring and participation | 22.5 | 0.9 | 1, 16, 15, 5, 3, 2, 8, 13, 6, 10, 12, 17, 18 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Personal study and preparation of assignments | 100 | 4 | 1, 9, 5, 3, 2, 8, 13, 10, 17 |
The final grade of the course will be computed as the weighted average of the marks obtained in: (1) a final exam, which will account for 50% of the grade, (2) the participation and delivery of exercises and cases during the course, which will weigh 25%, and (3) a mid-term exam, which will account for 25%. If the grade of the final exam is less than 3.5, the student will not pass the course.
If the weighted average grade is equal to or greater than 5, the student will pass the course. If this average is less than 3, the student will not pass the course. If the average is equal to or greater than 3 and less than 5, the student will have the chance to retake the assessment. The teachers will decide on the type of retake. If the student passes the retake, the final mark will be 5.
Students will be considered as Non-evaluable when they do not participate in any of the assessment activities.
Students who cheat (or try to cheat) during an exam will get a grade of 0 in the course and will lose the right to re-assessment. In practical exercises affected by plagiarism the student will get a 0 in the practical exercise and a warning. The same will happen if the student is unable to justify and explain his or her own argumentations. In case the students persists in this behavior, he or she will fail the course (0) and will lose the right to re-assessment.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Exercises and cases | 25% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 16, 15, 5, 3, 2, 7, 8, 13, 14, 4, 6, 10, 12, 11, 17, 18 |
Final exam | 50% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 9, 5, 3, 2, 7, 8, 13, 10, 17 |
Mid-term exam | 25% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 5, 3, 2, 13 |
Mandatory:
Jones, G. (2013): Organizational theory. Desgin and change. Pearson, 7th edition.
Recommended:
Burton, R.M., Obel, B.; Hakonsson, D.D. (2015): Organizational Design. A Step-by-Step Approach. Cambridge University Press, 3rd edition.
Hodge, B.J., Anthony, W.P., Gales, L.M. (2003): Organization theory: a strategic approach. Prentice Hall.