ORG100 Organisation Theory and Analysis
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Dag Ingvar Jacobsen
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in History
- Bachelor's Programme in Tourism Management
- Bachelor's Programme in Social Work
- Bachelor's Programme in Political Science
- Bachelor's Programme in Global Development Studies
- Political Science, 1-year Programme
Course contents
Topics include:
- What is an organisation?
- Objectives,strategies, efficiency and productivity in organisations
- Organisational structures
- Professions in organsiations
- Organisation culture
- Power, conflicts and negotiations in organisations
- Organisations and surroundings
- Organisations and the individual, motivation and Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Central behavioural processes in organisations, communications, decisions and change
- Management in organisations
Emphasis is placed on communicating a multitude of understandings of organizations.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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Describe theoretical concepts and organizational models and management theories
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Basic knowledge about what characterizes public organizations
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Analyze organizational phenomena and processes
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Evaluate organizations and management
Examination requirements
Approved compulsory group assignment.
Teaching methods
Instruction includes lectures, seminars/group works. Students are expected to learn through contribution in playing an active part in group and individual work.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.
Admission for external candidates
No.
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes.
Subject to aviliability.
Assessment methods and criteria
5-hour individual, written in-school examination.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| OR-2100 – Organisation analysis | 15 |
| OR-2100 – Organisation analysis | 10 |
| ORG106 – Management, Organisation and Work Life | 10 |
| ORG104 – Organisation and Management | 7.5 |
| ORG104 – Organisation and Management | 7.5 |
| ORG104 – Organisation and Management | 7.5 |
| ORG109 – Organisation Theory | 7.5 |
| ORG103 – Organisation, Communication and Collaboration | 5 |
| ORG110 – Organizational Theory for IT Students | 5 |