《Sociology of work》课程教学大纲

Sociologyofwork

ModuleTitleWorkingwithPeople

ModuleReferenceCodeN/A

Status(M/O)Mandatory

ECTSCredit10

ModuleNFQLevel6

Pre-requisiteModulesCodeTitle

N/AN/A

Co-requisiteModulesCodeTitle

N/AN/A

CapstoneY/NN/A

TeachingPersonnelTitleName

Mr.MikeNeary

ContactHoursNon-ContactHoursTotal

LectureTutorialBlendedOtherAssignmentOnlineIndependent

306214250

AllocationofmarkswithintheModule

Continuous

Assessment

ProjectPractical

Terminal

Examination

Total

%

Contribution

100%0%0%0%100%

7.3.1Aims:

Thismoduleseekstoprovideaninsighttotheoriesandconceptsinthestudyofhuman

behaviourthataresignificantwithregardtoworkingwithothersinanorganisational

setting.Inaddition,themoduleaimstoenablestudentstranslatebehaviouraltheory,

conceptsandtechniquesintopracticeandtherebyenhanceorganisationalperformance.

7.3.2IntendedModuleLearningOutcomes

Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodulestudentswillbeableto:

LO1.Explaintheimportanceofstudyinghumanbehaviourandcultureintheworkplace.

Andtoevaluateprocessesofperceptionandexplainhowtheyinfluencedecisionmaking

LO2.Distinguishbetweendifferentworkrelatedattitudesandtheirsignificanceinrelation

toperformanceatworkandexploretheissuesassociatedwithpersonalityand

performanceinorganisations

LO3.Understandthecentraltheoriesofmotivationandrecommendmeasuresfortheir

applicationinworksettings

LO4.Identifythecausesofstress,discusstheimpactofstressonperformanceand

proposemeasurestomanagestresstoreducetheriskitposestotheindividualand

theorganisation

7.3.3ModuleIntroduction

Thismoduleintroducesstudentstotheprinciplesandpracticesofprofessionalpeople

management.Themodulewillallowstudentsreflectontheirownpeoplemanagementskills

andabilitiesandintroducethemtothetheoreticalconceptsthatunderpinmodernpeople

managementprinciplesandtechniques.

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7.3.4ModuleCurriculum

Session/LectureThemes

1ThenatureandstudyofbehaviourinOrganisations

Thesignificanceofstudyingbehaviour

Approachestoorganisationandmanagement

2SocialPerception

Theperceptualprocess

Factorsinfluencingperception

Perceptualorganisation

Personperception:errorsandremedies

3Word-Relatedattitudes

Natureofattitudes

Attitudechange

Jobsatisfaction

Organisationalcommitment

4Personality

Thedefinitionproblem

Theoreticalapproachestopersonality

Assessingpersonality

Workplaceapplications

5Motivationinorganisations

Themeaningofmotivation

Approachestomotivationatwork

Contenttheoriesofmotivation

Processtheoriesofmotivation

Applicationofmotivationtheoriesinpractice

6Workdesign

Scientificmanagement

JobrotationandJobenlargement

Jobenrichment

Jobcharacteristicsmodel

7Stress

Modelofstress

Causesofstress

Stressmoderators

Managingstress

Employeeassistanceprogrammes

Thelegalcontext

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8Organisationalculture

Definingculturaltypes

Significance,benefitsandliabilitiesoforganisational

culture

Creatingandchangingculture

7.3.5LearningTeachingandAssessmentStrategy

TeachingStrategy

Thecoursewillbetaughtthroughacombinationoflecturesand/orcasestudiesand/or

examples(in-class),individual/groupexercisesandwillbeassessedbymeansof

assignments(100%ofmarks).Studentsmustattemptandpassallassessments.

Four/Sixhoursoflearningonthismodulewilluseon-linedeliveryutilisingMoodleand

AdobeConnectasrequired.Thislearningwillnotcomprisestand-aloneinformation,but

integratedcloselywithclassroomactivities.Lecturersarerequired,aspartofmodule

delivery,tospecifyandprepareappropriatematerialsaddressingsomepartoftheindicative

content,toagreethiswiththeProgrammeTeam,andtoensuretimelyandeffective

communicationwithlearners.

Theprogrammeatlevel6ontheNFQwillofferStudentsthebasistobuildonandpursue

furtheracademicqualificationsatlevel7.Inreflectingthis,theprogrammerequiresthat

participantsspendasignificantportionoftheirtimeonindependentlearningandresearch.

Thiswillcontributetowardstheirunderstandingofthematerialpresentedinclasses.

AssessmentStrategy

Studentsmustattemptallassessments,unlessotherwisestated.

Assessment

Type

AssessmentDescriptionOutcomes

addressed

%oftotal

Continuous

Assessment

Studentswillberequiredtodosubmitan

assignmentanddeliverapresentationfor

thismodule.

Thefocusoftheassessmentsmayinclude,

butarenotlimitedto:

anaspectofmotivationandits

applicationintheirownorganisation

(oranorganisationinwhichtheyare

familiar);

theimpactorganisationalculture

hasontheirownorganisationand

performance;

anaspectofattitudesofemployees

nt;

thestressinherentintheworldof

work.

Theassignmentwillbecirca.2,500words

(notincludingbibliographyorappendices).

Inadditiontotheproductionofthiswritten

pieceofassessmenttherewillbe

requirementtoshowreadingofclass

1,2,3,4

70%

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materialandexternalreferencesineach

case.

Thepresentationmaybedelivered

individuallyoraspartofagroup.If

completedinagroup,eachstudentshould

deliveranelementthatrelatestothe

substantivecontentofthepresentation.

30%

ReassessmentDetails

Studentswillbeaffordedanopportunitytorepeatthemoduleassessment(s)atspecified

timesthroughouttheyearandalllearningoutcomeswillbeassessedintherepeat(s).

Studentswhodonotattemptallassessmentsthroughoutthemodule,withoutagreed

extensionsordeferrals,willbedeemedtohavefailedthemodule.

7.3.6RecommendedBookReading

Robbins,S.P.,&Judge,T.A.(2015).OrganizationalBeh