HRM742 - Business Management and Organizational Behaviour

Subject Title
Business Management and Organizational Behaviour

Subject Description
This course eamines how people operate (perform and behave) in the workplace.  The study of organizational behaviour provides an understanding of how people behave and what motivates their contributions.  It reviews how people (individually and in teams) make decisions, respond to leadership, as well as navigate through an organization's structure and processes of politics, culture and change.

Credit Status
One credit.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamic role of the contemporary leader in Canadian business. Understand theories of leadership identifying essential skills and behaviours and analyze the impact of leadership in organizations.
2. Identify the skills required to make effective, ethical decisions.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of motivation theories.  Apply the principles of motivation to workplace situations including the elements of reward systems and job design.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the attributes of individuals, teams and team dynamics in organizations.
5. Identify the issues and the effects of organizational power and politics.
6. Demonstrate an understanding workplace stress and stress management.
7. Identify conflict and conflict management strategies and the art of negotiation in the workplace.
8. Identify the components of the communication model, the barriers to communication and discuss strategies for effective communication.
9. Identify the elements of organizational culture, the functions of culture and strategies to change and strengthen organizational culture.
10. Identify models of change, explain resistance to change and apply strategies to overcome resistance to change. Demonstrate an understanding of how to communicate the change effort.
11. Identify the elements of organizational design and organizational structure. Identify forms of departmentalisation. Explain the impact of the contingencies of organization design on an organization.

Essential Employability Skills

    •  Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfils the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.

    •  Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.

    •  Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems.

    •  Locate, select, organize, and document information using appropriate technology and information systems.

    •  Analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.

    •  Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects.

Academic Integrity
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Please visit the Academic Integrity website http://open2.senecac.on.ca/sites/academic-integrity/for-students to understand and learn more about how to prepare and submit work so that it supports academic integrity, and to avoid academic misconduct.

Discrimination/Harassment
All students and employees have the right to study and work in an environment that is free from discrimination and/or harassment. Language or activities that defeat this objective violate the College Policy on Discrimination/Harassment and shall not be tolerated. Information and assistance are available from the Student Conduct Office at student.conduct@senecapolytechnic.ca.

Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.

Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
Synchronous (live) classes may be delivered in person, in a Flexible Learning space, or online through a Seneca web conferencing platform such as MS Teams or Zoom. Flexible Learning spaces are equipped with cameras, microphones, monitors and speakers that capture and stream instructor and student interactions, providing an in-person experience for students choosing to study online.

Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.

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