PSY552: Organisation of Work

This unit aims to develop the student's understanding of the organisational, social, cognitive and behavioural dimensions of work and the workplace. Topics include work motivation, satisfaction and commitment, team and group processes, leadership, power and decision-making, workplace relations, conflict management and organisational learning. The unit also explores the broader nature of work organisations and organisational change and its management. The instructional content of the unit and the evaluation components reflect a balance between theory and applied knowledge and skills.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Seminars: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in PgCertOHRS or PgDipConsultPsych or MAppPsych or MAppPsych/PhD or DPsych, or with the permission of the Academic Chair.
School	School of Psychology
Unit Coordinator	Dr Graeme Ditchburn Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: Graeme.Ditchburn@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 3.002 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2775
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Graeme Ditchburn Senior Lecturer (Graeme.Ditchburn@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2775 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 3.002 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)