Sociology of Organizations

Code:

CINF032

Acronym:

SORG

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CINF	53	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course unit aims to understand the importance of organizations, learn the principal theories of the Sociology of Organizations, and the different organizational models, combining theoretical foundations with their application to specific cases involving organizations.

Learning outcomes and competences

After completing this course, students should:

1. Understand the different organizational functions and how they can be integrated in the firm's strategy.
2. Be able to apply management concepts, methods and tools.
3. Be able to apply management methods and tools to analyze companies’ management.

4. Be able to apply the management concepts methods and tools to case discussion.
5. Be able to work in teams.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Organization and Sociology of Organizations
1.2. The elements of Organizations
1.3. Levels of analysis: individual, group and organization

2. EVOLUTION OF THE THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONS
2.1. Classical Theories
2.2. The Human Relations School
2.3. The systems approach
2.4. The socio-technical approach
2.5. The Contingencial approach
2.6. The learning organization

3. THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS
3.1. Planning
3.1.2. Mission and objectives
3.1.3. External environment analysis
3.1.4. Internal environment analysis
3.1.5. Business strategies development

3.2. Motivation
3.2.1. Motivation theories.
3.2.2. Communication

3.3. Leading
3.3.1. Leader vs manager
3.3.2. Leadership styles
3.3.3. Power sources.

3.4. Organization
3.4.1. Elements of organizational structure
3.4.2. Types of organizational structures

4. Organizational cultures and change

Mandatory literature

Teixeira, Sebastião; Gestão das organizações. ISBN: 84-481-4617-4
Luis R. Gomez-Mejia, David B. Balkin; Management. ISBN: 978-0-13-260433-8
Michael A. Hitt, R. Duane Ireland, Robert E. Hoskisson; Strategic management. ISBN: 0-324-22713-2

Complementary Bibliography

Fred Luthans; Organizational behavior. ISBN: 007-125930-9
Gerry Johnson, Richard Whittington, Kevan Scholes; Exploring strategy. ISBN: 978-0-273-73702-0
autores coord. J. M. Carvalho Ferreira, José Neves, António Caetano ; autores colab. Ana Passos...; Manual de Psicossociologia das Organizações. ISBN: 972-773-105-8
Carlos A. Marques Pinto... [et al.]; Fundamentos de gestão. ISBN: 972-23-3654-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes will be based on the presentation of the themes of the course unit. Practical classes will be based on the discussion of cases.The classes will focus on the practical application of theoretical concepts in the analysis and discussion of case studies as well as the discussion of papers.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00	57,00
Group assignment	Trabalho escrito	40,00	41,00
Exam	Exame	2,00	2,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Study for final exam	Estudo autónomo	30
Study of management concepts and tools	Estudo autónomo	34
	Total:	64,00

Eligibility for exams

This group assignment will have two evaluation moments:
(i).Oral presentation and final report (35% of final grade)

(ii) Participation in classes and oral cases discussion (5% of final grade)

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = 0,35* (final presentation and report of group assignment)+ 0,05* (participation in classes and oral cases discussion)+0,6* exam

 

Minimum classification of 37,5% in each of the evaluation components.

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

Working students who cannot attend all classes can fulfill the distributed component of the evaluation through the following procedures:
1.Individual assignment defined by Professor
2. Oral evaluation
3. Written exam

final grade = 0,4* (report and oral presentation of the assignment)+ 0,6* exam

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Working students who cannot attend all classes can fulfill the distributed component of the evaluation through the following procedures:
1.Individual assignment defined by Professors
2. Intermediary and final presentation of individual assignment on predfined dates.
3. The two presentations are mandatory.
4. Working students should contact the course professors to define the work assigment

Classification improvement

The classificatio improvement of the exam follows FEUP'S regulations.
The classification improvement of the distributed component can be done at the same time as the practical assignments in the following academic year.