Organizational Behaviour

Code:

P709

Acronym:

CO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	42	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	4	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

By the end of the Curricular Unit (CU) students should demonstrate:
- Theoretical knowledge about Organizational phenomena and the way these phenomena are influenced and influence psychological factors and processes related with individual and group behaviour;
- knowledge of the foundations of individual, group and organizational behavior.

Program

1. The field study of organizational behavior
1.1. Foundations of individual, group and organizational behavior;
1.2. Recent developments in Organizational Behavior.
2. Individual behavior in organizations
2.1. The motivation for work and job satisfaction
3. organizational processes
3.1. Leadership
3.2. Occupational Stress
3.3. The Organizational Change

Mandatory literature

Cunha Miguel Pina e 070; Manual de comportamento organizacional e gestão. ISBN: 978-972-8871-16-1
Robbins Stephen P.; Fundamentos do comportamento organizacional. ISBN: 85-87918-64-8
Robbins, S. P.; Comportamento Organizacional , Rio de Janeiro: Livros Técnicos e Científicos Editora S.A., 1999
Kreitner, R. & Kinicki, A.; Organizational behavior, Boston, Massachusetts: Irwin McGraw-Hill, 1998
Galpin T. J.; O^lado humano da mudança

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exhibition content by the teacher and students;
Analysis of cases - small group work followed by discussion;
Conferences of the subjects addressed by experts followed by debate;
View videos and guided exercises.

Software

Não aplicável.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Literature review, group work, preparation of oral presentation, report writing	Trabalho escrito	75,00		2011-12-16
Test with multiple choice questions (20) and small development questions (2)	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Individual study	Estudo autónomo	29
	Total:	29,00

Eligibility for exams

Classes are subject to verification of attendance.
Safeguarding the special cases covered by the law, students who miss more than 25% of classes provided will not get approval in the course.

Calculation formula of final grade

Component 1 - Group work (50%):
a) Evaluation of group and students participation in tutorial meetings (10%);
b) Evaluation of oral presentations (15%);
c) Evaluation of report (25%);
Component 2 - Final exam (50%) - test with multiple choice and little development questions.

To gain approval in the course, students must:
1) to obtain a final mark of 8 values ​​in each of the components of assessment and,
2) obtain a final mark of 10 points (point 2, Art 4 of the General Regulation for the assessment of students FPCEUP).

Examinations or Special Assignments

See Special Assessment.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who are legally exempt from verification of the conditions of attendance to classes, have to do the two assessment components defined above.
They have to contact early in the semester (and NEVER after the 2nd class) the teacher in charge (Filomena Jordão).

Classification improvement

"Students can make improvement in classification of test performed once for a course in one of two final exam periods immediately following that in which received approval and that the course has provided examination." (point 1, article 11 of the "General Rules for the assessment of students FPCEUP").
The improvement of the final classification in this course is possible by carrying out a further exam while maintaining valid assessment obtained within the "group work".