General Information
| Course Code | S_GCO |
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| Credits | 6 EC |
| Period | P4 |
| Course Level | 200 |
| Language of Tuition | Dutch |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Course Coordinator | dr. N. Balau |
| Examiner | dr. N. Balau |
| Teaching Staff |
N. McNab MSc dr. N. Balau dr. W. van Zoonen L.S. Mastenbroek MSc dr. ir. K.J.P.M. van Erp dr. C. van Dyck J.S. van Tol MSc dr. M.T.M. Dijkstra G.M. Quaedvlieg |
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Practical Information
You need to register for this course yourself. The (de)registration deadlines can be found on VU.nl
| Teaching Methods | Study Group, Lecture |
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Target audiences
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Course Objective
Upon completion of this course, the student is able to:
- provide an overview of theories and models from organizational sciences, communication science, and other relevant fields of research to explain behavior and communication in the workplace at the level of the individual, the group, and the organization as a whole;
- explain, interpret and clarify a wide variety of topics such as work attitudes and motivation, group dynamics and teamwork, decision making and managing conflict, power and leadership, and organizational change;
- applying this knowledge to solve relevant cases.
Course Content
Theories and models from organizational sciences, communication science, and other relevant fields of research are introduced to explain behavior and communication in the workplace at the level of the individual, the group, and the organization as a whole. During the lectures, knowledge is presented about a wide variety of topics such as work attitudes and motivation, group dynamics and teamwork, decision making and managing conflict, power and leadership, and organizational change. In the accompanying workgroups knowledge is applied by solving several relevant cases in teams.
Additional Information Teaching Methods
Lectures and workgroups. Attendance for the workgroups is mandatory.Method of Assessment
(Digital) multiple choice exam and solving relevant cases in teams.
Literature
- Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2023). Organizational Behavior (19th ed.). Pearson. The book is available for purchase at the VU bookstore.
- In addition to the book, the exam material includes the lectures and several academic articles. These articles will be announced on Canvas.
Additional Information Target Audience
First year students bachelor Communication Science.
Additional Information
The language of instruction for this course is “bilingual”, which means that the lectures are held in English but the working groups are offered separately in English or Dutch. If you are following the English-language program, please sign up (if registration is possible) for the English-language working groups.
Explanation Canvas
It would be wise to check the Canvas page before the start of the course for additional information.