APSY614-20S2 (C) Semester Two 2020

Leadership and Motivation in Organisations

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2020
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 24 July 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 25 September 2020

Description

The main objective of this course is to familiarise students with the content domain of leadership and of motivation in organisations. Both "classic" pieces and current research and theory will be examined. The leadership topics covered will include attribution theories, leader-member exchange, transformational leadership and ethical leadership. Motivation topics will include performance variability, attitudes, goal setting, and self regulation.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
1. Demonstrate sound knowledge of seminal leadership and motivation theories.
2. Critically evaluate theory development and empirical research in the topic areas.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of leadership and motivation research to I/O Psychology and general business practice.
4. Integrate and apply knowledge of leadership and motivation principles to practical workplace situations and problems.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Joana R C Kuntz

Textbooks / Resources

There are no set text books; readings will be advised.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,022.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if less than 1 person applies to enrol.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 30

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

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