Universität Wien

040599 KU Organization Theory I (MA) (2020S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

service email address: opim.bda@univie.ac.at
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

During the closure of university buildings, this course will be held online. Video screencasts will be made available on Moodle. Please check regularly for new additions

For questions and feedback, chat sessions in Moodle will be held at the following times (which are all part of the original course schedule):
Monday, May 4, 10:00-11:00
Monday , May 18, 10:00-11:00
Monday, May 25, 10:00-11:00
Monday, June 15, 10:00-11:00

Please check below for the revised schedule of tests

  • Montag 02.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Montag 09.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Montag 16.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Freitag 20.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Montag 30.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
    Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Montag 04.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Mittwoch 06.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 07.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 08.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Montag 11.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Montag 18.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Montag 25.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Montag 15.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Montag 22.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Donnerstag 25.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 29.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
    Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course gives a broad introduction into theories of organization. It covers both economic and behavioral views of organization. A particular emphasis is placed on the information processing view of information and the interactions between organization structures and the environment. The role of concepts of bounded rationality for the design of organizations, and the role of knowledge and organizational learning are also discussed.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Due to the switch to online teaching, the evaluation will be changed as follows:

Online quiz (25%): two open ree-form questions covering the course up to and including the section "Contextual factors" to be held
Monday, May 11, 10:00-11:00

Term paper (30%), deadline end of the semester as originally scheduled

The final exam will be separated into two parts:
1) Online quiz (25%) with two open questions covering the parts of the course not covered by the first quiz
Monday, June 29, 10:00 - 11:00
2) Take-out assignment (20%): Essay of 3-5 pages on a topic form the entire course, to be completed in 24 hours
Monday, June 29, 12:00 noon - Tuesday June 30, 12:00 noon

Both quizzes and the take-out assignment are open book
All material submitted may be subject to plagiarism check, and individual follow-up questions may be asked to randomly selected students to verify authorship

Original evaluation scheme (obsolete)
Attendence
Short quiz (25%)
Term paper (30%)
Final exam (45%)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

After attending this course, students should be able to analyze organizational problems from different perspectives. hey should have gained a thorough understanding o organization design variables and their interrelationships, and be able to provide recommendations for solving organizational problems based on a solid theoretical foundation.
Regular attendance is required.

Prüfungsstoff

Lectures and classroom discussion, supported by additional teaching material supplied via the e-learning platform

Literatur

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:19