On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1.    Interpret key influences and perspectives on the management of organisations to conceive important questions  in relation to the management of organisations

2.    Argue the relationship between individual experience and organisational behaviour

3.    Explain the implications of a systems perspective for organisational dynamics and the role and challenges of management

Course delivery will be by way of 3-hour interactive seminar classes. It is essential that the nominated readings be completed in preparation for each class – the readings form a shared context for each class and a shared foundation for class discussions. Readings in addition to those supplied in the course folder will be made available via MyUni.  Most assignments will be marked electronically and returned via MyUni.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements for MCO.

Weekly classes are 3 hours long.  You can expect to spend about the same amount of time preparing for each class.  Assignments and exam preparation will demand additional concentrated periods of non-classroom study, on your own or with your allocated student group.  As a rough indication, you could expect to spend in the order of 120 hours of study time to complete the course, of which 36 hours would be in class.

Assessment item	Percentage of Total Mark	Relevant Learning Outcomes – p.4	Due or scheduled date
Group Project	25	1,2,3	1st July
Individual Assignment	40	1,3	29th July
Final Exam	35	1,2,3,4,5	tba

To gain a pass for this course, a student must achieve at least 50% overall with a minimum of 45% for the weighted average of all individual components. Students not achieving this requirement will have a fail (F) recorded as their final grade.

For information on the University’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy refer to:

www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/700/ 

Presentation of Assignments

Please retain a copy of all assignments submitted.

Assignments will be submitted electronically  via MyUni.  Electronic submission will be deemed to carry with it a declaration that the submission is the student’s own work and does not involve plagiarism or collusion.

Assignment Guidelines including Referencing Details

A copy of the Postgraduate Programs: Communication Skills Guide will have been given to you at the beginning of your program.  This guide will assist you structure your assignments. 
A copy of the guide can also be downloaded from http://www.business.adelaide.edu.au/current/mba/download/2009MBACommSkillsGuide.pdf

This publication also provides guidelines on a range of other important communication skills including writing essays and management reports, making oral presentations etc.

In preparing any written piece of assessment for your postgraduate studies it is important to draw on the relevant ‘literature’ to support critical analysis. Also essential is to reference the literature used. Correct referencing is important because it identifies the
source of the ideas and arguments that you present, and sometimes the source of the actual words you use, and helps to avoid the problem of plagiarism.
(Further information on plagiarism is provided later in this course outline.)

The Harvard system is widely used in the Business School. Guidelines for the use of this style of referencing can be found in the
Communication Skills Guide.

Further assistance with referencing is available from the Faculty’s Learning Support Advisors. The contact details are provided on page 6 of the Communication Skills Guide.

Return of Assignments and Feedback

Lecturer’s aim to mark and return assignments to students within two (2) weeks of the due date with written feedback.  MCO assignments will be returned via MyUni.
    
Late Assignment Submission

Students are expected to submit their work by the due date to maintain a fair and equitable system.  Extensions will generally only be given for medical or other serious reasons. All requests for extensions should be emailed to the lecturer in charge of the course before the due date.  Each request will be assessed on its merits.  A late assignment (without prior arrangement) may be penalised by a 5% mark reduction for each day that it is late. 
   
Plagiarism and Other Forms of Cheating

Plagiarism is a serious act of academic misconduct.  The School adheres strictly to the University’s policies on examination and assessment.  The University’s Policies on Assessment, including plagiarism and other forms of cheating, can be found at:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/230/

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/465/ 

Students must not submit work for an assignment that has previously been submitted for this course or any other course.
   
Examinations

During the Trimester you will be provided with an examination timetable, via email. It will also be available on the web.  It is your responsibility to check the timetable and to ensure that you understand the correct date and time of the exam and the location of the exam room. Misunderstanding or misreading the timetable is not valid grounds for the granting of a supplementary exam.  Students must attend at least 80% of classes or they will forgo their right to a supplementary exam on academic grounds.

If you are in any doubt about the examination, please contact your lecturer.
      
Open Book Examinations

While the MCO examination is run in an open book format, candidates should note that they will not be given credit for work copied from textbooks, websites or other materials distributed during classes. Appropriate referencing in examinations is required where others’ work is referred to.
     
Return of Examination Scripts

It is School policy not to return examination scripts.  Students are, however, welcome to discuss their exam performance with their lecturer.  Scripts will be held at the School for a period of twelve months following examinations, after which the scripts will be
destroyed.

Course Results

Course results will be available within three to four weeks after the final examination/assignment.  University staff are not permitted to provide results to students over the telephone or by email.  When results are approved and finalised they are made available through Access Adelaide:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/access/