On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. evaluate the organisational structure relevant to it being able to meet the organisations objectives

2. adapt the organisation's talent selection initiatives to maximise opportunity for diverse voices within the business

3. develop leadership competencies supporting the development of an environment that aligns with human motivation

4. collaborate with key stakeholders to identify relevant key performance indicators that measure progress against the organisation's objectives

5. communicate challenges to the relevance of the organisation's structure, given the current global impacts to business

6. formulate a readiness plan to prepare the organisation for a company-wide change initiative.

The referenced textbook for this course is:

Robbins, Judge, Edwards, Sandiford, Fitzgerald, and Hunt 2019, Organisational Behaviour (Links to an external site.), 9th edn, Pearson Australia, Victoria

All Course Readings are available through the links in each module and also available through the ‘Course Readings’ menu item in the navigation bar.

The course is delivered over a 6 week period.

Planning of your time will be critical to immerse in the readings, activities, and discussions which provide the breadth and depth of knowledge to support your learning and completion of your assessments.

Over six weeks, you will journey through the world of organisational structure, and the development of an organisation’s operating framework, to align with the strategic objectives. You will also consider human motivation and its role in providing a sound base for workplace engagement, performance, and speed to change.

In the first week, you will learn about the role of an organisation’s resources, capability, and decision structure in achieving its objectives. This includes the introduction to the design of an organisational structure through a video animation.

In Week 2, you will look at the importance of talent sourcing, selection, and retention to build diversity of thought, skill, experience, and decision-making across all practices and processes of the organisation.

In Week 3, you will learn about alignment across the organisation on the business objectives and role clarity for each function and individual on their role in achieving the objectives. This will include the difference between individual and shared objectives, and how they link back to the company-wide objectives.

In Week 4, you will look at Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and how they are developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to guide and measure performance against organisational objectives. 

As you move towards the end of the course in week 5, you will link leadership capability, behaviours, and practices effective in building working environments, which align with human motivation.  

In the final week, you will consider the learning from the course in relation to change readiness and preparing an organisation for change, with a focus on planning, communication, and leadership capability.

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

Students should allocate approximately 25 hours per week to accomplish the Learning Outcomes for this Intensive Course. In total the course is estimated to require 156 hours for completion.

This course includes class discussions, research activities, developing visual diagrams, quizzies, and online tutorials.

The following is a weekly schedule of the 6 modules.

1. Organisational Structure
2. Diverse Workforce
3. Aligned Objectives
4. Organisational Performance
5. Human Motivation
6. Change Readiness

Students will need to be able to:

- Navigate their way around this course environment.

- Navigate their way around the internet.

- Interact online through class discussion forums.

Class Discussion Groups form part of weekly activities.

Assessment Name	Due	Weighting	Course Learning Outcomes	Related Weeks
Assessment 1 Graded discussions	End of week 2,3, & 4. Sunday 11.59pm	30%	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4
Assessment 2 Essay Equivalent 1500 words	End of week 3. Sunday 11.59pm	25%	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3
Assessment 3 Essay Equivalent 2000 words	End of week 5. Sunday 11.59pm	35%	4,5,6	1,2,3,4,5
Assessment 4 Reflection in personal application of the skills leaned in the course Reflecton on the application or integration of key artefacts from the learning, within the individuals sphere of inflience	Complete portfolio due end of week 6. Sunday 11.59pm	10%	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4,5,6

The requirements for each assessment are as follows:

Assessment 1:
The purpose of the assessment is for students to summarise the key leadership practices and decision-making processes within their own organisation relating to organisation structure, diversity, accountability, and motivation.

Assessment 2:
The purpose of this assessment is to justify the organisation wide alignment between strategy, structure, skill, and objectives

Assessment 3:
The purpose of this assessment is for students to design performance objectives and measures which align with human motivation.

Assessment 4:
The purpose of the task is to help students curate and articulate their learning experience into a reflective journal as a record of their learning journey through the MBA (Online) Program.

Assessment 1: Graded Discussions
Assessed Week 2, 3 & 4
Weighting: 1500 words, 30%
The purpose of the assessment is for students to summarise the key leadership practices and decision-making processes within their own organisation relating to organisation structure, diversity, accountability, and motivation.
This assessment maps to the following course outcomes:
• Evaluate the organisational structure relevant to it being able to meet the organisation’s objectives.
• Adapt the organisation's talent-selection initiatives to maximise opportunity for diverse voices within the business.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify relevant Key Performance Indicators which measure progress against the organisation's objectives.
Students are asked to complete the tasks outlined in the detailed instructions of the downloadable PDF and submit a post on the discussion forum of approximately 1,500 words in total. Comprising of 300 words for each original post x 3, and 200 words for each response to a post x 3.

Assessment 2: Essay
Assessed Week 3
Weighting: 1500 words, 25%
The purpose of this assessment is to justify the organisation wide alignment between strategy, structure, skill, and objectives.
This assessment maps to the following course outcomes:
• Evaluate the organisational structure, relevant to it being able to meet the organisation’s objectives.
• Adapt the organisation's talent-selection initiatives to maximise opportunity for diverse voices within the business.
• Communicate challenges to the relevance of the organisation's structure, given the current global impacts to business.
Students are asked to write an essay which discusses the alignment of your organisation’s structure and skill with the strategy and objectives of the organisation.

Assessment 3: Essay
Assessed Week 5.
Weighting: 2000 words, 35%
The purpose of this assessment is for students to design performance objectives and measures which align with human motivation.
This assessment maps to the following course outcomes:
• Develop five leadership competencies supporting the development of an environment which aligns with human motivation.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify relevant Key Performance Indicators which measure progress against the organisation's objectives.
• Communicate challenges to the relevance of the organisation's structure, given the current global impacts to business.
Students are asked to prepare a paper which reviews the relevance of your individual and shared Key Performance Indicators in achieving the organistation’s objectives and consider how well they align with human motivation.

Assessment 4: Reflective task
Assessed Week 6.
Weighting 10%
The purpose of the task is to help students curate and articulate their learning experience into a reflective journal as a record of their learning journey through the MBA (Online) Program.
Students are directed to sort through the reflections of the weekly Stages (120 words per week) and submit the final reflection task (800 words) as a PDF for assessment.
The reflective task challenges students to focus their reflections on the course content by completing weekly ‘Personal Learning Reflection’ journal entries. The weekly personal self-reflection asks students to reflect on:
• skills learnt in the course
• key artefacts from the learning; specifically self-assessments, readings and activities.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni.

Please refer to step by step instructions: MyUni Learning Centre

There are a few points to note about the submission of assignments:

Assignment Submission: Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both). Note that assignments may be processed via TURNITIN, which is an online plagiarism prevention tool.

Cover Sheet: Please include in the assignment a completed University of Adelaide Assessment Cover Sheet providing details of yourself and your team members (if applicable), your assignment, the course, date submitted, etc. as well as the declaration signed by you that this is your (your team’s) work. Note that the declaration on any electronically submitted assignment will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed declaration.

Backup Copy of Assignments: You are advised to keep a copy of your assignments in case the submitted copy goes missing. Please ensure that all assignment pages are numbered. If your assignment contains confidential information, you should discuss any concerns with the Course Lecturer prior to submission.

Extensions of Time: An application for Assessment Extension should be made well before the due date of the assignment to the Course Lecturer. Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date. Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine medical, compassionate or extenuating circumstances.

Failure to submit: Failure to submit an assignment on time or by the agreed extension deadline may result in penalties and may incur a fail grade. Note that a late penalty of 5% of the total available marks for that assessment item will be incurred each day an assignment is handed in late (Unless otherwise stated in 'Assessment Related Requirements' or 'Assessment Detail' above). Assignments handed in after 14 days from the due submission date will fail even if a 100% mark is granted for the work.

Resubmission & Remarking
Resubmission of an assignment for remarking after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted. Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds. All assignments must be submitted by Sunday night, 11:59pm of the week in which they are due.