Duration
Theory : 30h Th
Practice : 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in engineering of conflict prevention and management | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Theory : Jocelyne Robert
Practice :
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Theory
This course aims at giving students analysis tools for a better comprehension of how an organization runs and sometimes runs across problems ...
It will help students better integrate in an organization and make them more efficient.
The presentation of concepts of rationality, culture, socialisation, power, bureaucraty, strategy, system allows the analysis of different situations.
The analysis of the organisations presents key structural variables: work division and coordination , "inter-unit liaison mechanisms", "authority systems and formal communication flows", "power systems and informal communication flows", " kind of environment", etc. to define configurations..
The new theories of organizations are presented too.
Contenus: To understand and et to apply à different theories: elements of the organisation - Classical approach - Rationality-irrationality - Formal - informal - Organisation and bureaucraty - Organisation and culture - Organisation and système - Organisation and strategy - Identity and work - The contingency-The configurations - Other theories- Organisation and changes
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Theory
Objectives:The objectives of the course are: - To Understand the concepts, to analyse the organizations - To Compare, to analyse different theories - To apply different concepts and different theories at the situations of the enterprise - To apply steps of research: questions, hypothesis, context, research of informations, analyse information - To be situated in organizational and institutional context and purpose solutions for the different situations-To compare his opinions and the opinions of the others-To explain critical aspects ans critical judgment.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theory
Planned learning activities and learning , interactyives methods, participative and production methods:
Research information in writing suport to acquire knowledge and to explore
Examples,case studies to present knowledge and to understand and analyse
Debates about some concepts (limited rationality, informel aspects, culture) with meta reflexive approach critical aspects
Analysis of one organization, for problem solving, production auto-analysis
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Theory
Distance learning with if possible face to face lesson.
Question/answer time and follow up.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Theory
Distance learning (no in live)
Distance evaluation in november
Yellow code in january Distance evaluation QCM and open (if possible with the number of the students, the context and the caldendar)
Orange code, Distance evaluation
In september exam in the class
Recommended or required readings
Theory
Power point on lola hec ulg ac be
To know more:
J.Robert, Organisations et changements en entreprise., Editions de l'Université de Liège, 2007.
Stephen Robbins ans Mary Coulter, Management, 8° ed., International Edition, Pearson, 2005.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Theory
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Continue assessment
Assessment of knowledge
Assessment of research work (interview in compagny, analyse and comparaison with the course)
Assessment criteria
- To know concepts and theory
- To analyse a case
- Research information
- Analyse information
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Theory
Organisational nformation will be communicate by myulg and lola
Contacts
Theory
Jocelyne.robert@ulg.ac.be
Items online
Theory
Ibntroduction aux théories des organisations
Les transparentts sont sur le site d'HEC-Ecole de gestion de l'Université de Liège (HD)