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BUSS4812: Work and Organisational Studies Honours A

2025 unit information

This unit covers advanced research-integrated coursework topics in Work and Organisational Studies regarding contemporary scholarly debates and perspectives relating to theory and its relevance to the research process.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Business (Business School)

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Work and Organisational Studies
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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Students must meet the entry requirements to the Honours program, including completion of a pass undergraduate degree and a major in the specialisation area
Corequisites:
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BUSS4001 and (BUSS4813 or BUSS4013)
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. understand different approaches to the development of knowledge relating to work and organisations
  • LO2. critically evaluate underlying concepts, assumptions and limitations of theories about work and organisations
  • LO3. develop coherent arguments and well-founded critiques of theory in work and organisational studies
  • LO4. apply these theories to empirical research and to challenging issues of policy and practice related to work and organisations
  • LO5. present theoretical and abstract ideas and their application to research, policy and practice to other members of the class
  • LO6. conduct research using libraries, online sources, primary sources, archives and other sources of information.

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Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote

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