Students registering in grouped study mode are advised that there may be some differences in the evaluation and course materials information indicated below. To obtain the most up-to-date information, contact the School of Business Call Centre at 1-800-468-6531.
Overview
ORGB 300: Organizational Culture deals with issues and concepts in organizational culture, and focuses on the impact of organizational culture on individuals in North American work organizations. The course introduces the “tools” you will need for conceptualizing and understanding culture. The goal is to help you understand how culture is learned and internalized, and to appreciate its importance in relation to all activities undertaken in organizations. You will also gain an understanding of the effects of ceremonies, myths, rituals, and symbols.
Outline
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: Why Organizations are Cultures
Lesson 3: The Substance of Organizational Culture
Lesson 4: Cultural Forms
Lesson 5: Organizational Passages and Cultural Continuity
Lesson 6: Occupational Subcultures
Lesson 7: Other Subcultures in Organizations
Evaluation
To receive credit for ORGB 300, you must obtain a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination and an overall course grade of at least D (50 percent). The chart below outlines the credit weight associated with each of the assessment activities.
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1
20%
Assignment 2
25%
Assignment 3
25%
Final Online Exam
30%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Trice, H. M., & Beyer, J. M. (1993). The cultures of work organizations. New York: Pearson. (This text is an essential reference book covering the most important principles of organizational culture that apply to all modern work organizations. It is currently out of print, so students will receive it in PDF format in their online course.) (PDF)
Bakan, J. (2009). The corporation: The pathological pursuit of profit and power. Toronto: Penguin Canada. ISBN 978-0-14-317161-4 (Print)
Digital Reading Room (DRR)
The DRR is a repository of current online articles that are linked to lessons and assignments.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the ORGB 300 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.