BUS3033 : Critical Organisation Studies (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Sara Zaeemdar
- Demonstrator: Dr Victoria Pagan
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The module aims to present a framework for critical thinking about organisational behaviour and practice. It introduces students to poststructuralist Critical Organisation Studies. The module seeks to explore the principal debates within the field, and their consequences for empirical research. It helps students to develop critical reflection as they progress through the module.
Outline Of Syllabus
The module will cover key debates in Critical Organisation Studies on topics such as:
- Semiotics, sensemaking and organisational life
- Structure and poststructuralism
- Knowledge
- Power, a Foucauldian framework
- Ideology, resistance and feminism
- Self and identity
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 2 | 1:30 | 3:00 | PiP Lectures |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 5 | 1:00 | 5:00 | PiP Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | Time for students to complete formative and summative coursework & assessments |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 2 | 2:00 | 4:00 | PiP Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 33:00 | 33:00 | Estimated based on 3 hours per teaching week (not necessarily to do in that week) |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | PiP Seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 19:00 | 19:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 4 | 0:30 | 2:00 | Drop-in Q&A Sessions |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Pre-assessment clinic |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The lectures explore various theoretical debates related to Critical Organisation Studies. The seminars provide students with opportunities to investigate the practical implications of the explored debates for contemporary management and organisations. Additional support will be provided through scheduled online contact time to enhance student learning.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 | M | 100 | 2,000 words |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | essay plan (linked to summative assessment Essay) - 400 words |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The essay assesses the students' depth of understanding of a particular topic presented in the module, drawing on further extensive independent research and reading. Such a mode of assessment will allow assessment of students’ ability to apply concepts underpinning philosophy and social theory to the study of organisations,to draw on the critical perspective developed in the module and to demonstrate a critical understanding of the main debates in the study of organisational behaviour.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- BUS3033's Timetable