This course provides a one-term introduction to basic organizational behaviour, interpersonal and managerial skills, and critical thinking attitudes and behaviours needed for personal and professional development and their application in contemporary organizations. Topics include behaviour diversity in organizations, attitudes, emotions and moods, personality and values, perception and individual decision making, motivation, group behaviour, emotional intelligence, rationality, coping with stress, developing the inner qualities for success and entrepreneurship in organisations. This minor aims to create awareness and train students in mastering appropriate organizational behaviour, interpersonal and management skills as well as and logical and critical thinking skills in an effective manner, so that they can develop personally and professionally.

Minor content

After the completion of the minor, students will be able to: recognise and deal with behaviour diversity in organizations; identify and use effective organisational behaviour skills and interpersonal and professional skills applied to effective functioning in organisations; explain and regulate attitudes and intrinsic motivation; understand the function emotions and moods have and know to regulate them; explain and identify personality, values and understand the role of perceptions and assumptions; apply the right critical thinking strategies in individual and group decision making processes; handle personal and group behaviour; value emotional intelligence and be willing to develop the inner qualities for success; cope with stress and develop the inner qualities for success; develop necessary interpersonal and managerial skills and attitudes to enhance their employability.

Structure of the minor

 420 workload hours (15 ECS) 

Educational approaches may include:

• Workshops
• Student-led seminars 
• Projects, experiments and simulations
• Case discussions 
• Skill oriented activities 
• Cooperation with other minors and courses
• Socratic Approach
• Reflective thinking 
• Reflective journals 
• Techniques of relaxation (cognitive restructuring, optional meditation and breathing techniques) 
• Topic exploration sessions 
• Open minded discussions
• Guest Lectures

Recommended knowledge

There is an assumption that you hold the propaedeutic year of your bachelor's programme. Furthermore, we advise you to make sure that you have also completed at least 30 credits in year 2 and/or 3 so that you have just a slightly more solid foundation to participate in the minor

Examination

• Product Folder Critical Thinking
• Product Folder Organisational Behaviour and Interpersonal Skills
• Topic Explorations Organisational Behaviour and Critical Thinking and Open Minded Discussions
• Student-led Seminars Organisational Behaviour and Critical Thinking