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Diploma in Organisational Behaviour
(organizational behavior)

Update Notice - June 2008  This course is undergoing revision as the core textbook is no longer available. A new core textbook will be selected and the syllabus will be revised. The course fee might change. Please enquire about the latest status of the course before enrolling.
A "soft skills" management qualification
Recognised by a leading group of management bodies
Leading to credit towards an EMBA/MBA

 
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Cost: £295.00  (295 Pounds Sterling - for currency conversion see www.xe.com )
(Textbooks extra - approx. cost of textbooks £40.00)

Students outside the UK who cannot receive email and need our material by snail mail are charged an extra £50.00 

 

About this Diploma

 

This diploma is a private British qualification awarded by Kadmon Academy of Human Potential.  Texts used are up-to-date textbooks by leading professors and experts in the field.

This diploma is not related to HNC/HND/NVQ qualifications and does not give you automatic entry to British universities.  It is not a government-recognised qualification.

 

This diploma is primarily aimed at people in business (including small businesses and self-employment) who wish to develop their organisational management skills as well as to have a qualification they can use in their c.v. / résumé. Graduates of the course will be able to use the designatory letters ‘Dip.O.B.’ after their name.  The course will also be of interest to psychology graduates or life coaches who have not studied organisational psychology and are moving into the business world; those preparing to study business management at university at a later date, or taking an industrial gap year; stress managers and executive development trainers wishing to understand the corporate environment; retired/redundant executives without a formal qualification who are moving into consultancy; those who wish to teach evening or adult education classes in the subject; and anyone interested in organisational behaviour and corporate change.

 

The qualification is for those who want a quicker, more accessible and/or more affordable alternative than a university Diploma in Management Studies or MBA, and for those who do not wish or need to study economics, finance and accounting.  Our course concentrates on the human face of the organisation, and is biased towards the empowerment of the individual in the organisation and in society. Its aim is to produce graduates who can be successful, and allow their enterprises to be successful, by empowering themselves and others.

 

A high standard of written English and the ability to study comfortably on your own, and without close supervision, are essential. Experience of business in a responsible position is preferred. Experience of A-level study or equivalent (for example Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement Tests, or other national qualifications for 18–21-year-olds) or some further or adult education, is strongly preferred, as is experience in the business environment. However, applicants without these qualifications will be considered on their merits subject to a qualifying essay at our discretion.

 

Core Syllabus:

 

Introduction to Organisational Behaviour
Individuals in Organisations: Perception and Attribution
Individuals in Organisations: Diversity, Individual Differences and Career Development
Individuals in Organisations: Motivation at Work
Individuals in Organisations: Effective Decision-Making
Groups and Teamwork: High Performance Teamwork
Groups and Teamwork: Communication
Groups and Teamwork: Leadership
Groups and Teamwork: Power, Conflict and Stress
Groups and Teamwork: Negotiations and Intergroup Behaviour
The Dynamic Organisation: Organisational Culture
The Dynamic Organisation: Fostering High Performance
The Dynamic Organisation: Organisational Structure and Influence
The Dynamic Organisation: Change Management

The updated core syllabus includes such issues as e-business, multinational teams and diversity. Many case studies drawn from industry are given.

 

Core text:

Gordon, Judith R. Organizational Behavior: A Diagnostic Approach. 7th edition.  Prentice Hall, 2002.  [When a new edition of this book appears, the course will be updated accordingly.]

 

Method of study:

 

This course uses the widely accepted 'read a book, write a paper' distance learning method widely used by many American universities offering distance learning degrees.  However, this professional diploma is brought to you at a fraction of the typical cost of degree study. 

Students will be set written exercises/assignments on each core topic, and work may be submitted by email or post for tutor’s comments and grading. Assessment is continuous – there is no final examination.

Additional third-party resources are available on the Internet, linked specifically to the course, so it will be a distinct advantage for students to have a computer and Internet connection. Availability of additional online resources may change at any time and is outside our control.

As well as the core syllabus, students will undertake a further study of one selected topic (and do written assignments totalling approx. 3000 words) chosen from subjects such as:

   .    organisational change;

·         workplace bullying and its effects;

·         the psychological contract in the organisation;

·         stress in the workplace;

·         business applications of NLP;

·         the symbolism of corporate attitudes and aspirations;

·         practice management for the self-employed helping professional;

·         finding one’s personal mission;

·         the work of Charles Handy;

·         Jungian psychological types and work styles;

·         supervisory skills;

·         containing anger and violence;

·         general course on psychology in work and industry;

·         abundance consciousness;

·         executive coaching;

·         spiritual values in the workplace;

·         cross-cultural competence;

·         management of small complementary therapy businesses;

·         leadership qualities in the profit-making sector

·         leadership qualities in the non-profit sector

or a special topic agreed with your tutor. (This list will be subject to addition and change from time to time).

Additional textbook reading will be set for your selected topic to be supplemented by your own reading and Internet study. Purchase of textbooks will normally be required (some books only available from the USA).

 

Graduation, Recognition  and Membership of Management Associations

 

A printed certificate, suitable for framing, will be issued to successful graduates.

The Diploma  is recognised for membership purposes by The Group of International Professional Bodies - see web site http://www.group-ims.com/  

 

This Diploma is also recognised by the Institute of General Management (Ireland) and the Institute of Hospitality Management (Ireland)

 

This diploma is not related to HNC/HND/NVQ qualifications and does not give you automatic entry to British universities.  It is not a government-recognised qualification.

 

Conversion to EMBA and route to MBA

 

The Dip.O.B., plus evidence of other business learning and skills, may be converted to an EMBA (Executive Master of Business Administration) degree of Calamus International University for an additional fee of  £750.00 (plus VAT in the UK/EU).  (NB – this is not a UK degree but is awarded by an overseas university).  The EMBA may then be upgraded to a full MBA specialising in "soft skills" by taking additional courses by distance learning with Calamus. 

 

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