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48070-01 - Colloquium: Organizational Behavior and Leadership (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Ingo Weller (ingo.weller@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Content overview: Day 1: Organizational behavior (individuals and groups) Interactive parts Day 2: Leadership (leadership theories and challenges) Interactive parts Day 3 and Day 4: Team presentations and discussions |
| Learning objectives | The Organizational Behavior and Leadership course is an "advanced introduction." It is considered an "introduction" because it does not require much prior knowledge of the topic. However, some general background in psychology or management is helpful. As an introduction, the course provides an overview of organizational behavior (OB) and its relationship to leadership. It is "advanced" because it goes beyond a basic introduction. This is reflected in the team tasks and presentations, which build on research papers and require students to develop a deeper understanding of theory building and empirical testing in the fields of organizational behavior (OB) and leadership. |
| Bibliography | Course materials are distributed in the classroom or made available digitally (via ADAM). Circulation of the files to outsiders is discouraged. The lecturing parts of the course build on the following textbook (it is not mandatory or expected that students study the textbook): Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T.: Organizational behavior (18th edition, 2019, or later). New York, NY: Pearson. All materials will be uploaded shortly before the announced days. |
| Weblink | Weblink to ADAM |
| Admission requirements | The course is a seminar/colloquium. The course language is English. In face-to-face format, 25 students (max.) are admitted. If the access to the course must be restricted, students will be asked to write and submit a short motivation letter (about 1 page), which will serve as the basis for admission decisions. |
| Course application | 1. The number of participants is limited to 25 Students in the Business and Technology master's program and those in the major Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization will be given priority for application. If the access to the course must be restricted, students will be asked to write and submit a short motivation letter (about 1 page), which will serve as the basis for admission decisions. 2. Please register for the course and the subsequent assignment via this link here from 01.08.25 - 16.09.25: https://adam.unibas.ch/goto_adam_svy_2006105.html Please make sure that you are registered for the fall semester and have paid the semester fees before you register for this course. Eucor-Students and mobility students of other Swiss Universities or the FHNW also have to register at the University of Basel BEFORE the enrollment deadline and receive their login data by post (email address of the University of Basel). Processing time up to a week! Detailed information can be found here: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Studium/Mobilitaet.html 3. You will be informed about the admission by 18.09.2025 at the latest. 4. A deregistration is possible until 26.09.25 at the latest by email to belegungstorno-wwz@unibas.ch 5. Your registration will be entered in your Online Services only after the official deadline of the course registration period, i.e. after October 13, 2025. 6. The following applies to everyone: enrollment = registration for the exam/assignment! In case of non-participation after registration it will be noted as "nicht erschienen" in the transcript. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 26.09.2025 | 14.30-19.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
| Saturday 27.09.2025 | 09.15-16.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
| Friday 10.10.2025 | 14.30-19.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
| Saturday 11.10.2025 | 09.15-16.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
| Modules |
Module: Business Field: Human Resources (Master's Studies: Business and Technology) Module: Core Courses in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Specific Electives in Business and Economics (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Specific Electives in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | The exam has two components: • Participation in the course – accounting for 33% of the overall grade • Teamwork (presentation day: tbd) – accounting for 66% of the overall grade |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |