Diploma in Organizational Behaviour

This free online course on Organizational Behaviour will teach you what influences employee behaviour, how to predict that behaviour, and how this helps to better use individuals working for a company to guarantee the success of an organization. Organizational Behaviour is a field of the academic study of how people act within groups. Its principles are applied primarily in attempts to make businesses operate more effectively.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

Introduction to Organizational Behaviour

This module will introduce you to Organizational Behaviour, a powerful tool that will help you understand why people behave a certain way. Understanding how people behave and what influences their decisions and actions, will help you to build personal relationships, build trust, and make better decisions when those decisions will influence others. In this module you will analyze what Organizational Behaviour is, how it can be applied and the historical context in its development as a field.

Perception

We all see the world differently and our perception of reality influences our thoughts, decisions and behaviour. This module will discuss how psychologists define Perception, how our Perception influences how we see others, and the impact this has in the work place.

Personality

Every individual is different and it is our personality that makes each one of us different. This Module will discuss how psychologists define personality and what factors contribute to the development of our unique personality. You will also be introduced to different Personality Theories that try to explain how our personality develops from early childhood onward. Understanding an individual’s personality is important to understand their behaviour.

First Assessment

This assessment enables you to review your learning so you can determine your knowledge and understanding of Modules 1 to 3 of the following course: ? Diploma in Organizational Behaviour; Module

Learning

Psychologists often define learning as a relatively permanent change in behaviour as a result of experience. The psychology of learning focuses on a range of topics related to how people learn and interact with their environments. This module will discuss a few of these Learning Theories and their application in an organizational setting.

Attitude

Attitudes are often the result of experience or upbringing, and they can have a powerful influence over behaviour. This Module will explain what factors influence our attitude, how we can change an individual’s attitude and the implications of attitudes in an organizational setting.

Emotions

We all experience emotions and they have a powerful influence on our thoughts and behaviour. This Module will explain how our emotions impact our performance in the workplace. It will also discuss the impact stress has on employees and how we can manage stress.

Motivation

Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviours. This Topic will analyze what motivates individuals and how to motivate employees to perform in the workplace.; Module

Second Assessment

This assessment enables you to review your learning so you can determine your knowledge and understanding of Modules 4 to 7 of the following course: ? Diploma in Organizational Behaviour; Module

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