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468-232 Workplace Organisation & Technology (SP) | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Paul Hanrahan |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | 15 hours of intensive contact, supported by structured materials for private study |
Subject Description | A review of workplace organisation theories such as Taylorism, Scientific Management, Human Relations, Contigency Theory, Organisational Cultures. An examination of factors and forces that are responsible for the convergence of workplace organisation and technology - Fordism, Neo-Fordism, Post Fordism or Flexible Specialisation. How do modes of technology serve the interests of some over the interests of others. A critical and comparative exploration of technological determinism and social determinism; use of actor network analysis as a tool and the implications of workplace reformation for work roles, relationships, vocational knowledge and skill development. |
Assessment | A two-hour examination on critical concepts explored in this unit of study (50%), and a report of 2000 words or equivalent (50%). |
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