Module Code - Title:
PM6901
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PEOPLE AND BEHAVIOUR IN PROJECTS
Year Last Offered:
2023/4
Hours Per Week:
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Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The module focuses on developing understanding of behaviour and people issues in projects. Research in the social and behavioural sciences supports the view that the effective management of people is vital to project success. People represent a critical resource however their behaviour needs to be aligned with the goal of the project. Behaviour can be understood at individual, team and organisation levels of analysis.
Syllabus:
People as human capital. Drivers of human capital utilisation. Responsibility for managing people in projects. Characteristics of effective people management. Project managers as people managers. The generalist-specialist relationship in the context of people management. Managing people processes. Selection. Development performance management. Utilisation and restructuring. Individual behaviour. Motivation. Commitment. Engagement Job involvement. Exit behaviours. Team behaviour. Organisational culture and climate. Cross cultural dimensions of behaviour. People and behaviour issues in international projects.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Explain the differences between people behaviour versus people management
Define key dimensions of human capital effectiveness
Define and evaluate various categories of employee behaviour and understand their implications for project effectiveness
Outline a range of people management processes and their application in a project management context
Analyse the causes and symptoms of employee behaviour in projects
Identify the appropriate use of people management strategies to manage employee behaviour and performance
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Be aware of the importance of the human resource in project environments
Be aware of the complex nature of employee behaviour and its manifestation in projects
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Students will participate in a variety of lectures, tutorials, workshops and simulations. They will also participate in case analysis, in-trays and problem based learning activities.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
N/A
Prime Texts:
Garavan, T.N., Hogan, C. and Cahir O Donnell, A. (2009)
Developing Leaders and Managers: Context, Perspectives and Practices
, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan.
Morley, M; Moore, S; Heraty, N; Linehan, M and Mac Curtain, S. (2004)
Principles of Organisational Behaviour - An Irish Text; 2nd. Ed.
, Gill and Macmillan
Other Relevant Texts:
Cobb, T. (2006)
Leading Project Team
, London: Sage.
Kahn, W.A. (2009)
The Guide to Successful Project Team
, London, Routledge.
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Module Leader:
Generic PRS