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Work Motivation in Educational and Training Organisations - EDST5450
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Education
 
 
Course Outline: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/education/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
None
 
 
Excluded: EDST4220, EDST4320
 
 
Fee Band: 5 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Critically examines various models, including those based upon the needs hierarchy, goal, two-factor, congruence and expectancy theories. Analysis of empirical studies, which investigate the relationships of job satisfaction with other variables such as stress, communication, role conflict, role ambiguity, participative decision-making and organisational commitment. Considers teachers' and trainers' job characteristics, their relationship with job satisfaction and job redesign.

Learning Outcomes

By the completion of this course students should have:
  • Enhanced their scholarly skills
  • Achieved an in-depth engagement with Work Motivation
  • Enhanced their capacity for analytical and critical thinking
  • Developed sophisticated understandings of work motivation in organisations and be able to apply these understandings to management contexts in education.

Assessment

  • Critical review of article (1500 words) - 20%
  • Literature review (2500 words) - 40%
  • Essay applying theory to practice (3000 words) - 40%

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