BCS Foundation Certificate in Organisational Behaviour

Is the Certificate in Organisational Behaviour course suitable for me?

Are you looking to gain a general understanding of the structure, operation, and behaviour of an organisation? If so, this training course would be beneficial to you.

Alternatively, if you’re a Business Analyst, Business Manager, or working in Business Change, this training would also be suitable for your career development.

What jobs can I apply for after my Organisational Behaviour training?

People who take BCS Business Analysis training typically go into one of the following job roles:

•    Business Analysis
•    Business Architect
•    Enterprise Architect
•    Consultant
•    Project Management Team Member or Manager
•    Strategy Planner, and more!

The average UK salary for a Business Analyst is £45,000 per annum.

(Source: PayScale)

Learning Outcomes

After this training, you can demonstrate an understanding of Organisational Behaviours in the following areas: 

•    Organisational Principles – delivering value, structure, budgets, jobs, management and rules
•    Operating models – structures and boundaries
•    Organisational motivation, behaviour and culture
•    Group formation, dynamics and networks
•    Principles of financial reporting – balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, costing, and pricing
•    Project finance – costs and benefits, payback, discounted cash flow

Organisational Behaviour Syllabus

•  Organisational Principles (17.5%)
  • Delivering value
  • Organisation structuring
  • Budgets and departmentalised businesses
  • Describe types of jobs
  • Describe line management, staff and functional relationships
  • Explain formalisation of rules and procedures
  • Explain centralisation v decentralisation
•  Operating models (15%)
  • Explain organisation structures and their characteristics
  • Recognise organisational boundaries
•  Organisational motivation, behaviour and culture (20%)
  • Explain organisational motivation (OMG business motivation model)
  • Describe the Organisational Behaviour Field Map
  • Explain organisational effectiveness and the balanced scorecard
•  Group formation (10%)
  • Explain groups and group dynamics
  • Describe formal and informal groups
•  Principles of financial reporting (20%)
  • Describe statement of financial position (balance sheet)
  • Explain income and expenditure (income statement, profit-and-loss account)
  • Describe cash flow
  • Explain costing and pricing
•  Project finance (17.5%)
  • Describe the rationale for and the techniques used for evaluating a financial case.
  • Payback
  • Discounted Cash Flow /Net Present Value
  • Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Organisational Behaviour Exam Format

Exam Format – Multiple-choice.

Number of questions – 40.

Duration – 60 minutes.

Supervised – Yes.

Open Book – No.

Pass mark – 26/40 (65%).