
Organisation and Groups
Code: 101642Credits: 12
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Social Education | OB | 2 |
| Education Studies | OB | 2 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Miquel Àngel Essomba Gelabert
- Email :
- miquelangel.essomba@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Juan José Ramirez Romero
- Maria del Mar Duran Bellonch
- Miquel Àngel Essomba Gelabert
- Aleix Barrera Corominas
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
We should recommend review the contents developed in the following first year subjects:
- Education and Educational Contexts
- Digital and Socioemotional Education
Objectives
This subject helps to understand how organizations in general and the educational ones in particular work, as well as the group dynamics that occur in them. It is, therefore, a fundamental subject for taking Practicum on the 3rd course. It has their continuation in the subject "Management of Social and Educational Institutions" of the Bachelor's Degree in Social Education and in the subjects "Organisational Development of Educational Institutions" and "Direction and Leadership in Educational Institutions" of the Bachelor's Degree in Education Studies.
The main aims are:
- To understand the main paradigms, theories, and trends that support the knowledge about organizations.
- To understand which are the components of an educational organization.
- To develop projects for an educational organization.
- To understand contents related to group dynamics.
- To practice the capacity for developing systematic observation and the ability to analyze the group process.
- To develop skills for dynamizing groups in educational contexts.
- To increase the educational group process and to improve the individual learning process using the group as a pedagogical tool for designing educational interventions.
Learning outcomes
- Form teams that are capable of carrying out activities effectively both in person and remotely in different ways.
- Participating actively in guided and supervised activities.
- Develop the capacity of systematic observation and analysis of the group process.
- Develop intervention skills in relation to different group techniques.
- Know the elements that make up an organization.
- Analyse general issues affecting the organization of educational institutions.
- Form teams that are capable of carrying out activities effectively
- Critically analyse the principles, values and procedures that govern the exercise of the profession.
- Explain the explicit or implicit code of practice of one's own area of knowledge.
- Weigh up the impact of any long- or short-term difficulty, harm or discrimination that could be caused to certain persons or groups by the actions or projects.
- Propose projects and actions that are in accordance with the principles of ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and obligations, diversity and democratic values.
Contents
CONTENTS SECTION 1. Groups
- The concepts of group and team
- The group development
- The main variables of the group structure
- The group dynamics: theories
- Group intervention techniques
CONTENTS SECTION 2. Organization
- Organizational theories and trends
- Organizational ethics as a commitment to the organization
- Institutional projects
- Organizational structures and their operation and management
- Relationship system
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 60 | 2.4 | 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| Reading and Studing | 150 | 6 | 5, 6 |
| Individual and Group Mentoring | 60 | 2.4 | |
| Theoretical lectures | 30 | 1.2 | 2, 5, 6 |
We oriented the teaching-learning process towards active and meaningful methodology. The methodology of the subject consists in:
- Presentations of the contents of the syllabus.
- Seminar teams, supervised by the teachers.
The first block's kick-off session, for both Pedagogy and Social Education, will take place on 7/9/2026 and will end for both on 11/1/2027.
The second block's kick-off session, for both Pedagogy and Social Education, will take place on 1/2/2027. The end of the second block in Pedagogy will take place on 21/6/2027, and for Social Education it will be on 14/6/2027.
Throughout the course, it is planned to carry out an activity linked to the professional areas of the degree and the learning outcomes of the subject. This activity may consist of a trip to visit a center. Attendance is mandatory. The teaching staff will inform students of the details once the specific date is available.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing exam section GROUPS | 25% | 0 | 0 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 |
| Group activity - ORGANIZATION | 10% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Writing exam section ORGANIZATION | 25% | 0 | 0 | 2, 5, 6, 7 |
| Techniques and learning exercises section GROUPS | 25% | 0 | 0 | 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11 |
| Individual activity - ORGANIZATION | 15% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 7, 10 |
The subject is implemented through face-to-face activities. The attendance to these activities is considered an essential requirement to pass the subject. A minimum attendance of 80% is compulsory for the seminar group sessions. Certificates or evidences presented in case of absence only pojnt out the absence and, in any case, excuse the lack of attendance. In case of non attendance higher than 20%, the student will be able to retake the assessment if he/she has proven 2/3 of the assessment exercises.
To pass the subject, it is necessary to have the minimum grade expected for each and every one of the assessment evidences:
1. Techniques and exercises developed in groups and individually in the Group block (minimum grade to make an average, 5/10) - Retakeable
2. Group activity in the Organization block (minimum grade to make an average, 5/10) - Retakeable
3. Individual work in the Organization block will not be recoverable (minimum grade to make an average, 3.5/10) - Not retakeable
4. Individual written tests linked to the content worked on in the subject (one for each block). The date of the individual written tests for the first block will be 12/7/2026 and 11/1/2027 (Pedagogy) and 11/1/2027 (Social Education) and for the second block will be 5/31/2027 (Pedagogy) and 04/26/2027 (Social Education). The retake date for the written tests will be 6/21/2027 (Pedagogy) and 6/14/2027 (Social Ed.). (minimum grade to make an average, 5/10, each exam) - Retakeable
People who, for duly justified health reasons, have not been able to attend any of the individual written tests on the established dates, may take the retake. The content, structure, method of presentation and delivery, as well as presentation dates, of the case study and/or intervention project, as well as the techniques and exercises, will be explained at the beginning of each block. To pass the subject, it is necessary that both blocks of the subject are passed with a minimum grade of 5 points on a scale of 10. Each of the evaluation evidence has a specific weight that can be consulted in the table above. If any of the evidence considered basic is not presented, the student will be classified as "not assessable". If more than one piece of evidence in a block is failed, the final grade for the block will be that of the piece of evidence failed with the highest grade. In the event of failing a block after making up the assignments, the final grade that will appear on the transcript will be that of the failed block.
Lecturers will return the feedback related to case study and/or project, the techniques and exercises in continuous evaluation and the writing exams within 20 days. The group work willbe returned at the end of each block. The grades of each evidence will be made public in the Moodle Classroom. The student who wants to revise the grade will haveto do it during the period established by the lecturers.
Students who during the course have made a proper follow-up of the subject and still have some evidence not passed can be allowed to redo the activity. Lecturers will study each case according to their situation.
Students enrolled for a second time and so on can ask to make only a final synthesis test. Lecturers will announce the conditions on the first day of the subject (7/9/2026). This option must be communicated, agreed, and formalized with the lecturers during the first month of the course. The option of the synthesis test does not in any case mean exemption from carrying out all the evaluation evidence of the subject.
In all activities, students must respect the linguistic correction, the writing, and the formal aspects of the presentation. Students must be able to express themselves fluently and correctly and must show a high degree of understanding of academic texts. An activity can be returned (not evaluated) or not pass if the lecturer considers that it does not meet these requirements. Before submitting evidence, students must verify that they respect these criteria and that the sources, notes, textual citations, and bibliographic references, follow the APA regulations, according to the documentation summarized in the following sources https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/guibib/113512/modelapa_a2021a.pdf and http://wuster.uab.es/web_argumenta_obert/unit_20/sot_2_03.html
Copying or plagiarizing material, both in the case of papers and written tests, will be punished; the subjectwill be automatically considered failed. A work, activity or written test will be considered \"copied\" when it reproduces in whole or in part thework of a colleague, and that it is \"plagiarized\" when a part of an author's text is presented as his own without citing the source. In case of detecting any of the two practices, the lecturers will study if it is convenient to request the opening of a disciplinary enquiry. You can find more information about plagiarism at http://wuster.uab.es/web_argumenta_obert/unit_20/sot_2_01.html
For this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively in support tasks such as text correction (spelling, grammar, clarity, etc.), image or diagram generation, content synthesis or brainstorming. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the result of the activity. The lack of transparency in the use of AI in any assessable activity will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a total penalty in the grade of the activity. The teaching staff, in case of doubts, may require a tutorial to validate the authorship.
Likewise, this subject requires to show an attitude compatible with the educational profession: punctuality, proper use of electronic devices (mobile, computer, etc.), empathy, correctness in communication with others, and respect to the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.
Bibliography
RELEVANT REFERENCES
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Vendrell. E. (1999). Dinàmica de Grups i Psicologia dels Grups. Servei de Publicacions de la UB.
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Software
In the event of online work sessions, the Teams platform will be used. In the event of recording work sessions with a video camera to proceed with a formative analysis of the content, there will be the support of the SAE of the Faculty of Education.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 2 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 111 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 112 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 211 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 212 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |