This lecture clarifies what kind of structures organizations might have and why and how they are needed. The lecture looks at the organization from two different viewpoints: organizations as mechanic systems and organizations as organic systems. At the end of the lecture the professor introduces the first part of the final assignment to this course.

Before the lecture either print or save on your computer the related power point slides.

Assignment before the lecture: Read from Bennett, Crawford and Cartwright chapters 1-4

Open or save the PowerPoint slides related to this lecture EDLS210_S6_L2.pdf​

Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Assignment after the lecture:

1. 1. Reflective report. Write your learning experiences into your personal reflective report. The reflective report for session 6 will be submitted after lecture 8.

After completing the assignment you can proceed to lecture 3.