On completion of this course, students will:

a. have a demonstrated basic knowledge of the fundamentals of business management and organisational theory, including a capacity to recognise and use relevant terminology;

b. have a demonstrated competence to read, understand and critically evaluate the information contained in relevant academic texts;

c. be able to organise and present information to a satisfactory standard in oral presentations and essays;

d. be able to understand and critically evaluate case studies in at least one of the topic areas, including its relevance to course topics;

e. have a demonstrated competence to effectively contribute to a team project;

f. have a demonstrated understanding of the processes underlying diversity within an organisation.

1. Introduction to the theory of organisations, including topics such as:

1.1 Individual behaviour within organisations
1.2 Groups and group processes, including teamwork and team building
1.3 Case study: A successful/unsuccessful team
1.4 Organisational communications and decision-making
1.5 Conformity and diversity within organisations and groups

2. Fundamentals of management, including topics such as:

2.1 Introduction to the management environment
2.2 Basic management processes
2.3 Managing groups and teams
2.4 Managing for diversity
2.5 Case study: An example of managing diversity in a challenging environment
2.6 Leadership

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Internal Mode

Lecture
Tutorial

Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 11 weeks
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks