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Managing in a Complex World
Postgraduate | SWI-MGT60031 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
Assemble a complete picture of the manager’s role as a planner, organiser and leader. Analyse how a dynamic working environment can demand responsive skills.Tackle issues like motivational styles, organisational behaviour and strategic planning.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- -
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Managing in a Complex World
About this subject
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
- Critically analyse environmental pressures on management historically and contemporarily, and the responsiveness of the managerial function to environmental shifts
- Demonstrate coherent and advanced knowledge of managerial functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling across the organisation in diverse and complex environments
- Critically analyse managerial roles and functions at different organisational levels and in different types of organisations
- Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences and function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team.
- Pressures for change in the roles of organisations and management
- Management yesterday and today
- What do managers do? - The planning function
- What do managers do? - The organising function
- What do managers do? - The leadership function
- What do managers do? - The controlling or performance management function
- What do managers do? - Managing for sustainability
- What do managers do? - Organisational design, culture and leadership in an increasingly complex and fast changing business environment
This subject provides a broad understanding of the management role and its significance in enabling organisations to operate effectively within a fast paced, increasingly complex and diverse global environment.
It pays particular attention to current trends and pressures for change on managerial responsibilities. The management role will be examined from the perspective of direction-setting, decision-making and strategic planning; the organising role covering structure and design, communications and information technology, human resource management and the management of change and innovation; the leadership role covering the basics of organisational behaviour, group and team dynamics, motivation and leadership styles; and the controlling or performance management function introducing operations and value chain management.
- Individual (15-25%)
- Individual Case-based (30-50%)
- Group (35-45%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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