Managing Organisations and People

• • 1 The Changing World of Management
  • 2 Historical Perspectives of Management
  • 3 The Environment and Corporate Culture; Managing in a Global Environment
  • 4 Ethics, Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development
  • 5 Organisational Planning and Goal Setting & Strategy Formulation and Implementation
  • 6 Fundamentals of Organising
  • 7 Human Resource Management
  • 8 Leadership
  • 9 Motivating Employees
  • 10 Communication in Organisations
  • 11 Leading Teams

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. MyUni is the University of Adelaide's online learning environment. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
• Other requirements - You have access to numerous resources in the library including scholarly journals and alternative contemporary texts on management. You are encouraged to read widely and critically with a focus on recent work (less than 5 years old) in periodicals, refereed academic journals and books. The Communication Skills Guide and The University of Adelaide Writing Centre are helpful resources for your academic writing and observance of the protocols and conventions of the Harvard referencing style.

This course introduces students to the roles and functions of managers. The content includes an introduction to organisations and the need for and nature of management. It examines the evolution of management theory, organisational environments, and corporate social responsibility and ethics. The course also includes a detailed investigation of the four functions of management: planning and decision making, organising, leading and motivating, and controlling.

Assessment 1: Learning Log - Individual. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 2: Group Cultural Analysis - Group. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 3: One to one Tutor and Student Interview - Individual. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4

• Learning Log Checkpoints (Modules 1-2, 3-6 and 7-12) (30%)
• Group Cultural Analysis (Contract and Plan, Presentation and Video Feedback) (30%)
• One-to-one Tutor and Student Interview (40%)

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