1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Master of Management (Organisational Systems)

Master of Management (Organisational Systems) - MMgt(OrgSys)

General
Course objectives
Admission requirements
Fees
Credit for work done elsewhere
Mode of offering
Duration
Course structure

General

Course code: 1171
Course director: Mr John Barton
All organisations are being subjected to large scale changes resulting from fundamental advances in technology, the globalisation of business and a shifting world order. These developments are forcing changes not only in the shape of organisations, but in the way managers need to think and operate.
New approaches have emerged which can help us to better understand our new circumstances. At the heart of these approaches are three key concepts - systems thinking, organisational learning and action learning. These concepts form the basis of this masters program.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students will have:

developed competence in the theory and practice of systems thinking and continuous learning as applied to the study of organisations;
added to the existing body of experience in the areas of organisational theory and systems thinking;
contributed to the development and monitoring of organisational policy and strategy by using systems approaches to conceptualise and communicate insights into the behaviour of organisations and their interactions with their environments;
acted as catalysts for performance improvement and continuous learning by working with teams to identify, formulate and discover root causes of complex organisational problems using systems thinking and simulation modelling.

Admission requirements

Candidates need to have completed, with an average grade of credit or above, an honours degree in a relevant discipline, or the Graduate Diploma in Business Management, or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Department of Management as to the 1999 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Credit for work done elsewhere

No credit for work done previously is available in this masters degree.

Mode of offering

Part-time classes are offered in evening, and/or Friday/Saturday teaching modes at Caulfield campus.

Duration

The Master of Management (Organisational Systems) is normally completed in four semesters of part-time study.

Course structure

The course consists of eight subjects.
(a) Two core subjects

MGX5210 Management theory
MGX5670 Leadership: Australian and international perspectives

(b) Two tagged core subjects

MGF5500 Systems thinking and theory
MGF5521 Dynamic systems modelling

MGF5510 Organisational learning
MGF5531 Quality systems management
MGF5541 Advanced topics in systems thinking

(d) Either

MGF5600 Research project in organisational systems (equivalent to two subjects)
or two further electives chosen from the remaining elective subjects listed above, and/or other graduate subject(s) from the faculty, or from other faculties at Monash University. Choice of electives requires course director approval.

The subject MGF5600 (Research project in organisational systems), is an organisation-based research project of 8000 words. Consequently, applicants are required to obtain support for this component from their employers, or from some other suitable organisation.