MGX5220

Managing work, family and life

(BUS)

Ms Anne Bardoel

6 points + 39 contact hours per semester, plus 12 hours of private study per week + Caulfield + Prerequisite: MGX9600

Synopsis: The purpose of this subject is to examine and debate the critical challenges facing individuals, families, and employers in managing work, family and life. It seeks to identify linkages between individuals, families, work environments, and society by studying the research that explores this interdependence. Implications of a number of radical changes (e.g. increasing demographic and cultural diversity, greater emphasis on lifestyle balance by employed men and women, and changes in the way work is structured) on these linkages will be examined. Topics studied include work-family conflict, organisational work-life policies and programs, legal and business issues concerning work-life.

Assessment: Self-assessment paper - Life priorities and development plan (750 words): 10% + Work-family research paper (3000 words): 50% + Field project (1500 words): 30% + Class presentation: 10%