MGX9940 - Managerial effectiveness

Leader: Mr Jeff McLean

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2007 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2007 (Evening)
Caulfield Summer semester A 2007 (On-campus)
City Winter semester 2007 (On-campus)

Synopsis

Theories and practices relevant to personal and managerial competencies, including how managers learn, individual learning styles, developing specific managerial competencies, learning to learn, self management, integrating managerial competencies with management development and facilitating a learning environment.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• identify and Examine a range of concepts and theories of personal and managerial effectiveness as they relate to their own lives and their careers in organisations
• demonstrate the ability to identify and develop the relevant skills and competencies they need to be effective managers and people today and in the future
• select and apply relevant 'learning to learn' principles including accelerated learning principles and techniques to create an effective learning environment for themselves and others
• critically reflect upon behaviours to identify the practical application of the concepts examined in the unit.

Assessment

on-campus: Managerial effectiveness report (2500 words): 35%
Personal learning journal (3000 words): 35% Group presentation: 30%. Distance: Managerial effectiveness report (2500 words): 35%
Topic report (1500 words): 30%
Personal learning journal (3000 words): 35%

Contact hours

3-hour class per week, block mode