units

MGF1010

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Organisational UnitDepartment of Management
OfferedCaulfield First semester 2015 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)
City (Melbourne) TRI-A-29 2015 (Day)
City (Melbourne) TRI-B-29 2015 (Day)
City (Melbourne) TRI-C-29 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Lakmal Abeysekera (Caulfield); Dr Bruce Johnstone (City)

Synopsis

On completion of this unit students should have an understanding of: the nature of managerial work in organisations; theories of management and their historical development; contemporary issues and practices relating to managing people and organisation's; key factors in the organisation's environment that impact on how managers and the organisations work.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. define management and summarise the evolution of management ideas on how managers may influence, people, organisations and their contexts to achieve organisational goals
  2. identify and discuss contextual factors in the organisations environment that impact of how people, managers and organisations interact
  3. identify factors that influence individual and group behaviour in organisational settings and illustrate how managers can make use of these factors
  4. describe how decision-making, planning, leading, organising and controlling can be managed in organisations
  5. examine the impact on individuals and organisations of contemporary issues in management including, stakeholder interests, ethics and social responsibility.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Lakmal Abeysekera
Dr Robyn Cochrane (City, Melbourne)

Prohibitions

MGB1010, MGC1010, MGG1010, MGP1010, MGW1010