Undergraduate - UnitMGX4100 - Perspectives and paradigms in management theory

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Elizabeth Prior Jonson

Synopsis

This unit analyses different ways in which management has been represented in management theory, and how these have affected judgements about the rationality and legitimacy of management practice.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

identify the different perspectives from which a particular event or process may be viewed
demonstrate a sound understanding of a selection of paradigms that are relevant for solving contemporary management problems
critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of competing paradigms
select a particular area of interest and appropriate paradigms for paradigm comparison.

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.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Elizabeth Prior Jonson

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in course 0171 or 0181 to undertake this unit.