Postgraduate - UnitMGX5962 - Foundations of management

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	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2015 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Mary Anderson (First Semester); Dr Mulyadi Robin (Second Semester)

Notes

This unit is limited to students with no work experience.

Synopsis

The overall aim of this unit is to introduce pre-experience students to the range of activities associated with the management of individuals, groups and the organisation. In order to achieve this aim the content will cover several key areas of management. For example, the current challenges facing managers in a turbulent environment, the role of the individual, the importance of teamwork, managing conflict and effective decision making. Finally the role of corporate culture and ethics. Students undertaking this unit should expect to experience a variety of activities in order to challenge the content as prescribed above. These activities will include interactive case studies and application of the theory to 'real' world examples through group presentations.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

analyse and apply current management theory and research to current organisational issues
understand the personal challenges involved in becoming a new manager in an organisation in today's world
understand the importance of the individual, the team and the organisation's contribution to the effective performance of work
assess the role of ethics and social responsibility in determining the culture of an organisation
identify techniques for improving decision making in today's turbulent environment.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

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 Mary Anderson (First Semester)
Dr Mulyadi Robin (Second Semester)

Co-requisites

Students enrolled in courses 1679, 2098, 2643, 3844 or 3848.

Prohibitions

MGX9600, MGX5960, MGG9600, MGG5960, MGX9602 and students enrolled in course 0105, 2099, 2778, 1065 or 0028.