Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives On completion of this subject students will be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the management role and the crucial contribution that managers make to organisational effectiveness; demonstrate an understanding of the major behavioural science theories and concepts relating to the behaviour, performance, and productivity of individuals and groups in organisations; identify a range of individual, group and organisational factors affecting individual and work group performance and productivity within a systems model.
Synopsis Responsibility for people development; the changing culture of organisational life; strategic planning for human resource management; relationship between HR strategies and the other strategies of the manufacturing organisation; skill and experience development and training methods with attention to computer-based training (CBT) techniques; motivation and the role of incentives, industrial relations, award restructuring, management and work practice improvement.
Assessment Two assignments: 30% each + One assignment: 40%