Management science and information systems
Not offered in 1997
Mr Gurdarshan S Gill
6 points (MPracAcc), 4 points (GradDipAcc)
* 39 hours per semester
*
First, second, summer semester
* Caulfield, in-house
Objectives On completion of this subject students should have developed an understanding of the principles of management, the manager's concerns with organisation structure, and the flow of information within decision-making centres; knowledge of information systems, the tools and techniques for making decisions and administering the matters for which managers are responsible; an understanding of behavioural factors affecting accomplishments of the organisation's objectives.
Synopsis Topics include lectures and seminars on the principles of management; the management concern with organisation structure and the flow of information within decision-making centres; decision analysis tools and techniques
Assessment Class tests 30%
* Examination (2 hours): 70%
Prescribed texts
Anderson D R and others An introduction to management science 4th edn, West, 1985
Davis G B and Olson M H Management information systems 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1985
Kreitner R Management 3rd edn, Houghton Mifflin, 1986
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