Introduction to Management

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• tools and techniques used within General Management;
• prominent theories within the discipline of Management, Organisational Behaviour and Leadership;
• how the role of management can affect the performance of an organisation.
• historical developments within the management discipline;

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• reflect on management theory and practice through examining the nature of management and human activity;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• develop and apply key managerial skills, i.e. analysis, decision making, time management, oral presentations and report writing.
• synthesise information from a range of sources to answer a question;
• understand how to work effectively as part of a task-orientated team;
• demonstrate effective written and/or oral communication.

Starting with an overview of the historical developments within the field of management, the module will go on to explore various aspects of management from within the following two broad areas.

1. Key functions of business – managing people, managing strategy, managing responsibly, managing marketing, managing operations, and managing projects.

2. Organisational Behaviour (i.e. the study of the structure, functioning and performance of organisations,

the behaviour of groups and individuals within them).

This is an outline of the syllabus for the module:

• Introduction; What is management and what do managers do?
• Historical developments in the field of management
• Management Science aspects;
• Strategic management
• Operations management
• Project management
• Marketing
• Business ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Human Resource Management
• Organisational Behaviour
• Personality
• Motivation
• Groups and teams
• Communication

The module will be delivered via the following teaching and learning methods:

• 24 lectures (two per week over twelve weeks) to cover the core concepts within the outline syllabus
• Tutorial classes based on small groups, working on management related issues and discussing any issues arising from the lectures, background reading or coursework
• Directed readings and formative assessments will be given throughout the module.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

In-class activities

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: In class you will receive feedback on the designated exercises and activities, this will include group work and depending on the subject of the class, you might receive solutions to class activities after the class.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.