Introduction to Management

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

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

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

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

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

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;

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.