Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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• Unit Title

  Managing People

• Unit Code

  ADM2310

• Year

  2018

• Enrolment Period

  2

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Dr Helen Kathryn RUSAK

Description

This unit provides students with an understanding of people, working life and organisations. It explores the behaviour of individuals, groups, and organisations, introducing the student to such areas as motivation and learning, job design, structural types and group dynamics, globalisation and diversity in the workplace. The application of these key concepts inthe practicum provides the student with direct industry experience, alongside academic reflection of front of house management at WAAPA.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed ADM1415, ADM1330

For COURSE_CODE NOT IN Y20 Do Permission required Otherwise true

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ADM1101, ADM1310

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Begin to be confident in expressing ideas and concepts clearly.
2. Communicate an appropriate level of recognition of the situational influences on organisation structure and systems.
3. Demonstrate understanding of how particular theories and models can be used to show understanding of the support of high levels of employee performance and satisfaction, taking into account diverse cultural contexts.
4. Examine an authentic scenario.
5. Use relevant literature to identify major contributions to the influences on work-place behaviour.

Unit Content

1. Campus practicum skill training includes: team work; group dynamics; leadership; motivation; communication; conflict and negotiation; diversity in the workplace.
2. Group functioning and management, and the uses and development of teams.
3. Influences on the individual that shape and determine work behaviours.
4. Organisational activities and processes that influence employee behaviour.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, Front of House training and application in WAAPA production context.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

• Wood, J., Zeffane, R., Fromholtz, R., Weisner, R., Morrison, R., Factor, A., & M. K. (2015). Organisational behaviour: Core concepts and applications. (4th ed.). Milton, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
• Wood, J., Zeffane, R., Fromholtz, R., Weisner, R., Morrison, R., Factor, A., & M. K. (2015). Organisational behaviour: Core concepts and applications. (4th ed.). Milton, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
• Verhaar, J., & Eshel, I. (2013). Project management : a professional approach to events (Third edition.). The Hague, NL: Eleven International Publishing.
• Verhaar, J., & Eshel, I. (2013). Project management : a professional approach to events (Third edition.). The Hague, NL: Eleven International Publishing.