Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Business and Law

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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

• Unit Title

  Managing People and Organisations

• Unit Code

  FBL5010

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  5

• Credit Points

  20

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Dr Sten LANGMANN

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Description

The focus is on the individual student as an emerging manager and the knowledge he/she needs in the context of how people behave at work and how organisations are structured and managed to achieve organisational success. In this unit students are introduced to the fundamentals of management and different organisational processes in the context of the contemporary global business environments. Students will demonstrate cross-cultural awareness, including cultural competence necessary to effectively manage. Particular emphasis is placed on the application of theory to matters that may confront managers today and into the future.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Evaluate organisational processes that can enhance organisational performance.
2. Develop strategies and competencies, including indigenous cultural competence, for effective managerial behaviour.
3. Evaluate their own managerial knowledge, skills and abilities to assist in their development as an effective manager.
4. Analyse the relationship between management thinking and the practice of management in contemporary organisations.
5. Define the purpose and the range of activities associated with the effective management of people in organisations.

Unit Content

1. The changing world of management.
2. The environment and corporate culture.
3. Ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
4. Planning and strategy in organisations.
5. Designing organisational structure.
6. Managing and quality control.
7. Individual behaviour in organisations.
8. HRM and motivation.
9. Communication in organisations.
10. Leadership and Power.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

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

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will be delivered using a Technology Enhanced Learning approach integrating face-to-face and digital learning experiences. Students will be required to access and use a variety of digital learning materials to prepare for, and engage in discussion and activities. The teaching approach is experiential learning with active learner involvement in a practical environment. Emphasis will be on critical self-analysis, team-based approaches to problem solving and experience in the identification and resolution of contemporary, complex organisational issues, both locally and internationally. Industry leaders may feature as guest lecturers, enabling learners to make the connections between theory and practical application. Reflection is used to conceptualise the experience. In online mode the unit will adopt a participative approach to delivery with online discussion, activities, readings and self-paced work.

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.

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