This subject is designed to provide the student with the basic concepts and principles of management in organisations. It focuses on the context of managerial activity and covers the four major functions of management i.e. planning, organizing, leading and controlling and places them in a historical, political and economic context. Topics covered include:
• Managers and Management
• Historical Evolution of Management (I)
• Historical Evolution of Management (II)
• Business Environment
• Organising
• Motivating Employees
• Leading
• Planning & Strategic Management (I)
• Planning & Strategic Management (II)
• Decision Making
• Human Resource Management
• Effective control

Action learning: Learning is achieved when students tackle real world tasks and learn with and through each other. They take individual responsibility and implement solutions and plans.

The assessment strategies include formative and summative assessments.
Formative assessment includes quizzes to determine the ongoing understanding and progress of the student and provide feedback to the lecturer and student. Summative assessments (final examination) evaluate the level of conceptual understanding and application that the student has achieved.

For this module formative assessment will be undertaken through the inclusion of quizzes and presentations. Students will have the opportunity to prepare essays for feedback.

Final Examination (duration 1 Hour ). This will be a closed book exam testing the concepts, principles of management - 100%
Learning outcomes 1,2,3,4 & 5.

BUV VLE

Main Text:
Robbins S.P. & Coulter M (2009), Foundations of Management, Prentice Hall

Additional Texts:
Dessler G (2002), A Framework for Management, Prentice Hall
Jones GR & George JM (2006) Contemporary Management, McGraw Hill, Australia
Kreitner R (2004), Management, Houghton Mifflin
Naylor J (2004), Management, Prentice Hall

1. DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT THEORIES AND APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT
Knowledge and Understanding, Learning.

2. EXPLAIN THE MODELS OF DECISION-MAKING IN THE PLANNING PROCESS IN ORGANIZATIONS
Knowledge and Understanding, Application.

3. EXPLAIN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Analysis, Problem Solving.

4. ASSESS THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTROL SYSTEMS IN WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS
Application.

5. EXPLAIN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONTEXTS.
Analysis.