Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ORGANISATION II | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | ABSO104 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | ABSO103 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | Introduction to management and organizations (Chapter 1) Who are managers? What is management? What do managers do? What is an organization, and how is the concept of an organization changing? Why study management? Management history (Chapter 2) Historical background of management. Classical approach. Quantitative approach to management. Behavioural approach. Contingency approach Organizational culture and environment (Chapter 3) The manager: omnipotent or symbolic? The organization’s culture. Current organizational culture issues Managers as decision makers (Chapter 6) The decision-making process. Types of decisions and decision-making conditions Foundations of planning (Chapter 7) The what and why of planning. How do managers plan? Setting goals and developing plans Managing teams (Chapter 11) Groups and group development. Work group performance and satisfaction Managing change and innovation (Chapter 12) The change process. Types of organizational change. Managing resistance to change. Contemporary issues in managing change Motivating employees (Chapter 15) What is motivation? Early theories of motivation. Contemporary theories of motivation. Current Issues In Motivation Managers as leaders (Chapter 16) Who are leaders, and what is leadership. Early leadership theories. Contingency theories of leadership. Contemporary views on leadership. Leadership issues in the twenty-first century. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures, discussions, presentation of case studies, movies, assignments. Power point presentations used in class, lecture notes and case studies are available to the students on the e-learning platform. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |