Module BUSI1251: Managing, Behaviour and Organisations

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI1251: Managing, Behaviour and Organisations

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• The module aims to:
• Provide a fundamental foundation to understand how to manage people and organisations within contemporary society. To introduce students to the concepts that underlie explanations of individual and group behaviour. Students will be encouraged to apply these concepts to a range of issues including their own experience through learning from lectures, workshops and investigative projects. 
• Address collaborative and action mindsets.

Content

• See Indicative Content section below.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the conceptual foundations about how to manage people and organisations.
• Review different perspectives on managing people and organisations.
• Appreciate and apply theories, models, frameworks and basic research methods to examine issues relevant to people and organisations management.
• Gain further knowledge and understanding of contemporary themes and issues relevant to the management of people and organisations.

• Indicative Content
• Conceptual foundations about how to manage people and organisations (e.g., introduction to psychology of individual differences, social psychology, organisational behaviour).
• Different perspectives on people, management and organisations (e.g., perceptions, teams, roles of managers, motivation, leadership, decision-making and performance).
• Using basic research methods from positivist, interpretist and phenomenological backgrounds to examine issues relevant to people, management and organisations (e.g., survey, interview, case study).
• Contemporary themes and issues relevant to the management of people and organisations.

• Students will develop:
• Interpersonal skills
• Written skills
• Self-management skills
• Group work skills
• Oral Presentation skills
• Team preparation and presentation delivery skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
• Learning takes place through attendance at lectures, preparation for and participation in workshops and assessments. Workshop preparation and activity will require students to refer to relevant academic and other sources, to conduct basic enquiries with managers, employees and others, and to apply concepts to a variety of cases, questions and situations.
• For the formative, students undertake exercises in workshops and receive continuing feedback.
• Summative assessment is by means of a group presentation and a group report which will involve an enquiry into real world illustrations of concepts relevant to the module content. The aim is to test knowledge, understanding, application of enquiry and other skills and appreciation of key concepts and issues. As well as developing team-working skills essential to business

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

1) Project Proposal (500 words max) 2) Executive Summary (500 words max)

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University