Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast
Introduction
This unit provides students with an introduction to management concepts, functions and strategies. The unit outlines the key functions of management. The unit then explores the context surrounding management functioning, including an analysis of the broad environment in which organisations operate, the internal dynamics of organisational life, and the ethical climate that underpins sound management. This unit will also include a strong focus on general skills and abilities associated with conducting literature research and communicating effectively in an academic setting.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Introduction to Management |
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| Unit code | BMA101 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Management |
| Coordinator | Michael Sims (Shanghai) |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Introductory |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Identify and define foundational management theories, concepts and processes.
- LO2: Exercise judgement and recommend solutions for routine management issues.
- LO3: Communicate an academic argument supported by management literature.
Fees
Requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
XPD109
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 1 x 2 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week. Please check the unit outline for details. |
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| Assessment | Online tests (25%), Literature Review (15%), Essay (20%), Final exam (40%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Robbins, SP, Coulter, MA, DeCenzo DA & Woods, M 2019, Management: The essentials, 4th ed., Pearson, Melbourne (available for hardcopy purchase or e-textbook purchase via MyLO). |
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| Recommended | In addition to the texts/software recommended above, you are also expected to be familiar with the key academic and professional journals in the discipline from which useful insights may be derived. In particular, you are encouraged to review regularly the relevant papers that are published in: Harvard Business Review Academy of Management Journal Business Review Weekly Australian Financial Review HRM Magazine Professional Manager Magazine Conversation Business Insider Financial Times The Economist Note that not all periodicals and journals are available from the University of Tasmania libraries. Many journals are now available electronically. |
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