Fundamentals of Management (XPD507) - Courses & Units - University of Tasmania, Australia

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Unit name	Fundamentals of Management
Unit code	XPD507
Credit points	12.5
Faculty/School	Academic Division Office of the Provost & AD
Discipline	University Pathways
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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

Develop advanced knowledge and skills in identifying and effectively using business related vocabulary (words, concepts, idioms, expressions and jargons;
Research, critically analyze and discuss the historical and social contexts of management;
Identify and define management theories, concepts and processes operating in a wide range of contexts;
Exercise judgement and recommend solutions for complex management issues;
Communicate written and oral academic arguments supported by appropriate academic literature.

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Teaching

Assessment	Essay 25% Test 25% Case study (individual or group) 50%
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Assessment

Essay 25%

Test 25%

Case study (individual or group) 50%

Timetable

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Textbooks

Required	None
Recommended	Schermerhorn, JR, Davidson, PD, Poole, D, Woods, P, Simon, A & McBarron, E 2015 (e-book; 2017), Management, 5th Asia-Pacific Ed. John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco. Bateman, TS & Snell, SA 2011, Management, 2nd edn, Irwin, Chicago. Bartol, K 2011, Management. A Pacific Rim focus, 6th edn, McGraw-Hill, Sydney. Davidson, P 2009, Management: Core concepts and applications, 2nd Australasian edn, Wiley, Brisbane. Hitt, MA, Black, JS, Porter, LW & Hanson, D 2007, Management, Pearson, Frenchs Forest. Robbins, SP, DeCenzo, D, Coulter, M, Woods, M 2013, Management: the essentials, 2nd edn, Pearson, Frenchs Forest, NSW. Samson D & Daft RL 2015, Management: Asia-Pacific Edition, 5th edn, Cengage Learning, Melbourne, Australia.

Required

None

Recommended

Schermerhorn, JR, Davidson, PD, Poole, D, Woods, P, Simon, A & McBarron, E 2015 (e-book; 2017), Management, 5th Asia-Pacific Ed. John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco.

Bateman, TS & Snell, SA 2011, Management, 2nd edn, Irwin, Chicago.

Bartol, K 2011, Management. A Pacific Rim focus, 6th edn, McGraw-Hill, Sydney. Davidson, P 2009, Management: Core concepts and applications, 2nd Australasian edn, Wiley, Brisbane.

Hitt, MA, Black, JS, Porter, LW & Hanson, D 2007, Management, Pearson, Frenchs Forest. Robbins, SP, DeCenzo, D, Coulter, M, Woods, M 2013, Management: the essentials, 2nd edn, Pearson, Frenchs Forest, NSW.

Samson D & Daft RL 2015, Management: Asia-Pacific Edition, 5th edn, Cengage Learning, Melbourne, Australia.

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