Management Practice

 

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Department: Business Studies Module Code: MGMT71001
Level: Level 7 Contact Hours: 36
Duration: 1 Semester Directed Study Hours: 12
Effective Term: 2017/18 Indep. Study Hours: 52
Credits: 5

Prerequisite Knowledge:

  None

Module Description/Aims:

  The aim of the module is to give the students the knowledge and understanding of management practices in different organisational types.  


 
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Contact Type Hours
Lecture2 Per Week
Tutorial1 Per Week


 
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On successful completion of the module, the learner will be able to:
No. Description/Learning Outcomes
1Distinguish the alternative perspectives to organisation design
2Examine leadership and motivational approaches
3Appraise the complexities of managing teams
4Manage time effectively
5Evaluate production management processes
6Design a business plan


 
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Learning Strategies
Lectures on management practice in organisations
Class Group Discussion
Case study preparation and analysis
Examine,analyse and present modern management practices in different organisation types


 
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Content Detail
Organisation • Designing jobs
• Departmentalisation
• Reporting relationships
• Delegation
• Co-ordination
• Influences on organisation design
• Basic forms of organisational design
Leadership and Motivation• Leadership theories
• Power
• Political behaviour
• Nature of motivation
• Motivation theories
Team Management• Characteristics of groups
• Interpersonal and inter-group conflict
• Communication processes- formal/informal
• Managing organisational communication and stress
Enterprise• The role of enterpreneurship in society
• Climate for enterprise in Ireland
• Feasibility Study
• Business Plan
Operations Management and Quality Control• Managing productivity
• Production planning and control
• Importance of quality
• Managing quality
• TQM
Time Management• Symptoms of poor time management
• Time management techniques
• Rules for managing time
• Delegation


 
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Assessment Strategies
The students will be assessed using a combination of class assessment and end of semester examination.


 
Indicative Assessments show detail >>
   
Learning Outcome Assessment Category Assessment Method Additional Information % alloc
1, 2, 3Continuous AssessmentClass Exam30
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Final Exam (Scheduled)Final Written Exam2 hour exam 70


 
Reading List show detail >>
   
 
Type ISBN Title Author Publisher Year Edition Library Link
Essential9780717140305Modern Management- Theory and practice for Irish Students
Siobhan Tiernan, Michael Morley & Edel Foley
Gill & Macmillan		20063rd-
Recommended9780273787617Management- Global Edition
Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter
Pearson Education		201312th-
Recommended9781118324028Introduction to Management
Schermerhorn
Wiley		201212th-
Recommended1422102505The Future of Management
Gary Hamel
Prentice Hall 		20071st-


 
Journals and Websites show detail >>
   
 
Type Description
JournalHarvard Business Review
JournalBusiness Week
JournalManagement
WebsiteIMI
JournalJournal of Small Business Management
JournalEuropean Management Review
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