Overview

Topics may include but will not be limited to:

Explaining Organisational Behaviour, The Business Environment, Organisational Culture, Entrepreneurship and Corporate entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship, Motivation, Technology, Communication, Teamworking, Elements of Structure, Organisation Design, Organisational Architecture and Strategy, Leadership, Change and Conflict.

Topics may include but will not be limited to:

Explaining Organisational Behaviour, The Business Environment, Organisational Culture, Personality, Employability Skills, Entrepreneurship and Corporate entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship, Learning and innovation in organisations, Motivation, Technology, Communication, Group Structure and Individuals in Groups, Teamworking, Elements of Structure, Organisation Design, Organisational Architecture and Strategy, Leadership, Change and Conflict.

Assessment Strategy

Marking criteria

Threshold: D- to D+ (40-49%): No major omissions or inaccuracies in the deployment of information/skills. Some grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Integration of theory/practice/information present intermittently in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives.

Good: C- to C+ (50-59%): Much of the relevant information and skills mostly accurately deployed. Adequate grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Fair integration of theory/practice/information in the pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Some evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.

Very good B- to B+ (60-69%): Most of the relevant information accurately deployed. Good grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.

Excellent: A- to A* (70% +): Outstanding performance. The relevant information accurately deployed. Excellent grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practice elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Strong evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.

Learning Outcomes

• Discuss the theory and practice of management in contemporary context, including the implication of changing technologies.

• Evaluate the importance of understanding organisational behaviour and its implications for business practice.

• Explain contemporary organisational responses to environmental turbulence.

• Relate theories of management to a specific working environment.