| CODE | MGT2312 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Management Report | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Business and Enterprise Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit centres around the write-up of a management report. Through the provision of lectures and practical case studies students will be able to consolidate their academic knowledge, strengthen their intellectual skills and develop a deeper understanding of the major areas of management. The build-up to a management report will provide students with hands-on writing and presentation skills, enable them to relate the concepts and models they have learnt throughout the course, and increase their inquisitive prowess to a contextual issue. Students will become familiar with the complexity of identifying, analyzing and planning a solution to a management issue within an organization. Study-unit Aims This study-unit aims to provide participants with the skills to structure, write, evaluate, and present an effective management report. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Formulate and structure a management issue so that it can be presented in a logical manner in a management report; - Categorize the choice of research methods in acquiring data. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Examine alternative approaches to investigating and analysing a contextual issue; - Write a valid management report with relevant conclusions and clear recommendations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Oshima, A; Hogue, A. (2007) Introduction to Academic Writing, Pearson/Longman, UK Axson, D.A.J. (2003) Best Practices in Planning and Management Reporting, John Wiley & Sons, NJ Glaser, J. (2010) Understanding Style: Practical ways to improve your writing, Oxford, UK Maimon, E.P.; Peritz, J.H.; Yancey, K.B. (2010) A Writer's Resource: A handbook for writing and research, McGraw-Hill |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite qualifications: Reached Year 3 of the Diploma or the Higher Diploma. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Simone Zammit |
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