| CODE | MGT5906 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Managing People and Organisations | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Business and Enterprise Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit first tackles the challenge of understanding the management of people and organisations in the context of fast changing and unpredictable environmental conditions. The three central imperatives of effective people management, namely, managing yourself, managing your networks and managing your team form the basis for managing organizations of varying shapes and structures. The second part of the unit delves into the issues and concerns of managers related to the professional management of human resources covering employee relations, planning, recruitment and selection, and training and development. Study-unit Aims The broad aim of the Study-unit is to develop people and organisational management competencies and skills applicable to a dynamic and fast changing business environment. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify alternative approaches to people management and organisational structures; - apply the acquired knowledge to pro-actively structure organisations that fit the realities of existing conditions; - apply effective people and organisational management processes and practices. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to maximise organisational performance through appropriate people and organisational management skills that include: - organisational development; - self, network and team management; - employee relations; - planning; - recruitment and selection; - training and development. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: MAIN TEXTS This is a post-graduate Masters programme and will not embrace a textbook approach. However the following texts are useful reference works: Dessler G., Human Resource Management. Prentice Hall, 9th ed., 2002. Watson T.J., Organising and Managing Work: Organisational, Managerial, and Strategic Behaviour in Theory and Practice. Pearson Education, 2nd ed., 2006. SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS Adult and experiential learning processes will be applied and students will be guided to access reading and research material from international journals, including electronic journals available through UoM Library website. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Blended Learning | ||||||||
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