Module BUSI40L15: MANAGEMENT THEORY AND THOUGHT (DL)

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI40L15: MANAGEMENT THEORY AND THOUGHT (DL)

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To provide students with a critical awareness of the theoretical basis and application of management knowledge.

Content

• What is Management, and what do managers do?
• Management models and challenges.
• Competing values framework.
• Organisational structures.
• Organisational change.
• Comparative management issues.
• Leadership and innovation.
• Other theories in management thinking.
• Fads and fashions in management.

Learning Outcomes

• To critically appraise the nature, role and development of management knowledge.

• To critically apply management knowledge to leading case examples of ongoing management and organisational practice.
• To directly engage with leading/future issues in the development of management knowledge and practice, and their potential implications.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Through a combination of learning material, self-assessed exercises and a formative assignment on key topics, together with guided reading.
• On the DL MA each module is delivered in discrete Units which are equivalent to a lecture session. DL Unit normally consists of specially written material, directed reading, reflection through self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading. Each student is allocated a Tutor for each module. The Tutor is tasked with providing feedback on formative work and is available for individual consultation as necessary. Tutoring is normally provided at a distance and may be conducted by email, telephone, post or fax. The DL programme also offers annual residential seminars which provide the opportunity for DL students to interface with members of Faculty, meet Tutors and interact with other students. The summative assignment will test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their skills of application and interpretation.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Written assignment of 1500 words.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University