Introduction to Management
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 24 hours Face to Face + Blended + Swinburne Online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2023 teaching periods
| Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
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|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Anti-requisite (unit similar in content)
AVA20003 Aviation Business Strategies and Management
AVA20003 Aviation Business Strategies and Management
Anti-requisite (unit similar in content)
MME30001 Engineering Management 1
MME30001 Engineering Management 1
Corequisites
Nil
Alternative Tertiary Entry Program: Students who have passed MGT00001 are exempted from taking this unit and must select another unit in its place with advice from a Course Advice Specialist.
Aims and objectives
From 2023 - This unit will be replaced by MGT10009
This unit provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills concerning the role and functions of management. These frameworks support a critical analysis of individual or organisational operations and performance in the light of business opportunities and pressures, societal expectations and environmental contingencies. These insights enable students to identify their role as future managers, and to map their contribution to creating value at both an individual and organisational level.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
- Describe and apply foundational managerial concepts skills and complex business environments
- Work together effectively in diverse teams
- Design creative solutions to management problems and advocate for their implementation
- Identify and describe how managers monitor the effectiveness of employees, work groups, and organisations
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Class | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Online Contact Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent Learning | 9.5 | 12 | 114 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Contact Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Experiential learning exercises (Group) 10-20%
Experiential learning exercises (Individual) 10-20%
Written Assessment (Individual) 20-30%
Written Assessment (Individual) 20-30%
Final Examination (Individual) 40-60%
General skills outcomes
During this unit, students will be provided feedback on the attainment of the following Key Generic Skills:
- Teamwork skills
- Analysis skills
- Problem solving skills
- Communication skills
- Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
- Ability to work independently
Content
- Introductions to organisations and management
- The role and functions of managers in complex environments
- The conceptual, interpersonal and technical skills used by managers to respond to environmental pressures
- The impact of environment and organisational culture
- The evolution of management theory in relation to changing contexts
- Creating value for the organisation and the wider community
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.