MANAGEMT 7087NA - Managing Contemporary Organisations
Ngee Ann Academy - Quadmester 4 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code MANAGEMT 7087NA Course Managing Contemporary Organisations Coordinating Unit Adelaide Business School Term Quadmester 4 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s Ngee Ann Academy Units 3 Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Incompatible MANAGEMT 7037 Restrictions Restricted to Certificate, Grad Dip and Master of Business Administration students only. Assessment Exam/assignments/tests/tutorial work as prescribed at first lecture Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Chris Smith
Dr. Chris Smith
Email: dr.chris.smith@adelaide.edu.au
Website: www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au
Chris started his working life as a clinical psychologist in the psychiatric unit of a general hospital. After several years he moved into the business sector and, via a corporate HR role, occupied a number of general management/CEO positions across a variety of industries in Australia and the UK. In the mid-90s he left the business world for the academic one and joined Warwick Business School (UK) where he is currently an Associate Fellow of the Marketing and Strategic Management Group. In 2002 he moved to South Australia and became a full-time faculty member of the University of Adelaide Business School. He teaches on MBA and executive education programmes across a variety of international settings.Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course will be able to:
Analyse complex organizational environments, cases and issues by reference to and application of relevant theories, concepts and models i.e.- Students will be exposed to some key influences and perspectives on the management of organisations
- Students will identify important questions in relation to the management of organisations, for which they need to develop their own ‘right’ answers
- Students will explore the relationship between individual experience and organisational behaviour
- Students will be introduced to a systems view of organisational dynamics and will explore the implications of a systems perspective for the role and challenges of management
University Graduate Attributes
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
The text for this course is
- Huczynski, A. A. and Buchanan, D. (2013) Organizational Behavior 8th Ed. Prentice-Hall/Pearson Education.
Online Learning
No specific online learning facilities are part of the course other than the usual communication and sharing of information/papers via MyUni.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
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Workload
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Learning Activities Summary
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Assessment
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- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Item Percentage of total mark Relevant Learning Outcome Due or Scheduled Date Individual Assignment 60% A,B,C,D Group Projects 30% A,B,C,D In Class Class Participation 10% A,B,C In Class Assessment Detail
GROUP ASSIGNMENT (30%)
The interaction of individual and group dynamics makes each organization in a country unique in many way and yet similar in others. Using concepts from the first intensive and the organizations represented in your groups prepare a PowerPoint presentation that shows the differences and similarities and explain these (again using concepts from the first intensive). Use the ‘notes’ pages of the presentation to make your more detailed points. The presentation should comprise 10-15 slides with 150-200 words on the notes pages as the major content). Note that you will not be required to make a presentation.
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT (60%)
Using models and theories from the organizational behaviour literature critically analyse the processes/outcomes/etc. of one of
a) Conflict, conflict resolution;
b) Decision-making or
c) Management/leadership in your organization.
There will probably be overlap between these three but ensure that your theoretical and practical focus is on one area. Suggest how any problems you identify might be resolved in the short, medium and long term.
– NB writing a concept in normal language is generally ‘description’ and not analysis. Analysis is the key to passing this assignment – description only is a key to failing it.
The analysis should be 2000-3000 words and should be correctly referenced to specific articles or parts of the textbook (do not reference ‘slides handouts’)
Note: the purpose of this exercise is for you to demonstrate the analytic use of models from the course and others we have not covered
ENGAGEMENT (10%)
This will reflect your participation in the class, your resistance to ‘phone obsession’ etc. and in general your conduct as an active learner.Submission
The individual assignment, with the appropriate coversheet and declaration is to be submitted via MyUni. . Please submit your assignment in ‘Word’ format and not pdf.
Students are expected to submit their work by the due date to maintain a fair and equitable system. Extensions will generally only be given for medical or other serious reasons. All requests for extensions must be emailed to the lecturer in charge of the course before the due date. Each request will be assessed on its merits. A late assignment (without prior arrangement) may be penalised by a 5% mark reduction for each day that it is late.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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