MGMT100-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016

Fundamentals of Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2016
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2016

Description

An introduction to the fundamental principles of management related to the functional areas of planning, organising, leading and controlling, as well as an introduction to how organisations are linked to the New Zealand and global business environment.

MGMT100 is an introductory course and forms a part of the core of the Bachelor of Commerce degree. This course complements the other core courses in Accounting, Economics, Information Systems and Statistics/quantitative business methods, by emphasising the importance of human resources and organisational processes in a modern organisational context.

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the principles of general management theory and to explain the interface between management and the business environment. Key aspects of the functional areas of management will be introduced (i.e., planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the use of economic and human resources to accomplish organisational goals), and the nature of organisational processes will be explained (e.g., processes related to organisational design such as decision making, leadership and communication.) The interface with the business environment will also provide students with a broad introduction to the current New Zealand and international business conditions, organisational cultures, marketing, social responsibility and business ethics.

As a foundation course, MGMT100 covers the range of issues that managers face with respect to the administrative, socio-political and cultural challenges of management. The concepts introduced are relevant to all aspects of managing an organisation including: human resource management, organisational planning and design, strategic management, operations management, and marketing. These concepts reflect the organisation’s ability to deliver goods or services that customers want as a result of the decisions and behaviours of all its members: top managers who plan the organisation’s strategy, middle managers who coordinate human and economic resources, and supervisors and workers who are engaged in production activities.

Workload
Lecture/Tutorials 40 hours
Mid-term test 1.5 hours
Final Examination 3 hours
Test and Exam Preparation 40 hours
Assignment 19.5 hours
Reflective journals 10 hours
Lecture/Tutorial Preparation 36 hours

Total 150 hours

Learning Outcomes

MGMT 100 Learning Goals
By the end of the course, students should have a firm understanding of the diverse roles of a manager in an organisation, as well as of the business environment in which organisations exist. Students will learn about the science of management from research in fields such as strategic management, human resource management, marketing, and operations management. They will also learn how to use this information in the context of the New Zealand and international business environment.

BCom Learning Goals

Goal 1: Graduates can demonstrate advanced knowledge of their selected subject
major, informed by the broader context of Commerce;
Goal 2: Graduates are able to use analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to
address specific problems;
Goal 3: Graduates can understand issues from a range of ethical, global and
multicultural perspectives;
Goal 4: Graduates are able to communicate effectively both orally and in written
form.

Effective managers have well-developed conceptual, analytical, and human skills. The objective of this course is to enhance these skills. Specifically, this course will enable students to:

1. Think strategically about the role and functions of management;
2. Understand the different perspectives used in management theory;
3. Apply management concepts to analyse and deal with key organisational and managerial issues;
4. Understand the environmental context in which organisations operate;
5. Understand how the cultural perspectives can influence the understanding of a given management-related issue.
6. Enhance their written communication skills.

Learning Goal Assessed with:
1 Mid-term test; Final exam
2 Mid-term test; Reflective journal
3 Mid-term test; Reflective journal; Final exam
4 Mid-term test; Final exam
5 Mid-term test; Reflective journal
6 Mid-term test; Reflective journal; Final exam

Course Requirements, Expectations and Regulations
Students are expected to be conversant with all materials discussed in lectures and tutorials.

The Department of Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship assumes that students have read the relevant sections concerning course regulations and aegrotat applications in the UC Calendar: “General Course and Examination Regulations”. No late assignments will be accepted, no extensions will be granted, no make-up work will be offered for assessment items not completed, and no extra credit will be awarded.

The Department of Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship may standardise the marks for this course. As marks may be scaled at the end of the semester, there is no set pass mark for each individual item of assessment. A passing mark will depend on your overall performance on all items of assessment compared with other members of the class.

Departmental Academic Policies
The Department assumes that you have read this document.

You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations

Restrictions

MGMT101

Timetable Note

5 x 1 hour tutorials at scheduled times during the semester.
The first tutorial starts on the week of Feb 29 (i.e. week 2).

Course Coordinator

For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism Head of Department

Tutors to be advised in class.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Mid-Term Test 30% Mid-Term Test
Reflective Journals 20% Reflective Journals
Final Examination 50% Final Examination


MID-TERM TEST (30%)
Week 5: Date TBC; Rooms TBC 6.30pm to 8.30pm

The term test will consist of 6 short-answer questions (all compulsory to complete) and two essay questions from which students can choose one. The test will examine lecture material, text and course readings covered in weeks 1, 2, 3 & 4.

Please Note: The test will be undertaken in examination conditions. That is, only pens, student ID card and water bottle will be allowed on the desk during the test. No pencil cases, mobile phones, calculators or dictionaries.
Do NOT forget to bring your student ID card.

The mid-term test is designed to assess learning goals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (see page 5 for these learning goals).

REFLECTIVE JOURNALS (20%)
Due weekly from Monday March 7 to Monday May 2 2016           5.00pm

Each week for six weeks from Monday Feb 29 a reflective journal question relating to the course material will be set. Students are asked to submit, on LEARN (as a word file attachment), a brief response (200-300 words) to any 5 of the 6 questions; however, any submission must be within one week of the question date (i.e. a question set on Monday Feb 29 must be answered by 5pm Monday March 7 when a new question will be set). Each reflective journal submission is worth 4%, accumulating to a maximum of 20% over the duration of the assessment. Requirements concerning the reflective journals will be explained in the information sheet hand out in class. No extensions can be given for any journal submissions.

The reflective journal is designed to assess learning goals 2, 3, 6 and 7 (see page 5 for these learning goals).

FINAL EXAM (50%)
Time TBA

The final exam will consist of essays and short-answer questions. The final exam will examine lecture material, text and course readings covered in weeks 5-12 only.

The final exam is designed to assess learning goals 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 (see page 5 for these learning goals).

Grading
Your final score will be calculated after the raw marks for each assessment have been standardised.  You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.

Important Assessment Information

Marks and Grades
Marks will be posted on the LEARN site as soon as possible after the assessments have been marked. You will be notified by email when the marks are available. Tests are not returned – however you can look at your individual test in the tutor’s office (during consultation times or by appointment at other times).

Dishonest Practice
The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the University.

IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.

Cover sheets MUST be used on all assignments/essays. These can be downloaded by following this link.

Textbooks / Resources

Schermerhorn, J. R., Davidson, P., Poole, D., Woods, P., Simon, A., & McBarron, E.  (2014) Management: 5th Asia-Pacific Edition. John Wiley & Sons Australia.

The course text includes a separate New Zealand-based supplement. If you purchase an e-text version then please make sure you select the ‘New Zealand Pack’. If you are purchasing a new or second hand version of the course text then please ensure you ask for the New Zealand supplement.

The textbook is required reading and forms the basis for the lectures and tests. Additional materials, readings, instructions, etc. are available on LEARN.

Notes

Class Representative
A class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.

Departmental Academic Policies
The Department assumes that you have read this document.

You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations

Dishonest Practice
The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty.  All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.

IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $759.00

International fee $3,125.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism .

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