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MSIN1001 - Foundations of Management
Course Leader: Richard Pettinger
Management is a key aspect of human activity. In every culture people
work together in groups for a variety of ends: to meet basic necessities, to
enjoy higher level luxuries, and in general to create and develop goods and
services that define what kind of life they lead.
Management is the
cluster of different tasks, roles and responsibilities that help people work
together more effectively to achieve those ends.
The most important management priorities include: achieving things through people, delivering a satisfactory level of return on inputs, maximising the use of resources, understanding and operating within the constraints of the environment and coping with change and uncertainty. All managerial capability and expertise is driven by these priorities.
The purpose of this course is to introduce you to:
- key items of knowledge that managers need to be effective in their roles
- key principles of good management
- some of the central issues that affect management in practice
- the main elements of expertise that managers need to develop to be successful
The knowledge element is addressed through the content of the
programme of lectures and seminars, supported by your own private study and
reading.
Principles are covered through the illustration and discussion
of those areas of activity where managers’ interventions can make a real
difference.
Management practice is dealt with through the use of case
studies and examples during both the lectures and also the seminar programmes.
The foundations of managerial expertise are dealt with through the
development of critical thinking, evaluation, judgement and decision making,
using seminar work, debate, short presentations and is reflected in your
approach to the course work.
The course is thus designed to introduce these key areas of the foundations of management. The subject is approached via three overarching areas, as follows:
- a broad coverage of the total field of management
- a
substantial introduction to the crucial area of expertise of critical thinking,
evaluation and analysis
- a general familiarity and understanding of
management issues, which should provide you with a foundation on which to base
your future studies of more detailed areas of management
