Management Solutions for a Changing World

Subject Aim

This subject is an engaging and informative introduction to the disciplines of business and management. It introduces key perspectives and debates from a range of fields that inform the study of business and management, while explaining the complexity of issues that shape contemporary business and management practices and future directions.

The focus is on managing groups and motivating staff, managing human resources and employee relations, strategic management and planning, leadership, decision-making, and international perspectives of management – all of which will be grounded in different management theories.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain how management theories inform contemporary business practices.
2. Identify management issues based on management theories.
3. Explain the importance of effective collaboration with others in diverse management contexts.
4. Compare key management and leadership concepts within multidisciplinary contexts.

Student Assessment

Students are required to prepare for assessments by reading the subject matter in course notes, handouts and readings, as well as independently researching. Class work and practical application of theory assist in reinforcing the importance of this subject’s topics. Each student is required to participate in class discussions and activities.

The overall assessment program is the following: