Managing People and Organisations
Equivalent to MU:MGC1010, MGF1010, MGW1010
Unit Outline
Prepared by: Department of Management Faculty of Business and Economics Monash University
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MCD2040 Managing People and Organisations
Unit Leader: Campus: Phone: Email: Ann Tahirovski Clayton 9905-8213 Ann.Tahirovski@monashcollege.mcpl.edu.au
Team Leader Phone: Email:
Suresh Perera 9903 4365 suresh.perera@monashcollege.mcpl.edu.au
Contents
Introduction Teaching and learning method Learning resources Assessments Policies 1 2 11 13 17
Unit Outline | MCD2040 Managing People and Organisations |
Introduction
This is a core unit in the Diploma of Business and the foundation unit for its majors in Management and Human Resource Management. This unit discusses: the nature of managerial work in organisations; theories of management and their historical development; contemporary issues and practices relating to managing people and organisations; and key factors in the organisation 's environment that impact on how managers and organisations work.
This unit aims to develop your knowledge, understanding, skills and abilities in management studies and give them a sound framework for further studies in business and commerce.
Learning objectives
When you have completed this unit, you are expected to be able to:
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define management and
Citations: Robbins, S. Bergman, R. Stagg, I. & Coulter, M. (20012) Management, 6th Edition, Pearson, Australia.