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On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Critically analyse the role of people management within an organisational context.
Evaluate the fundamental concepts, theories, tools and techniques of people managent to improve business performance.
Understand how to strategically lead organisational development linked to motivation, group formation and managing change.
This module explores the nature and complexity of organisations and introduces the functional specialisms of people management. The development of management theory is explored, which encourages students to contrast Taylorism/Fordism and Human Relations approaches as ground work for future studies. The challenges of organisational behaviour are covered through class-based exercises on topics such as leadership, motivation, group formation, behaviour and managing change.
This module will contribute to the MBA themes in the following ways:-
Radical Resilience – the changing nature of organisations and people management will be analysed as students are encouraged to enhance their own resilience capabilities as leaders.
Creative Connectivity – finding new ways to connect is at the heart of all forms of successful people management and will be explored through action-based learning.
Dynamic Discovery – the importance of continuous learning and discovery will be enforced throughout the module through the introduction of contemporary case studies and discussions of ‘management in the news’ linked to the theories of the module content.
This module will comprise a 21-hour teaching block delivered over three consecutive teaching days of whole-group interactive workshops. Throughout the teaching block, students will be presented with examples of contemporary organisational practice and theory followed by a thematically linked Masterclass, 1:1 assignment surgeries and networking opportunities.
In order to ensure a differential learning experience, whilst creating a varied, dynamic and informative teaching environment for all, the workshop approach will be research-informed, using a mixture of delivery methods (utilising a wide variety of visual/audio media). The business world examples used will be contemporary, authentic and relevant, demonstrating clear links to the topic under discussion. To consolidate the learning, the classroom-based activities will realistic, useful and contributing to the career-readiness/progression of the students.
We will continue to revise our teaching strategies in line with alterations to the sector’s recommendations for career attributes, the recommendations of the QAA Subject Benchmark Statements and all affiliated PSRB standards.
Workshops
Hours: 21
Intended Group Size: Cohort
Non-teaching contact hours (e.g. Masterclasses, 1:1 Support, networking events, etc)
Hours: 13
Intended Group Size: Cohort
Guided independent study
Hours: 116
Further details relating to assessment
Formative assessment and feed-forward methods will be employed throughout this module at various points in the semester. Formative forms of assessment will include (but not exclusively): class-based activities, opportunities for draft pieces of work to be submitted for comments and feedback, drop-in sessions with the module tutor and peer-assessed (non-credit bearing) group presentations.
The Organisational Development report will focus on an analysis of the organisational culture within a chosen business. Students must utilise the theories, concepts and frameworks they have learnt within the taught element of the module to analyse the current organisational culture and subsequently make strategic recommendations for the development of the organisation.
Further specific details of each assessment will be available in the Module Handbook and in additional in-class support.
001 Report; 2,500 words; term 1 submitted 2 weeks after block teaching 100%
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Level - 7
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7MB11