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MGX 1010 Introduction to Management
Concepts, Theories & Drivers
Wk2 / C1 Wk4 / C2 Wk5-6 / C3
Concepts Management Environment &
Organisation & Yesterday & Organisation
Management Today Culture
Work Functions & Skill Sets
Wk5 / C4
Global Management Work
Wk8 / C6
Decision Making
Wk8/ C7 Wk10 / C17
Planning Leadership
Wk6-7 / C5
Social Wk8/ C8
responsibility & Strategy
ethics
Wk11 / C16
Motivating
Wk9/C 10 Employees
Organisation
Design Work
Wk12 / C18
Foundations of Control
Wk 13 - Revision

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Exam Preparation Tips
• Questions examine your knowledge of key concepts, theories, drivers and functional
requirements of management work
• Self do every questions asked in unit guide  helps internalise your knowledge & increases
your readiness for the sorts of exam questions that are likely to be asked
• Critical Writing Styles for doing assignments
– Essay or report genres – see Manual Q
– Assessment criteria fulfilment
– Critical analysis techniques
o Questioning– what is/are the underlying Q/s asked of the assignment brief?
o Reasoning techniques
Affirmation Objection
Argument Map Argument Map
Claim Claim
Persuasive
Because But
Argumentative
Reason Reason Logic Reasoning
Proves
Expert & field
Evidence
APA formats
Deductive Reasoning
Conclusion Deduction
Deductive
Proves
Reasoning
Several FACT 1 FACT n
............
Facts ....
Provide expert evidence by Provide your field evidence
quoting Experts who have and quote the person you
already proven the Facts interviewed where needed

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Assignment 1 Process
Phase 1 – Research & Thinking
Examine the Critically evaluate the relevance of Katz’s 3 skills and the
Assignment influence of technology and/or changing technology on
Question the managerial work of the manager you interviewed
Example:
What are the 1. What is the relevance of Katz’s 3 skills on the managerial
simpler key work of the manager you interviewed?
Questions you
need to answer? 2. How does existing and changing technology affects the
managerial work of the manager you interviewed?
What are the • What is the Katz’s 3 skills model that defines the scope of
concepts & managerial work?
theories you need • What is technology?
to know • What is changing technology?
• What is the impact of technology on managerial work?
• How does changing technology affect managerial work?
Research literature Different experts may give different definitions, views,
about these models, etc. Write them down – circle which one/s you
concepts & want to use to answer the key questions
theories
1a. How technology/changing affects 1b. How technology/changing does
the organisation? not affect the organisation?
2a. How technology/changing affects 2b. How technology/changing does
managerial work in the not affect managerial work in the
Collect Field organisation? organisation?
Evidence
3a. Give 2-3 examples of how 3b. Give 2-3 examples of how
technology/changing affects technology/changing does not
managerial work in the affect managerial work in the
organisation? organisation?
Decide how you
would use the field
evidence to Literature Field
support your Findings How do I use Data
literature research these information
findings sets to answer
the key Qs?
Lots of working information produced

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Assignment Process
Phase 2 – Organising Working Info for Writing
Assignment 2 only
Executive
What
Summary
persuasive genre
I use? What am I
supposed to do?
ESSAY
Argument What do I say for What is the
Reasoning Introduction approach I took?
REPORT What is
Problem the end result?
Solving
Reasoning
What do I say for How do I structure
Body? the Body?
What are the main
sections of my
paper?
What do I say for Where do I prove
Conclusion my conclusion?
How do I state the
Proving facts to
support the
Assignment 2 only Conclusion
What do
I recommend?
Proof Read
End product
with well defined &
labelled sections & Check APA formats
subsections
Check any other given
Assessment Criteria

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Assignment Sections Design Tips
1. Introduction
First give an introduction to your essay. This should include a brief summary of the main ideas,
definitions and findings in the essay and an introduction of to the manager you interviewed
including a brief description of his/her work and organisation.
<< Eg state what are the key questions, the approach taken (including interviewee’s profile) and concise
statements of answers concluded>>
2 Evaluation of Interviewed person’s management skills
Then identify and discuss where Katz’s skills are/are not reflected in the work of the manager you
interviewed. Use Katz’s theory and evidence from your research (the interview) to support your
ideas.
<< This is about answering Q 1 - What is the relevance of Katz’s 3 skills on the managerial work of the
manager you interviewed? How you answer this Q involves examining the literature research findings (eg
theories) and your interview findings -  any gaps and explain why or ramifications? >>
3. Evaluation of technology impact on interviewed person’s managerial skills
Then identify and evaluate how technology influences the managerial work of your manager.
<< This is about answering Q2 - How does existing and changing technology affects the managerial work of
the manager you interviewed? How you answer this Q involves examining the literature research findings (eg
theories) and your interview findings  any gaps and explain why or ramifications? >>
4. Conclusion
Then provide a conclusion.
<<Summarizes in 5-7 lines
– What the theories say about (a) the constituents of management skills and (b) the impact of existing
and changing technology on managerial work?
– What did you find in your interview research?
– What are the gaps, and perhaps some evidence based reasons or ramifications>>
Important checks:
Reference list set out as per Faculty Q Manual requirements.
<< Especially complying to APA formats when quoting experts and specifying reference details >>
Remember to provide evidence, theoretical analysis and academic journals references to support
your discussion.
<< At least 2 journal references in addition to text reference – as a rule of thumb aim for a total of 5
references to prove a relatively good level of your research ability>>
Proof read to ensure no grammar & spelling mistakes, and don’t exceed word count limit.

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Time Management
Today
Week 1
3rd March
3 weeks to interview, research, think & write your assignment 1
Week 1 Week 2
Plan Work Tasks Start Literature Research
Confirm interview appointment
Decide individual or team work Maybe interview
Who does what & by when
Week 3 Week 3
Complete Literature Research
Write Paper
Complete Interview
Start Thinking & Creating Edit & proof read Paper 3-4
Working Information times
Plan Paper Structure Check assessment criteria are
• Sections – subsections
met
• Bullet Points of key contents
Maybe Write First Draft Final Proof read
Due Week 5 - 31st March
MUST Hand in to Tutor in Class
Tutor WILL leave last class (room# 903 G95) by 12:55 pm