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3. Session Objectives
Introduction – Tutor
Goals/objectives of the unit
Resources to help you study (independently)
Assessments
Lessons from the past
Why study Management?
The purpose of theory
Defining an organisation
4. Overall Unit Objectives
Define management and summarise the evolution of management
ideas on how managers may influence people, organisations, and
their contexts to achieve organisational goals
Identify and discuss cultural contexts in the organisation’s
environment that impact on how people, managers, and
organisations interact
Identify factors that influence individual and group behaviour in
organisational setting and illustrate how managers can make use of
these factors
Describe how decision-making, planning, leading, organising, and
controlling can be managed in organisations
Examine the impact on individuals and organisations of contemporary
issues in management, including stakeholder interests, ethics, and
social responsibility
5. Learning Resources
Prescribed Text
– Robbins, S.P., Bergman, R., Stagg, I. and Coulter, M. 2015.
Management 7th edition, Pearson Education, Australia.
• Unit outline
• Moodle
• Readings – available electronically via Library
• Q-manual
– How to write at university level, reference etc.
6. Moodle
Unit outline
Weekly Study Guide
– Learning outcomes
– Review questions
– Readings
– Learning resources (lecture slides, interactive study modules)
– Assessment
– Tutorial Activities
Complete assessment requirements
Tutorial exercises
Readings and announcements
The site can be accessed under the “Moodle” tab in your
My.Monash portal
7. Q- Manual
Students are required to meet the Q Manual standards for all
assignment submissions
This includes using the Q Manual for
– The American Psychological Association (APA) method for
citation of sources and referencing
– Formatting essays and reports
The latest version of the Q Manual can be accessed via Moodle
8. Library Resources
• Readings
– Available under the Library Reading Lists site and Moodle
• Databases
– Online journals and journal databases are available on the
Library Databases site
• Information, literacy and learning skills
– Campus classes and drop-in sessions:
> See library learning skills sites
– Online Support also available through the library site
9. Lectorials
Delivery of concepts through interactive activities
Weekly lectorial program in the unit guide
Copies of the lectorial slides will not be provided. Please print them off
before attending the lectorials.
Attending lectorials is a must. Content explained during these sessions
help you with your own study during exam time at the end of the
trimester.
10. Tutorials
Commence in Week 1
Two-way communication, co-produced by both students and the
tutor
Critical thinking and discussion questions, case studies, revision
exercises, newspaper articles etc.
- You will be required to interact during the tutorial
You are expected to read the relevant reading(s) for each week
prior to attending lectorials and tutorials.
11. Assessments
Moodle Review Questions
- due in weeks 1-10, due Sunday 23:59, worth 10% (1% for each weekly
review question)
In-Class tests
- due in weeks 3-8 tutorials, worth 10% (2% for each test)
- Week 3 is a practice test
Case Study Report
- 2000 words
- due in Moodle & Turnitin on Monday 2355 (Week 10), worth 30%
Exam
- worth 50%, hurdle of 40%
Passing the unit
– A combined mark of 50% or more from all of the assessments
>Pre-tutorial assessments + Tutorial tests + Case Study Report + Exam =
50% or more
12. Moodle Review Questions
• Needs to be completed in weeks 1-10 on Moodle, Sunday 23:59
• Questions are on topic covered in lectorial/reading that week
• You have to answer 5 questions
• The questions are open-ended
• The review questions need to be completed satisfactorily
• Tutors will check the completion of the review questions and enter the
in-class test marks in Moodle Gradebook
13. In-Class Tests
• Each in-class test is worth 2% each (5 weeks = 10%)
• Needs to be completed in weeks 3-8 on the second tutorial
• Week 3 is a practice test, week 7 and 8 are drafts of the case study
report
• Questions are on topic covered in lectorial/reading that week
• You have to answer 2 questions
• The questions are open-ended
14. Case Study Report
• Needs to be completed in week 10 on Moodle, Monday 2355
• Submit on Moodle
• Case study analysis (available on Moodle)
• 2000 word case study report
• Academic writing, referencing
• You will be given time in the tutorials to work on your drafts.
More information on the case study report will be given later.
15. Exam
• 2 hour closed book examination
• Worth 50%
• The week 11 and 12 Lecture will provide more details about the exam
• A practice exam will be made available on Moodle
• Exam questions are similar and often drawn from tutorial
• questions
• Hurdle requirement: minimum of 40% required in the exam to be
eligible to pass the unit
16. Policies
Academic integrity
– Plagiarism, cheating and collusion
Applying for assignment extensions
– Complete special consideration form
– Provide evidence with form
Attendance
17. Points of Contact
The first point of contact is your tutor
If the matter cannot be resolved with the tutor,
contact the unit leader via phone, e-mail, or by
appointment
We are here to help you learn, so please contact us!
18. You can expect from us
• Lectorial/tutorial delivery
• The provision of handouts on Moodle
each week
• Provision and guidance for assignments
and the examination
19. Our expectations of you
• Attend all lectorials and tutorials
• Prepare through the weekly readings
• Complete weekly review questions
• Take in-class tests
• Assignments
– Submit on time
– Demonstrate research and
critical analytical skills
• Most of all, be willing to learn!
20. Failure is not instant
• Failure begins when:
– Your attendance at lectorials and tutorials drop off,
– You stop doing the weekly assessments and tests,
and
– You only do the work necessary to pass the
assignment
• You do not "fall at the last hurdle"
• You were racing towards failure all trimester!
21. Why study management?
• Reality of work
– You will either manage or be managed;
– Studying management gives you an insight
into the way your managers may behave;
– An insight into how you may behave as a
manager; and
– An insight into the internal workings of
organisations
22. Why study management?
• Managing yourself
– Plan, organise, lead and control your own life
– Increased emphasis on individual control and
responsibility
– In your working life you will:
> Work independently,
> Work in self-managed work groups or teams,
>Be empowered to make your own decisions
23. Why study management?
• Management is challenging:
– Have to make do with limited resources
– Success depends on others’ work performance
• Management brings rewards:
– Managers achieve more than mere workers
– Help others find meaning at work
– Play a role in influencing organisational outcomes
24. MCD2040 is about:
• Understanding
– Individuals;
– Managers;
– Organisations;
– Their environments; and
– The interactions between each
USING THEORIES
25. What is theory? Why do we need it?
• Theory is an organised way of thinking about a subject
• Most theories define the concepts within the subject matter
• Theories organise definitions so that they do not contradict
one another
• Theories try to explain and predict on the basis of their
concepts
• Theory can take emotion out of issues
• Most of us use theories unconsciously
