This document provides an outline for teaching a unit on people in organizations at the AL Business Studies level. It includes learning outcomes, suggested teaching activities, and learning resources for several topics:
1) Human resource management topics like workforce planning, measures of employee performance, and management by objectives. Suggested activities include case studies and developing performance objectives for teachers.
2) Organisation structures like functional, hierarchical and matrix types. An activity suggests drawing the structure of the student's school.
3) Business communication, with suggested activities around evaluating a school's communication methods and simulating communication barriers.
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The result of study shows that 15 courses institution need a practical, applicative, and understandable
module. It is attempted to provide students with sufficient information to overcome entrepreneurship problems
covering business traits, business management, and business plan. This study was employed design based
research approach through these subsequent phases (1) problems identification, (2) conducting draft module, (3)
testing the module on the 26 students, (4) evaluating the results of try-out, and (5) performing final socialization.
The effectiveness of module is measured by employing percentage analysis of studentsâ degree of effectiveness on
overcoming entrepreneurship problems in which the criteria of module effectiveness is 0â25 (less effective),
26â50 (quite effective), 51â75 (effective), and 76â100 (very effective). Module revision was done after data
analyzing on the results of the try-out and discussion of courseâs students. Single module was conducted and it
contained the material of business traits, business management, and business plan. The results of this study show
that the module is effective as 78% of the courseâs students were able to overcome problem after they learned on
entrepreneurship module. The module contributes on studentsâ confidence in starting-up a business and
encourages them to practice and implement what they have learned by dealing with entrepreneurship, triggering
the high sense of creativity in developing skills, building a firm cooperation among students, burgeoningthe
enjoyment of learning, helping to build effective time of learning and ability on overcoming problems.
A presentation from Drake Resource Group, originally presented for Corporate University PDN (Professional Development Network), a special interest group that belongs to the Chicagoland Chapter of ASTD (CCASTD). The purpose of the presentation was to share our experience and case studies in the areas of clarifying the difference between roles and competencies and then articulate the process involved in curriculum design.
For more information on organizational development and curriculum design, visit us @ www.DrakeRG.com.
International Conference on "Next Generation Education for Entrepreneurial Engineers" March 10-11, 2014 conducted by SR engineering college, Warangal in association with IEEE, IETE, NET, TIE
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The process of learning especially higher learning is associated with a number of challenges that should be addressed to enhance learning. These include the difficulty walking through hall ways and taking the advantages of the universityâs basic services. In fact, studying during breaks has become a major challenge to many students including international students. This project aims at uncovering the problem of overcrowding in college campuses during breaks. It examines overcrowding during short breaks of most students going to colleges and universities in Jubail. It will illustrate the consequences of overcrowding in college campuses during breaks. It will examine student and institution awareness of the effects of overcrowding in college campuses during breaks.
Chapter One
1.1 Background of the study
Many students go home during breaks to finish their work and relax with their families and friends. They are usually excited and enthusiastic of upcoming academic breaks. However, some prefer to stay on campus during breaks and enjoying the services of the library and the cafeteria. Most students prefer staying on campus during academic breaks. However, staying during breaks can lead to overcrowding in the college campuses. Usually, students temporarily move to a single hall to make it easier for the skeleton crew of housing staff to effectively manage these students.
1.2 Problem Statement
Over the past years, overcrowding in college campuses during breaks continues to grow with many more students learning in Jubail University College. The level of students interested in remaining on campuses during short breaks tends to be increasing over time. This could be subjecting these students to risks of suffering impacting their health and overall well-being. Lack of awareness on the effects of overcrowding in college campuses during breaks tends to exist among students and their institutions.
1.3 Objectives
The main objective of this study is to assess overcrowding in college campuses in Jubail University College during breaks. We also intend to determine the level of awareness of the effects of overcrowding among students and their institutions.
1.4 Research Questions
1. Are college campuses in Jubail overcrowded during breaks?
2. What is the level of awareness among students and institutions?
1.5 Scope of Study
This study will be conducted in college campuses in Jubail during breaks. The study will cover several colleges and universities in the region.
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Business schools across the United States and abroad are always on a catchup mode with the industry expectations. Why business schools are not front runners in training students for industry and consulting?
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it is necessary to develop critical thinking
skills in business students because these
skills are needed to deal with the increas-
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Although the goal appears to be laudable, it
is not always clear how to go about achiev-
ing it. In this article, the authors describe
active learning experiences in a course on
business negotiations that serve the dual
purpose of teaching students to negotiate
and sharpen their critical-thinking skills.
In the current atmosphere of resource con-
straints, it is unlikely that separate courses
can be set up for improving critical-thinking
skills. A course on business negotiations,
suitably designed to incorporate appropriate
active-learning experiences, is one way to
promote higher order thinking skills.
Keywords: active learning, critical thinking,
negotiation
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tudents whose major is in the field
of management are exposed to a
great amount of information pertaining
to the different topics in the field. In
each subject area, the amount of knowl-
edge has grown rapidly. It has created an
expectation for instructors to commu-
nicate this knowledge to students. This
greater emphasis on content has resulted
in a lack of emphasis on critical thinking
skills needed to deal with real problems.
In reality, management graduates need
to analyze decision-making scenarios,
understand the needs of the different
stakeholders, manage the interactions
between the stakeholders, identify alter-
natives, and identify suitable criteria to
evaluate alternatives. On this basis, stu-
dents need to recognize and understand
the tradeoffs and compromises needed
in real decision-making scenarios. All
these activities demand critical think-
ing from them. It has been the authorsâ
observation that although the existing
courses meet needs for content, they
generally lack the environment to opti-
mize the development of critical-think-
ing skills.
Emphasis on Critical Thinking
This discussion about critical think-
ing is not new. The debate has continued
for many years. However, the debate has
taken on urgency because of the promi-
nence given to it recently by the Asso-
ciation to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business (AACSB; 2003), the global
accreditation agency for business educa-
tion. In 2003, AACSB adopted a new set
of standards for accreditation and main-
tenance of accreditation. Under Stan-
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that reflective thinking skills should be
an important outcome of undergraduate
business programs. Some authors have
referred to this kind of thinking ability
as higher order thinking.
The business accreditation agency
is quite prescriptive about the need to
develop higher order thinking skills in
business students. Thus the goal is quite
clear. What is not clear (and the research-
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potential. What should you do?
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turnover of key personnel. You are able to do so, but by what
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project-based management structures? Would you know how?
This is what this volume is all about.
Overview
The practice of human resource management (HRM) is rarely a
solitary activity. Much of the design, development, implementa-
tion, or evaluation of practitioner-generated human resource
products or services requires the assembling of a diverse cross-
section of subject matter experts and the leveraging of all this
talent in order to perform well within the context of a âprojectâ
structure. The Project Management Institute (2013a, p. 3) defines
a project as âtemporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique
product, service, or result.â We could add that projects, including
those in human resources, also require the acquisition and orga-
nization of considerable resources, the coordination and collabo-
ration of multiple stakeholders, and the capacity to manage these
over an extended period of time, often in the face of ambiguity
and uncertainty. Another way to think about this is that HR proj-
ects usually call for progressive elaboration of work products, all
the while addressing both the upside and downside risks.
This volume is about conducting human resource projects. It
aims to bring project management in the HR context from back-
ground to foreground by exploring the intersection of project
management and HR research and practice. As such, it builds on
what those in other professional service fiel.
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2AL: People in organisations
Recommended Prior Knowledge
This unit builds on the AS units. It is particularly important that 2AS.3 is completed before this unit. There is no additional extension material for 2AL.1 and 2AL.2 but it is
important that studentsâ skills of analysis and evaluation continue to be developed and that these topics are seen in a strategic context. The topic links in with 6AL.
Context
This unit should build on the topics in 2AS. As far as possible it is useful to develop topics in the context of the studentsâ own country. Ideas relating to industrial
disputes, the use and over-use of the target culture and developments in modern communications can be put in the context of recent, current or likely future
developments. This can be achieved through use of the media, visits, visiting speakers and other means of exposure to the âreal worldâ. Where possible topics should
be taught in a decision making context.
Outline
Work on HRM extends to cover the use of targets as a management tool. The unit then develops ideas related to management/labour relations. Organisational
structures are developed in a practical way, as are business communications.
References to the endorsed textbook, A level Business Studies, 2nd
edition by Peter Stimpson and Al Farquharson are in RED. Although activities have been selected
these are only suggestions â there are many useful activities that can be undertaken including others in the endorsed textbook and in other recommended textbooks.
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2. AO Learning outcomes Suggested Teaching activities Learning resources
2AL.1 Management and leadership
2AL.2 Motivation
2AL.3 Human Resource Management
⢠Workforce planning
⢠Measures of employee
performance
⢠Management by Objectives
No topics beyond AS level. However, at A level teaching should develop
the AS topics in terms of greater depth of analysis and evaluation.
Introductory activity: Productivity gaps still exist in North American car
production (p 195)
Note: Workforce planning appears closer to the start of this Scheme of
Work unit than the order in which it appears in the syllabus.
Workforce planning (sometimes known as manpower planning) can be
developed around practical issues facing the school or college or other
suitable âreal lifeâ organisations familiar to students.
Concepts relating to employee performance should be linked in with
management, motivation and objectives. Ideas can be developed by
means of case studies. Visits to businesses can also be fruitful in getting
practical ideas.
Useful activities:
⢠Improving employee performance at low-cost airline Asian
Airlines (p 199)
Students could look at the role of a teacher and develop suitable
objectives and compare these with a non-teaching member of staff such
as a receptionist. There could be discussion about difficulties measuring
performance against objectives and achieving them. For example, how
much do the results of a class depend on the teacher? How much does
Chapter 11
http://www.1000ventures.com/business
_guide/mgmt_mbo_main.html provides
a useful link to MBO with a further link
to a case study at INTEL.
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/9-12-
2004-59200.asp has some useful ideas
on manpower planning as does
http://www.managementstudyguide.co
m/manpower-planning.htm . A useful
case study can be found at
http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/case-
study--workforce-planning-at-british-
gas-services--137-330-4.php
Although over-detailed
http://www.opm.gov/perform/wppdf/han
dbook.pdf does have some useful
material for developing ideas on
improving employee performance.
http://www.12manage.com/methods_s
mart_management_by_objectives.html
is useful for MBO
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3. AO Learning outcomes Suggested Teaching activities Learning resources
⢠Labour legislation
⢠Cooperation between
management and workforce
⢠Role of trade unions in HRM
⢠Negotiation
⢠Single union deals
REINFORCEMENT
the success of a school depend on the receptionist?
The topic of labour legislation should be tied in with Political and Legal
external influences in unit 1AL. The topic should be taught from the
perspective of how labour laws influence business decisions rather than
a detailed study of the laws themselves â which inevitably differ from
country to country. Students could take a concept such as a minimum
wage and analyse in class how this may act as a constraint (extra costs,
distorted wage structure etc) and an enabler (fairer work place, more
motivated workforce etc).
In some countries the nature of trades unions is highly developed while
in others they have little scope or impact. It may be necessary, therefore,
to draw on examples from other countries in some instances. A
comparison between countries of the role of trade unions might be a
fruitful exercise using web based materials.
Useful activity: Cathay Pacific avoids damaging strikes (p207)
Trade union? Indiaâs BPO workers say ânoâ (p203)
Revision + Safeguard Investments Ltd (p208)
http://www.bized.co.uk/learn/business/h
rm/employ/index.htm is useful but it is
entirely UK based.
http://www.tuc.org.uk is a starting point
for UK unions.
http://www.cosatu.org.za is useful for
South African unions.
Other countries may have umbrella
organisations for trade unions.
Examination questions:
⢠May 2006 Paper 2 Q 2(d)
⢠May 2006 Paper 3 Q5
⢠Nov 2006 Paper 3 Q 6
⢠May 2007 Paper 1 Q 5
⢠May 2008 Paper 3 Q1(a)
⢠Nov 2008 Paper 3 Q 2(b)
2AL.4 Organisation structure
⢠Relationship between
objectives, people, structure
⢠Types of structure
o Functional
o Hierarchical
o Matrix
Introductory activity: Penang Valley Cars Ltd.(p214)
Potentially a âteacher ledâ topic; however, it is better to develop through
practical activities. Drawing the structure of the school or college,
discussing possible alternatives and recommending improvements could
be a useful activity. A visit to a business to try to study its structure and
other HRM issues could also help. If this is not possible then a visiting
Chapter 12
http://www.learnmanagement2.com/org
anisational%20structures.htm has some
basic information on structures together
with advantages and disadvantages.
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4. AO Learning outcomes Suggested Teaching activities Learning resources
⢠Centralisation/decentralisation
speaker might do the job just as well â if effectively briefed.
2AL.5
⢠Formal and informal
organisations
⢠Delegation and accountability
⢠Control, authority and trust
⢠Line and staff management
REINFORCEMENT
Business communication
⢠Purpose
⢠Methods
⢠Channels
⢠Barriers
⢠The role of management in
facilitating communication
Students may well find some of these issues difficult to grasp due to lack
of their own experience and may have fairly simplistic views on how
people behave in the work place. It could be useful to set up classroom
simulations in which students have to act out situations (e.g. a project
that has gone wrong because mangers thought they had delegated
tasks and workers who did not know what to do).
Useful activity: MAS must change strategy says new boss. (p221)
Useful activity: Majestic Cinemas plc (p218)
Revision + Mitsubishi Motors to rejig structure (p223)
Introductory activity: BP pinning hopes on electronic notice board (p226)
Students can be organised to undertake a number of communication
tasks. For example: sit students back to back in pairs, one student does
a drawing unseen by the other, the other student attempts to reproduce
the drawing from verbal instructions by the first student. A game called
Whisper down the Lane (see Wikipedia web site) can illustrate the same
effects of communication.
Students can be asked to evaluate the various means of communication
within their school/college: notice boards, letters, emails,
announcements and so on.
http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/case-
study--how-roles-functions-contribute-
to-organisational-performance--109-
355-1.php is a useful case study.
Examination questions:
⢠May 2006 Paper 1 Q 6
⢠May 2006 Paper 2 Q 1(a)
⢠Nov 2006 Paper 1 Q6
⢠May 2008 Paper 3 Q 1(b)
Chapter 13
Useful links include:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_whi
spers
http://www.positive-
way.com/business/communic.htm
http://www.bized.co.uk/learn/business/h
rm/communication/index.htm
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5. AO Learning outcomes Suggested Teaching activities Learning resources
REINFORCEMENT
Useful activities include:
⢠E-mails are ruining my day (p231)
⢠Palm Nut Oils Ltd.(p233)
Revision +
⢠We all seem to be working in the dark (p237)
⢠Switching off is no way to handle job losses (p238)
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