UMPC5H-10-M Managing People in Organisations

Code: UMPC5H-10-M

Title: Managing People in Organisations

Version: 2

Level: M

UWE credit rating: 10

ECTS credit rating:

Module type: Standard

Owning Faculty: BBS

Field: Human Resource Management

Valid from: 1 September 2001

Discontinued from:

Contributes towards: MA Human Resource Management (see guidance notes)

Pre-requisites: None

Co-requisites: None

Excluded combinations: None

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of the module students should be able to:

• Improve the way in which tasks are organised and time is managed at work.

• Operate as an effective team member.

• Delegate work and monitor work outcomes; set and review objectives.

• Exercise skills of leadership in performing group tasks, taking into account members' needs, motives and preferences.

• Present self effectively orally and in writing.

• Devise simple and fair procedures for managing and improving the performance of employees.

• Introduce and monitor effective systems for managing quality.

Syllabus outline:

Nature and Functions of Management

• The social and economic origins of management. Major landmarks in the development of management theory. The major schools of management thought.

• The nature of managerial work. Managerial prerogative and the consent of the managed. The roles of the principal functions in a typical organisation.

• Management as a strategic function. Vision and mission statements; organisational values; business plans and objectives.

Self -Management

• Management of work and time; prioritisation; objective-setting and review.

• Managing one's career; setting personal objectives; self-assessment and -development.

• Managing one's impact; self-presentation; assertiveness; exercising influence; report-writing and making oral presentations.

Working with other People

• Group/team membership. The activities involved in contributing effectively to groups/teams and meetings.

• Gaining others' commitment; team building, coaching, employee development, briefing. Achieving change; handling conflict; overcoming resistance.

• Understanding other people's motivation.

• Exercising leadership. Different styles of leadership. Adapting leadership behaviour to circumstances.

• Achieving high performance through effective recruitment and performance management/development approaches.

• The legislation and legal context of managing people; the institutions of the legal system

Managing Quality

• Different philosophies of quality management, assurance and control.

• Managing relations with internal and external customers.

• The implications of quality management for management style.

Teaching and learning methods:

• Classes offer a combination of formal lecturing with a wide range of participative activities, including case studies, role plays, problem-solving activities and group discussion. Students are encouraged to relate the knowledge and skills gained through the programme to their own working environment in a creative way, and to try to find competent solutions to current problems facing their organisation.

• Classes are complemented by distance learning study packs prepared by tutors. These are designed in such a way as to engage students actively in learning and exploring the subject, and are integrated into class activities and assessment.

Indicative sources:

Buchanan D and Huczynski A (1997) Organisational Behaviour: An introductory text (2nd edition) London: Prentice Hall.

Hunt J (1992) Managing People at Work (3rd edition) London: McGraw Hill.

Pedler M, Burgoyne J & Boydell M (2nd edition) A Manager’s Guide to Self-Development London: McGraw Hill.

Thompson R (1995) Managing People (2nd edition) London: Institute of Management/Butterworth Heinemann

Assessment

Weighting between components A and B (standard modules only)

n/a

ATTEMPT 1

First Assessment Opportunity

Component A

Description of each element

1 Supervised mini project

Element weighting

1

Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is not required)

Component A

Description of each element

1 Supervised mini project

Element weighting

1

SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT Attendance at taught classes is required.

Specification confirmed by …………………………………………………Date ……………………………

(Associate Dean/Programme Director)

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