Course Title: Introduction to Management
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Introduction to Management
Credit Points: 12.00
Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
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Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
BUSM4323 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
525T Business & Enterprise |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
BUSM4323 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
650T Vocational Business Education |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
BUSM4323 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
525T Business & Enterprise |
Face-to-Face |
UGRDFlex22 (ZZZ1), UGRDFlex22 (All) |
BUSM4323 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
650T Vocational Business Education |
Face-to-Face |
UGRDFx2020 (ZZZZ) |
BUSM4323 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
650T Vocational Business Education |
Face-to-Face |
UGRDFlex21 (ZZZZ) |
Course Coordinator: Nam Tran
Course Coordinator Phone: 99259582
Course Coordinator Email: nam.tran@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Vocational Business School
Course Coordinator Availability: Email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
Introduction to Management is a core course that provides you with an engaging and informative introduction to the disciplines of business and management. This course introduces you to key perspectives and debates from a range of fields that inform the study of business and management. The course enables you to become aware of the complexity of issues that shape contemporary business and management practices and to consider future directions.
The focus of this course will include the foundations of management theories; human perspectives of management; authority and responsibility; competitive perspectives of management; entrepreneurship; and international perspectives of management.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:
CLO1: Evaluate leadership and management research and justify the application of management theory in contemporary contexts.
CLO2: Research management theory and explain how this theory applies to contemporary and socially responsible practices.
CLO3: Effectively collaborate with others to locate appropriate resources to organise information and generate management solutions.
CLO4: Critically reflect on the relationship between management theory and management research evidence and communicate your knowledge of responsible management practices.
Overview of Learning Activities
In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and digital activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work, and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.
Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:
Assessment Task 1: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 4
Assessment Task 2: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 4
Assessment Task 3: 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 3, 4
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.