BE464-7-AU-CO:
Management: Principles and Practices
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2023/24
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
20
31 March 2021
Requisites for this module
BE472 or BE476
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This module provides a critical introduction to some of the main principles and practices of contemporary management and organizational behaviour. The module combines lectures with work in small groups and individual study to provide students with an overview of the main currents in contemporary management thinking and to explore these through case studies of management in action.
At the end of the module, students should have a good grasp of the main functions of management, understand how these are located in wider political and economic context, and have an appreciation of some of the key issues and challenges facing management today.
The module aims are:
* To provide an introduction to the main topics and issues in contemporary management and organization theory.
* To connect management thinking to broader currents in contemporary social science and theory.
* To provide an analytical framework to assist students to think reflexively about management and organizational processes.
Upon successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
* To understand the nature of organizations and the process of management.
* To be able to explain, and critically analyse, a range of contemporary managerial concerns.
* To be able to explain and evaluate different approaches to the practice and analysis of management.
* To be able to analyse a case study, and to engage in experiential learning activities.
Skills for your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
By the end of the module, you will have developed your skills in the following areas:
* Thinking critically
* Developing your ability to work with curiosity on an unfamiliar project
* Plan and (time-)manage a project of low to moderate complexity
* Developing your commercial awareness based on your case study work
* Reflect critically on your own learning and (future) managerial interventions
* Team-working
No additional information available.
16 contact hours (8 x 1 hour lecture, 8 x 1 hour workshop)
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Louise Nash, email: louisen@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Louise Nash, Mr Stephen Sharpe
ebspgtcol@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 16 hours, 15 (93.8%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
1 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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