Course Details in 2018/19 Session

Module Title	LC Understanding Organisation and Management
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Birmingham Business School
Module Code	07 30472
Module Lead
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-30 hours Guided independent study-70 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	The purpose of the module is to draw organisational analysis and management thought together, extracting the management implications from different strands of organisational thinking, and highlighting the conceptual issues implied in management problems. The module explores the nature of organization and gives an overview of traditional approaches to their analysis and design, from bureaucracy and scientific management to contingency theory, socio-technical systems and transaction cost analysis. The module focuses on different aspects of organisations – their relationship to the individuals who constitute them, social groups and cultures, governance and goals. Learning is facilitated and reinforced through practical case studies and exercises conducted in a series of seminar classes.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of methods of organizing work and other activities, and how these are managed; demonstrate knowledge and understanding of modern organisations, how these are designed and managed critically appraise their own role within groups and organisations; identify the conceptual issues implicit within practical management processes and problems; apply these theories and perspectives to the analysis of managerial and organisational issues.
Assessment	30472-01 : 2500 Assignment : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 2500 word Assignment (100%) Reassessment: 2500 word Assignment (100%)
Other	Dubai-based duplicate of Birmingham-based module 07 24871
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