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Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Rosemary Boreham.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture/workshop each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate an awareness of the multi-disciplinary nature of the study of administration;
- compare and contrast the different theoretical perspectives that may be brought to bear on the study of human service organisations;
- demonstrate analytical skills as a means of diagnosing the nature and source of organisational problems within early childhood settings; and
- demonstrate an understanding of decision-making processes within early childhood settings.
Content:
An introductory survey of some of the contributions of different disciplines, e. g. , sociology, history and psychology, to the study of organisations and administration; the three main theoretical perspectives (structural, humanistic and technological) will be considered and the relationship of organisations to the environment in which they are set will be emphasised.
Assessment:
Two essays of approximately 2,500 words (50 per cent each) or equivalent tasks.
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