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480-203 Information Management B8: Business Management

Credit points: 13.9

Coordinator: Barbara Cope.

Prerequisite: 25.0 credit points in any Group 1 subject in Information Management, Accounting or Economics, or approved equivalent.

Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 2-hour seminar each week.

Timetable: First semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• explain the management role, information and MIS needs of organisations;
• identify and evaluate the contribution of various management models to contemporary management practices;
• analyse the process of management and evaluate current practices; and
• compare and evaluate the skills/style of Australian managers with managers from other countries (e. g. , Japan).

Content:

An introduction to contemporary management theory and practice, with particular emphasis on the changing nature of management and the paradigms which underpin it. Topics include: the management role; contributions from the Classical, Behavioural, Quantitative and Systems/Contingency Schools; comparative studies with Japanese management techniques; and the impact of globalisation.

Assessment:

A 3-hour examination (60 per cent); assignments and case studies equivalent to approximately 4,000 words (40 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment and submit all assignments.

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 134)

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