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BUSI45P15: MANAGING PEOPLE (TAUGHT)

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Type Tied
Level 4
Credits 15
Availability Not available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location Durham
Department Management and Marketing

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combinations of Modules

  • MANAGING PEOPLE (ONLINE)

Aims

  • To give students a critical understanding of the complex nature of contemporary organizations, and to facilitate the exercise of independent judgement in the analysis of organizational and managerial issues.

Content

  • Introduction and the Nature of Management.
  • Leadership.
  • Organisational Culture.
  • Team and Group Dynamics.
  • Organisational Communication.
  • Human Resource Management and Performance.
  • Recruitment and Selection.
  • Performance Management and Development.
  • Motivation.
  • Reward Management.
  • The Changing Psychological Contract.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • By the end of the module students should have:
  • a specialist knowledge of some of the behavioural issues and challenges facing contemporary organizations;
  • a critical appreciation of the assumptions, implications and limitations of a range of organisational/management theories;
  • a critical understanding of a range of contemporary processes and practices relating to human resource management.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • By the end of the module students should have:
  • advanced skills in diagnosing organisational problems relating to employment management.

Key Skills:

  • Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of taught input, groupwork, case studies and discussion, supported by guided reading and specially-written self-study material.
  • The summative assessment of the module is designed to test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge and critical understanding, and skills of application and interpretation within the business context.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Workshops (a combination of taught input, groupwork, case studies and discussion), timetabled in blocks 35 
Preparation and reading 115 
Total150 

Summative Assessment

Component: Written AssignmentComponent Weighting: 50%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Essay2,500 words max100Same
Component: Written Take-Away AssessmentComponent Weighting: 50%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Written Take-Away Assessment2,500 words maximum100Same

Formative Assessment

Classroom-based exercises involving individual and group analyses and presentations on specific business situations/problems relevant to the learning outcomes of the module. Oral and written feedback will be given on a group and individual basis as appropriate.

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