MGMT600 Management of Resources: Finance

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

The pervasive nature of financial information and its use in decision-making, make it imperative that all managers who work, or will work, in organisations with limited financial resources, acquire a degree of financial literacy. This unit is concerned with fulfilling those managerial tasks directed to the financing, investing and operating activities of an enterprise in ways consistent with the objective of the enterprise. The course deals with these tasks in the context of the corporate environment, although much of the content is applicable to the not-for-profit sector also. Managers, at various times, have the tasks of obtaining finance for the enterprise by raising new equity capital, retaining profits within the entity, or borrowing on long term markets; using finance raised for investment in working capital assets, evaluating the returns from long-term assets, and evaluating performance of the resources once allocated; planning and controlling the flows of funds and of cash within the organisation; and analysing the financial statements prepared on management’s behalf for taking decisions to correct past errors or chart future directions.

 

MGMT601 Strategic Human Resource Management

10 cp
Prerequisites MGMT634 Management of Resources: People
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit takes a critical perspective of human resource management and examines the claims of the discipline that it makes a positive strategic contribution to the achievement of corporate objectives of an organisation. Every organisation faces challenges from continuous and discontinuous change and the contribution of HRM can be vital to organisational success. This unit explores differing theoretical/ideological perspectives of HRM. The content presented builds on previous generalist/functional HRM knowledge and practical skills gained from other HRM studies and experience. The unit will analyse organisational needs, pressures for change and ethical implications that are linked to these pressures.

 

MGMT602 Organisational Behaviour

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit examines the ways in which an understanding of organisational behaviour is necessary to, and facilitates the management of, people at work. Organisations are examined as dynamic systems. There are three levels of analysis the individual, the group, and the organisation as an entity. The focus is on the internal dynamics of organisations or a “micro level” perspective, although some attention is also given to the “macro” perspective on the role of organisations in the broader social, political and economic environment. The intellectual underpinnings of this unit are based on findings from the behavioural sciences in particular psychology, sociology, anthropology and political science. The study, however, is from a management perspective and consideration is given throughout to issues of efficiency and effectiveness in organisations in both the private and public sectors. Ethical issues that arise in managing organisations will also be considered.

 

MGMT605 Strategic Management

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit will expose students to the principal concepts and processes of Strategic Management. The inevitable changes in the world environment are creating new opportunities and challenges for the entire business and non-business community. This unit explores the context of strategy in a globalised world, the strategic environment, strategy formulation and issues relating to the implementation of strategy. Participants will have the opportunity to gain the competencies, skills and understanding necessary for formulating, implementing and managing the strategy process that aims to ensure the long term viability and success of an organisation or enterprise. A critical overview is also provided of the various frameworks and models used in strategic analysis. Emphasis will be placed on the inevitability of change in the global environment and the need for strategic thinking and management in the changing environment.

 

MGMT606 Leadership and Human Behaviour

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Mixed mode - may require attendance at lectures, workshops, seminars, tutorials and teleconferences.

Leadership within the context of Christian leadership must be viewed as a collaboration activity. Leaders at several levels within their organisational context normally exercise responsibility for staff development, achievement of role objectives and motivation towards excellence. Effective leadership requires a discerning mixture of skills, perspectives and approaches. To be successful, leaders require an understanding of the dynamics of human behaviour, including new ways of thinking about one’s own feelings, thoughts and actions as well as those of other people. This is done by addressing some of the major issues confronting people today, including the notions of stability versus change, rationality versus irrationality and the nature-nurture question.

 

MGMT611 Critical Issues in Leadership

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 5 day-long seminar sessions focused on lectures, directed readings and student presentations.

This unit approaches leadership from historical, philosophical, sociological and theological perspectives. Particular attention is given to the nature and operation of power. Collegiality, which has re-emerged as a focus for interdisciplinary thinking by theologians and sociologists, is examined as one of many paradigms for leadership.

 

MGMT617 Research Methods

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

The unit helps the students to understand a range of concepts and techniques associated with both qualitative and quantitative methods of research that are applicable for Business and/or Information Systems. The students will be able to evaluate the best method of doing particular types of research and will allow students to apply some of these techniques in workshop activities and projects. Being able to research new areas is an important skill in both Business and Information Systems and the unit will help students understand the methods most applicable to their discipline.

 

MGMT618 Research Project

20 cp
Prerequisites MGMT617 Research Methods
Teaching Organisation Each student is under the supervision of a member of the University staff, who will guide him or her in the research and writing up of the research project.

The Research Project involves independent study under supervision. The Research Project is expected to be a substantial piece of research in which a student must demonstrate an ability to conduct an independent research study, making appropriate theoretical connections, and adding to an existing body of knowledge. Each candidate is under the supervision of a member of University staff. Permission must be sought through the Head of School to undertake a Research Project.

 

MGMT620 Management Information Systems

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit is an introduction to managing information for decision-making and will provide an overview of information systems in organisations, managing data, the role of managers in the organisation and establishing organisational information requirements. It will also provide a basic understanding of some of the analytical tools used by managers.

 

MGMT621 Management of Change

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

In contemporary organisations, the phenomenon of change is a reality that faces managers at all levels. Change refers to any alteration of the status quo and involves some modification of the elements of an organisation. Understanding the complexities of the process and nature of such change requires careful and rigorous analysis. For this reason there is general recognition in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors that successful organisational change requires co-ordinated managerial planning, leadership and skill. In the face of this challenge, a new focus for leaders and managers has been emerging. This unit, then, provides leaders and managers with the opportunity to integrate theory and practice with respect to change in the light of contemporary research and reflection upon their own experience.

 

MGMT622 Quality Management

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit treats quality and reliability as an integral part of all functions of both manufacturing and service organisations. It shows how philosophies, systems, legal aspects, employee involvement and techniques should all contribute to improving quality, reliability and safety and reducing costs.

 

MGMT624 Law for Managers

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit is an introduction to several major aspects of law that are relevant to the role of a manager in both private and public sector. It will consider the institutions of law, technique for working with law, contract law, sale of goods law, tort law, criminal law, company law and trade practices law.

 

MGMT626 Contemporary Management Issues

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit is designed to address in an eclectic fashion topics that bear on management roles in contemporary organisations. The nature of the unit is such that the inclusion of topics will vary over time. The issues included tend to be discrete rather than topics that form a self contained theoretical or disciplinary whole.

 

MGMT627 Project Management

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

Project management has become increasingly important for success in today’s business environment. Project management is utilised by small and large companies in a variety of industries, for both internal deliverables as well as external or customer deliverables. In some industries, each customer deliverable is a project. Projects may be as large as the construction of a Petrochemicals plant, or as small as the installation/repair of a domestic water heating system. It is therefore very useful for students of business management to be familiar with the applications, benefits and techniques of project management.

 

MGMT628 Public Sector Management

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

The focus of this unit is on the theories, principles and characteristics of public sector management with comparisons being made of the traditional model of public administration. The subject will link theoretical and conceptual issues with practical examples drawn from mainly Australian contemporary cases. Issues of change in the structure and processes of the public sector will be considered within the context of the transition from the traditional Westminster model of public administration to the more eclectic contemporary model of public sector management.

 

MGMT629 Small Business Management

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit takes as its theme the holistic appreciation of the multi-faceted nature of small business. The aim is to provide a substantial overview of the multi-tasking requirements of any small business owner, in the context of a very competitive environment. Traditional and non-traditional business environments are discussed in examining the nature of entrepreneurship, enterprise formation including planning, finance, legal, people, location, resource, and marketing issues.

 

MGMT630 International Political Economy

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit presents students with general theories and concepts of international political economy. It aims to introduce students to the complex relationships between economics and politics in international relations, acquaint them with important critical perspectives, and introduce them to major historical and contemporary issues in international political economy; and to augment their theoretical and diagnostic capacities. The major schools of thought to be examined include Realism, Liberalism and Globalism, with particular emphasis given to topics such as war and peace, human rights and the global economy.

 

MGMT631 Employment Relations

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.
This unit is concerned with the nature and significance of issues arising from the relationship between employees, managers and employers. The central purpose of the unit will be to make the student aware of problems which can potentially reduce organisational effectiveness and efficiency, but which, if properly handled, can also lead to practices which will enhance productivity and employer-employee satisfaction.

 

MGMT632 Spirituality in the Workplace

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit aims to stimulate an interdisciplinary exploration of the spirituality involved in organisations in the private and public sectors. Questions of the values informing personal creativity, professional responsibilities, social concern and religious commitment will be considered.

 

MGMT633 Ethics and Organisational Governance

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

Issues of governance and ethical dealings by organisational management are seen by those who interact with them as being of critical importance to their ongoing relationship with an organisation. This unit provides a foundation for subsequent further studies in management, as the ethical stance taken and the governance system adopted have significant impact on organisational relationships and all decisions taken. This unit is designed to help you to develop the skills and attitudes to enable you understand the importance of responsible organisational management. It combines knowledge and approaches from business, philosophy and theology in a form that can be used by managers in any organisational setting.

 

MGMT634 Management of Resources: People

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

The focus of this unit is on the management of people in work organisations within the context of the employer-employee relationship. The utilisation of people in achieving the strategic objectives of an organisation is fundamental to the success of the enterprise. The content covers critical models and functions in selected areas of human resource management including strategic HR planning, recruitment and selection of employees, training and development, performance management, remuneration and benefits, employment relations, and assessing the effectiveness of HRM. Various legislative requirements will be integrated into each topic area. The major functions and purposes of the HR function are examined against the historical development of HR in Australia and international trends.

 

MGMT635 Management of Resources: Information

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.
This unit is an introduction to managing information as a resource for an organisation. It will provide an overview of information systems in organisations, managing information, the role of managers in the organisation in relation to information management and establishing organisational information requirements.

 

MGMT636 Problem-solving for Managers

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

Information and skills required to solve real problems in the world of management responsibility are so diverse and changing so rapidly that it is impossible within the confines of any single course to provide students with all the knowledge and discipline skills that they will need to solve organisational problems. Yet problem-solving and decision-making are at the centre of management work. This unit is designed to help students develop the skills and attitudes necessary to build confidence in solving problems. To provide students with the skills necessary to solve “real” as opposed to “perceived” problems, they need to be provided with an experience in which they can explore and develop their own thinking and problem-solving skills. By so doing they will learn how to think for themselves, analyse problems, gather relevant information, generate solution hypotheses, make informed judgments on the basis of these hypotheses, consider the information available and the ethical values involved, and communicate the conclusions effectively.

 

MGMT637 Knowledge Management

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

The aim of this unit is to provide an understanding of the new and emerging field of knowledge management. It employs a broad spectrum of techniques and instruments to improve the performance of knowledge operations and the learning capabilities of a system. Knowledge management focuses on knowledge as a crucial production factor and consists of activities that aim at optimal use and development of knowledge. Knowledge management determines which knowledge, where, in which form and at which point of time, should be available within an organisation.

 

MGMT638 Leadership in Organisations

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

In modern work organisations leadership is a significant challenge that requires leaders to identify their own basic values and assumptions as part of the process of engagement with other organisational members. Leaders need to be challenged to reflect upon leadership and management theories, strategies and practices and be able to analyse them from a number of perspectives to identify their relevance to managing functions and organisations. Within the context of a rapidly changing organisational environment, different ways of helping managers and leaders to manage the dynamics of change will be identified and analysed. Emphasis will be placed on developing ethical and moral frameworks within the context of the Mission of the University for leaders who aim to be credible to their constituents while integrating changes into a clear vision of the future.

 

MGMT639 Research Thesis

40 cp
Prerequisites MGMT617 Research Methods
Teaching Organisation Each student is under the supervision of a member of the University staff, who will guide him or her in the research and writing up of the research thesis.

The Research Thesis involves independent study under supervision. The Research Thesis is expected to be a substantial piece of research in which a student must demonstrate an ability to conduct an independent research study, making appropriate theoretical connections, and adding to an existing body of knowledge. Each candidate is under the supervision of a member of University staff. Permission must be sought through the Head of School to undertake a Research Thesis.

 

MGMT640 Strategic Management and Decision Making

10 cp
Prerequisites MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Change Management or MGMT602 Organisational Behaviour
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit provides the conceptual frameworks and skills required by management for effective strategic planning and decision-making. Emphasis is placed on the importance of strategic planning in successfully determining the direction of an organisation’s future in a continuously changing environment. Strategic management includes the formulation and implementation of, as well as the process of control and review of, strategic direction. The unit takes the perspective of the corporations (business, public, not-for-profit, and voluntary organisations) as well as from the perspective of the business unit. The unit provides a strong managerial application and use approach throughout, focussing content toward a distinctly real-world, global orientation.

 

MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Change Management

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit provides an overview of organisational dynamics and change management. Its purpose is to offer a theoretical and strategically focused understanding of organisational dynamics incorporating dynamic processes such as decision making, power and politics, organisational communication and conflict management and the implications these have for change management. These concepts are examined incorporating organisational theory and behaviour. Participants are encouraged to take a strategic approach to the management of organisational change using contemporary organisational change theories and practices and determine the links between organisational dynamics and change management.