| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| BUS1001 | Introduction to Management and Organisation |
| BUS1015 | Management and Organisation |
BUS1015 for students from N200
BUS1001 for students from other programmes
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The module aims to build upon students' basic understanding of management, work and organisations. It seeks to help students to understand various issues in the analysis of work and organisations, by providing a broader perspective upon the social, political and economic context of work and organisation. It aims to help students to critically examine mainstream management theories, and their underlying assumptions, and to compare these with the reality of work in contemporary organisations.
The module explores the issues in studying work and organisations. The contrast between the mainstream management theory ‘Rhetoric’ and the ‘Reality of Work’ is, in particular, explored and examined through the syllabus:
The image of work and organisations portrayed by the mainstream management theories (e.g. Scientific Management, Bureaucracy, Post-Bureaucracy, Culture, and Change Management), will be compared to, and contrasted with, the examples of contemporary work and employment practices (e.g. Digital Taylorism and Amazon, Gig Economy and Uber, Hyper-Flexibility and Personal Training, Globalisation and Fast Fashion).
Alternative and critical perspectives on understanding work and organisations will be introduced and explored. These include Paradigms of Knowledge Creation, McDonaldization, Labour Process Theory, and Critical perspectives on Politics, Power and Control.
On completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Identify and critically evaluate the classical and contemporary approaches to the analysis of work and organisations;
2. Appreciate the factors that influence the relatively stable and the relatively unpredictable aspects of everyday work, organising, and managing;
3. Critically evaluate the complexities of work practices and management in global and socially connected organisations.
On completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Collate and critically analyse information relevant to studying work and organisations;
2. Apply management and organisation theory to interpret current work and organisational practices;
3. Demonstrate critical thinking and independent learning skills.
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 64:00 | 64:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 28 | 1:00 | 28:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 50:00 | 50:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Formative feedback session |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 50:00 | 50:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| BUS2021 | Work and Organisations |
The lectures provide the students with a framework upon which they can develop their understanding of work and organisations. The seminars provide opportunities for evaluating the practical implications of the learnt management and organisation theory, in real work and organisational context.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 90 | 2 | A | 50 | N/A |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 | M | 50 | 2,000 words. |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 1 | M | Short Quiz |
| Written Examination | 2 | M | Short Quiz |
| Written exercise | 1 | M | essay plan (linked to summative assessment Essay) in semester 1 |
The essay will assess and provide feedback upon students' understanding of the organisation theory presented in the module. The exam will assess students' overall understanding of knowledge and issues presented in the module.
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