Unit name | Studying Management |
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Unit code | ECONM1023 |
Credit points | 15 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Klimecki |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None, |
Co-requisites |
None. |
School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Studying Management aims to provide a sound foundation to the study of management by providing students with a framework for understanding theories of management in organisations, and by developing students' knowledge, understanding and skills in the academic study of management. Studying Management, thus, is designed to lay the foundations for the degree programme. The unit will introduce the theoretical concepts that underpin the study of management, and develop students' ability to evaluate critically research and practice in management. Students will be introduced to the various perspectives informing the study of management including the functionalist/managerialist approach and critical management studies. Key texts are likely to be Kelemen and Rumens' extended epistemology of management research and Burrell and Morgan's research paradigms (Kelemen and Rumens, 2008; Burrell and Morgan, 1979). Within this framework, students will develop a context for the broad areas of study covered by the degree such as Strategic Management, HRM, Business Ethics and so on, to allow them to construct a model for themselves of how the cognate areas of their programme of study fit together. The unit will be delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars.
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
The Studying Management unit will be taught over the Autumn term through a mixture of lectures, discussion, library induction, case study work, readings, and group and individual exercises including the use of online databases.
Summative assessment for this unit will comprise of a written assignment of approximately 3,000 words (100%). The assignment will test students’ knowledge and understanding of key management and organisational theories, and their ability to analyse and evaluate competing claims, drawing on literature to develop conclusions.
The written assignment will assess for student learning in accordance with the unit’s learning outcomes: