Introduction to Management

Do you want to be a leader and manager in the business market?

Management as a profession is dynamic, challenging and exciting for those who want to excel at it. Each day brings new and often unanticipated challenges. This subject includes most recent management thinking and research, as well as the contemporary application of management ideas in organisations. The challenges of sustainable development are integrated into every class. The combination of established scholarship, new ideas and real-life applications gives students a taste for the adventure inherent in the dynamic field of management.

Awards offering Introduction to Management

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Diploma of Arts
• Diploma of Business
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Entrepreneurship
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Ministry
• Diploma of Chaplaincy and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Chaplaincy and Diploma of Ministry
• Diploma of Entrepreneurship
• Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Diploma of Ministry
• Undergraduate Certificate in Arts
• Undergraduate Certificate in Ministry

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Illustrate an understanding of historical and contemporary management theories and concepts;
2. Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in organisational management from a Christian perspective;
3. Explain how key management concepts are conducted in an organisational setting;
4. Identify factors which impact on the organisation’s internal and external environments.

Subject Content

• Management skills and concepts
• Organisational structure and design
• Management environments
• Management in business and not-for-profit organisations
• Current Cultural Awareness: Indigenous and International Contexts
• Managing individuals and teams
• Communication skills for managers
• Organisational Change Management

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to Face (on site)
• E-learning (online)
• Intensive
• Extensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Interview Analysis (20%)
• Case Study Report (25%)
• Management Scenario Analysis and Role Play (25%)
• Exam (30%)

Prescribed Text

• Kinicki, Williams, Scott-Ladd, Perry, Groth, Ward & Mitchell. (2020). Management: A Practical Introduction (3rd ed.). North Ryde, N.S.W.: McGraw Hill Education.

Please consult your instructor before purchasing any texts