Introduction to Management

Most people like a job that is motivating and rewarding; a job that allows them to make a meaningful contribution; a job that allows them to learn and grow and to earn a fair salary. Not many people know how to design such jobs. Certainly as Christians we should ask ourselves the question: How can we create jobs and work environments that treat people as ‘made in the image of God’? This unit introduces the student to the key skills of management which includes the design of jobs, recruiting the right person for the job, team training, structuring the organisation, and designing fair compensation schemes, in order to equip them to create better jobs and job environments.

Awards offering Introduction to Management

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

• Associate Degree in Business
• Associate Degree in Ministry
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Ministry
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Theology
• Bachelor of Ministry
• Bachelor of Theology
• 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
• Undergraduate Certificate in Arts
• Undergraduate Certificate in Business Studies
• Undergraduate Certificate in Ministry

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of managerial work in organizations.
2. Outline and explain how planning, organizing, controlling and leading are conducted in an organizational setting.
3. Examine the role of social responsibility and ethics in management
4. Identify and outline the evolution of management, its historical development as well as factors which impact on the organization’s internal and external environments
5. Leadership Styles and Strategies for Employee Motivation

Subject Content

• History of organisations
• Managing organisations
• What managers do
• The evolution of management
• Managing in the 21st century
• Responsible and sustainable management: A Christian perspective
• Strategy, plans and decision-making
• Organisational structure and design
• Leadership styles
• Contemporary management perspectives

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face-to-Face
• Distance/ Global Online
• Intensive

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 (15%)
• Case Study Report (20%)
• Management Scenario Analysis and Role Play (25%)
• Exam (40%)

Prescribed Text

• Kinicki, Williams, Scott-Ladd, Perry, Groth, Ward & Mitchell. (2020). Management: A Practical Introduction (3rd ed.). McGraw Hill Education. 
  Please consult your instructor before purchasing any texts