BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations

This topic introduces students to the knowledge and skills required to manage people and organisations in the global economy. It provides an overview of management in organisations and helps develop communication and organisational skills required in the professional workplace.

This topic aims to provide students with an introduction to principles, practices and issues relevant to the management of organisations. Since this is a core topic for several degrees, activities and assessments are designed to enable students to develop generic skills relevant to academic study and employment.

1. Recognise and use the basic language of management
2. Explain basic management principles and related theory
3. Relate basic management principles and theory to actual business scenarios
4. Demonstrate basic effective (spoken and written) communication skills in an academic context
5. Contribute to effective performance of groups and teams