Management core studies
Management: Preparatory term (Route A)
The aims of the module are to: understand basic ideas of managing within a changing environment; develop the skills necessary to study management-related courses at postgraduate level in a Western higher education environment; recognise the cultural basis of management and to introduce Western approaches to study and practice; appreciate and to be able to carry out different methods of learning and assessment.
After completing the module, students should be able to: understand management, its origins and relationship to culture; analyse the environment of the organisation and how managers need to respond; relate organisational structures to policies and environment; explain how they can be changed; compare leadership with management and show how individuals and groups are motivated; develop skills in communication in the context of the organisation, and recognise the cultural dimension of communication.
Students will undertake lectures, seminars and assignments on: the development of management ideas; organisational structure and design; organisational culture; the nature of leadership; motivation, job satisfaction and performance; groups, teams and communications; organisational change and conflict. Teaching will use case studies, texts, presentations, lectures, seminars and tutorials.
Management: Core term (Routes A and B)
The module aims to help students understand management within the dynamic international environment. Students will develop skills to study management in higher education in the West; continue to develop Western approaches to study and practice and begin to appreciate different methods of learning and assessment.
After completing the module, the student should be able to understand patterns and trends of globalisation; recognise why and how firms engage in international business; describe the roles of institutions that support and regulate international business; analyse the international business environment and identify key issues and processes in managing international business.
The syllabus begins with an introduction to international business and proceeds to cover such topics as: the process of internationalisation; institutions and markets in international business; economics; technology; law; environment; ethics and culture in the international business environment. International business strategy leads on to consideration of international management: human resource management (HRM); marketing; operations management.
Management: Final term (Routes A and B)
This final part of the management course focuses on issues within Management. It uses the seminar as a style of learning met in many Western Master’s courses. It addresses the Quality Assurance Agency, QAA (UK), standards especially in developing cognitive skills, self-management, learning to learn, and abilities to conduct research into management issues.
The final academic module aims to develop skills to study management at Master’s level in the West; to build on existing knowledge in extending management themes from previous modules and to deepen an understanding of the cultural basis of Western management practice.
After completing the module, students should be able to critically evaluate issues in management, based on work in a number of themes which could include:
• global business: multinational enterprises, managerial attitudes, operating in different nations and cultures;
• strategic alliances: Investigating alliances as a key feature of international growth;
• supply chain management: globalisation of supply chains, management and control;
• enterprise and innovation: entrepreneurs, invention and innovation;
• intellectual property: government policies and E-business;
• current issues in ethics and corporate responsibility;
• critique of management.
Assessment will be by coursework, combining formative and summative functions. Each student will prepare material for selected seminars, based on directed and non-directed reading. There is no prescribed assessment structure for this term, though students must achieve 40% in order to successfully complete the module.
