Department of

Management, Marketing
and Entrepreneurship

MGMT100-19S2 (C) Semester Two 2019

Fundamentals of Management

Course Co-ordinator: Associate Professor Sanna Malinen

Room: Room 337, Meremere
Telephone: +64 3 369 3787 ext. 93787
Email: sanna.malinen@canterbury.ac.nz

Lectures 12 weeks of 3 x 1 hour lectures per week

5 x 1 hour tutorials at scheduled times during the semester.

Tutorials
The first tutorial starts on the week of July 22 (i.e. week 2).

Prerequisites None.

MGMT 100 is an introductory course and forms a part of the core of the Bachelor of
Relationship to Commerce degree. This course complements the other core courses in Accounting,
other courses Economics, Information Systems and Statistics/Quantitative business methods, by
emphasising the importance of the environment, human resources and
organisational processes in a modern organisational context.

Teaching Associate Professor Sanna Malinen

Staff sanna.malinen@canterbury.ac.nz
Room – 337

Dr Tyron Love
tyron.love@canterbury.ac.nz
Room – 226

Fleur Pawsey
fleur.pawsey@canterbury.ac.nz
Room – 343
 The objective of this course is to introduce students to the principles of general
Course management theory and to explain the interface between management and the
Description business environment. Key aspects of the functional areas of management will be
introduced (i.e., planning, organising, leading, and controlling the use of economic
and human resources to accomplish organisational goals), and the nature of
organisational processes will be explained (e.g., processes related to organisational
design such as decision making, leadership and communication.) The interface with
the business environment will also provide students with a broad introduction to the
current New Zealand and international business conditions, organisational cultures,
marketing, social responsibility and business ethics.

As a foundation course, MGMT 100 covers the range of issues that managers face
with respect to the administrative, socio-political and cultural challenges of
management. The concepts introduced are relevant to all aspects of managing an
organisation including: Human Resource Management, organisational planning and
design, strategic management, operations management, and marketing. These
concepts reflect the organisation’s ability to deliver goods or services that customers
want as a result of the decisions and behaviours of all its members: top managers
who plan the organisation’s strategy, middle managers who coordinate human and
economic resources, and supervisors and workers who are engaged in production
activities.

Course requirements, expectations and regulations

Students are expected to be conversant with all materials discussed in lectures and
tutorials.

The Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship assumes that

students have read the relevant sections concerning course regulations and special
consideration applications in the UC Calendar: “General Course and Examination
Regulations”. No late assignments will be accepted, no extensions will be granted,
no make-up work will be offered for assessment items not completed, and no extra
credit will be awarded.

The Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship may standardise

the marks for this course. As marks may be scaled at the end of the semester, there
is no set pass mark for each individual item of assessment. A passing mark will
depend on your overall performance on all items of assessment compared with other
members of the class.

A summary of Departmental academic policies on course grading, special

considerations, etc. is available under:
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/business/department-of-management-marketing-and-
entrepreneurship/
The Department assumes that you have read this document.
You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations at the
following link:
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/regulations/general-regulations/

2
 Assessment
Assessment
summary MID-TERM TEST (30%)
Week 5: Date TBA; Rooms TBA 6.30pm to 8.30pm

The term test will consist of five short-answer questions and one essay question
(all compulsory to complete). The test will examine lecture material, text and
course readings covered in weeks 1, 2, 3 & 4.

Please Note: The test will be undertaken in examination conditions. That is,
only pens, student ID card and water bottle will be allowed on the desk during the
test. No pencil cases, mobile phones, calculators or dictionaries.
Do NOT forget to bring your student ID card.

The mid-term test is designed to assess MGMT100 learning objectives 1 - 6 (see

page 5 learning goals).

REFLECTIVE JOURNALS (20%)

Due weekly from Friday August 23 to Friday October 11 2019 5.00pm

Each week for six weeks from Friday August 16 a reflective journal question
relating to the course material will be set. Students are asked to submit, on
LEARN (as a word file attachment), a brief response (200-300 words) to any 5 of
the 6 questions; however, any submission must be within one week of the
question date (i.e. a question set on Friday Aug 16 must be answered by 5pm
Friday Aug 23 when a new question will be set). Each reflective journal
submission is worth 4%, accumulating to a maximum of 20% over the duration of
the assessment. Requirements concerning the reflective journals will be
explained in the information sheet hand out in class. No extensions can be given
for any journal submissions, and reflective journal are not eligible for special
consideration.

The reflective journal is designed to assess MGMT100 learning objectives 3, 4,

5 and 6 (see page 5 learning goals).

FINAL EXAM (50%)

Time TBA

The final exam will consist of six short-answer questions and two essay questions
(all compulsory to complete). The final exam will examine lecture material, text
and course readings covered in weeks 5-12 only.

The final exam is designed to assess MGMT100 learning objectives 1 – 6 (see

page 5 learning goals).

3
 Important Assessment Information

Marks and Grades

Marks will be posted on the LEARN site as soon as possible after the
assessments have been marked. You will be notified by email when the marks
are available. Tests are not returned – however you can look at your individual
test in the tutor’s office (during consultation times or by appointment at other
times).

Dishonest Practice
The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts
of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless
specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from
any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of
another person (student or published work) in any assessment including
examinations, tests and assignments. Any person who is found to have copied
someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a
fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which
may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the University.

IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written

course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of
the content of their work.

Cover sheets MUST be used on all assignments/essays. These can be downloaded

by following this link:
https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/business/departments/department-of-management-
marketing-and-entrepreneurship/

Your final score will be calculated after the raw marks for each assessment have
Grading
been standardised. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.

Text and Samson, D., Catley, D., Cathro, V., & Daft, R.L. (2016) Management in New Zealand:
readings 2nd Asia-Pacific Edition. Cengage Learning.
[test book or e-text version]

The textbook is required reading and forms the basis for the lectures and tests.
Additional materials, readings, instructions, etc. are available on LEARN.

Workload Lecture/Tutorials 40 hours

Mid-term test 2 hours
Final Examination 3 hours
Test and Exam Preparation 50 hours
Reflective journals 20 hours
Lecture/Tutorial Preparation 35 hours
Total 150 hours

Course Aim,
Learning goals
Learning
Outcomes &

4
Transferable By the end of the course, students should have a firm understanding of the diverse
Skills roles of a manager in an organisation, as well as of the business environment in which
organisations exist. Students will learn about the science of management from
research in fields such as strategic management, human resource management,
marketing, and operations management. They will also learn how to use this
information in the context of the New Zealand and international business
environment.

BCom Learning Objectives

1. Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply the
knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
2. Students have a broad understanding of the key domains of commerce.
3. Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers which can
be used in a range of applications.
4. Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in
Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their
degree.
5. Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by
reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
6. Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline
and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

MGMT100 Learning Objectives

Effective managers have well-developed conceptual, analytical, and human skills.
The objective of this course is to enhance some of these skills through the BCom
learning goals. Specifically, this course will enable students to:

1. Think strategically about the role and functions of management;

2. Understand the different perspectives used in management theory;
3. Apply management concepts to analyse and deal with key organisational and
managerial issues;
4. Understand the environmental context in which organisations operate;
5. Understand how the cultural and ethical perspectives can influence the
understanding of a given management-related issue.
6. Enhance their written communication skills.

Learning outcome Assessed with:

1 Mid-term test: Final exam
2 Mid-term test; Final exam
3 Mid-term test; Reflective journal; Final exam
4 Mid-term test; Reflective journal; Final exam
5 Mid-term test; Reflective journal; Final exam
6 Mid-term test; Reflective journal; Final exam

5
 A summary of Departmental academic policies on course grading, special
considerations, etc. is available under:
Departmental https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/business/departments/department-of-management-marketing-
Academic and-entrepreneurship/
Policies and
Guidelines
If you want a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The
Department assumes that you have read this document. You should also read the
You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations at the
following link:
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/regulations/general/general_regs_enrolment_courses.shtml

The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts

of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless
specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any
other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another
Dishonest
person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests
practice
and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or
to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of
assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community
service or exclusion from the University.

IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course
work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content
of their work.

A class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class.
Class
Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be
Representative
found at [UCSA=http://www.ucsa.org.nz/support/] http://www.ucsa.org.nz/support/.
The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the
lecturer concerned as they occur.

6
 MGMT100 Lecture Schedule

Weekly theme: The evolution of management (Sanna)

Week 1
 L1: Introduction to MGMT100 and organisations
Commencing
July 15  L2: Functions, roles and skills
 L3: History of management
 No tutorial

Weekly theme: The business environment (Fleur)

Week 2
 L1: Organisations and the environment
July 22
 L2: Organisational culture
 L3: Change management
 Tutorial 1: Introduction

Weekly theme: New ventures (Tyron)

Week 3
 L1: Entrepreneurship
July 29
 L2: Innovation
 L3: Small business
 Tutorial 2: Writing skills

Weekly theme: Leadership and motivation (Fleur)

Week 4  L1: Leadership
August 5  L1: Motivation - context theories
 L2: Motivation - process theories
 Tutorial 3: Test preparation

Weekly theme: Organising (Fleur)

Week 5  L1: Organisational structure
August 12  L2: Contingency and organisational design
 L3: Organisational Communication
 No tutorial

Week 5 Mid-term test (Date TBC)

Weekly theme: Managing the legal environment (Sanna)

Week 6
 L2: The legal environment in NZ
August 19
 L3: Employment relations in NZ
 L3: Wellbeing and health and safety
 Tutorial 4: Reflective techniques

Week 6 Reflective journal submission commences

Mid-term break
Weekly theme: Planning (Sanna)
Week 7  L1: Decision making
Sept 9  L2: Introduction to planning
 L3: Strategic planning
 No tutorial

7
Week 8 Weekly theme: Managing a quality workforce (HRM) (Sanna)
Sept 16  L1: Recruiting and selecting a high-quality workforce
 L2: Developing and maintaining a high-quality workforce
 L3: Group dynamics
 No tutorial

Week 9 Weekly theme: Control (Tyron)

Sept 23  L1: Formal control process
 L2: Operations management - part 1
 L3: Operations management - part 2
 No tutorial

Week 10
Weekly theme: Corporate Citizenship (Tyron)
Sept 30
 L1: Corporate social responsibility
 L2: Management ethics
 L3: Sustainability
 No tutorial

Week 11
Weekly theme: Managing diversity (Tyron)
Oct 7
 L1: Biculturalism and multi-culturalism
 L2: Treaty of Waitangi and management
 L3: International business
 Tutorial 5: Exam preparation

Week 12 Weekly theme: Marketing (Fleur)

Oct 14  L1: Marketing - introduction
 L2: Marketing - consumer behaviour
 L3: Persuasion
 No tutorial

TBA Final Examination