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MGMT1000 Fundamentals of Management Semester 2 2019 Curtin Mauritius INT PDF
MGMT1000 Fundamentals of Management Semester 2 2019 Curtin Mauritius INT PDF
School of Management
Unit Outline
Acknowledgement of Country
We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and
present. The Centre for Aboriginal Studies aspires to contribute to positive social change for Indigenous
Australians through higher education and research.
Syllabus
This unit introduces management theory and how this theory may be applied to practice. After examining the
current landscape of management practice, students analyse the major functions of management and some key
areas of management practice. The unit also introduces some key skills required of contemporary managers.
Specifically, students are required to prepare solutions to management problems and develop team-working
skills.
Introduction
Welcome to Fundamentals of Management. The aim of this unit is to provide you with a basic understanding of
management practices and processes, so that you may enter the workforce with an ability to comprehend why
managers behave and act in the ways they do. We hope that you find the unit of practical benefit and enjoy the
learning experience.
Find out more about Curtin's Graduate Capabilities at the Curtin Learning and Teaching website: clt.curtin.edu.au
Learning Activities
The Fundamentals of Management teaching pattern consists of weekly workshops. The lectures for this unit are
also available online and students are encouraged to watch the iLecture before they attend their weekly
workshops. The workshops will be conducted for groups of students and are focused on providing additional
information and explanation over and above what is provided by the iLecture and lecture slides that are available
on Blackboard. The workshops are dedicated to the practical application of the theoretical issues discussed in the
iLecture the previous week. Workshop activities include discussion of multiple-choice questions and case studies,
as well as the completion of additional various activities. The workshops are designed to be interactive and
students are required to participate in the activities.
Learning Resources
Recommended texts
You do not have to purchase the following textbooks but you may like to refer to them.
l Jones G, George J, Barrett M and Honig B., Contemporary Management, 4th edition, North Ryde, N.S.W.
McGraw-Hill Australia 2016.
It is available from the Curtin Bookshop –. (ISBN: 9781743762158)
Other resources
Resources have been and will be provided on Blackboard to assist you with your study of the content of Fundamentals
of Management. These resources include lecture slides, iLectures, podcasts, sample exams questions, and additional material
that may be useful for your written assignments.
In addition to the Blackboard resources, a considerable number of journal articles are available at e-Reserve for each of the unit
modules.
Learning how to find, analyse and use relevant information from journals is a key part of your professional development in
readiness for the workforce. While a few articles are still available in hard-copy journals, most useful articles can be accessed
using electronic databases. You should ensure that you have mastered the skills to enable you to access, analyse and use such
information. The following databases that contain many useful, full-text articles (the Library also provides access to many
other databases that may contain useful articles):
l Business Source Complete ABI
l Inform Global
l ProQuest
l Informit Online (Australian)
The Curtin Library & Information Service at Bentley provides a range of online resources that are available to help you develop
your information literacy skills. These are designed to help you access the best information in an efficient manner. Make use of
these resources, especially the Business LibGuides: http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/cat.php?cid=26432
A range of articles has also been placed on e-reserve for students undertaking this unit. To access these articles, click on the ‘e-
Reserve articles’ folder in the ‘Course Materials’ section of Blackboard. Alternatively, these articles can be accessed via the
Curtin Library website.
Assessment
Assessment schedule
Unit
Late Assessment
Value Learning
Task Date Due Assessments Extensions
% Outcome(s)
Accepted?* Considered?*
Assessed
Essay Plan 10% Week: Academic 1,3 Yes Yes
week 4
1 Day: Thursday 22
August 2019
Time: 2pm WST
Written assignment 30% Week: Academic 1,3 Yes Yes
week 8
2 Day: Thursday 19
September 2019
Time: 2pm WST
Case study assignment 20% Week: Academic 1,2 Yes Yes
week 11 and 12
3
Day: TBA
Time: TBA
Final examination 40% Week: Exams Week 1,2,3 Yes Yes
4 Day: TBA
Time: TBA
*Please refer to the Late Assessment and the Assessment Extension sections below for specific details and
conditions.
Pick one of the 2 topics:
Topic 1
Managers are often faced with the need to make ethical decisions, affecting their organisations and
both internal and external stakeholders. Assume you are a top manager at a large aerospace
manufacturer. Your well-known company manufactures and sells commercial passenger aircraft to
airlines all over the world. A senior engineer in the company has just alerted you to a technical issue in
your most popular narrow-body airliner utilised by hundreds of airlines across the world. The technical
issue relates to a software error with sensors that could adversely affect airplane safety or operation.
The senior engineer has recommended that you delay any announcement of this technical issue to the
aviation authorities, media and airlines until a thorough investigation is completed. This technical
investigation is expected to take a minimum of four weeks and will confirm if the plane’s safety or
operation is adversely impacted. In this unit, we have discussed the four ethical decision making rules.
Please discuss all four ethical decision making rules. Choose one of the four ethical decision making
rules to explain your decision on whether or not to agree to the request from the senior engineer.
OR
Topic 2
Pick one successful and one unsuccessful organisation you are familiar with. Compare and contrast
how top managers at these two organisations effectively and ineffectively utilised Fayol’s four
functions in their firms.
Hint: Please pick organisations that are well known. Please check your organisation with your tutor
if you are unsure. Your tutor needs to be aware of your chosen organisation as your tutor is
marking your paper. Please consult your tutor by week two (week beginning 5 August 2019).
2. Written Assignment – final essay submission (30%)
l Topic 1 or 2
l Word count is 1,500 words ±10% or 150 words. The word count excludes the reference list but
includes your in-text citations. Marks will be deducted if students do not follow the word count
guideline.
l Please note your tutor’s comments on your earlier 450 word essay plan. Your tutor will mark
your final submission after reviewing your marked essay plan. To score a good mark in your
final essay submission, please act on the various suggestions/comments made by your tutor in
your essay plan. Marks will be deducted if students ignore their tutor’s comments.
To achieve a passing grade you must satisfy the following:
l Information literacy skills – Gather, critically assess and use information to build an argument.
You need to state your argument and critically analyse the statement.
l Referencing – You must use in-text referencing and include a reference list. You must use the
l be concise, clear and well edited. Your essay must conform to the structure discussed in the
journal article from the full-text databases, current affairs magazine, newspaper). WWW
references can contribute to a maximum of ONE-THIRD of the total number of reference
sources utilised. The use of Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals is required. Online academic
databases accessed through the library website such as Proquest DO NOT count as (www)
internet references.
l The use of Wikipedia is NOT ALLOWED.
3. Case study assignment (20%) – GROUP 800 word summary AND 8 minute presentation
800 word summary to be submitted through Turnitin by the due date and time.
You may pick one of the topics:
Topic 1
Pick an organisation from the list that your tutors will provide you with.
Describe one of the main forces in the task environment affecting this organisation. Provide an
analysis of how this actor impacts yor organisaiton's competitive edge.
OR
Topic 2
Pick an organisation from the list that your tutors will provide you with.
Describe one of the main forces in the task environment affecting this organisation. Provide an
analysis of how this actor impacts yor organisaiton's competitive edge.
You must remember that a significant focus of this assessment is on finding and using information;
therefore you are required to consult and fully reference at least six different sources of information
(Any combination of books, edited books, www, journal articles from the full-text databases, current
affairs magazines, newspapers etc). WWW references can contribute to a maximum of ONE-THIRD of
the total number of reference sources utilised. The use of WIKIPEDIA online encyclopedia is not
allowed. The use of Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals is required. Online academic databases accessed
through the library website such as ProQuest DO NOT count as (www) internet references. You must
use the Chicago version 17 referencing system to acknowledge your sources of information
(both in-text and in the reference list at the end).
Hint: Six different sources of information can mean three journal articles and three books or one
website, three journal articles and two books. The use of Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals is
required. Marks will be deducted if students use less than six sources of information for their 800
word summary.
Your assignment will not be marked if it is not submitted through Turnitin. You have
been allocated only
one Turnitin submission per assignment, so only a final version should be submitted
and not a draft version.
Any submission of a draft version will be treated as your final submission. You cannot
submit your work morethan once to Turnitin. If you are concerned with your
similarity result of your Turnitin submission, take stepsto correct the offending
paragraphs.
You must submit your paper in a Word document format (no pdf or notes format please).
Marks will be deducted if students do not contribute to their group.
Only one (1) member of the group is to submit your assignment to the Turnitin portal.
When saving the final version of your assignment prior to submitting into Turnitin, please use the
following format to form the file name: GROUP MEMBER'S FIRST NAMES_TUTE DAY AND
TIME_TUTOR' S NAME. E.g.: Member1_Member2_Member3_Member4_ Monday 3pm_ Tina Tutor.
Presentation:
l You are encouraged to use PowerPoint slides to deliver your presentations.
l The maximum time allocated to each group is 8 minutes. This time limit will be strictly enforced
by your tutors. Marks will be deducted if groups exceed the 8 minute time limit.
l Groups are allowed to have a maximum of 6 power point slides for their 8 minute
presentation. Marks will be deducted if groups deliver more than 6 power point slides during
their 8 minute presentation.
l Groups that are presenting need to attend class to deliver their presentation and remain to
l Please note that you are required to keep and submit the minutes of your group’s weekly
meetings. A different group member must chair the meeting each week. The minutes should be
handed to your tutor on the due date and time.
l The following items must be recorded in the minutes of all meetings: Time, date, and location of
l You are required to make an assessment of how you and your group members performed in
completing the assignment. You must complete the Self-Peer Assessment form (available
on Blackboard) and submit it in the class to your tutor in a sealed envelope. Please note
these forms and the information they contain will be kept strictly confidential. Only your tutor
and the Unit Coordinator will see your forms. Your comments and grades will not be
Pass requirements
Late assessment
Where the submission of a late assessment is permitted, late penalties will be consistently applied in this unit.
Where a late assessment is permitted for an assessment item or the entirety of the unit (refer to the Assessment
Schedule table in this Unit Outline) and the student does not have an approved assessment extension:
1. For assessment items submitted within the first 24 hours after the due date/time, students will be penalised
by a deduction of 5% of the total marks allocated for the assessment task;
2. For each additional 24 hour period commenced an additional penalty of 10% of the total marks allocated
for the assessment item will be deducted; and
3. Assessment items submitted more than 168 hours late (7 calendar days) will receive a mark of zero.
Where late assessment is NOT permitted for an assessment item or the entirety of the unit (refer to the
Assessment Schedule table in this Unit Outline) and the student does not have an approved assessment extension:
1. All assessment items submitted after the due date/time will receive a mark of zero.
Assessment extension
Where an application for an assessment extension is permitted for an assessment item(s) within this unit (refer to
the Assessment Schedule table in this Unit Outline):
1. A student unable to complete an assessment item by/on the due date/time due to exceptional
circumstances beyond the student's control, must apply for an assessment extension using the Assessment
Extension Application Form (available from the Forms page at students.curtin.edu.au/administration/) as
prescribed by the Academic Registrar.
2. The student will be expected to lodge the form with supporting documentation to the school representative
nominated below.
3. Failure to submit this application in a timely manner, may impact upon the assessment process. For
applications that are declined this may have significant ramifications on the possible marks awarded.
4. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the due date/time of the assessment item
where the student is able to provide a verifiable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the
application prior to the assessment due date/time.
Where an application for an assessment extension is NOT permitted for an assessment item(s) within this unit
(refer to the Assessment Schedule table in this Unit Outline):
1. All assessment items submitted after the due date/time will be subject to late penalties or receive a mark of
zero depending on the unit permitting late assessment submissions.
Deferred assessments
If your results show that you have been granted a deferred assessment you should immediately check OASIS for
details.
Deferred examinations/tests will be held from 03/02/2020 to 14/02/2020 . Notification to students will be made
after the Board of Examiners’ meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS.
Further assessment
Further assessments, if granted by the Board of Examiners, will be held between 03/02/2020 and 14/02/2020 .
Notification to students will be made after the Board of Examiners meeting via the Official Communications
Channel in OASIS.
It is the responsibility of the student to be available to complete the requirements of a further assessment. If your
results show that you have been granted a further assessment you should immediately check OASIS for details.
Referencing style
The referencing style for this unit is Chicago.
More information can be found on this style from the Library web site:
http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/referencing.
Privacy
As part of a learning or assessment activity, or class participation, your image or voice may be recorded or
transmitted by equipment and systems operated by Curtin University. Transmission may be to other venues on
campus or to others both in Australia and overseas.
Your image or voice may also be recorded by students on personal equipment for individual or group study or
assessment purposes. Such recordings may not be reproduced or uploaded to a publicly accessible web
environment. If you wish to make such recordings for study purposes as a courtesy you should always seek the
permission of those who are impacted by the recording.
Recording of classes or course materials may not be exchanged or distributed for commercial purposes, for
compensation, or for any other purpose other than personal study for the enrolled students in the unit. Breach of
this may subject a student to disciplinary action under Statute No 10 – Student Disciplinary Statute.
If you wish to discuss this please talk to your Unit Coordinator.
Copyright
The course material for this unit is provided to you for your own research and study only. It is subject to
copyright. It is a copyright infringement to make this material available on third party websites.
Additional information
Further Assessment Student Eligibility:
A student is eligible for consideration for further assessment if they:
l are enrolled in a unit within their first 200 credit points of study in their course OR in a unit in their final
study period of a course; and
l have attempted all required assessment tasks in the unit;
l have not be found guilty of academic misconduct in the unit.
A student enrolled in a Bachelor level course may only be offered two Further Assessment opportunities in their
course. A student enrolled in all other courses may only be offered one Further Assessment opportunity. Please
note, Further Assessment are granted by the Board of Examiners.
Replies to emails:
Students can expect a 48 hour (working days) response time to their emails.
Enrolment
It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the
eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.
Information on all of the above is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities" website
at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.
Student Equity
There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or
assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or
medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant
family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe
you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please contact Student Equity at eesj@curtin.edu.au
or go to http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm for more information.
You can also contact AccessAbility Services: http://bit.ly/accessability-curtin (disability/health related grounds) or
https://students.curtin.edu.au/personal-support/faith/ (religious/faith related) for further information.
It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed
of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For
general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at:
http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm
To view previous student feedback about this unit, search for the Unit Summary Report at
https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/student/unit_search.cfm. See
https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm to find out when you can eVALUate this unit.
Program calendar
Program Calendar – Semester 2 2019
Week Begin Lecture/ Pre- Comments
Date readings
Seminar
2. 5 August Managing the environment; Chapter 3 Please check your organisation with
organisational culture &4 your tutor if you are choosing Topic 2
for the Feedback Assessment - Essay
Managing change and diversity
Plan
16. 11 Examinations
November
17 18 Examinations
November