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The objectives of this course are to: 1. Introduce students to the broad discipline of marketing, such as marketing's roles in a dynamic business environment. 2. Expose students to the concepts and strategies employed by marketers who are facing with the challenges presented by the ever-changing world of business. 3. Provide students with the conceptual skills necessary to identify and solve marketing problems. |
Tutor: Tan Jue Xin (juexin.tan@xmu.edu.my)
The objectives of this course are for students to be able to:
1. Recognize individual and group behaviour. Understand the implications of organizational behaviour on the process of
management.
2. Identify different motivational theories and evaluate motivational strategies used in a variety of organizational settings.
3. Identify and assess the basic design elements of organizational structure and evaluate their impact on employees.
4. Explain how organizational change and culture affect working relationships within organizations
Week 1 Introduction and Fundamental Theory on Organizational Behaviour
- Chapter 1: What is Organizational Behaviour?
Week 2 The Individual
- Chapter 2: Diversity in Organizations
- Chapter 3: Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
Week 3 The Individual
- Chapter 4: Personality and Values
Week 4 The Individual
- Chapter 5: Perception and Individual Decision-Making
- Chapter 6: Emotions and Moods
Week 5 The Individual
- Chapter 7: Motivation Concepts
- Chapter 8: Motivation- From Concepts to Application
Week 6 The Group
- Chapter 9: Foundations of Group Behaviour
- Chapter 10: Understanding Work Teams
Week 7 Mid-term Examination
Week 8 The Group
- Chapter 11: Power and Politics
- Chapter 12: Communication
Week 9 The Group
- Chapter 13: Leadership
- Chapter 14: Foundations of Organization Structure
Week 10 The Organization System
- Chapter 15: Organizational Culture
Week 11 The Organization System
- Chapter 16: Human Resources Policies and Practices
Week 12 The Organization System
- Chapter 17: Organizational Change and Stress Management
- Chapter 18: Conflict and Negotiation
Week 13 Group Presentation.
Week 14 Group Presentation.
Week 15 Revision
Lecturer & Tutor: Tan Jue Xin (juexin.tan@xmu.edu.my)
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Describe what human resource management is and how human resource management relates to effective and successful organizations.
2. Identify the important elements that constitute the roles and functions associated with human resource management in contemporary organizations.
3. Articulate the critical issues and challenges involved in contemporary human resource management.|
Week 1 |
Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management · Human Resource Management: An Overview · Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility |
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Week 2 |
Chapter 2: Equal Opportunity and the Law · Equal Employment Opportunity: An Overview |
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Week 3 |
Chapter 3: Human Resource Management Strategy and Analysis · Staffing |
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Week 4 |
Chapter 4: Job Analysis and the Talent Management Process · Staffing |
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Week 5 |
Chapter 5: Personnel Planning and Recruiting · Recruitment |
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Week 6 |
Chapter 6: Employee Testing and Selection Chapter 7: Interviewing Candidates · Selection |
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Week 7 |
Midterm Examination |
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Week 8 |
Chapter 8: Training and Developing Employees · Training and Development |
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Week 9 |
Chapter 9: Performance Management and Appraisal · Performance Management and Appraisal |
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Week 10 |
Chapter 10: Managing Careers and Retention · Internal Employee Relations |
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Week 11 |
Chapter 11: Establishing Strategic Pay Plans · Compensation |
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Week 12 |
Chapter 12: Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives Chapter 13: Benefits and Services · Compensation · Indirect Financial Benefits |
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Week 13 |
Chapter 14: Building Positive Employee Relations · Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility |
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Week 14 |
Chapter 15: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining · Labor Relations, Employee Relations and Safety & Health |
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Week 15 |
Chapter 16: Safety, Health, and Risk Management · Labor Relations, Employee Relations and Safety & Health · Employee Safety, Health and Wellness |
Course Summary:
Objectives:
· To enable students understand the basic theories and concepts of management.
· To lay foundation for further courses study in advanced management.
· To learn to use the basic model to analyze the managerial phenomenon.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
· Understand the basic facts, terms, concepts and principles of management and be able to explain the phenomenon of management in global context. · Identify the function of management as well as the difficulty and challenges in management. Have excellent communication and leadership skills and cultural sensitivity
· Analyse and critically evaluate the relative issues concerning management.
· Be able to propose a creative plan for management and find a solution for emerging problems in management process.
Tutor: Tan Jue Xin (juexin.tan@xmu.edu.my)
Course timeline:
Week 1 Managers and Management – Chapter 1 Tell who managers are and where they work. Define management. Describe what managers do. Explain why it’s important to study management. Describe the factors that are reshaping and redefining management.
Week 2 The Management Environment – Chapter 2 Explain what the external environment is and why it’s important. Discuss how the external environment affects managers. Define what organizational culture is and why it’s important. Describe how organizational culture affects managers.
Week 3 Integrative Managerial Issues – Chapter 3 Explain globalization and its impact on organizations. Discuss how society’s expectations are influencing managers and organizations. Discuss the factors that lead to ethical and unethical behavior in organizations. Describe how the workforce is changing and its impact on the way organizations are managed.
Week 4 Foundations of Decision Making - Chapter 4 Describe the decision-making process. Explain the three approaches managers can use to make decisions. Describe the types of decisions and decision-making conditions managers face. Discuss group decision making. Discuss contemporary issues in managerial decision making.
Week 5 Foundations of Planning – Chapter 5 Discuss the nature and purposes of planning. Explain what managers do in the strategic management process. Compare and contrast approaches to goal setting and planning. Discuss contemporary issues in planning.
Week 6 Organizational Structure and Design – Chapter 6 Describe six key elements in organizational design. Identify the contingency factors that favor either the mechanistic model or the organic model of organizational design. Compare and contrast traditional and contemporary organizational designs. Discuss the design challenges faced by today’s organizations.
Week 7 Managing Human Resources – Chapter 7 Describe the key components of the human resource management process and the important influences on that process. Discuss the tasks associated with identifying and selecting competent employees. Explain how employees are provided with needed skills and knowledge. Describe strategies for retaining competent, high-performing employees. Discuss contemporary issues in managing human resources.
Week 8 Managing Change and Innovation – Chapter 8 Define organizational change and compare and contrast views on the change process. Explain how to manage resistance to change. Describe what managers need to know about employee stress. Discuss techniques for stimulating innovation.
Week 9 Foundations of Individual Behavior – Chapter 9 Identify the focus and goals of organizational behavior (OB). Explain the role that attitudes play in job performance. Describe different personality theories. Describe perception and the factors that influence it. Discuss learning theories and their relevance in shaping behavior. Discuss contemporary issues in OB.
Week 10 Understanding Groups and Managing Work Teams – Chapter 10 Define group and describe the stages of group development. Describe the major concepts of group behavior. Discuss how groups are turned into effective teams. Discuss contemporary issues in managing teams.
Week 11 Motivating and Rewarding Employees – Chapter 11 Define and explain motivation. Compare and contrast early theories of motivation. Compare and contrast contemporary theories of motivation. Discuss current issues in motivating employees.
Week 12 Leadership and Trust – Chapter 12 Define leader and leadership. Compare and contrast early leadership theories. Describe the four major contingency leadership theories. Describe modern views of leadership and the issues facing today’s leaders. Discuss trust as the essence of leadership.
Week 13 Managing Communication and Information – Chapter 13 Describe what managers need to know about communicating effectively. Explain how technology affects managerial communication. Discuss contemporary issues in communication.
Week 14 Foundations of Control – Chapter 14 Explain the nature and importance of control. Describe the three steps in the control process. Discuss the types of controls organizations and managers use. Discuss contemporary issues in control.
Week 15 Revision
Principles of management is a common course fo SEM students. It focuses on the four main functions of management such as planning, organizing, leading and control and some other issues of management.
This course explains the formal analysis of entrepreneurship in theory and practice leading on to a consideration of creativity of doing business. It introduces students to what it means to be an entrepreneur, the fundamental tools of the trade and the role of entrepreneurship both as it has been and as it currently is. Students will be introduced to the theoretical concepts of entrepreneurial venture creation in a range of contexts. The course concludes with the practical application of these theories and concepts in business planning and business concept presentation.
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