BMAN10011 Fundamentals of Management

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
ALLIANCE MANCHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL
Academic Year 2017/2018
Course Code BMAN 10011
Course Title Fundamentals of Management
Level 1
Degree Programmes
Available as a free choice option to students who have received prior agreement from their
registering School. Not available to students on BSc in Management/Management
(Specialism), IM, IMABS, ITMB or Accounting programmes.
Member of Staff Responsible

Dr Ricardo Twumasi
Room D3, AMBS East
Email: [email protected]
Office hours: Wednesday & Thursday 12:00-13:00
Other Staff Involved
Professor Damian Grimshaw (DG) MBS East, E25 [email protected]

Professor Nikolay Mehandjiev (NM) [email protected]
Dr Fahian Huq (FH) [email protected]
Dr Fatemeh Salehi (FS) [email protected]
Pre-requisites
N/A
Co-requisites
N/A
Dependent course units

N/A
Semester 1
Credit Rating 10
Course Aims
The course unit aims to equip students with a basic knowledge of management which can be
used as a foundation for personal development. The course also aims to be an introduction to
future courses in management.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:

1) Define management and explain how management differs according to level and whether a
manager is a line manager or an enabling role.
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2) Briefly describe and contrast four models of management; rational goal, scientific, human
relations, open systems.
3) Describe and attain some elementary level of skills in the main management processes:
planning, organizing, staffing, deciding, controlling and budgeting.
4) Outline the notion of a management function and be able to name, briefly describe and
appreciate the role of the four main management functions: marketing, production (including
quality and other technical services), finance and personnel.
5) Discuss and identify the implications of wider management issues such as managing
technology, managing diversity, globalization and ethics.
Syllabus
See time table below.
Methods of Delivery
Methods of delivery: lectures

Lecture hours - 20 (2 hours per week, over 10 weeks)
Seminar hours - N/A
Private study - 80
Total study hours 100
Attendance at all lectures is compulsory.
Timetable
WEEK DATE TOPIC (Friday Lectures) LECTURER

1 29 September WHAT IS MANAGEMENT? Introduction. RT
Definition & History of Management
2 6 October History of Management, Management skills, RT
Organisations
3 13 October MANAGEMENT PROCESSES RT
Planning
4 20 October Organising RT
5 27 October Staffing RT
(Practice for Multiple Choice Test)
6 READING WEEK
7 Selection RT
10 November Multiple choice Test
8 MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS & ISSUES
17 November Leadership RT
Operations Functions FH
9 24 November Marketing Function FS
IT Functions NM
10 1December HR Function DG
Corporate Social responsibility RT
11 8 December CONTEMPORARY ISSUES RT
Diversity in Organisations
Bullying at Work
12 15 December Revisions RT
Virtual Learning Environment
All lecture notes will be available on Blackboard and students will be encouraged to use
Blackboard actively.
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Reading List
Core Text:
Smith, M. (2011) Fundamentals of Management, Second Edition. London: McGraw-Hill.
Supplementary Text: to indicate any supplementary readings for the course
Robbins, S.P. & Decenzo, D.A. (2004) Fundamentals of Management (4th Edition) London:
Prentice-Hall.
You may also wish to consult:
Boddy, D. (2002) Management: an introduction. London: Pearson Education.
Hannagan, T. (2002) Management: Concepts and Practices. London: Pearson Education.
Assessment Methods and Relative Weightings
Assessment methods and relative weightings - Mid-semester multiple choice (weight.10)

1.5hr exam (weight .90). The resit assessment for this course unit will be an exam which will
follow the same/similar format to the original exam in January.
Coursework
There is no coursework required for this course.
Feedback to Students on Progress

Students will be informed of their Multiple Choice Test ands other marks via Blackboard.
Methods of Feedback from Students/Course Evaluation
Students will be encouraged to express their views on the course to the lecturers concerned,
either in person or via e-mail. Written feedback on the progress of the course will be obtained
in class in week 5. A summary of feedback and responses from the course-coordinator (HH)
will be provided on Blackboard. Evaluation questionnaires will be used to obtain student
feedback at the end of the course.
Marketing criteria
The School follows a fair, rigorous and transparent marking process for all summative work
and the grade descriptors for this course can be viewed separately on the blackboard page.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

ALLIANCE MANCHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL

Academic Year 2017/2018

Course Code BMAN 10011

Course Title Fundamentals of Management

Member of Staff Responsible

Other Staff Involved

Professor Damian Grimshaw (DG) MBS East, E25 [email protected]

Dependent course units

At the end of the course students should be able to:

See time table below.

Methods of delivery: lectures

Attendance at all lectures is compulsory.

WEEK DATE TOPIC (Friday Lectures) LECTURER

Virtual Learning Environment

Smith, M. (2011) Fundamentals of Management, Second Edition. London: McGraw-Hill.

Supplementary Text: to indicate any supplementary readings for the course

You may also wish to consult:

Boddy, D. (2002) Management: an introduction. London: Pearson Education.

Hannagan, T. (2002) Management: Concepts and Practices. London: Pearson Education.

Assessment Methods and Relative Weightings

Assessment methods and relative weightings - Mid-semester multiple choice (weight.10)

Feedback to Students on Progress

Methods of Feedback from Students/Course Evaluation

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