IL32520 - MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONS

Module Identifier

IL32520

Module Title

MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONS

Academic Year

2005/2006

Co-ordinator

Dr Judith E Preston

Semester

Semester 1

Other staff

Mr Hugh J Preston

Course delivery

Lecture

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours Unseen examination.	50%
Semester Assessment	Report Of Student: One report of 3,000 words	50%

Learning outcomes

At the end of the modules student should be able to :

describe the role of a manger;
explain and analyse the internal and external environments in which they operate;
profitably and productively manage their environment through the intergrated planning of human, information, technology and financial resources;
get things done through people by utilising interaction skills;
manage themselves and others as individuals;
assess change and risk, and manage accordingly;
evaluate the quality and performance of their services.

Brief description

This module focuses on managing organisations in dynamic environments. In such environments, information is critical to maintaining organisational competitiveness through satisfying customer needs, retaining and expanding the customer base, increasing productivity, improving performance, and ensuring financial viability.

There are four units to this module.

Unit 1: What is management and why is it relevant today?

Unit 2: Management skills.

Unit 3: Planning for the future and managing money effectively.

Unit 4: Getting things done through people.

Unit 5: Delivering services.

Aims

The aim of the modules it to show students how to manage information services to meet the business needs of the organisation.

Transferable skills

Independent Project Work
Use/Analysis of numerical information
Writing in Academic Context
Career Needs Awareness
Self-Management
Group Activity

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Consultation
Handy, C.B (1993) Understanding organizations 4th. Penguin Books
Cole, G.A. (2002) Personnel and human resource management 5th. Continuum International Publishing Group
Corralls, S and Brewerton, A (1999) The new professional's handbook: your guide to information services management Library Assocoation Publishing
Drucker, P.F (2000) Managing in the next society Butterworth - Heinemann
Handy C.B (2000) Twenty-one ideas for managers: practical wisdom for managing your company and yourself Jossey-Bass
** Essential Reading
Huczynski, A and Buchanan, D (2001) Organizational behaviour: an introductory text 4th. Prentice-Hall
Bryson, J (1999) Effective library and information centre management 2nd. Gower

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6