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234 I Subject Details
Aims & Objectives
To enable particpants to employ sound and creative concepts, principles and processes
in forecasting probable and possible future organisational and environmental states or
events and associated opportunities and threats.
On successful completion ofthis module participants will be able to:
Describe forecast purposes, forecast systems, and forecast parameters.
Select forecast teams and design and manage forecast programs.
Develop and present decision oriented forecasts.
Evaluate forecasting processes and programs.
NGMS203 Analysing Environments and
Organisations
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NGMSI 01, NGMS107, NGMS108, NGMS109,
NGMS117
Aims & Objectives
Enable participants to recognise and analyse elements and interactions in the external
and internal environments of organisations and assess their influence and likely impact.
On successful completion ofthis module participants will be able to:
Analyse and aasess the influence ofthe general external environment of an
organisation.
Analyse and assess the influence ofthe specific external environment of an
organisation.
Analyse an organisation assessing the influence ofthe interrelationships and
interactions of subsystems.
NGMS204 Managing Strategically
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NGMSI 01, NGMS102, NGMS103, NGMS104,
NGMS108, NGMSI17, NGMS201, NGMS202, NGMS203
Aims & Objectives
To enable participants to develop a strategic approach to the management ofthe
organisation and think and manage strategically. On successful completion of this
module participants will be able to:
Employ situational analysis to determine the external factors influencing an
organisation.
Conduct internal situational analysis of an organisation, business unit orfunctional
division.
Analyse and evaluate an organisation focussing on culture, philosophy, ethics and
associated behaviours.
Identify, evaluate and select strategy alternatives for organisations.
NGMS204 Managing Strategically (Social
Sciences)
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
Employ situational analysis to determine the impact of external influences, conduct
internal situational analysis of the organisation, analyse the culture, philosophies and
ethics and recommend procedures and processes forthe implementation, monitoring
and evaluation of selected strategies performance.
NGMS205 Managing in Ambiguity and
Change
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NGMSI 06, NGMS107, NGMSI17, NGMS203
Aims & Objectives
To enable participants to understand the nature, relationships and behaviours of complex
systems and environments and learn to manage effectively in conditions of change,
uncertainty and arnbiguity.
NGMS205 Managing Ambiguity and Change
(Social Sciences)
Aims & Objectives
Apply systems thinking to understand and manage organisations in environments of
ambiguity and change to clarify one's own role, decisions and behaviours, and to develop
strategies to manage the environment in times of uncertainty.
NGMS206 Taking Difficult Decisions
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NGMSI 07, NGMS106, NGMSI17, NGMS203,
NGMS205, 14246ACT
Aims & Objectives
To enable participants to recognise and understand the behavioural influences on
decision making and select and employ decision making strategies to facilitate taking
difficult decisions.
NGMS207 leading and Visioning
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NGMSI 06, NGMS108, NGMS109, NGMSI17,
NGMS202, NGMS203
Aims & Objectives
To enable participants to acquire leader behaviour that lead to a shared vision, to manage
an organisation in a manner that will instil a culture of cooperation, responsiveness, high
performance, innovation and continual improvement.
On successful completion ofthis unit, participants will be able to:
Identify organisational characteristics, attributes and network of practices
associated with organisational success.
Identify individual, group and leader behaviour associated with organisational
success.
Analyse, evaluate and modify leader behaviour.
Exhibit strategic leader behaviour.
NGMS208 Developing Business Overseas
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NGMSI 07, NGMS108, NGMS109, NGMSI17,
NGMS202, NGMS203, 14246ACT
Aims & Objectives
To enable participants to employ strategies to identify and capitalise on opportunities in
overseas markets.
NGMS209 Managing Self
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NGMSI 06, NGMS107, NGMS108, NGMS117
Aims & Objectives
To enable participants to develop self awareness and self management strategies to
optimise achievement of goals. On successful completion ofthis module participants
will be able to:
Identify current competencies and areas for development against agreed criteria.
Identify strategies and engage in actions to extend and enhance personal
competence.
NGMS210 Managing Operations and
logistics
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NGMSI 01, NGMS102, NGMS103, NGMS104,
NGMS105, NGMS107, NGMS10B, NGMSI09, NGMSI13, NGMSI14, NGMSl15,
NGMSI16, NGMS203, NGMS216, 14246ACT
Aims & Objectives
To enable participants to develop and implement operations and logistics plans to
achieve strategic objectives.
NGMS211
Managing Risk
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NGMSI 02, NGMS103, NGMS104, NGMS105,
NGMSll0, NGMS111, NGMSI12, NGMS113, NGMSI16, NGMS201, NGMS202,
NGMS203
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Swinburne University of Technology I TAFE Handbook 2002