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88804 Management 5: (Management and
Society)
Prerequisites: none. This unit is compulsoty for all
students
Subject aims
This unit focuses on the international, national and
community context in which planning and decision making
must take place.
The unit aims to encourage successful and socially
responsible management by developing:
an understanding of the broader social and
environmental context of management;
an awareness of the importance of social legislation and
of the philosophy and values underlying it;
a critical awareness of the traditional assumptions
underlying organisational values;
sensitivity to other value systems including those of other
cultures;
an understanding of the impact of value systems on
organisational processes and decision-making;
an awareness of the moral and ethical dilemmas that
confront practising managers.
Subject description
The unit will draw on the experience of participants to
examine the values implicity in management practice and
organisational structure and to investigate the implications
for action of those values. It will seek to locate these values
in the broader social and political context of management,
and to explore the nature and extent of the responsibilities
this creates. Accordingly, the following themes will be
addressed:
n Introduction: identifying values implicity in different
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u" management styles, goals, etc., and examining their
0 underlying assumptions and theoretical frameworks;
W the context and structure of organisations: social,
6. political, environmental; power and control;
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the rationale for social legislation: conceptual, historical
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and practical considerations;
technology and the formation of organisational values:
e.g, the impact of information technology, technocratic
values, etc.;
cross-cultural value differences and the implications for
international business and trade;
the challenge of the multi-ethnic work force.
References
Selected articles and extracts will be prescribed.
As background reading, the following texts are recommended:
Deal. T.E. and Kennedy. A.A. Corporate Culture: The Rites & Rituals
of Corporate Life. London: Penguin, 1988
Kilmann, R.H., Saxton, M.J., Serpa, R. and Associates. Gaining
Contml of Corporate Culture. San Francisco: lossey Bass, 1985
Ludeman, K. The Wrth Ethic: How to Pmfit from the Changing
Values of the New Wrk lime. New York: Dutton, 1989
Mathem, J. Tds of Change. Sydney: Pluto Press, 1989
Morgan, G. Images of Oganisations. Bmrly Hills: Sage Publications,
1986
Roszak, T. The CUR for Information. New York: Pantheon, 1986
88809 Strategic Project - Master of Business
Administration
Please contact course provider for details.
BCl lo Accounting 1
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: nil
Instruction: lecturehutorial
Assessment: examination/mid semester
assessment
Subject aims and descriptions
A basic introduction to accounting concepts and the analysis
of financial reports.
Accounting theory and practice are examined in an historical
cost accounting system. This unit includes the following
topics: an introduction to accounting and financial
statements; revenue and expenses; cost of sales and
inventory valuation; non-current assets and depreciation;
liabilities; equity; performance evaluation; analysis and interpretation
and cash flow statements.
Textbooks
Kloot, L. and Sandercock, E.. Accounting. The Basis for Business
Decisions Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1991
Student Manual, Swinburne. 1992
References
Barton, A.D. The Anatomy of Accounting. 4th ed, St. Lucia: University
of Queensland Press. 1990
Gaffikin. M., et a/., Principles of Accounting, 2nd ed, Sydney:
Harcourt Brace Jwanovich, 1990.
Hoggett, J. and Edwards. L., Accounting in Australia. 2nd ed, rev. and
updated, Brisbane: Wiley, 1992
Holmes, S., Hodgson, A. and Nevell, P., Accounting Student's
Handbook. Sydney: Harcourt. Brace Jwanovich, 1991
Ma, R. and Mathews. R. The Accounting Framewrk - A Contemporary
Emphasis. 2nd ed, Melbourne: Longman Cheshire, 1987
Martin, C,A. An lntroduchon to Accounting. 3rd ed, Sydney:
McCraw-Hill, 1990
BC220 Accounting 2
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: BC110 Accounting 1
Instruction: lecturellaboratory
Assessment: examinationlcomputerised practice
set
The development of the accounting process as an
information flow to provide the basis from which
management control and decision making stems.
The computerised processing of information is examined and
a commercial accounting package for microcomputers is
used to facilitate the same.
The accounting equation is re-examined in order to prepare
the balance sheet and profit and loss statement. The control
of cash and debtors are included, as are balance day
adjustments, bank reconciliation statements and internal
control.
Textbooks
Klod, L. and Sandercock, E., Accounting. The Basis for Business
Derisions. Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1991
Student Manual, Swinburne, 1993
References
Hoggett, J. and Edwards. L., Accounting in Australia. 2nd ed.
Brisbane: John Wiley and Sons, 1990
Holmes, 5.. Hodgson, A. and Nevell, P., Accounting Student's
Handbook. Sydney: Harcoutt, Brace Jwanwich, 1991
Martin. C.A. An lntroducrion to Accounting. 3rd ed, Sydney:
McGraw-Hill, 1990