Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

MAN5101
20 Credit Points
Cross Cultural Management V
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
THIS UNIT IS FOR I&C OVERSEAS PROGRAMS ONLY
This unit is based upon the recognition that the management
practices within organisations are no longer shielded behind
national barriers and operate in a global context. During this unit,
students will be given the opportunity to develop multiple
perceptions of the implications for managers in managing within a
cross cultural environment. The unit will explore the basic
concepts and theories which are relevant, and their limitations, to
provide a platform of understanding for experiential comparisons.
MAN5102
15 Credit Points
Organisational Behaviour V
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
This unit provides an opportunity to critically explore the various
issues that influence the management of human behaviour and
relationships in an organisational context. Traditional approaches
to organisational behaviour will be presented and contrasted with
recent developments arising out of social psychology and
sociology. Traditional approaches assist managers to understand
and organise people to behave in predictable ways. This unit also
examines the psychology of individual differences and how
diversity affects personality, perceptions, emotions and the
experience of stress resulting in behaviour that is difficult to
predict from a traditional perspective. Social psychological and
critical approaches to organisational behaviour are utilised to
explore how individuals make sense of their world and how they
construct a sense of self as an individual and how this identity
may change in group setting. More importantly, this unit assists
managers to understand the formal and informal characteristics of
group behaviour, why they form, and why teams and other
management initiatives may have dysfunctional outcomes.
MAN5103
15 Credit Points
Transport Assessment Evaluation V
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Prerequisite :
MAN510D Transport Assessment Evaluation V Bachelor Degree
or Transport Management Experience
The aim of the unit is to enable students to develop a grasp of
economic theory and transport modelling and their application in
the conduct of major feasibility studies in the transport sector. A
practical transport modelling, project management and total
benefit/cost evaluation approach is taken in applying theory to
practice throughout the course.
MAN5104
15 Credit Points
Project Process Management V
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
This unit examines how project managers can monitor, control,
manage and improve the performance of processes in projects
using quality management initiatives. The unit reviews the ISO
quality standards associated with project management and
examines various quality management applications such as
Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement, and Total Quality
Management and their potential benefits and limitations in the
context of the project.
MAN5105
15 Credit Points
Project Procurement Management V
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
This course will examine the processes through which goods and
services are procured in a project environment’s supply chain. The
unit reviews the major processes of procurement, procurement
planning, solicitation planning, solicitation, contract
administration and close out.
MAN5113
15 Credit Points
Managing e-Business
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Managing e-business professionally has become one of the
greatest challenges facing managers of both start-ups and
established businesses as they redefine their business strategy to
leverage the power of the Internet. This unit will focus on
managerial issues relating to e-business. Specifically, it will cover
such topics as the fundamental driving forces of e-business, value
chain analysis, the concept of consumer's total value experience,
the impacts of key e-business models on organisational structure,
human resource management, managing relationships with
customers and suppliers, strategic management of e-business, m-
commerce and the future perspective of e-business. This unit will
enhance student ability to analyse e-business opportunities,
develop and implement e-business applications and improve e-
business performance.
MAN5120
15 Credit Points
Employment Relations in Asia
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Employment relationships in the Asian region are of increasing
interest in a globalising world. This unit hightlights the variety of
roles of government, of labour and of management in the
enterprises of a number of Asian countries. Some attention will be
paid to issued relating to labour standards and workers' rights. The
unit provides a critical comparison of the factors that influence the
development of various countries' employment relations system,
and of the outcomes of different systems.
MAN5121
15 Credit Points
Leadership V
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
This unit encourages students to consider the concept of
leadership and the skills involved in leadership. It aims to prepare
them for leadership of organisations or organisational units in the
private, public and not-for-profit sectors. The unit examines
theories of leadership, styles of leadership, the relationship
between leadership and management, leadership in diverse
workforces, and how to lead organizations or business units in
times of change.
MAN5122
15 Credit Points
Leadership Skills V
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Leadership is a fundamental part of professional development in
any field - business, government, sporting, cultural or not-forprofit.
This unit helps students develop the skills of leadership.
Students learn about different styles of leadership, and the skills
involved. In class work and assignments they undertake a selfaudit
and create a program to develop their own styles and skills.
Classes focus on skill-development exercises and learning from
reflection on experiences, in workplaces or elsewhere. Skills
include self-awareness; dealing with stress; working with values;
time management; developing trust; creating vision and goal
setting; resolving conflict; creativity and innovation;
communication; and influencing, The final assignment involves a
plan for self-development after this unit. Students do not need to
be in employment.
MAN5125
15 Credit Points
Management Workplace Practicum V
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Recommended Prerequisites: MAN5121 and MAN5122.
This unit provides a professionally supervised, contracted learning
experience in a range of graduate management degrees. It
emphasises the application of theoretical knowledge to workplace
problems that involve planning, researching and/or implementing
plans. Students complete a task that links with the key strategic
objectives of the host organisation, and write a report placing that
task in the context of the organisation and its industry. Students
will also present outcomes in written and/or oral form to the host
organisation and to student peers. It is recommended that students
take this unit only after completion of core units in their degree.
Prior approval must be sought from the Unit Coordinator before
the practicum commences as credit cannot be given
retrospectively for unsupervised work experience. Students are
responsible for finding the host organization and project.
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