MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AND THEORY
MGT5MPT
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject offers a practitioner's approach to management focussing strictly on the operational context. Management theory is then applied to explain what is taking place in each explored context, giving students diagnostic and analytical frameworks that can be immediately employed in the contemporary industrial setting.
School: La Trobe Business School
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Nicole El-Haber
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: BUA5MGT; BUA4MGT
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The Evolution of Management Thought 6th Edition | Prescribed | Daniel A. Wren, D.,A. and Bedeian, A., G. | JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. 2009 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. To apply key theory to contemporary management phenomena and explain the phenomonena using this instrument.
- Activities:
- Class lectures, discussion and case studies cover key management practice and theory. Assessment provides opportunity to critically engage with key management theories and debates
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. To develop diagnostic and analytcal frameworks to predict and solve critical management issues within the management context
- Activities:
- Group assignment develops capacity and skills to work in a group to achieve specific outcomes
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
03. To engage with the contemporary industrial setting and examine specific management phenomena.
- Activities:
- Class lectures, discussion and research exercises cover key management theories and debates. Assessment provides opportunity to critically engage with key management theories and debates.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
04. To write critically about management issues
- Activities:
- Individual assignment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Ethical Awareness(Ethical Awareness)
- Writing(Writing)
City Campus, 2015, Semester 1, Night
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Bret Slade
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours lecture per week on any day including weekend at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1,500 word individual paper | 40 | 01, 03, 04 | |
| One group assignment(3-4 students per group - 2000 words per person) | with viva voce (15-20 mins)(5 mins per student_ | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| Two x 1-hour in-class test | 20 | 01, 03 |
City Campus, 2015, Semester 2, Night
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Vanessa Ratten
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours lecture per week on any day including weekend at night from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1,500 word individual paper | 40 | 01, 03, 04 | |
| One group assignment(3-4 students per group - 2000 words per person) | with viva voce (15-20 mins)(5 mins per student_ | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| Two x 1-hour in-class test | 20 | 01, 03 |
Melbourne, 2015, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Michael Burgess
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours lecture per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1,500 word individual paper | 40 | 01, 03, 04 | |
| One group assignment(3-4 students per group - 2000 words per person) | with viva voce (15-20 mins)(5 mins per student_ | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| Two x 1-hour in-class test | 20 | 01, 03 |
Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Vanessa Ratten
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours lecture per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1,500 word individual paper | 40 | 01, 03, 04 | |
| One group assignment(3-4 students per group - 2000 words per person) | with viva voce (15-20 mins)(5 mins per student_ | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| Two x 1-hour in-class test | 20 | 01, 03 |