ADVANCED MANAGEMENT THEORY
BUS5AMT
2018
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject aims to expose doctoral students to cutting-edge scholarship in contemporary management and organisation theory across a range of different sub-disciplines, topic areas, competing perspectives and levels of analysis. Students will be expected to develop advanced theoretical understanding of substantive domains of management research; compare and contrast different perspectives; and analyse the applicability of competing theoretical approaches to conceptual and practitioner problems. A key aim of the subject is to cultivate high-level writing, speaking and critical thinking skills as applied to advanced management theory. To this end, students will be given opportunities to develop their abilities to critically evaluate research articles, and to integrate knowledge from existing research into the development of a theoretical position.
SchoolLa Trobe Business School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorKirsty Forsdike
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Students must be enrolled in LHCOM (Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)) or LDPH (PhD) to do this subject
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate what is meant by theory, and explain how it relates to the variety of contexts in which it is generated and applied.
- Activities:
- Seminars, readings, class discussions and all three assessment items.
02. Compare, contrast and critically evaluate selected theories of management.
- Activities:
- Seminars, readings, class discussions and assessment item one.
03. Demonstrate high-level writing, speaking and critical thinking skills in describing and assessing the utlity of management theories and concepts.
- Activities:
- Readings, class discussion and all three assessment items.
04. Demonstrate the application of theory to analyse and evaluate management practice
- Activities:
- Class discussion and assessment item two.
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2018, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKirsty Forsdike
Class requirements
Seminar
One 3.0 hours seminar per week
on weekdays
during the day
and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 3000 word individual assignment | 50 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| One 3000 word individual assignment | 50 | 01, 03, 04 |