Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals

Business Leadership:


Management Fundamentals


BOH

4M


Emphasis on ….


Descriptive course title


Keeping levels


Decreasing the number of expectations


Increasing and updating the number of
examples


Developing business communication
techniques


Expanding ethics and social responsibility


Communication for business applications


Increased application of computer
technology

Why the name change?


Organizational Studies: Organizational
Behaviour and Human Resources

OR

Business Leadership: Management
Fundamentals



Students thought the title reflected personal
management and organization


Students didn’t choose the course because of the title


Teachers and career counsellors identified need for
name change


Revised name describes the course focus: leadership
and management


New title more relevant to students





Strands


Old

Issues Facing
Organizations


Organizational
Leadership


Organizational Planning


Human Resources
Organization


Motivation and
Evaluation

New

Foundations of Management


Leading


Management Challenges


Planning and Controlling



Organizing


Strand 1: Foundations of Management


Overall Expectations



assess the role of management within an
organization


demonstrate the use of appropriate communication
techniques related to business management


evaluate the impact of issues related to ethics and
social responsibility on the management of an
organization

Foundations of Management

Specific Expectations



Management Fundamentals


Characteristics of organizations


Roles, responsibilities, skills of management


Management theories


Business Communication


Information technology


Presentations


Issues of Ethics and Social Responsibility


Ethical issues


Commitment to it










Strand 2: Leading

Overall Expectations



apply an understanding of human behaviour to
explain how individuals and groups function in the
workplace


demonstrate an understanding of group dynamics


demonstrate an understanding of proper leadership
techniques in a variety of situations



Leading


Specific Expectations


Human Behaviour



Personality and the impact on behaviour


Job satisfaction and attitude


Attitude and diversity


Personality trait assessments


Group Dynamics


Group development and team development skills


Types of groups and success and failure of teams


Leadership Techniques


Characteristics of leaders


Leadership theories


Styles of leadership






Strand 3: Management Challenges


Overall Expectations



demonstrate an understanding of the
communication process within the workplace


evaluate the strategies used by individuals and
organizations to manage stress and conflict


compare theories of how to motivate individuals and
teams in a productive work environment

Management Challenges

Specific Expectations


The Communication Process in the Workplace


Barriers to effective communication


Techniques used to improve skills


Perception


Stress and Conflict Management


Personal and work
-
related stress


Factors contributing to stress and conflict in the
workplace


Stress
-
reduction techniques


Conflict
-
management styles


Motivation


Theories and strategies of motivation


Relationship between motivation and job performance


Strand 4: Planning and Controlling

Overall Expectations



analyse the importance of planning to the success
of an organization


demonstrate an understanding of appropriate
planning tools and techniques in a variety of
situations


analyse the relationship between strategic planning
and the success of an organization


analyse how companies respond to internal and
external pressures for change


assess the importance of control in management

Planning and Controlling


Specific Expectations


The Importance of Planning


Planning process




Individual and group creativity


Problem
-
solving strategies


Planning Tools and Techniques


Levels and types of strategies


Strategic Planning


Tools for developing strategies (SWOT)


Corporate culture


The Management of Change


Understanding and managing change


Controlling


Control process



C
ontrol measures


Discipline




Control systems






Strand 5: Organizing

Overall Expectations



demonstrate an understanding of the various
organizational structures used to manage the
workforce effectively


assess the ways in which organizational structures
have changed to adapt to the changing nature of
work


evaluate the role of human resources within an
organization

Organizing

Specific Expectations


Organizational Structures


Structures


Impact of structure on management


Design to support structure


The Changing Nature of Work


Relationship of individual and organization


Job design and job arrangement


Human Resources


Role of human resource department


Management career opportunities


Performance appraisals



BOH 4M

Leadership:


Management


Fundamentals