1. MCD2040
Managing People and
Organisations
Week 1: Unit Overview and Introduction

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3. Session Objectives
 Introduction – Tutor
 Goals/objectives of the unit
 Resources to help you study (independently)
 Assessments
 Lessons from the past
 Why study Management?
 The purpose of theory
 Defining an organisation

4. Overall Unit Objectives
 Define management and summarise the evolution of management
ideas on how managers may influence people, organisations, and
their contexts to achieve organisational goals
 Identify and discuss cultural contexts in the organisation’s
environment that impact on how people, managers, and
organisations interact
 Identify factors that influence individual and group behaviour in
organisational setting and illustrate how managers can make use of
these factors
 Describe how decision-making, planning, leading, organising, and
controlling can be managed in organisations
 Examine the impact on individuals and organisations of contemporary
issues in management, including stakeholder interests, ethics, and
social responsibility

5. Learning Resources
 Prescribed Text
– Robbins, S.P., Bergman, R., Stagg, I. and Coulter, M. 2015.
Management 7th edition, Pearson Education, Australia.
• Unit outline
• Moodle
• Readings – available electronically via Library
• Q-manual
– How to write at university level, reference etc.

6. Moodle
 Unit outline
 Weekly Study Guide
– Learning outcomes
– Review questions
– Readings
– Learning resources (lecture slides, interactive study modules)
– Assessment
– Tutorial Activities
 Complete assessment requirements
 Tutorial exercises
 Readings and announcements
 The site can be accessed under the “Moodle” tab in your
My.Monash portal

7. Q- Manual
 Students are required to meet the Q Manual standards for all
assignment submissions
 This includes using the Q Manual for
– The American Psychological Association (APA) method for
citation of sources and referencing
– Formatting essays and reports
 The latest version of the Q Manual can be accessed via Moodle

8. Library Resources
• Readings
– Available under the Library Reading Lists site and Moodle
• Databases
– Online journals and journal databases are available on the
Library Databases site
• Information, literacy and learning skills
– Campus classes and drop-in sessions:
> See library learning skills sites
– Online Support also available through the library site

9. Lectorials
 Delivery of concepts through interactive activities
 Weekly lectorial program in the unit guide
 Copies of the lectorial slides will not be provided. Please print them off
before attending the lectorials.
 Attending lectorials is a must. Content explained during these sessions
help you with your own study during exam time at the end of the
trimester.

10. Tutorials
 Commence in Week 1
 Two-way communication, co-produced by both students and the
tutor
 Critical thinking and discussion questions, case studies, revision
exercises, newspaper articles etc.
- You will be required to interact during the tutorial
 You are expected to read the relevant reading(s) for each week
prior to attending lectorials and tutorials.

11. Assessments
Moodle Review Questions
- due in weeks 1-10, due Sunday 23:59, worth 10% (1% for each weekly
review question)
In-Class tests
- due in weeks 3-8 tutorials, worth 10% (2% for each test)
- Week 3 is a practice test
Case Study Report
- 2000 words
- due in Moodle & Turnitin on Monday 2355 (Week 10), worth 30%
Exam
- worth 50%, hurdle of 40%
Passing the unit
– A combined mark of 50% or more from all of the assessments
>Pre-tutorial assessments + Tutorial tests + Case Study Report + Exam =
50% or more

12. Moodle Review Questions
• Needs to be completed in weeks 1-10 on Moodle, Sunday 23:59
• Questions are on topic covered in lectorial/reading that week
• You have to answer 5 questions
• The questions are open-ended
• The review questions need to be completed satisfactorily
• Tutors will check the completion of the review questions and enter the
in-class test marks in Moodle Gradebook

13. In-Class Tests
• Each in-class test is worth 2% each (5 weeks = 10%)
• Needs to be completed in weeks 3-8 on the second tutorial
• Week 3 is a practice test, week 7 and 8 are drafts of the case study
report
• Questions are on topic covered in lectorial/reading that week
• You have to answer 2 questions
• The questions are open-ended

14. Case Study Report
• Needs to be completed in week 10 on Moodle, Monday 2355
• Submit on Moodle
• Case study analysis (available on Moodle)
• 2000 word case study report
• Academic writing, referencing
• You will be given time in the tutorials to work on your drafts.
More information on the case study report will be given later.

15. Exam
• 2 hour closed book examination
• Worth 50%
• The week 11 and 12 Lecture will provide more details about the exam
• A practice exam will be made available on Moodle
• Exam questions are similar and often drawn from tutorial
• questions
• Hurdle requirement: minimum of 40% required in the exam to be
eligible to pass the unit

16. Policies
 Academic integrity
– Plagiarism, cheating and collusion
 Applying for assignment extensions
– Complete special consideration form
– Provide evidence with form
 Attendance

17. Points of Contact
 The first point of contact is your tutor
 If the matter cannot be resolved with the tutor,
contact the unit leader via phone, e-mail, or by
appointment
 We are here to help you learn, so please contact us!

18. You can expect from us
• Lectorial/tutorial delivery
• The provision of handouts on Moodle
each week
• Provision and guidance for assignments
and the examination

19. Our expectations of you
• Attend all lectorials and tutorials
• Prepare through the weekly readings
• Complete weekly review questions
• Take in-class tests
• Assignments
– Submit on time
– Demonstrate research and
critical analytical skills
• Most of all, be willing to learn!

20. Failure is not instant
• Failure begins when:
– Your attendance at lectorials and tutorials drop off,
– You stop doing the weekly assessments and tests,
and
– You only do the work necessary to pass the
assignment
• You do not "fall at the last hurdle"
• You were racing towards failure all trimester!

21. Why study management?
• Reality of work
– You will either manage or be managed;
– Studying management gives you an insight
into the way your managers may behave;
– An insight into how you may behave as a
manager; and
– An insight into the internal workings of
organisations

22. Why study management?
• Managing yourself
– Plan, organise, lead and control your own life
– Increased emphasis on individual control and
responsibility
– In your working life you will:
> Work independently,
> Work in self-managed work groups or teams,
>Be empowered to make your own decisions

23. Why study management?
• Management is challenging:
– Have to make do with limited resources
– Success depends on others’ work performance
• Management brings rewards:
– Managers achieve more than mere workers
– Help others find meaning at work
– Play a role in influencing organisational outcomes

24. MCD2040 is about:
• Understanding
– Individuals;
– Managers;
– Organisations;
– Their environments; and
– The interactions between each
USING THEORIES

25. What is theory? Why do we need it?
• Theory is an organised way of thinking about a subject
• Most theories define the concepts within the subject matter
• Theories organise definitions so that they do not contradict
one another
• Theories try to explain and predict on the basis of their
concepts
• Theory can take emotion out of issues
• Most of us use theories unconsciously