MGT523 Managing People and Performance (8)

CSU Discipline Area: Management (MANAG)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

People are the key to successful organisations. This subject develops participants' skills in managing effective working relationships with others, including their team, to achieve optimal performance from their work unit. Other topics include developing selection, development, reward and employment relations practices which are aligned with the desired organisational culture and direction, and managing the ethical issues which today's managers face.

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No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: MGT523

Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Enrolment restrictions:

Graduate Certificate in Commerce students only

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

. make decisions based on ethical considerations;
. explain the ethical foundations of organisational practices;
. explain the important considerations regarding staffing the organisation;
. explain the important factors in career management;
. describe the important aspects of the Australian employment relations system;
. demonstrate negotiation skills in an employment relations context;
. explain the role of teams in the workplace;
. explain the important aspects of developing relationships in the workplace;
. describe and use a comprehensive set of performance management strategies.

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

- A leadership perspective on ethics. - A multicultural perspective on ethics. - Personal bias and ethical decsision making. - Organisational approaches to ethics. - Flexible staffing arrangements. - Assessment centres. - Career management. - Employment relations issues. - Employment relations policies and processes. - Negotiating employment relations agreements. - Types of team. - Team evolution. - Team building. - Team roles. - Team diagnostics. - Developing relationships in the workplace. - Performance management.

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