MGT561 Management Skills and Concepts (8)

CSU Discipline Area: Management (MANAG)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

Participants examine the changing roles of managers, the reasons for these changes and the new skill sets which managers need for success. Participants are challenged to look critically at what they currently do as managers, and to develop strategies to identify and meet their own ongoing development needs.

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Session 1
Distance	Aust Graduate Mgt Consorti
Session 2
Distance	Aust Graduate Mgt Consorti
Session 3
Distance	Aust Graduate Mgt Consorti

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: MGT561

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

Enrolment restrictions:

Available only for Australian Graduate Management Consortium (AGMC) students.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

Be able to identify the role requirements for a successful contemporary manager;
Be able to use the P. D. C. A. cycle in solving a managerial problem;
Be able to analyse personal managerial skill development needs and plan for own development;
Be able to practise effective interpersonal and group skills in achieving organisational goals;
Be able to develop strategies to establish and maintain effective management influence within the
organization.

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

The following are the titles of each learning area in the order in which they are offered:
Managers in a Changing World
Managers: Roles and Tasks
Managers as Problem Solvers
Management Skills: Personal
Management Skills: Group
Management Skills: Organisational
The subject is split into six interlocking themes of 7 hours face to face duration. Though each theme is a discrete learning area there are inter relationships between the various learning areas.

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