Topic 1: Introduction to Organisations and

Management
MGMT 1001, s1 2015
School of Management

Reflective Questions to guide this lecture

Part 1:Important things about this course

Why is this course is relevant to your degree?

What should you get out of this course (apart from grades)?
Focussed learning - What are the key learning outcomes?
How do I achieve good grades from this course?

Part 2:What is an Organisation?

Organisation?

What is the definition of an organisation? What are the characteristics of an organisation?

Has organisation changed over time? How does this impact our learning of languages of
organisation and management? Why is this relevant to me?
How is management relevant to organisations? (Why do organisations need management?)

What do prospective employers say?

Sandra Birkensleigh Partner, PwC

Did Uni give you everything you needed for

your career?
So can you learn those skills on the job?
If you knew then what you know now what
would you change?

MGMT1001 three levels of analysis

Organisations
What is an Organisation & Management?(topic 1)
Foundations of Management Theory (topic 2)
Human Resource Management (topic 8)
Strategic Management (topic 9)
Leadership (topic 10)
The relationship between organisations and society
Social responsibility and ethics (topic 3)
International Business (topic 11)
Individuals in organisations
Attitudes, perception, personality (topic 4)
Decision making (topic 5)
Communication (topic 6)
Groups and teams (topic 7)

Attendance:
1 x 2hr lecture per
week
1 x 1hr tutorial per
week
Individual study
readings, assignments
Team simulation
Skill building
disciplinary content,
study/ academic skills
and graduate attributes

Course Requirements/ Course Outline

Course Outline (Part A and B):
Course description, aims and learning outcomes
Assessment
Course, School, ASB and University rules and
procedures
Available on the course website (i.e. UNSW Moodle)

Course resources (p.9)

Textbook *: Robbins, S., Bergman, R., Stagg, I.,
Coulter, M., Judge, T., Millett, B. & Boyle, M,

Managing Organisations and People MGMT 1001,

3rd Edition.
Topic workload & tutorial page available on
course website (moodle).
The UNSW library high-use collection section
should also have limited copies of the course
textbook

Available at UNSW bookshop from

Tuesday, 3 March

The MGMT1001 Learning Environment

Teaching staff (p.1)
Teaching times and Locations (p.2)

1 x 2 hr lecture* per week

1 x 1 hr tutorial* per week
*Why attend Lectures and
Tutorials?
Course summary and relationship to
other courses (p.2)
Role of lectures and tutorials (p. 5)

Assessment Summary (p. 6)

Assignment 1 (p. 5)
Due in Week 5, 30 March, Monday by 10am
15% of final mark
Length: 1,000 words
Format: Essay
Formatting requirements: page 13
Reference requirements:
Use the compulsory 2 journal articles listed on pg 7
Need to find 2 other ACADEMIC ARTICLES from prescribed
library databases
Review Marking Criteria (p.7) and marking form/ rubric on course website
We will be spending more time on this first assignment in week 3
workshops (Venues and times to be advised via Moodle)

Assignment 2 (p. 8)
Due in Week 10, 15 May, Friday by 10am
30% of final mark
Length: 2,500 words
Format: Report
Formatting requirements: page 8-9
Reference requirements: minimum of 6 academic sources
Review Marking Criteria (p.9) and marking form/ rubric on
course website
We will be spending more time on this assignment in week
8 workshops (Venues and times to be advised via
Moodle)

Individual Participation (p. 8)

Tutorial Attendance (2%) and participation (10%):
(must attend 9 tutorials to be eligible)
Grade
Description

Marks

Outstanding
Contribution

Attends 9 + tutorials and actively participates in both small group and class
discussions. Contributions in class reflect thorough preparation. Provides
good insights; has clear and thoughtful views; and supports and argues for
but is open to modifying positions.

Satisfactory

Attends 9 + tutorials and participates in both small group and class

4-7
discussions. Contributions demonstrate some preparation for tutorial. Some
contribution of facts or opinion.
Attends 9 + tutorials but is an unwilling participant, is observed to rarely
1-3
speak in small group discussion and never voluntarily speaks in class
discussions. For example: only speaks when directly addressed by a tutor.

Unsatisfactory

Does not meet

attendance
requirement

Students must attend a minimum of 9 +tutorials to be eligible for

participation marks

8-10

Indv. Participation (p. 10): Review of the Prior Weeks course topic
lecture and textbook content only (5%)
This component requires that students prepare two elements.
1 page summary of the prior weeks topic. Students should bring 26
copies of the 1 page summary to distribute to the tutor and their
classmates.
2 minutes summary of key points that is presented verbally to entire
tutorial. Tutors will be instructed to stop the presentation at the 2 minute
mark. No powerpoint slides or accompanying audio visual aids can be
used.
In the third tutorial,
tutorial students will be allocated a week during the
semester in which their presentation and 1 page summary is due.
Students who fail to attend the tutorial they are scheduled to present in
without informing the tutor will not be granted an opportunity to redo this
assessment item.
item.
This assessment item will be graded SATISFACTORY (5 marks) /
UNSATISFACTORY (0 marks) only. No written feedback will be
provided.

Indv. Participation (p. 9): Research Studies Participation (3%)

Required to participate in two management research studies, each
worth 1.5%, by Friday 5 June (Week 13).
Participating in research great way to learn how UNSW is advancing knowledge
in Management and involves you in important aspect of University

Descriptions of research studies posted from Week 2 onwards on:

http://unswasb.sona-systems.com
Further instructions on course moodle site

Sign up early to ensure a spot in research studies that interest you

most (some studies may be added later in semester)
Studies are 60 minutes in duration, including a debrief highlighting key insights
for managing organisations & people

If you are unable to participate in research studies, you may

complete two alternative online tests
Each tests is 60 minutes in duration and a minimum mark (of 50%) on each test
is required to receive the participation marks

Everest simulation participation

Required for you to complete Assignment 2
You will work in teams of 5 7 members
To be able to write your individual Everest Report:
Teams must attempt BOTH Everest 1 and Everest 2.
You are encouraged to do at least one simulation virtually.
* The simulation must be played by everyone at the same time

Students will be notified of their team in Week 4 (this is the

only opportunity for you to meet your team in class)
More information about Everest simulation in the course
website

Final examination (p.11)

2 hour exam in the University Exam period
Exam period 12 29 June 2015
We have no control over the Exam schedule, and cannot
schedule early exams
More details about the exam in the Lecture in Week 12

Policies and assistance

How, where and when to submit your assignments
(p.11)
In what circumstances and how to apply for an
extension for your assignments (p.12)
Formatting requirements for your assignments (p.13)
Academic honesty and plagiarism (Part B)
In what circumstances and how to apply to sit a
Supplementary Final Examination (Part B)
New students (and transfer students) need to
complete ELISE (https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/ELISE.html)

Part 2
WHAT IS AN ORGANISATION?

Definitions: what are organisations?

Organisations

mediate between the wider society and the individual,

and joining an organisation as an employee exposes the individual
to substantial direction and control. Despite the self-activity of their
members, organisations as corporate bodies do have economic and
political powers above and beyond those of the particular individuals
that comprise them (Thompson and McHugh 2009 p.5)

Organizations are systematically arranged frameworks relating

people, things, knowledge, and technologies, in a design intended to
achieve specific goals (Clegg et al 2008 p.8)

Organizations are (1) social entities that (2) are goal-directed, (3) are
designed as deliberately structured and coordinated activity
systems, and (4) are linked to the external environment.
(Daft 2004 p.11)

Characteristics of organisations:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Size
Industry
Ownership type
Owner domicile
Location
Physical environment
Remuneration and benefits

An organisation
HAS:

IS:

EXISTS:

The Context of Organisations and Management today

The Context of Organisations and Management today

The Context of Organisations

and Management today
Reflect the following Questions:

1) How have Organisations

changed over time?
2) What is your idea of the
Workplace in the 21st
century?
3) How will these changes
impact your future career as
a member of an
organisation?

Reflect for next weeks lecture:

How is management relevant to organisations?
(Why do organisations need management?)

To do this week
Readings:
Textbook Chapter 2
And
Sasser, W. E. (2011). Challenge the boss or stand down? Harvard
Business Review, 89(5), 137-139 (available in the course website).

**Double
**Double check your tutorial time and location
Tutorials start week beginning 9 March (Week 2)

Key dates for s1 2015

Everest simulation 1

11 April (9am) 19 April (Midnight)

Everest simulation 2

2 May (9am) 8 May (Midnight)

Assignment 1: Essay

30 March (Monday, Week 5), by 10am

Assignment 2: Report

15 May (Friday, Week 10), by 10am

Research Studies
Participation

Weeks 2 13

Tutorial attendance &

participation

Weeks 2 13

Class Presentation

Allocation in week 3

Examination period

12 29 June

References:
1. Clegg, S., Kornberger, M. and Pitsis, T. 2012, Managing & Organizations, Third
Edition, SAGE Publications, London
2. Daft, R.L. 2004, Organization Theory and Design, Thomson South-Western, Mason
OH
3. Grey, C. 2005, A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About
Studying Organizations, SAGE Publications, London
4. Hatch, M.J. 2011 Organizations. A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press,
Oxford
5. Jackson, D. 2009, Undergraduate management education: Its place, purpose and
efforts to bridge the skills gap Journal of Management & Organization vol. 15 pp.206223
6. Kavanagh, M.H. and Drennan, L. 2008, What skills and attributes does an
accounting graduate need? Evidence from student perceptions and employer
expectations Accounting and Finance vol. 48 pp. 279-300
7. Perrone, L. and Vickers, M.H. 2003, Life after graduation as a very uncomfortable
world: an Australian case study Education & Training vol. 45 no. 2, pp. 69-78
8. Thompson, P. and McHugh, D. 2009, Work Organizations, Palgrave Macmillan,
London