MGMT20129 - Managing People, Organisations and Context

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Managers work with and through others in a variety of organisational structures, each with a set of internal contextual factors. In this unit you will critically examine the role of individuals, groups and managers in the performance outcomes of organisations in a dynamic environment. You will examine the context of organisations as structural frames and the different cultures, political networks and human resource processes that emerge and how these affect the management of people. The unit addresses key competencies required of managers to effectively work with and through others, including teamwork, empathy and trust, and conflict management. Using reflective practice as the basis for personal development, you will be required to examine, develop and acquire the conceptual knowledge, behavioural skills and attitudinal components needed to be an effective manager.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 30%
2. Reflective Practice Assignment 30%
3. Group Work 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 73.91% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 31.51% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Unit Coordinator Reflection
Feedback
Learning log assessment task is still relatively new in the unit. It's effectiveness in terms of both engaging students and helping them to meet the Unit Learning Outcomes should be monitored.
Recommendation
Continue to monitor how the learning log assessment task is implemented within the unit, and assess student engagement with the task as well as student performance.
Action Taken
The learning log task appears to be a successful way of ensuring student engagement. The weighting it is currently given may need to be adjusted though.
Source: Unit Coordinator Reflection
Feedback
Case studies for assessment 3 need to be regularly refreshed to avoid academic misconduct
Recommendation
Students are provided with a case study on an existing company as part of assessment 3. These case studies should be continually refreshed to ensure that students are not using assignments from previous terms to assist in their preparation for the assignment.
Action Taken
Case studies are refreshed each term to ensure academic integrity and contemporary content.
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
Feedback
Weighting of the learning log task
Recommendation
The weighting for the learning log task should be reduced from 30 to 20 percent, as this more adequately reflects the volume of work required.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
Feedback
Monitor impacts of AI on assessment tasks
Recommendation
Monitor whether the use of AI is impacting student ability to achieve high marks in the main written assignment (assessment 2).
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Review course for real-world examples to ensure relevance
Recommendation
Review opportunities to provide real world examples during weekly workshops and in the assessment tasks so that the unit is not too theory-driven, but also has real-world relevance.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate organisational contexts as evidenced by structure, culture, systems and political frames and how these affect the management of people
  2. Critically analyse, reflect on, and develop key competencies required to successfully manage others in an emotionally intelligent manner, such as social awareness, conflict management, teamwork, and empathy
  3. Research and apply established theories related to individual behaviour and organisational systems to effectively identify and diagnose performance management problems, both as independent learners and as members of work groups
  4. Analyse critically and reflect on the factors that lead individuals to resist or accept change and apply established theories to address these challenges
  5. Interpret and successfully transmit knowledge, skills, and ideas related to managing people and the organisational context to a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • • •
2 - Reflective Practice Assignment • • •
3 - Group Work • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Knowledge • • • • •
2 - Communication • • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • • • •
4 - Research • • • • •
5 - Self-management • • • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • • •
7 - Leadership • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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