MGT1FOM: Foundations of Management

700 word reflective essay (15%)

The first assessment students must reflect on an issue in management and respond in an essay format using research (scholarly articles/journals). An example of an issue is: diversity in the workplace. A minimum of six references using the Harvard referencing style must be used and incorporated.

1500 word literature review (35%)

The second assessment is a 1,500 word literature review of management literature. This is a more professional piece and you must only draw off scholarly articles/academic journals. Must have a minimum of 10 references using Harvard style. They are very strict on word counts, +- 10% only. You are given two questions in which you must respond to one of them. This is a very difficult assessment for a first year student, hence the value of overall % for this.

Exam (50%)

The exam is a 2 hour exam consisting of 50 marks. It has two sections.

Section A consists of six questions in which you must answer four of them.
Section B consists of a further six questions and you must answer all of them.

There is a very clear and important emphasis placed on 'theorists'. So if you decide to do this subject, be aware that there is a 90% emphasis placed on theorists and their findings, rather than the subject content taught. The subject content just complements the theorists/theories. The main objective of the subject is your understanding of theorists/theories. In both section A and section B of the exam they ask you to draw on findings by particular theorists.

This subject was a bit mixed for me (hence why I gave it a 3/5). This subject is good if you have done Business Management in VCE, as it draws on particular topics from BM (such as Herzberg/Maslow hierarchies, management functions and recruitment/selection/training). I would estimate approximately 40-50% of the course is the same or builds on BM content - so it's definitely an advantage having BM behind you if you do this subject.

As I mentioned above, there is a clear emphasis on theorists and their theories. I was very surprised when I walked into the exam to see little to know mention of lecture content, only how the theorists and theories can be applied. The tutorials are okay: Each week there is a question you must do for homework and the tutorials are more of a discussion point for peer-to-peer discussions and student-to-tutor discussion. You also go through a few case studies.
I personally didn't like how there was a literature review introduced in a first year subject and I made my view clear in the feedback at the end of semester. Majority of students have never experienced a literature review and I personally found it very difficult to start , hence why it is worth 35% as it is a very time consuming (lots of research/finding journals that are

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Pashaar Halteh

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3/5

MGMT: Asia Pacific 1st ed, Williams (2010) - main textbook used

The Evolution of Management Thought 6th ed, Wren&Bedeian - highly recommended by lecturers!

1 x 2 hour lecture
1 x 1 hour tutorial

3 hours per week

2013 Semester 2

73 (B GRADE PASS)