LB5208 - Managing Contemporary Organisations

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:

The Third Wave and the Knowledge Economy: service orientated organisations. Progressive Virtuality: hierarchies; networks; clusters; agile organisations; models of virtual organisations. Managing in the Value Chain: customer relationship management; supply chain management; process value management. Knowledge Management: core competences; organisational identity; intellectual capital. Performance Management: value creation; productivity and innovation; balanced scoreboards.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the notion of the Knowledge Economy and its implications for organisational functioning;
• become familiar with models of virtial organisations as a way of considering structural options for organisations;
• develop skills relevant to managing processes in and around organisations, and relationships with customers and suppliers;
• develop an understanding of Knowledge Management, and illustrate it in relation to core competences, organisational identity, and intellectual capital in organisations;
• develop skills relevant to managing performance in organisations (progess in value creation, waste elimination, innovation) illustrated through the notion of 'balanced scorecards'.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 6
Census Date 08-Jul-2005
Face to face teaching 25-Jun-2005 to 10-Jul-2005
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Dr Murray Prideaux.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 10
Census Date 23-Dec-2005
Non-standard start/end 02-Dec-2005 to 20-Jan-2006
Face to face teaching 02-Dec-2005 to 19-Dec-2005
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Darren Lee-Ross.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 5
Census Date 06-May-2005
Face to face teaching 25-Jun-2005 to 10-Jul-2005
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Dr Murray Prideaux.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.