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GSB671 Organisational Resource Management

Updated: 16 June 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertMgt or GradDipMgt or MBA or MAdminLead or MEdAdmin
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA671
Notes

Quotas apply to this unit: Trimester 2: 23 off-campus
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Fiona Wood (fwood@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit specifically addresses resource management in a context of globalisation; advances in information and communications technologies and the shift towards knowledge based economies. It examines the reasons for public sector reform and the key of features of new public sector management. The unit also considers the role of government as a regulator in the marketplace.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The Leadership Experience
ISBN: 9780324539684
Daft, R.L., South-Western 4th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 35% 2500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1-7
Assignment 2 35% 2500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 5, 6 GA: 1-7
Final Examination 2 hrs 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. clarify the nature and types of organisational resources and the different resource management issues which need to be addressed by actors at different levels in a specific organisational setting;
  2. analyse the role of resource considerations in managerial leadership;
  3. identify the problems and issues for resource management posed by a shift to a knowledge based economy in a global environment;
  4. review the reasons for and the history of public sector management reform and the importance of resource issues in these reforms;
  5. analyse the approaches and mechanisms for resource management, such as accrual accounting, downsizing, outsourcing and benchmarking;
  6. evaluate the strengths and limitations of focusing on resources in organisational management.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain a multidisciplinary appreciation of resource management issues (sociology, political science, economics 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Demonstrate quality of written expression by presenting well-reasoned arguments. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will consider resource issues in the context of globalisation, advances in ICTs and the push towards knowledge based economies. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Ability to locate and effectively use library and related resources 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Develop research and synthesis skills and develop intellectual curiosity in the context of the unit. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Demonstrate ability to analyse independently collected data. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The positives and negatives of globalisations are covered in the unit. 		True True True
   

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