Fundamentals of Management (P00708)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-RMFOM

This course, together with second term core course Human Resource Management, outlines the philosophy, objectives and methodologies of resource management. It is designed to provide a grounding in the range of skills needed for the effective management of renewable natural resources, such as the organisation of rural business, objectives setting, planning, decision making processes and aspects of financial management. It also introduces the policies and strategies which drive various resource uses so as to give an understanding of the interrelations between them.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Available only to postgraduate students

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	17:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Postgraduate-level expertise in topics relevant to environmental and ecological management and decision-making
- Understanding the factors underpinning business and land management and the sustainable management and exploitation of renewable natural resources
- Professional and Management skills
- Transferable skills: computational and communication skills