Undergraduate Course: The Foundations of Management (BUST10017)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Analysis of the function of organisations, management's role within them and the methods for establishing managerial legitimacy. Includes consideration of contemporary managerial practices alongside a critical approach to analysing the underlying principles that inform these, drawing on both mainstream and critical managerial literature. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Organisation Studies (BUST08011)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| Lectures are designed to provide an overview of the different frameworks, their key assumptions and implications for management practice. They also provide the context for the development of these frameworks and the historical and social milieu that informed their emergence and approach.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mr Paul Kydd
Tel: (0131 6)50 3824
Email: Paul.Kydd@ed.ac.uk |
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