Graduate School Of Business (Sgsm)Contemporary Engineering Organisation and Management PracticeWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 51286.2
Discipline: ORGANISATION MANAGEMENT
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Only students enrolled in a postgraduate program can enrol in this unit.
About this Unit
This unit replaced by 200775 Contemporary Management Theory and Practice from 2012. The aim of this unit is to facilitate a transition of technical personnel into management roles and to provide necessary development for successful performance in managerial roles. The pressures of economic change, globalisation, technological advancement and market changes requires a broad range of managerial skills, knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues within dynamic organisational settings. This unit provides participants with an overview of contemporary management philosophies and practices integrating a wide range of management disciplines and skills including the fundamentals of management, leadership, people skills, globalisation, technology, ethics and contemporary issues in managing engineering-based organisations.