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    Overview

    This paper is about the theory and practice of the management of people and their behaviour in organisations, from entry, to motivation, relationships, contributions, expectations, and exit.

    MANT 250 Managing People is designed to provide the foundational knowledge to enable you to understand and manage people and their behaviour within organisations. Therefore, the key objective is to integrate behavioural concepts (how people behave) with functional people-management processes (how people are managed procedurally). This paper builds understanding of key concepts by:

    1. Integrating theoretical concepts with workplace practice
    2. Exposing you to a variety of perspectives and viewpoints related to people and behaviour in the workplace

    About this paper

    Paper title Managing People
    Subject Management
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $993.75
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    MANT 101
    Schedule C
    Commerce
    Contact
    management@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Co-ordinator: To be advised. 

    Teaching Arrangements

    This paper is taught primarily via lectures and workshops.

    Textbooks

    Required Textbook:
    Armstrong's handbook of human resource management practice / by Michael Armstrong; Stephen Taylor - 16th edition. London ; New York, NY : Kogan Page, 2023.
    ISBN#: 9781398606630 (paperback).

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Information literacy, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    Upon completing MANT 250 Managing People, you should be better able to:

    • Manage your day-to-day impact on people at work
    • Recognise the variety of ways employees arrive in their roles
    • Interact with the range of people in organisations
    • Understand what employees want from their organisation (unitary vs pluralist perspectives)
    • Use the various ways people relate to one another to your advantage (power and authority, employment contracting, labour relations and communication)
    • Understand the internal and external factors that influence what people do
    • Implement the variety of tools and processes available to an organisation to manage people within the employment relationship

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 14:00-14:50 9-16, 18-22
    Friday 14:00-14:50 9-15, 18-22

    Workshop

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Monday 15:00-15:50 10-15, 18-21
    A2 Friday 12:00-12:50 10-15, 18-21
    A3 Tuesday 12:00-12:50 10-15, 18-21
    A4 Friday 10:00-10:50 10-15, 18-21
    A5 Tuesday 10:00-10:50 10-15, 18-21
    A6 Friday 13:00-13:50 10-15, 18-21
    A7 Tuesday 14:00-14:50 10-15, 18-21
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