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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 ) $1,053.30
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 via lectures, workshops and recordings.

Textbooks

Recommended 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
Aoroa

Lecture

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend
A1 Monday 14:00-14:50 9-14, 16-17, 19-22
Friday 13:00-13:50 9-13, 16-22

Workshop

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend one stream from
A1 Thursday 12:00-12:50 10-13, 16-21
A2 Monday 12:00-12:50 10-13, 16-17, 19-22
A3 Wednesday 12:00-12:50 10-13, 16-21
A4 Tuesday 09:00-09:50 10-13, 16-21
A5 Tuesday 10:00-10:50 10-13, 16-21
A6 Tuesday 10:00-10:50 10-13, 16-21
A7 Thursday 11:00-11:50 10-13, 16-21

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:

  • Integrating theoretical concepts with workplace practice.
  • 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 Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
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 via lectures, workshops and recordings.

Textbooks

Recommended Textbook: Armstrong, M., & Taylor, S. (2023). Armstrong's handbook of human resource management practice. Kogan Page. 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
Aoroa

Lecture

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend
A1 Tuesday 09:00-09:50 9-12, 15-22
Friday 14:00-14:50 9-12, 15-22

Workshop

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend one stream from
A1 Wednesday 13:00-13:50 10-12, 15-22
A2 Tuesday 13:00-13:50 10-12, 15-22
A3 Wednesday 09:00-09:50 10-12, 15-22
A4 Wednesday 12:00-12:50 10-12, 15-22
A5 Friday 16:00-16:50 10-12, 15-22
A6 Wednesday 14:00-14:50 10-12, 15-22
A7 Tuesday 11:00-11:50 10-12, 15-22
A8 Tuesday 12:00-12:50 10-12, 15-21
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