Overview

This unit provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills concerning the role and functions of management. These frameworks support a critical analysis of individual or organisational operations and performance in the light of business opportunities and pressures, societal expectations and environmental contingencies. These insights enable students to identify their role as future managers, and to map their contribution to creating value at both an individual and organisational level.

Requisites

Antirequisites
AVA20003 Aviation Business Strategies and Management

OR

AVA10012 Airline Business Strategy

AND

MME30001 Engineering Management 1

Equivalent units
MGT10001 Introduction to Management
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Teaching Period 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
10-March-2025
08-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
23-March-2025
Census date
04-April-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-May-2025
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
03-November-2025
08-February-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-November-2025
Census date
28-November-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-January-2026
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe and apply foundational managerial concepts and skills in complex business environments
  • Work together effectively in teams
  • Design creative solutions to management problems and advocate for their implementation
  • Identify and describe how managers monitor the effectiveness of employees, work groups, and organisations

Teaching methods

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		12.50 12 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		 2.00  12 weeks  24
On-campus
Lecture		 1.00  1 week 1
Online
Lecture (asynchronous)		 1.00  11 weeks  11
Unspecified Activities
Various		 9.50  12 weeks  114
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assessment Individual  40-60%  1,3,4 
Experiential Learning Exercises Individual 20-30%  1,3
Experiential Learning Exercises Group 20-30%  1,2,4

Content

  • Introductions to organisations and management
  • The role and functions of managers in complex environments
  • The conceptual, interpersonal and technical skills used by managers to respond to environmental pressures
  • The impact of environment and organisational culture
  • The evolution of management theory in relation to changing contexts
  • Creating value for the organisation and the wider community

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.