FEA408, Management, magisterkurs, 15,0 högskolepoäng Management,Master Course, 15.0 higher education credits

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1 HANDELSHÖGSKOLANS FAKULTETSNÄMND FEA408, Management, magisterkurs, 15,0 högskolepoäng Management,Master Course, 15.0 higher education credits Avancerad nivå/second Cycle 1. Fastställande Kursplanen är fastställd av Handelshögskolans fakultetsnämnd och senast reviderad Den reviderade kursplanen gäller från och med Utbildningsområde: Samhällsvetenskapligt 100 % Ansvarig institution: Företagsekonomiska institutionen 2. Inplacering Kursen ges som fristående kurs i företagsekonomi inom avancerad nivå och läses efter genomgången utbildning på grundnivå om 180 hp varav minst 90 hp inom huvudområdet företagsekonomi, inkl kandidatuppsats 15 hp. Kursen läses i kurspaket tillsammans med FEA418 Management, magisteruppsats 15 hp. Kursen kan även ingå i Handelshögskolans civilekonomprogram/ekonomprogram. Huvudområde Företagsekonomi Fördjupning A1N, Avancerad nivå, har endast kurs/er på grundnivå som förkunskapskrav 3. Förkunskapskrav För tillträde till kursen, i kurspaket tillsammans med FEA418 Management, magisteruppsats 15 hp, krävs minst 180 hp varav minst 75 hp i företagsekonomi inkl kan didatuppsats om 15 hp eller motsvarande. För studerande inom Handelshögskolans civilekonomprogram/ekonomprogram gäller de krav som där har ställts upp för antagning till kursen.

2 2/ 5 4. Innehåll Kursen omfattar vårterminen 2012 delkurserna: Management and Leadership 7,5 hp Project Management, 7,5 hp Management och organisation är ämnen som utvecklats ur flera vetenskaper genom studier av hur företag, förvaltningar och andra organisationer fungerar. Kunskaper hämtas främst från ämnena sociologi, psykologi, informationsbehandling och företagsadministration. Samarbete sker också med språkforskare, historiker och etnologer. Organisationsteori handlar om hur organisationer fungerar, hur mänskliga relationer på en arbetsplats utvecklas, hur beslutsprocesser går till och om möjligheter att styra dessa processer. 4.1 Management and Leadership 7,5 högskolepoäng The advanced course unit Management and Leadership is based on empirical research on how management takes place in practice and the characteristics of successful managing. Every manager works in one or more groups, at varying organizational levels and with varying aims. They are managing groups and they are members of management teams. All managers thus need to develop their understanding and their skills to handle different work group situations and contexts. The purpose of the course unit is to develop generic skills such as ability to listen to people, talk to and motivate people, to take and give feedback, to handle conflicts, and to understand and cope with different problem areas related to the practice of management and leadership. The course unit focuses on managing relations, inter- and intragroup dynamics and work group development. Within this course unit, the participants are given the possibility to develop their skills as well as to study theoretical approaches to the central themes of the course unit. After completed course unit, the student will be able to: 1. critically analyze the implications of adopting different theoretical perspectives on work group performance and managerial action, 2. identify, diagnose and analyze the group processes and the group development stages in different contexts, which will be achieved through group exercises and seminar discussions, and 3. independently and systematically train and develop his or her own learning in different group settings, through role play sessions and seminar discussions. The qualitative targets for a Master of Science (60 credits) in Business Administration relate to the course s learning outcomes. Qualitative targets Knowledge and understanding 1+2 Skills and abilities 2+3 Judgement and approach 2+3 Assessment Learning outcome 1 will be achieved by studying literature and discuss this in lectures and seminars. It will be examined through written examination.

3 Learning outcome 2 will be examined through seminar papers and through the written exam. Learning outcome 3 will be examined through an individual paper. Due to limited resources, learning outcomes 2 and 3 can only be assessed at fixed examination sessions during the course period. The language of examination is English. 3/ 5 Grading scale The grades are Pass with Distinction (väl godkänd, VG), Pass (godkänd, G) or Fail (underkänd, U). For Pass, Pass is required on all three learning outcomes, including that the student must take part in at least 80% of the lectures and seminars of the course, deliver all seminar papers and the individual paper, and take part in the exam. All papers and the exam must be of passing quality. If the student gets ill or of other reasonable reason is absent, the responsible lecturer will give the student a special task to fulfill instead. If the student is absent from lectures and seminars more than stated above and/or for other reasons, the student will not pass the course. For Pass with Distinction, Pass with Distinction is required on all three learning outcomes. This means that graded reports and the exam must be done by showing a deeper understanding of the consequences of using different perspectives, by using literature extensively and by reflection about and analysis of one s own learning process. 4.2 Project Management 7,5 högskolepoäng Projects as a mode of organising have become popular both in practice and in theory. This course unit provides an understanding of management of projects and temporary organisations in different contexts. Students will be confronted with two perspectives of project management. Firstly, a traditional and normative perspective that focuses on problem solving and different project management techniques. Secondly, a more analytical and descriptive perspective that aims at understanding what actually happens in projects. Projects such as organizational change, events, regional development and construction projects are used as illustrations in the course unit. The course unit will therefore also deal with management and co-operation in project networks. In the course unit we will study some representative literature from both perspectives on projects, mentioned above. Students will learn some of the traditional tools of project management often used by practitioners, and at the same time, with the help of the more analytical literature, learn to critically analyse the limits of these tools. Empirical findings will be used to discuss project processes in the different phases of projects. To initiate, plan, execute and evaluate projects involve different problems, for example how to deal with the influence of environmental changes. Students will learn to reflect on what happens in projects, from the perspective of the individual, the team, the organisation and the network. Lectures will be based on students presentations and analysis of the course literature and cases. Also other aspects not discussed in the literature, but connected to the theme of the lecture, will be discussed. After completing the course, the student will:

4 1. be able to use theories and models and relate these to the challenges of a project management be able to identify problems in project-based firms and analyze complex situations, using various organizational and management theories and models be able to suggest and argue for solutions of complex practical situations related to project management The qualitative targets for a Master of Science (60 credits) in Business Administration relate to the course s learning outcomes. 4/ 5 Qualitative targets Knowledge and understanding Skills and abilities 2+3 Judgement and approach Assessment Learning outcome 1 will be examined individually through a written exam. The individual exam will be based on essay questions, and will show the skills of the student to analyze different aspects of project management from various theoretical perspectives. Learning outcome 2 will be examined through an oral presentation and the presentation material (e.g. power points or written documentation). The oral presentation will be based the students analysis of literature and of relevant cases. This work will be done in groups of maximum three students. Learning outcome 3 will be examined through a written report according to instructions with regard to length and structure that will be presented by the faculty. The written report should be done by groups of maximum three persons. The group is expected to choose one major project a construction project, a big event organized as project or organizational change (reform) organized as a project. The task for each group is to describe and analyze the project showing their ability to analyze a project from more than one perspective including more critical reflections. Each group will also have to present their report orally. In addition to the jointly written sections of the report, the report should also contain sections written by each individual student, where the student describes his or her work and learning processes. Due to limited resources, learning outcomes 2 and 3 can only be assessed at fixed examination sessions during the course period. In order to pass the course unit, the student must receive pass on all three learning outcomes. A student who has failed a test twice has the right to change examiner, unless weighty argument can be adduced. The request shall be sent to the Department of Business Administration and has to be in writing. Grading scale The grades are Pass with Distinction (väl godkänd, VG), Pass (godkänd, G) or Fail (underkänd, U). For Pass on the course unit, Pass is required on all three learning outcomes. For Pass with Distinction on the course unit, in addition, at least 75 percent of maximum points are required on the course unit as a whole, i.e. the three learning outcomes where the exam weighs 50 percent and the first group assignments weighs 20 percent and the second, individually graded report weighs 30 percent. Note that the grading of the second report will

5 5/ 5 partly be based on the individual sections and thus may differ for the different group members. 5. Mål Efter avslutad kurs ska studenten: förstå sambandet mellan olika sätt att beskriva organisation, ledarskap, Human Resource Management, samhällsutveckling, förändring och konsekvenser för olika typer av relationer och handlingar, samt kunna använda organisationsteoretiska teoritraditioner för att kunna resonera och diskutera företeelser och problem inom organisation, ledarskap och Human Resource Management. Studenten ska ha kunskaper om olika alternativ som finns, samt kunna förhålla sig till på vilka grunder de olika alternativen är baserade. Kursens lärandemål operationaliseras och länkningen till examinationsformer görs på delkursnivå. 6. Litteratur Se separat litteraturlista 7. Former för bedömning Se respektive delkurs under punkt 4. Student som underkänts två gånger på samma examination har rätt att hos Företagsekonomiska institutionen begära byte av examinator. 8. Betyg Betygsskalan omfattar betygsgraderna Underkänd (U), Godkänd (G), Väl godkänd (VG). För betyget G krävs G på båda delkurserna om 7,5 hp vardera. För betyget VG krävs VG på minst en av delkurserna, samt lägst G på den återstående delkursen. 9. Kursvärdering En kursutvärdering skall göras efter genomgången delkurs. Utvärderingen skall sammanställas och kommuniceras med studenterna 10. Övrigt Undervisningsspråk: engelska. Kursen gavs första gången höstterminen 2008 och ersätter FEA402 Organisation, magisterkurs 15 hp. Överlappning med andra kurser kan förekomma. Sådana kurser kan inte tillgodo räknas i samma examen. Se Regelsamling för studier vid Göteborgs universitet.