QTRE304 - Emerging Issues in Management

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1. COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course is designed to improve students' understanding and analyzing the trends in business environment as well equip students with the insights into and ability to apply emerging tools of management in business organizations.  

2. COURSE CONTENTS 

No.	Content	Time Allocation				Contribution to CLO
		Hour(s) on the class		Essays, exercise, Assignments	Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
		Lecture	Practice, Seminar,…
1	Introduction to the course Objectives & Contents Group formation Unit 1:  TRENDS IN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT	3	0	0.5	6	CLO1,7,8,9, 10,11
2	Unit 2:  TRENDS IN MANAGEMENT TOOLS	3	0	0.5	6	CLO1,7,8,9, 10,11
3	Unit 3:  UNDERSTANDING CHANGE	3	0	0.5	6	CLO2,7,8,9, 10,1
4	Unit 4: MANANGING CHANGE	3	0	0.5	6	CLO2,7,8,9, 10,1
5	Seminar: Case 1 Midterm test 01	0	3	4.5	4.5	CLO2,7,8,9, 10,1
6	Unit 5:  BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING	3	0	0.5	6	CLO3, 7,8,9, 10,11
7,8	Unit 6:  MBO AND BALANCED SCORECARDS (1)	6	0	0.5	12	CLO 3,4, 7,8,9, 10,11
9	Seminar: Case 2 Midterm Test 02	0	3	4.5	4.5	CLO 3,4, 7,8,9, 10,11
10	Unit 7: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: INTRODUCTION	3	0	0.5	6	CLO5,7,8,9,10
11	Unit 8:  DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION	3	0	0.5	6	CLO5,7,8,9,10
12	Unit  9:  DESIGN THINKING	3	0	0.5	6	CLO6,7,8,9,10
13	Seminar: Case 3 Midterm Test 03	0	3	4.5	4.5	CLO5,7,8,9,10
14	Seminar: DESIGN THINKING and BUSINESS INNOVATION	0	3	4.5	4.5	CLO6,7,8,9,10
15	Group Presentation	0	3	0	4.5	CLO 6,7,8,9,10
Total		30	15	22.5	82.5

3. COURSE ASSESSMENT

3.1. Type of assessment

- Score ladder: 10

Form		Content	Criteria	CLO	Option 1	Option 2	Option 3
Formative	Attendance		The number of attendances and participation in lesson	10	10%	10%	10%
	Mid-term Assignment 1: Quiz	Unit 1, 2, 3	Quick test, 30 minutes	1,2,5,8,13,14,15	15%	15%
	Mid-term Assignment 2: Report		Individual Case Report	1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10	15%		15%
	Mid-term Assignment 2		Group presentation	1,2,3,4,5,6,8,13,14,15		15%	15%
Summative	Final test	All units	MCQ + writing (60 - 90 mins)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5		60%	60%
			Assignment_3: Group Written Report & Presentation (in case no final exam)	1,2,3,4,5,6,8,13,14,15	60%
				Total:	100%	100%	100%

 

3.2. Assessment Criteria 

 

• General rules for all written documentations

 

All works are presented on A4 sized paper, size: 12, font: Times New Roman; margin settings as follows: top 2.5 cm, bottom 2.5 cm, left 3.5 cm, right 2 cm; spacing 1.5. 

 

 

• Assignment 1: Individual Assignment/case report

 

Assessment name: Individual Written Report 

Length: Words: 1,500 words, excluding the reference list.  

Submission date: TBD

Type: Case study analysis

Analyse the case study using the following structure: 

1. Case Analysis: Analyses the case identifying the key issues and/or problems. Identifies problems using evidence from the case plus theories and concepts
2. Linking theory and practice to the solution: Develops a solution to the issues or problems. Justifies the solution with evidence, management theory, approaches, concepts and/or models.
3. Recommends specific strategies to accomplish the proposed solution.

Criteria

1. Case Analysis: Analyses the case identifying the key issues and/or problems. Identifies problems using evidence from the case plus theories and concepts
2. Linking theory and practice to the solution
3. Recommended strategies and/or solutions

 

• Assignment 2: Group presentation

 

Type: Group Presentations

Analyse the case study using the following structure: 

1. Case Analysis: Analyses the case identifying the key issues and/or problems. Identifies problems using evidence from the case plus theories and concepts
2. Linking theory and practice to the solution: Develops a solution to the issues or problems. Justifies the solution with evidence, management theory, approaches, concepts and/or models.
3. Recommends specific strategies to accomplish the proposed solution.

Group members

At the beginning of the term, your lecturer will allocate you to a group of 4 to 6 students randomly chosen within your class.  

Criteria: Rubric

1. Describe the issue and relate it to the theory
2. Analysis Recommendations
3. Presentation skills Delivery
4. Presentation skills
5. Ability to answer questions
6. Feedback skills (as members of the audience)

 

• Assignment 3

 

Task: In a groups, students will have to prepare a written report and present their assigned long case study ( The case company was experiencing the problem presented dealing with several issues (presentation topics). Students will then analyze explain how this specific problem relates to the concept covered in the course, and finally build recommendations on how to solve the problem.

The typical structure of a report should be as followed

1. Provide a brief introduction to the organization
2. Describe the selected topic
3. The issues/problem should then be considered and analysed in terms of materials drawn from topics studied as part of this subject
4. Design an intervention (a change program or set of activities and procedures utilizing some aspects of your analysis. The intervention should be intended to solve or improve the situation

Criteria: Rubric

1. Describe the issue and relate it to the theory
2. Analysis Recommendations
3. Presentation skills Delivery
4. Presentation skills
5. Ability to answer questions
6. Feedback skills (as members of the audience)

 

• Final Examination: 

 

Form: Written test

Content: all materials covered in the course schedule.

The test is composed of two parts:

• Multiple choice questions (40 questions) :  true-false, multiple-choice (account for 60% of final score)
• Essays: 2-3 questions (account for 40% of final score)
• Criteria:

+ Giving precise multiple-choice answers:               6 points

+ Clear, well-structured, informative essays:   4 points

Total: 10 points