Managing in the workplace
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Summary
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Overview
If you’ve completed vocational study at Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 3 and you want to move into undergraduate study, this course is for you. This introductory Level 1 course introduces management ideas and uses activities to build on your existing knowledge and skills. You’ll also use your own workplace experiences to develop an academic understanding of management and valuable study skills, which you’ll demonstrate by writing about management and reflecting on your own skills as a learner.
Description
What you will study
This course begins with a brief outline of the type of learning and subject areas that it covers. It then helps you to assess your own learning style and preferences, so that you will know how to tackle the work ahead.
You will look at six areas of management. These include:
- strategy and the organisation
- marketing
- finance
- leadership, management and motivation
- managing people
- monitoring and evaluation.
Using a textbook, you’ll carry out various activities asking you to compare the theories that you are reading about with what you see around you in your workplace. Some of the activities may be similar to those you have done in your previous work-based learning. Some of them will be new, and have been designed to help you develop your academic skills. These include: critical reading; note-taking for a range of purposes; recognising and evaluating arguments; and learning how to write clearly.
By the end of the course you’ll have developed a new, more theoretical understanding of how and why managers do what they do in organisations. You’ll build a toolkit of management concepts, theories and models that you can use to tackle workplace issues. You’ll also feel more confident in embarking on further undergraduate study.
Course guides, textbook, supplementary readings, website and online forums.
Computing requirementsYou will need a computer with internet access to study this course as it includes online activities, which you can access using a web browser.
- If you have purchased a new desktop or laptop computer since 2007 you should have no problems completing the online activities.
- If you’ve got a netbook, tablet or other mobile computing device check our Technical requirements section.
- If you use an Apple Mac you will need OS X 10.6 or later.
You can also visit the Technical requirements section for further computing information including the details of the support we provide.
You’ll have a tutor who will help you with the study material, mark and comment on your written work, and whom you can ask for advice and guidance. We also offer group tutorials which you are encouraged but not obliged to attend. Where your tutorials are held will depend on the distribution of students taking the course.
Contact our Student Registration & Enquiry Service if you want to know more about study with The Open University before you register.
AssessmentThe assessment details for this course can be found in the facts box above.
You can choose whether to submit your tutor-marked assignment (TMA) on paper or online through the eTMA system.
Your end-of-module assessment (EMA) must be submitted online.
Who is this course for?
This course is directly relevant to you if you have completed a course at level 3 in the vocational qualifications framework that contains a significant component of business administration or management. If you’re unsure if your qualification fits this description, please contact our Student Registration & Enquiry Service.
Requirements
You must have an NVQ level 3 qualification in management, business administration or customer care or an equivalent vocational qualification which contains a significant business or management related component to study this course. Check this list to see if you have the necessary entrance qualifications.
This is an introductory Level 1 course. Level 1 courses provide core subject knowledge and study skills needed for both higher education and distance learning, to help you progress to courses at Level 2.
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