Course Specification

Course Code: MG911

Course Title: Contemporary Management

1. Course Aim:

The course examines the set of decisions and actions that result in the formulation, implementation
and evaluation of strategic objectives designed to achieve a company's mission. It comprises many
tasks that would help in dealing effectively with everything that affects the goal of a firm.

2. Intended Learning Outcome:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Formulate the company's vision and mission, including broad statements about purposes,
philosophy and goals
2. conduct an analysis that reflects the company's internal conditions and capabilities
3. Assess the company's external environment
4. Analyze the company's options by matching its resources with the external environment.
5. Identify the most desirable options by evaluating each option in light of the company's
mission
6. Select long term objectives and grand strategies that will achieve the most desirable options.

3. Course Content:
1. Introduction to Management
2. Planning
3. Planning (Cont.)
4. Organizing (Organization Design and Culture), Departmental Purpose
Analysis and Human Resources Management Process
5. Decision Making, Brainstorming, Nominal Group Techniques, Mind
Map
6. Affinity Diagram and Cause and Effect, Departmental Purpose Analysis
7. Leading and Leadership
8. Performance Measurement and Benchmarking
9. Balanced Scorecard
10. Controlling and The Factors that Create the Need for Change (Change
Management)

4. Teaching and Learning Methods:

Lectures & cases

Reports & sheets
Presentations & research work
Individual and group work

5. Student Assessment:

Procedures used
Written Examinations
Class Activities (Assignments, Presentations, etc ------)
Final Examination
Schedule and Weighing Assessment
Assessment 1 (5th Week Exam) 30%
Assessment 2 (Continuous Assessment) 30%
Assessment 3 (10th week Final Exam) 40%
Total 100%
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6. List of References:

Course Notes: Text and presentations

Required Books:
o Pearce II J. A. and Robinson R. B., 2011, Strategic Management (Formulation,
Implementation and Control), published by: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Recommended Books:
o Strategic Management (A Stakeholder Approach), 2010, Cambridge University
Press
o Amason A. C., Strategic Management (from theory to practice), 2011, Taylor and
Francis - UK
Periodicals, Web Sites, etc.:
o Journal of Business Strategy, ISSN: 0275-6668

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