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Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:29.08.2024 11:14:28
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SVUEK_018 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Economics; Other economic and management sub-sectors | Target Audience: | Public Health | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Anita Kokarēviča | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Institute of Public Health | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Economic and Basics of Business (SVUEK_046), Basics of Law (SVUEK_042). | ||||||||
| Objective: | The objective of the course is to establish an understanding about the theoretical aspectss of management, practical methods and options of their usage in organizations. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of management, the development of management theories. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | The essence of management, competencies of a manager, the scope of manager's work. Management process. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | The functions of management – planning, organizing, motivating and controlling. Evaluation of management resources. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | The environment of an organization – characteristics, factors. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Communication management, importance, types. Information management. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | The manager and the power – types of power, methods of influencing. Human resources management. Team management. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Management in the situations of change. Conflict management, management of crisis, stress management. Decision-making process. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The students independently study handout materials, at the seminars they participate in the discussions about the content, do situation analysis, they prepare for the tests about topics covered in this course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of classes, performance in study tests, preparation of individual work and presentations, written exam. Practical assignments make up 60% of the course assessment (10% – an essay on team management challenges, 10% – a seminar on the importance of resources, 10% – a seminar on planning method and plan development, 10% – a seminar on idea management, 20% – a seminar on the preparation and presentation of the study subject), written exam – 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will be able to: • name the classical management theories, theoretical grounds of organization; • understand the essence of the main functions of management – planning, organizing, motivating and controlling; • explicate the meaning and role of a manager in an organization. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to: • analyze various leadership styles, their advantages and disadvantages; • understand the processes of decision making and communication; • estimate the factors of the development of management theory; • discuss about the predecessors of the management theories. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to: • analyse the influence of internal and external environmental factors on the achievement of goals of the organization; • analyze the process of controlling; • analyze the factors of decision-making; • elucidate the role of leadership in resolution of conflicts, situations of change and stress; • apply various methods of conflict resolution; • substantiate the need for human resource management (HR), apply personnel and team management methods. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Praude, V. 2012. Menedžments 1. R:īga: Burtene. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Praude, V. 2012. Menedžments 2. R:īga: Burtene. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Adizes, I. K. 2018. Prasmīga pārmaiņu vadība. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lamond, D., Bowden, B. 2015. Management History: Its Global Past & Present. Charlotte, NV: Information Age Publishing. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kasahara, E. 2015. Practical Strategic Management: How to Apply Strategic Thinking in Business. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. | ||||||||
| 3 | Šarmers, K.O. 2018. U teorija, Vadība no topošās nākotnes. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC. | ||||||||
| 4 | Rība, A. 2020. Laika menedžments: veiksmīgai darbībai un savas dzīves kontrolei. Rīga: Zvaigznes ABC. | ||||||||
