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Time: 4 hours
Level: Introductory
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 Introduction Resource- This unit provides an overview of Open University Course Y159 Understanding management. You will be introduced to the types of activities, tasks and assignments that you would be asked to undertake if...
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| | 1 Introduction to the course
- Y159: Understanding management Resource
- During our lives most of us encounter management. Sometimes our experience is of being managed. Other times we’re required to manage, with or without a formal title. Have you ever wondered though what...
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- Example course material Resource
- The idea of this taster pack is to give you a very brief taste of what it is like to study on Y159 Understanding Management.
- Extract 1 from Block 2 of Y159 Understanding management Resource
- ‘Manage’ is one of those words which it seems difficult to get away from nowadays. In the news we are informed about the government's management of the economy, the health service or the prisons. At work...
- Extract 2 from Block 2 of Y159 Understanding management Resource
- Both the classical and more modern approaches to management recognise the importance of leadership in management. Leading is one of Fayol's five processes and the leader role is one of Mintzberg's ten...
- Example assignment 1 from Y159 Understanding management Resource
- This assignment is to be completed after you have completed work on blocks 1 and 2. Complete all tasks in Part A and Part B.
- Example of a student's assignment Resource
- TMA01 Managers do more than ‘rule’ their staff all day. Is this a fair statement?
- Example of a tutor's feedback on assignment 1 from Y159 Understanding management Resource
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