Course Aims and Learning Outcomes 

Aims

To learn why the success of a business is rooted in management of its relationships with its environment, other businesses, customers, and employees.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

1.    Investigate and analyse the role cross-cultural aspects play in managing people.

2.    Explain why organizations should aim for a diverse and inclusive workplace.

3.    Examine leadership practices in workplaces.

4.   Analyse legal issues in employment when managing people.

5.   Analyse and recommend how organizations can create a healthy work environment .

Course Content

The following table gives an indication of the timing of the content for this course.  It may be necessary to make adjustments to the timetable.

Learning and Teaching Arrangements 

Learning and Teaching Approach

The course provides a range of delivery methods and learning opportunities for students including              lectures, exercises, self-study material, interactive on-line material, independent reading, group                  discussions, group interaction activities, group projects and presentations, and office hours. Field trips will provide the students the opportunity to observe leadership and management practices in real-world          scenarios. The teaching approach uses engaging ways to equip you with practical knowledge and skills.      The course involves applied assignments and activities that address real-world business issues. Students    are strongly advised to make full use of all available learning opportunities.

Self-study material, review material, class recordings, readings, other relevant course material, and           assessment activities will be made available on the course AKORAKA | LEARN page. AKORAKA | LEARN will also be used as a means of communication with the class and students are advised to check the site   and their “@lincolnuni.ac.nz” email regularly.

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes will be posted on AKORAKA | LEARN.  It is important to note that the images shown in lectures will not all be available in the pdf version of the notes, as copyright regulations prevent this.

Assessments

The schedule of assessments and their contribution to the overall mark for the course is as follows:

Assessment details

Note: all assessments will be either completed or submitted electronically. Instructions for all assessments will be made available on the course AKORAKA | LEARN page.

Perusall

The Perusall activity 1 and 2 is to be submitted by Week 2 and 7 respectively via the course AKORAKA |  LEARN page. The assignment is to be completed individually, and it contributes to a maximum of 10% of the final grade. You will be assigned reading/videos to watch and make comments with reference to the topics covered in the class. More details will be made available on the course AKORAKA | LEARN page.

Assignment

The assignment is to be submitted by Week 3 via the course AKORAKA | LEARN page.  The assignment is to be completed in pairs. The assignment contributes to a maximum of 15% of the final grade. For this     assignment you will get together with a student (if possible, from a different culture) and discuss cultural differences in relation to social and business etiquettes. This assignment involves collecting primary data as well as desk research.

Essay

The assignment is to be submitted by Week 5 via the course AKORAKA | LEARN page.  The assignment is to be completed individually. The assignment contributes to a maximum of 20% of the final grade. The   essay focuses on literature review and argument development for “managing diversity and                        organizational performance” (1500 words).

Case study report

The case study is to be submitted by Week 9 via the course AKORAKA | LEARN page.  The assignment is to be completed individually. The assignment contributes to a maximum of 15% of the final grade and  involves working on the material provided by an external practitioner – e.g. an employment lawyer.      Students will be given study material for the report in advance to allow them to read through the           material and develop an understanding of the relevant issues in the case.

Final Team Project

Final project is divided into two parts- presentation and written report. This is to be done in a team of  3-4 students. The teams will collect and analyze information on workplaces in New Zealand, and            present recommendations on how to create a healthy work environment. The presentation will be 10  minutes in duration and will be held during lecture time in Week 12 and contributes to 15% of the final grade. The team will submit a written report in the exam week which contributes to a maximum of 25% of the final grade (2000 words).

Academic Penalties

Late Submission of Assessment

Unless alternative arrangements have been made with the Examiner, items of assessment that are submitted after the due date and time will be awarded a mark of zero.

Mandatory Course Requirements

In order to be awarded a pass grade in the course students must attain 40 percent or more  in the final team project and 50 percent or more in the course overall.

Student Workload

At a minimum, 150 hours for 15-credit courses represents the amount of time that an average or B         grade student might be expected to spend to receive a passing grade.  The total student workload for a course is not spread evenly from week to week and students are expected to proactively manage their  workload throughout the semester.  Achievement in a course is based on student performances, not on