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University University of Ghana

or other
Institution
College College of Humanities
School /Faculty University of Ghana Business School
Department Organisation and Human Resource Management
Programme Bachelor of Science in Administration
Course Code UGBS 104
Course Title Principles of Management
Course Justice Mensah, PhD
Developer
Course Justice Mensah, PhD
Facilitators Email: [email protected]
Welcome Hello everyone, Welcome! I am looking forward to working and learning
message with you over the next few weeks. Our course is structured in weekly
modules over the next 12 weeks.
The course focuses on providing learners with critical resources in managing
and leading organizations. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the
themes and functions of management, management theory and practice.
Students will learn about management and what managers do as they prepare
for the workplace.
Finally, I know this semester is quite different from usual, and you may have
concerns about how this semester will unfold. Please do reach out to share
your concerns and hopes for the semester – email is the best way to get in
touch with me.
Description The course is designed to provide learners with an overview of the
management functions and its role in organizations and society. The course
focuses on providing learners with analytical, developmental, managerial,
and technical skills that relate to managerial positions in organizations. This
course anchors on critical management skills involved in planning,
organizing, controlling, leading and decision making in an organization. This
course develops a "systems" view of organizations that examine
organizations as part of a context, including but not limited to environment,
strategy, structure, tasks, people, and outputs.
Audience Level 100 Students
Description
Delivery Mode On-site/Face-to-face & Online
Course The purpose of this course is to appreciate and understand the managerial
Objective process, the practical problems that the manager is likely to encounter and to
offer some guidelines to their solution.
This course will enable learning about:
1. The managerial process
2. The functions and skills of managers
3. The evolution and approaches to management
4. Business Ethics
5. Corporate social responsibility
6. The changing roles of managers in contemporary organizations
and function
Expected  Demonstrate theoretical knowledge in management course.
Learning  Describe and relate the four management functions of planning,
Outcomes organizing, leading, and controlling.
 Demonstrate an understanding of current and relevant management
knowledge
 Describe the effective management skills needed to maximize
individual and organizational productivity related to the internal and
external environment and issues of ethics and social responsibility.
Brief Content Week 1: Principles, Purpose and Nature of management
Description Week 2: Evolution and History of Management
Week 3: Internal and External Organizational Environment
Week 4: Planning and Decision making
Week 5: Planning and Decision making II
Week 6: Organizing and Staffing
Week 7: Organizing and Staffing II
Week 8: Leading
Week 9: Leading II
Week 10: Controlling
Week 11: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Week 12: Revisions
Teaching and 1. Lectures
Learning 2. Student presentations
Methods 3. Guest speakers from corporate institutions
4. Assignments

Learner If you have any questions about the course, please email me
Support Plan ([email protected]), or post questions on our Sakai discussion board
so that other students can see your questions and the answers provided.
Resources/  Lecture notes
Teaching and  Case studies
learning
materials
Course Course learning goals will be assessed using a variety of quizzes, tests,
Assessment Plan performance-based tasks, and final exams.
 Assignments/Interim Assessments 30%
 End of Semester Exams 70%

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Core texts 1. Griffin, T.O., (2014). Management Boston, USA: Houghton Mifflin
Company
2. Robbins, S. P., & Anderson, I. (2016). Fundamentals of
management (8th Canadian ed.). Pearson Education Canada.
3. Robbins, S. P., & Coulter, M. (2012). Management. (11 ed.). Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

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