Management

Topic: Management Order Description ASSESSMENT TASKS (individual assignment) This assignment is on an individual basis, you will be required to submit an assignment on the main topics covered in this unit. Description: You are to prepare a report based on the following topic: TOPIC: Management is defined as the process of achieving organisational goals through the following functions: PLANNING, ORGANISING, LEADING AND CONTROLLING. • PLANNING: defining goals, establishing strategy and developing plans to coordinate activities • ORGANISING: determining what tasks are to be done, who is to do them, how tasks are to be grouped, who reports to whom • LEADING: motivating employees, directing the activities of others, communication channels, resolving conflict • CONTROLLING: the process of monitoring performance, comparing it with goals and correcting any deviations, to ensure that they are achieved according to the plan INSTRUCTIONS: You are to research this topic and prepare a report. Using any of the popular periodicals such as Management Today, BRW, Australian Financial Review, or from any of the management textbooks, find examples (case studies) of managers doing each of the four management functions. Write up a description and explain how these are examples of that function. Areas of discussion in your report should focus on the following: ? PLANNING: Identify how the manager is utilising the planning process – this could be at functional levels of the organisation ? ORGANISING: Determine how the planning is used to organise the activities required to carry out the plan ? LEADING: Outline how the functional manager leads his/her team to achieve the plan ? CONTROLLING: Describe the control measure the functional manager has put in place in order to monitor and review the plan. Note: Further explanation about the report and guidelines for research will be provided in class • Your assignment needs to be formatted as a formal business report with an executive summary, table of contents, introduction, body of report, conclusion, references, figures and tables where relevant • Use sub-headings with appropriate numbering for each issue addressed in the body of the report • Provide clear narrative • Include a header with your name, student ID, course name • Include a footer with page number • Include resources such as statistics, referred journal articles to substantiate major points raised in the report Executive Summary • Provides an overview of major issues & outlines entire report Introduction and overview • Briefly outlines the topic • Summarises the research undertaken • Summarises the layout of the report Body of report • Coverage of appropriate issues and the key points from the topic • ADDRESSING the four managerial functions in relation to the case study/chosen business • This part of the report needs to outline all the managerial functions in relation to the chosen business Conclusion • Ties in key issues drawn from the body of the report Referencing Currency, relevancy, range of referred journal articles Correct presentation • Coverage of appropriate issues. Appropriate tone • Correct style, presentation and formatting of document