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Form B
Effective September 2014

FORM B: COURSE PLAN

Course Code & Course Title:

ABDM2033 Basic Management Principles

Programme(s): FAFB 2DBU, 2DEM, 2DMK, 2DRM, 2DEN & 1DIN

FSAH 2DTM & 2DEV

Semester: [ ] May

] September

] January

(please tick )

Academic Year: 2015/2016

Hours/Week: Lecture - 2 Hours, Tutorial - 1.5 Hours , Laboratory/Practical- Nil

Week

Week 1
(11/05
17/05/2015)

Lecture

Tutorial

Week 2
(18/05
24/05/2015)

Lecture

Tutorial

Week 3
(25/05
31/05/2015)

Lecture

Tutorial

Topics
Management Functions
Management Levels
Managerial Skills
Managerial Roles

Reference Material
(Books/Titles, Journals, Web articles, etc.)
Chapter 1 (A)

No Tutorial
The Evolution of Management (1)
Classical Approaches
The Behavioural Approach

Chapter 2 (A)

The Introduction of Management

The Evolution of Management (2)

Systems Theory

Situational/Contingency Approach
The Evolution of Management (1)

Chapter 2 (A)

Remarks*

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Week

Week 4
(01/06
07/06/2015)

Topics

Lecture

Tutorial

Week 5
(08/06
14/06/2015)

Lecture

Tutorial

Week 6
(15/06
21/06/2015)

Lecture

Tutorial

Week 7
(22/06
28/06/2015)

Lecture

Tutorial

Planning and Goal-Setting

The Basic Planning Process

Levels/Types of Plans and Goals

Management By Objectives (MBO)

Reference Material
(Books/Titles, Journals, Web articles, etc.)
Chapter 7 (A)

The Evolution of Management (2)

Strategic Management

Definition of Strategic Management

The Importance/Purpose of Strategic Management

The Strategic Management Process

Levels/Types of Organisational Strategies

Chapter 8 (A)

Planning and Goal-Setting

Organisation Structure

Fundamentals of Organizing

The Vertical Structure

The Horizontal Structure

Organization Integration

Chapter 10 (A)

Strategic Management
Organisational Agility

Organising for Optimal Size

Organising For Environmental Responses

Organising For Technological Response

Organising For Strategic Response

Organisation Structure

Chapter 10 (A)
Chapter 9 (B)

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Remarks*

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Week

Week 8
(29/06
05/07/2015)

Topics

Lecture

Tutorial

Week 9
(06/07
12/07/2015)

Lecture

Tutorial
Week 10
(13/07
19/07/2015)
16 & 18/07
(Thur to
Sat) Hari
Raya Adil
Fitri
Week 11
(20/07
26/07/2015)

Lecture

Leadership (1)

The Nature of Leadership

Leadership versus Management

Sources of Power

Reference Material
(Books/Titles, Journals, Web articles, etc.)
Chapter 15 (A)

Mid Term Test CW 1

50 MCQ (To be conducted at CITC)

Leadership (2)

Traditional Approaches

Contemporary Perspectives on Leadership

Chapter 15 (A)

Organisational Agility
Motivation Theories (1)

Concepts of Motivation

Foundation of Motivation

Content Theories

Chapter 16 (A)

Leadership
Tutorial

Lecture

Tutorial

Practising Examination Techniques and Advices

Motivation Theories (2)

Process Theories

Reinforcement Theory
Motivation Theories

Chapter 16 (A)

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Remarks*

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Week

Week 12
(27/07
02/08/2015)

Topics

Lecture

Tutorial

Week 13
(03/08
09/08/2015)

Lecture

Tutorial
Week 14
10/08
16/08/2015)

Lecture
Tutorial

Designing Motivating Jobs

Job Simplification

Job Rotation

Job Enlargement

Job Enrichment

Job Characteristics Model

Empowerment

Reference Material
(Books/Titles, Journals, Web articles, etc.)
Chapter 16 (A)

Coursework

CW 2 - Video Assessment (Individual test)

Managerial Control

The Importance of Controlling

The Control Process

Introduction: Strategies to Control

Level of Controls

Types of Control

Designing Effective Control Systems

Designing Motivating Jobs
REVISION
Managerial Control

* Any changes made in the course plan must be recorded.

Chapter 19 (A)
Chapter 16 (B)

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Remarks*

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Form B
Effective September 2014

Prepared by Course Coordinator:

Approved by Course Leader/ Programme Leader/ Associate Dean:

____________________________
(Signature)
Name: Mr Tey Liang
Date: 7th May 2015

________________________________
(Signature)
Name: Mr. Johan Lim
Date:

Notes:
1) Upon the approval by the Course Leader/ Programme Leader/ Associate Dean, Form B must be uploaded onto respective Course CeL and distributed to the lecturers at
Branch level.
2) Lecturers are advised to take into account the public holidays when planning the course plan.
Reference:
(A)
Daft, RL, 2014, New era of management, 11th edn., Cengange Learning (Main Text)
(B)
Lim, GS, Chua, SB, Skulkerewathana, U, Daft, R, 2014, New era of management in a globalised world, an Asian perspective, 1st edn., Cengage Learning, Singapore
(C)
Bateman, TS , Snell SA, 2013, Management: leading & collaborating in a competitive world,10th edn., McGraw-Hill