Course description

Title of the Teaching Unit

Management

Code of the Teaching Unit

11UGE52

Academic year

2024 - 2025

Cycle

Number of credits

Number of hours

Quarter

Weighting

Site

Montgomery

Teaching language

English

Teacher in charge

CLAEYE Frederik

Objectives and contribution to the program

The general objectives of this course will be:
1. Global Understanding of the Manager's Role
Objectives:
• To provide a global approach to the company in its economic and social environment, recognizing the importance of the manager's key roles within the organization.
• To encourage students to stay informed about current business news and develop the ability to critically analyze and interpret economic press.

2. Developing a Professional and Societal Awareness
Objectives:
• To acquire a general culture that enables students to better understand the professional and societal environment in which they will evolve, act, and interact.
• To foster students' ability to become informed, rigorous, critical, and creative players in the business world.

3. Effective Communication and Collaboration
Objective:
• Develop students' communication skills for articulating management concepts and foster their ability to collaborate effectively in team settings.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Participation in the management course requires no prior knowledge. A good command of English (being comfortable with a B2 level) and basic skills in terms of summarizing and synthesizing are highly recommended.

Content

This course provides a broad introduction to management principles and practices, focusing on developing essential managerial skills through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical application. The course covers key areas such as the history of management, organizational environments, ethics, and social responsibility. The curriculum is structured around the four core functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Students will explore leadership theories, decision-making processes, and strategic planning while also addressing the challenges of managing diversity and innovation. Special emphasis is placed on the role of managers in today's dynamic business environment, including managing change and fostering creativity.

Teaching methods

Lectures and in-class exercices
In this AA, AI is likely to be used as an assistant to generate ideas, to search for information (search engine type), as an assistant to organize or revise a production, to partially elaborate a production. Make sure you use them transparently and critically, and produce original, personal ideas. Plagiarism is an expellable offence.

Assessment method

Formative: During the course, students may be invited to do some exercises or to spontaneously bring in examples, especially from current events. These exercises will enable them to raise their awareness for the final evaluation.

Summative evaluation: Written exam & a group assignment. The use of generative AI is prohibited for the written exam. For the group assignment, the use of AI is permitted as an assistant with pre-production activities (information gathering, generating ideas, to search for information similar to a search engine), as an assistant to organize or revise a production (develop a plan or structure content), to partially elaborate a production (generate content (text, questionnaire, code, exercises, emails, images, etc.) using an AI, which is then reworked by the student and integrated into a work), following the guidelines below:
o AI Use Transparency: Students must transparently disclose how AI was used in their work.
o Critical Evaluation: AI-generated content should be critically reviewed and enhanced by students, ensuring personal input and originality.
o Academic Integrity: Directly copying AI-generated content without citation is prohibited. Sources must be properly referenced.

References

Core text: Lussier, N. Robert. (2021). Management fundamentals: Concepts, applications, skills development (9th ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. ISBN: 9781544384191

Some selected works for additional reading:
Agrawal, A., Gans, J., & Goldfarb, A. (2018). Prediction machines: The simple economics of artificial intelligence. Harvard Business Press.
Ahmed, S. (2021). Effective nonprofit management: Context, concepts, and competencies. Routledge.
Arnold, D. G., Beauchamp, T. L., & Bowie, N. E. (2020). Ethical theory and business (10th edition). Cambridge University Press.
Banerjee, A. V., & Duflo, E. (2019). Good economics for hard times: Better answers to our biggest problems. Penguin UK.
Barmeyer, C., & Franklin, P. (2016). Intercultural management: A case-based approach to achieving complementarity and synergy. Palgrave Macmillan.
Beugré, C. (2017). Social entrepreneurship: Managing the creation of social value. Routledge.
Gordon, M. (2019). Becoming a Social Entrepreneur: Starting Out, Scaling Up and Staying True. Routledge.
Boddy, D. (2019). Management: Using Practice and Theory to Develop Skill. Pearson.
Brown, B. (2018). Dare to lead: Brave work. Tough conversations. Whole hearts. Random House.
Carroll, B., Ford, J., & Taylor, S. (Eds.). (2022). Leadership: Contemporary critical perspectives (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications Limited.
Claeyé, F. (2014). Managing nongovernmental organizations: Culture, power, and resistance. Routledge.