MGF5962 Contemporary management principles and practices
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGF5962 Contemporary management principles and practices is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGF5962
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MGF5962
No unit lists MGF5962 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Overview
The overall aim of this unit is to introduce you to the range of activities associated with the role of management, specifically of the organisation, teams, individuals and self. In order to achieve this aim, the unit content will cover several key areas of management including current challenges facing managers in a turbulent and unpredictable external environment, the importance of teamwork, leadership, communication and effective decision making. Finally, the unit explores contemporary management issues, such as ethics, sustainability and the future of work. By undertaking this unit, you should expect to experience a variety of activities designed to challenge your thinking about contemporary management theory and practice. These activities will include interactive case studies and application of the theory to 'real' world examples through team presentations.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | Flexible |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
- Quiz / Test60%
- Written20%
- Presentation20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify, analyse and apply contemporary management theory and research to current organisational issues
- 2
identify techniques, models and frameworks for adapting organisations internal environment to today's turbulent and unpredictable, external environment
- 3
identify and apply theories and models of team effectiveness in organisations
- 4
critically examine your own behaviour as a future leader and manager, identifying approaches for improving communication and people management skills
- 5
identify and engage with contemporary management issues, including ethical approaches to managing
- 6
demonstrate knowledge or skills for crafting sustainable futures for people, organisations, communities, and/or the environment.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachSimulation or virtual practice
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit allows you to engage in guided, immersive experiences to develop relevant skills, knowledge and attitudes through simulation or virtual practice.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
Where it fits
MGF5962 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Javed Anwar
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGF5962?
MGF5962 has no prerequisites.
When is MGF5962 offered?
In 2025, MGF5962 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is MGF5962?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGF5962 have an exam?
No. MGF5962 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include MGF5962?
MGF5962 is part of Earth science.