Module manager: Oliver MacDonald
Email: O.MacDonald@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| LUBS1170 | Introduction to Management |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
As a student studying this module, you will develop an understanding of the principles of management within a business context, in a local, national and global context. This module introduces you to different management approaches and shows you that ideas of management apply to most areas of human activity, not just to commercial enterprises. You will develop an understanding of: - The development of management practices and styles - Forming and maintaining successful teams, - Motivating people within an employment context. - The impact of change within employment - The consideration of ethical issues. Through the exploration of these subjects the module will also develop your academic skills addressing areas such as commercial awareness, creative problem solving and research skills.
The objectives of the module are to:
1. Develop your knowledge and skills required to manage people effectively within organisations within a local, national and global context.
2. Provide you with opportunities to explore theories of management.
3. Develop your understanding of the main ethical issues in relation to business management.
Upon successful completion of the module students will be able to:
1. Outline the development of management theory
2. Identify the functions of management
3. Explain contrasting management styles
4. Explain the benefits of working within a team
5. Analyse ethical issues
Being Digital: This module will develop Critical Evaluation, Collaboration, Communication and Identity and Wellbeing
Consideration of theory and practice in relation to:
- Business environment including the global dimension
- Management styles
- Managing across cultures
- Team formation and management
- Motivational theories
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Private study hours | 173 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 27 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Reading 80 hours
Critical reflection on practice 33 hours
Seminar preparation 20 hours
Assignment writing 20 hours
Assignment preparation 20 hours
TOTAL 173
Through regular workshops, monitoring of student contributions, formative feedback and the staged submission of coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1500 words | 50 |
| Case Study | 1500 words | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 07/02/2025
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