HACM9100 Managing People

Professor Arthur van Deth

2015

4.5

2 x 4-hour workshops per semester
2 x 1-day intensive workshops per semester
1 x 2-hour on-line exercises weekly
3 x 50-minute on-line tutorials per semester

HSMT9012 has been successfully completed

Topic only available to students meeting the eligibility requirements for entry to the postgraduate health and aged care administration programs

Assignments; Tutorial participation; Tutorial presentation

This topic provides an introduction to management theory with a focus on human resource management and current trends in managing people in health and aged care settings. Specific areas explored include working with multidisciplinary teams, making the transition from health professional to manager, understanding one's own management style and performance management. As a foundation topic, the syllabus will also cover academic writing and presentation skills at the postgraduate level.

To provide students with a foundation for understanding and applying management theory and to equip students with a range of basic study and management skills

On completion of this topic students should:

Understand the development of, and current trends in, key concepts in management theory
Be able to apply this theory to the people management tasks in health and aged care settings
Understand the principles of leading and managing people, with a focus on working with multidisciplinary teams, the relationship between clinical and managerial work, and the role of the manager
Have developed insight into their own managerial style and potential for further development
Have enhanced skills in managing staff performance
Be able to make competent oral and written presentations
Demonstrate knowledge of the methods of writing academic papers

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2015 are no longer published.

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