Business Leadership:
Management Fundamentals
BOH 4M
Emphasis on ….
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Descriptive course title
Keeping levels
Decreasing the number of expectations
Increasing and updating the number of
examples
Developing business communication
techniques
Expanding ethics and social responsibility
Communication for business applications
Increased application of computer
technology
Why the name change?
Organizational Studies: Organizational
Behaviour and Human Resources
OR
Business Leadership: Management
Fundamentals
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Students thought the title reflected personal
management and organization
Students didn’t choose the course because of the title
Teachers and career counsellors identified need for
name change
Revised name describes the course focus: leadership
and management
New title more relevant to students
Strands
Old
New
Issues Facing
Organizations
Foundations of Management
Organizational
Leadership
Leading
Organizational Planning
Management Challenges
Human Resources
Organization
Planning and Controlling
Motivation and
Evaluation
Organizing
Strand 1: Foundations of Management
Overall Expectations
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assess the role of management within an
organization
demonstrate the use of appropriate communication
techniques related to business management
evaluate the impact of issues related to ethics and
social responsibility on the management of an
organization
Foundations of Management
Specific Expectations
Management Fundamentals
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Characteristics of organizations
Roles, responsibilities, skills of management
Management theories
Business Communication
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Information technology
Presentations
Issues of Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Ethical issues
Commitment to it
Strand 2: Leading
Overall Expectations
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apply an understanding of human behaviour to
explain how individuals and groups function in the
workplace
demonstrate an understanding of group dynamics
demonstrate an understanding of proper leadership
techniques in a variety of situations
Leading
Specific Expectations
Human Behaviour
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Personality and the impact on behaviour
Job satisfaction and attitude
Attitude and diversity
Personality trait assessments
Group Dynamics
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Group development and team development skills
Types of groups and success and failure of teams
Leadership Techniques
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Characteristics of leaders
Leadership theories
Styles of leadership
Strand 3: Management Challenges
Overall Expectations
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demonstrate an understanding of the
communication process within the workplace
evaluate the strategies used by individuals and
organizations to manage stress and conflict
compare theories of how to motivate individuals and
teams in a productive work environment
Management Challenges
Specific Expectations
The Communication Process in the Workplace
 Barriers to effective communication
 Techniques used to improve skills
 Perception
Stress and Conflict Management
 Personal and work-related stress
 Factors contributing to stress and conflict in the
workplace
 Stress-reduction techniques
 Conflict-management styles
Motivation
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Theories and strategies of motivation
Relationship between motivation and job performance
Strand 4: Planning and Controlling
Overall Expectations
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analyse the importance of planning to the success
of an organization
demonstrate an understanding of appropriate
planning tools and techniques in a variety of
situations
analyse the relationship between strategic planning
and the success of an organization
analyse how companies respond to internal and
external pressures for change
assess the importance of control in management
Planning and Controlling
Specific Expectations
The Importance of Planning
 Planning process
 Problem-solving strategies
 Individual and group creativity
Planning Tools and Techniques
 Levels and types of strategies
Strategic Planning
 Tools for developing strategies (SWOT)
 Corporate culture
The Management of Change
 Understanding and managing change
Controlling
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Control process
Discipline
Control measures
 Control systems
Strand 5: Organizing
Overall Expectations
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demonstrate an understanding of the various
organizational structures used to manage the
workforce effectively
assess the ways in which organizational structures
have changed to adapt to the changing nature of
work
evaluate the role of human resources within an
organization
Organizing
Specific Expectations
Organizational Structures
 Structures
 Impact of structure on management
 Design to support structure
The Changing Nature of Work
 Relationship of individual and organization
 Job design and job arrangement
Human Resources
 Role of human resource department
 Management career opportunities
 Performance appraisals
BOH 4M
Leadership:
Management
Fundamentals