Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Description The Next Generation Management module aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop the competencies required for successful management/Leaderships careers and to contribute to business success. Particular emphasis is placed on reflection, critical thinking, collaborating with people, creating and sharing knowledge and dealing with complexity. The module focuses on four key themes. • Management and Career Development: Competence assessment, planning and development; • Business and Society; • Research; • Digital - Technologies, Media and Communication It also involves a practical project management exercise, introducing students to the key skills required to successfully manage projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Assess a range of personal management competencies to identify strengths and opportunities for development and develop a personal development plan (PDP) and career plan 2. Engage in and reflect on a range of competence development activities 3. Be capable of reflecting on the legitimacy of business firms as an institution in global society through critical awareness of the expectations and demands that emanate from stakeholders and are placed on businesses. 4. Possess an insight into the extent to which social, ethical, environmental, local and global issues need be considered from a strategic perspective and the appropriate business responses and approaches for dealing with such issues and stakeholders. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
IntroductionDuring the NGM modules (I, II & III) students will collate evidence of learning into a portfolio. The portfolio will be divided into four key themes: 1. Personal and Career Development: Competence assessment, planning and development; 2. Business and Society; 3. Research; 4. Digital media and communication. The contact hours for this module are a combination of programmed core sessions complimented by “personal opportunities for development” (PODs). PODs can be selected from a list generated by the NGM Team and can be proposed by individual students for approval by the NGM Team. Students must complete PODs linked to all four key themes detailed above.Personal and Career Development: Competence assessment, planning and developmentManagement and Personal Development • Self-management o Personal Development/ Career Planning o Meta Competence o Competence and Development o Career Decision Making • Managing Others o Relationship Building o Leadership o Conflict Management o Motivation o TeamworkingResearch• Research ethics • Research planning • Research proposals • Role of Theory • Literature Review • Qualitative Research Methods • Quantitative Research Methods • Sample Selection • Measurement in Quantitative Research • Data Analysis • Quality in Research • Using Statistical SoftwareDigital - Technologies, Media and Communication• Digital marketing and e-commerce • Mobile marketing and m-commerce • Digital content creation • Digital platforms & technologies • Report writing • Communication skills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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