Certificate in Management - Core Subjects
There are 5 core subjects to study:

1. Evolution of Management
2. Modern Approaches to Management Theory
3. Human Resource Planning
4. Functional Management
5. Employee Development & Training

Course Overview

• The functions and responsibilities of Management
  
• Making the change to being a manager
  
• Your roles, objectives and priorities
  
• Key Management tasks
  
• Leadership strategies & Understanding Team Building
  
• Management Models & their benefits
  
• Business Ethics & strategy,
  
• Strategies in Action: Types of Strategies
  
• Strategic Management in Organisations and Small Firms
  
• Business Mission, Components of a Mission Statement
  
• Writing & Evaluating Mission Statements, External Audit, 
  
• Nature of an Internal Audit, Strategy Analysis & Choice,
  
• Role of Board of Directors, Management Issues,
  
• Managing Conflict, Linking Performance & Pay to Strategies,
  
• Managing Resistance to Change,
  
• Human Resource Concerns when Implementing Strategies,
  
• Evaluation & Control: Nature of Strategy Evaluation ,
  
• Characteristics of an Effective Evaluation System
  
• Contingency Planning, Auditing,
  
• Guidelines for Effective Management
  
• Correcting Below Standard Performance
  
• Importance of Goal Setting
  
• Managing time, managing yourself and others
  
• Delegation, empowerment and work allocation
  
• Using your Authority & Decision-making
  
• Motivation Analysis, Motivating staff to better perform
  
• Making Team briefing work
  
• Improving communication
  
• Recruitment procedures & Handling Interviews
  
• Assertiveness & Presentation skills
  
• Disciplinary procedures
  
• Training and Developing staff

Evolution of Management
Theories of Management, Principles of Management, Max Weber & the Idea of Bureaucracy, Human Relations & Social Psychological Theories, Theories of Leadership & Group Behaviour, Groups & Group Behaviour, Systems & Contingency Approaches to Management, Organisation as Systems, Contingency Approaches to Management,

Modern Approaches to Management Theory
Management in Practice, The Context of Management, Types of Business Organisation, Developing an Organisation Culture, Women in Management, The International Context of Management, Management Planning, Strategic Aspects of Management Performance Standards in Management, Decision-Making in Organisations,

Human Resource Planning
Organising for Management: Organisational Structures, Delegation & Empowerment, Managing Change - Key Concepts, Implementing Change - Organisation Development, Communication in Organisations, Time Management & Personnel Effectiveness, Control in Management: Controlling Performance, Quality Standards & Management, The Role of Information Technology,

Functional Management
Marketing, Production, Personnel & Financial, Marketing Management: The Marketing Mix, Production Management: Production Planning & Control, Types of Production, Personnel Management: Human Resource Management, Recruitment & Selection,

Employee Development & Training
Performance Appraisal, Discipline & Grievances, Developing Managerial Competencies, Stress Management & Employee Counselling, Job Evaluation, Employee Relations & Collective Rights, Legal Aspects of Employment - Individual Rights, Financial Aspects of Management: Company Accounts, Budgets, Forecasts & Business Plans

Methodology
The principal method of learning is through lectures, course notes, assignments and projects. Students are expected to read recommended texts to complement course materials. The Certificate in Management is only awarded to students who successfully complete ten weeks of assignments, projects, lectures as well as a compulsory examination

Duration and Cost
The Certificate in Management is ten weeks in duration and takes place one evening per week. The cost is 750.00 Euro. Exam fees are 200 euro extra.

Scheduled Dates 2008
Thursday 9 October 2008, 18:30-20:00, 10 WKS.