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Business Management: Improving Organisational Practice

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Course Features

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Duration

10 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Intermediate

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Effort

10 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Instructor Paced

Course Description

This micro-credential course focuses on organizational practice and aims to develop managers who can improve productivity, empower employees, and have a positive impact on the environment. The course emphasizes adaptability to change and explores different organizational structures. It also emphasizes the importance of positively adapting to change in an inclusive and ethical manner that promotes diversity and inclusion. Participants will focus on areas relevant to their work experience and will have the opportunity to learn and experiment with the latest organizational models, frameworks, and theories. The course covers various styles of leadership, the role of power and politics in an organization, and how to manage them for personal development and the benefit of others. Additionally, the course aims to improve learning approaches and their impact on culture and progress while teaching personal study skills to enhance critical thinking. Learners based in Northern Ireland may be eligible for fully-funded places, but spots are limited, so it is recommended to apply as soon as possible.

Course Overview

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Experiment with different concepts, tools and frameworks to enhance your organisational practice

Understand the effect of the broader environment on your organisation to increase your ability to adapt to change

Draw upon a range of managerial and study skills that will enhance your practice

Use theories that will support you to become a more efficient and supportive manager to your team

Ensure that the principles you deploy are ethical and promote equality and diversity in your organisation

Throughout the course you will demonstrate your progress through a series of tasks

Amalgamate your learning throughout the course and consider how to apply the skills you've learnt

Target Students

This microcredential will increase your confidence in applying the latest management and organisational principles to your work and help you to develop as a more effective manager

In particular it will enhance the employability of

Professionals wishing to progress to management level

Professionals new to a management role without formal qualifications

Senior professionals looking to develop their existing skills to meet the increasing demands of the world around them

Self-employed professionals wanting to develop their skills and knowledge to achieve their own goals

Course Instructors

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Nela Smolović Jones

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Lecturer in Organisation Studies and Director of the Gendered Organisational Practice research cluster.
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Gemma Lord

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I am a Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at the Open University Business School. My research and teaching focus on management and organisations in shifting contexts of economy, society and politics
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