The aim of this Certificate in Management is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the general principles of management and organisational behaviour against the backdrop of economic and social sustainability. This course is best-suited to students who wish to develop informed solutions on how to manage and lead people and organisations efficiently and effectively and appreciate the key factors influencing the behaviour of people at work. 

 

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Develop informed solutions on how to manage and lead people and organisations efficiently and effectively.
• Appreciate the key factors influencing the behaviour of people at work - personality, perception, attitudes, learning, motivation, group work, and emotion/stress in the workplace.
• Describe both the history and the current context of managing and leading both the employment relationship and organisations.
• Define management and identify its key functions and practices, and their relationship to work and people in an organisational setting as well as to organisational competitive advantage.
• Discuss the main challenges management and leaders face today - corporate responsibility, diversity, managing in a global arena, creativity and innovation, managing organisational culture, change, and sustainability.