How the workforce is changing and its impact on the way organizations are managed Unit4 Foundations of Decision Making Teaching Content: 4. 1 How Do managers make decisions? 4. 2 What Types of Decisions and Decision-Making Conditions Do Managers Face? 4.3How Do Groups Make Decisions? 4.4 What Contemporary Decision-Making Issues Do Managers Face? Knowledge Requirements: Describe the decision-making process. In the managers can use to make decisions Describe the types of decisions and decision-making conditions managers face Ability requirements Discuss group decision making Discuss contemporary issues in managerial decision making Teaching Emphasis The three approaches managers can used to make decisions Unit5 Foundations of planning Teaching content 5. 1 What Is Planning and Why Do Managers Need to Plan? 5.2 What Do Managers Need To Know About Strategic Management? 5.3 How Do Managers Set Goals and Develop Plans? 5.4 What Contemporary Planning Issues Do Managers Face? Knowledge requirements: Explain what managers do in the strategic management process Compare and contrast approaches to goal setting and planning Ability Requirements Discuss contemporary issues in planning Discuss the nature and purposes of pl Teaching Emphasis Explain what managers do in the strategic management process Unit 6 Organizational Structure and design 6. 1 What Are the Six Key Elements in Organizational Design? 6.2What Are Some Common Organizational Designs? 6.3 What Are Today's Organizational Design Challenges? Knowledge Requirements Describe six key elements in organizational design. Identify the contingency factors that favor either the mechanistic model or the organic model of organizational design Compare and contrast traditional and contemporary organizational designs Ability Requirement Discuss the design challenges faced by todays organizations Teaching Emphasis Identify the contingency factors that favor either the mechanistic model or the organic model of organizational d Unit 7 Managing human resourcesHow the workforce is changing and its impact on the way organizations are managed. Unit4 Foundations of Decision Making Teaching Content: 4.1 How Do Managers Make Decisions? 4.2 What Types of Decisions and Decision-Making Conditions Do Managers Face? 4.3How Do Groups Make Decisions? 4.4 What Contemporary Decision-Making Issues Do Managers Face? Knowledge Requirements：  Describe the decision-making process.  Explain the three approaches managers can use to make decisions.  Describe the types of decisions and decision-making conditions managers face. Ability Requirements:  Discuss group decision making.  Discuss contemporary issues in managerial decision making. Teaching Emphasis: The three approaches managers can used to make decisions. Unit5 Foundations of Planning Teaching Content: 5.1What Is Planning and Why Do Managers Need to Plan? 5.2What Do Managers Need To Know About Strategic Management? 5.3 How Do Managers Set Goals and Develop Plans? 5.4What Contemporary Planning Issues Do Managers Face? Knowledge Requirements：  Explain what managers do in the strategic management process.  Compare and contrast approaches to goal setting and planning. Ability Requirements:  Discuss contemporary issues in planning.  Discuss the nature and purposes of planning. Teaching Emphasis:  Explain what managers do in the strategic management process. Unit 6 Organizational Structure and Design 6.1 What Are the Six Key Elements in Organizational Design? 6.2What Are Some Common Organizational Designs? 6.3 What Are Today’s Organizational Design Challenges? Knowledge Requirements：  Describe six key elements in organizational design.  Identify the contingency factors that favor either the mechanistic model or the organic model of organizational design.  Compare and contrast traditional and contemporary organizational designs. Ability Requirements:  Discuss the design challenges faced by today’s organizations. Teaching Emphasis:  Identify the contingency factors that favor either the mechanistic model or the organic model of organizational design. Unit 7 Managing Human Resources