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LP20464: Managing performance

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Computer Science (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 3
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1 at City of Bath College
Semester 1 at Weston College
Semester 1 at Wiltshire College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To provide the student with practical approaches, underpinned by the relevant theory, which will enable them to contribute to the effective management of people in an organisation and understand how this can contribute to improving organisational efficiency, productivity and effectiveness.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit a student will be able to:
1. Identify and agree performance objectives;
2. Assess performance and provide feedback;
3. Analyse performance support for improvement;
4. Analyse and Evaluate the use of, and apply the organisations disciplinary and grievance procedure.

Skills:
Intellectual (taught and assessed) - organisational and human resource management theory, including motivation, performance review, appraisal, limits of authority, legislative background.
Professional (facilitated, taught and assessed) - equal opportunity and diversity issues, communication skills, performance monitoring, work planning and human resource allocation.
Practical (facilitated) - recruitment and selection procedures, methods for improving performance, planning and allocating work.
Key Skills (facilitated and assessed) - communications, team building, analysis of complex information.

Content:
This unit concentrates on:
* Organisational and human resource management theory which underpins the effective management of people and performance objectives within an organisational context;
* Work allocation and how it relates to organisational objectives;
* Principles and theories of team and individual motivation;
* Target setting and measuring achievement, assessing and improving performance;
* Methods for gathering, recording and using information for performance review and the processes for carrying it out, underpinned by the appropriate management theory;
* Disciplinary and grievance procedures.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP20464 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • USCM-DFB22 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • USCM-DPB22 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • USCM-LFB22 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at Weston College) - Year 1
  • USCM-LPB22 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at Weston College) - Year 1
  • USCM-WFB22 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1
  • USCM-WPB22 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/4 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.