Msc in Management

DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR MODULE S IN MANAGEMENT

MGMT 9214 Organization Leadership                                                                       10 Credits

The Module examines leadership from the techniques, behavior, personality, and styles for successfully managing organizations. A contract is made between managers and leaders in relation to vertical and horizontal approach to management and building teams, conflict management, mentoring and coaching followers. The organizational leadership question in Africa is examined from the past and current heads of government of different nations from the post-colonial era, conflicts, poverty and the unending post- election violence in Africa.

MGMT 9221 Project Management and Entrepreneurship                                   10 Credits

The module of project management in practice covers conceptual meaning of project, program and portfolio management, initial projects, project planning in terms of integration and scope management, time and cost management, project quality, human resource, communications, and project stakeholders. It also gives insights to students on execution of projects, and best practices in project management. It exposes the learners on project stakeholders, project management process groups and knowledge areas, project management tools and techniques.

MGMT 9222 Change, Innovation & Crisis Management                                           10 Credits

The Module x-rays different techniques for successfully managing change, innovation and crisis in today’s complex world and organizations. Change management models, theories, and change implementation tools as a response to socioeconomic, technological, ethical, environmental factors are examined. The content analyzes the forces inducing change, organizational barriers to change, human behavior and demographic diversity, strategies for overcoming resistance to change, and intervention techniques of effective organizational change programs. Innovation and its concepts, theories and models are looked into as managers’ deal with crises both within the organization and others the managerial parameters.

MGMT 9223 Organizational Development                                                          10 Credits

The Module examines the general introduction to organizational development, nature of planned change, the process of organizational development, human process intervention, techno-structural interventions such as restructuring organization, employee involvement, performance management, developing talents, managing workforce diversity and wellness, strategic change interventions such as transformational change, continuous change and trans-organizational change and organizational change in global settings.

MGMT 9224 Organizational Behavior                                                                     10 Credits

The Module examines the understanding of organizational behavior, and how is done, managing demographic and cultural diversity, understanding people at work: individual differences and perception, individual attitudes and behaviors, theories of motivation, design of a motivating work environment, managing stress and emotions, communication, management of teams and groups, conflict and negotiations, decision making, leading people within organizations, power and politics, and organizational culture.