| Title: | Business Mgt & Community |
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| Long Title: | Business Mgt & Community |
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| Field of Study: |
Business & Management
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( September 2019 ) |
| Module Coordinator: |
TOM O CONNOR |
| Module Author: |
MARGARET O KEEFFE |
| Module Description: |
Business management skills are core to Community Work. The ethical stewardship of public monies is essential to effective community work. This module provides the learner with some of the key requisite skills for this area of work (underpinned by community work principles and practice). |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Discuss why business management skills are core to effective community work in both the non-governmental (NGO) and statutory sectors in Ireland |
| LO2 |
Using examples, outline four key elements of management and their implications for good practice in community development work |
| LO3 |
Evaluate the challenges and opportunities for strategic planning in the Irish and European Union (EU) community development context |
| LO4 |
Critique the management role of key Government Departments and Agencies in the context of community work practice in Ireland |
| LO5 |
Critically analyse the nature of best work practices in a community context |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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The Managerial Role
Managerial Decision Making: the Fundamentals and Implementation of Strategic Planning; Monitoring and Evaluation; Management Information Systems and Control; the Management Role of some key Statutory Bodies (for example, Pobal) and Non-Governmental Organisations in the Community Development field (for example, The Community Foundation of Ireland); Ethics and Management.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 100.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Short Answer Questions |
In Class Test |
1 |
20.0 |
Week 7 |
| Written Report |
Research Action Project - for example a research action project on developing a micro community initiative, given in week 2 |
2,3,4 |
60.0 |
Sem End |
| Reflective Journal |
Journal of Learning |
5 |
20.0 |
Sem End |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Lecture/workshop |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Study and reading |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Lecture/workshop |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Study and reading |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Brown H.H. and D. L. Ruhl 2003, Breakthrough Management for Not-for-Profit Organisations: Beyond Survival in the 21st Century, Praeger Westport, Conn. [ISBN: 9781567206395]
- Dubrin, A.J., Duane Ireland, R. 1993, Management and Organisation, College Division, South-Western Publishing [ISBN: 9780538815857]
| | Supplementary Article/Paper Resources |
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- McNamara, C. 2010, Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff, Authenticity Consulting LLC [ISSN: 978193371]
- O'Donnell, O. & R. Boyle 2008, Understanding and Managing Organisational Culture, CPMR Discussion Paper 40 - Committee for Public Management Research, 109 [ISSN: 13936190]
- Centre for Nonprofit Management School of Business, Trinity College Dublin 2006, The Hidden Landscape First Forays into Mapping Nonprofit Organisations in Ireland, 114 [ISSN: 954752430]
- Fleming, S. 2000, From Personnel Management to HRM: Key Issues and Challenges, CMPR Discussion Paper 16 - Commitee for Public Management Research, 55
| | Other Resources |
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- Website: All Ireland Endorsement Body for Community Work Education and Training (AIEB) 2016, All Ireland Standards for Community Work
, Community Work Ireland, Galway
- Website: Community Foundation for Ireland 2015, Ongoing Publications
- Website: St Stephen's Green Trust 2015, Ongoing Publications
- Website: Pobal 2015, Ongoing Publications
- Website: The Wheel 2015, Publications and Research Reports from
The Wheel
- Website: Carter McNamara 2015, Basic Overview of Nonprofit
Organizations
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