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Management Thinking

This course will help you understand what management is, its principles and practices.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    3 hours
Overview
Requirements
Educators

Engage with theory; develop your own best practice approach to management.

Management is a personal undertaking: every individual manager will manage in their own way. It is important for all managers to determine what their approach to management is, and how they will manage.

This course will help you understand what management is; its principles and practices. You will engage with contemporary theories and practices to gather ideas and develop own best practice approach to management.

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

Who is the course for?

This course is for enrolled learners on Anglia Ruskin’s MSc in Project Management. It is the first of five courses that make up the Management Theory program.

Who will you learn with?

MS

Martin Spaul

Who developed the course?

Anglia Ruskin University

ARU is a global university with campuses across the East of England. They are passionate about transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research.

  • Established

    1858

  • Location

    Cambridge, UK

  • World ranking

    Top 350Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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