Course Structure
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify major theoretical concepts in psychology related to organisations
- Trace the historical development of theoretical concepts in psychology
- Integrate psychology theory, research, and organizational knowledge to explain and interpret how the field of psychology currently advances knowledge.
- Identify and understand the use of psychometric tools in organisations
- Critique and synthesize theoretical psychological concepts and apply them to the organisation
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand and describe governance as it applies to an organisation
- Describe and evaluate the responsibilities within the governing body of an organization
- Explain possible structures within the organisation for delegating identified roles and responsibilities relating to governance and their application in various contexts
- Compare the main responsibilities of a governing body with those of the organisation’s management team
- Understand and know the legal and financial undertakings of a governing body.
- Know, identify and evaluate the procedures in place that ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements of governance
- Understand how to influence the effectiveness of the governing body
- Describe different processes for identifying and recruiting members to the governing body
- Describe and write procedures for monitoring induction, training and ongoing development for newly appointed members to the governing body
- Critically evaluate how feedback from the organisation’s staff, customers, and other stakeholders impacts the actions of the governing body
- Identify and evaluate governance and ethical issues
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
15
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
25
Assessment Hours:
10
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify, explain and apply basic concepts for ICT management and its role in business
- Discuss and apply organizational, business and strategic issues surrounding ICT
- Know and evaluate different types of ICT management systems and
- Analyze and evaluate uses of strategic ICT in practice.
- Interpret how to use information technology to solve business problems Know and Analyze how ICT impacts a firm
- Describe the role of ICT in business
- Record the current issues of ICT and relate those issues to the firm
- Know and illustrate the impact of ICT within an organisation in society
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand and know the equality legal and guidance framework according to Maltese and European laws
- Understand and apply different forms of discrimination, inequalities and diversity and how they apply in the organisational framework
- Know and understand relevant theoretical models in relation to disability and diversity;
- Implement equality impact assessments of policies;
- Write and implement equality policies required to mainstream equality objectives into practice.
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain, identify and/or apply the principles of entrepreneurial and family business;
- Know, define, identify and/or apply the principles of viability of businesses, new business proposals, and opportunities within existing businesses;
- Define, identify and/or apply the principles of entrepreneurial management and growth through strategic plans, consulting projects and/or implementing their own businesses;
- Define, identify and/or apply the principles of preparing a startup business plan emphasizing financing, marketing, and organizing;
- Define, identify and/or apply the principles of creating and defending an entrepreneurial marketing plan;
- Define, identify and/or apply the principles of developing pro forma financial statements;
- Define, identify and/or apply the principles of new venture financing, growth financing, and growth financing for existing businesses;
- Define, know and apply the principles of risk assessment of new ventures and entrepreneurship
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the forces impacting corporate and business strategies
- Be critically aware of factors involved in strategy making
- Assess the resources and constraints for strategy making in a business context
- Explain the importance of social, economic and political forces; and technological
- Investigate the impact of internationalisation on strategy making
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Objectives:
- Describe, understand and apply quantitative, qualitative and mixed research designs
- Describe and apply the importance of evidence- and person-based practice
- Analyse and integrate key findings from research to understand major influences on organisations, teams and individuals.
- Understand how to identify, apply and critically appraise appropriate evidence-based and person-based practices in response to identified organizational and employee needs
- Implement, monitor and evaluate evidence-based practices as they relate to organisations
- Discuss critically the concept of evidence-based practice in the organization versus person-based practice
- Evaluate the nature of evidence versus that of experience
- Know, understand and implement the strategies emerging from evidence practice.
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Practical assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and explain the core theories in the field of sociology of organizations
- Analyse organizations by application of relevant theoretical approaches
- Assess how changes in organisational strategies, structures and processes influence the achievement of organizational targets
- Identify objectives for further studies in the field of organizational sociology, including comparative perspectives,
- Critically classify the position of organizational sociology in relation to related disciplines.
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
15
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
25
Assessment Hours:
10
Learning Objectives:
- Explain and apply the differences between SMEs and large organisations
- Explain and identify how accounting, marketing, finance, management, and economics apply to SMEs
- Know and understand the legal and social environment of business of SMEs.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the global environment of business on SMEs
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical obligations and responsibilities of SMEs.
- Identify and list the use of business tools in SMEs.
- Apply knowledge of business concepts and functions for SMEs.
- Demonstrate the ability to manage people, processes, and resources within SMEs
- Explain and apply knowledge of key leadership concepts in
- Identify and evaluate business opportunities and trends for SMEs.
- Identify potential start-up models and resources given trends and opportunities.
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Objectives:
- Understand financial concepts used to inform management decisions
- Use presentation skills and report writing
- Explain the differences between capital and revenue expenditure, using examples
- Explain how costs are classified and allocated, using examples
- Present a cost-benefit analysis for new projects
- Explain principles of how to construct a case study
- Be able to make a financial case to inform a management decision
- Use a range of financial evaluation techniques to inform a management decision
- Use project management skills to present the projects
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Objectives:
- Understand and explain the outcomes of effective leadership
- Evaluate the importance of performance and engagement as an effect of good leadership
- Describe, develop and assess own leadership styles
- Assess the effectiveness of own leadership styles
- Understand, explain and apply a range of different models theories and explanations of leadership
- Understand the implications of own leadership styles for self and for leadership within own organization
- Evaluate the impact of changes in the situation on the effectiveness of the adopted style
- Be able to use and interpret a range of tools to inform leadership behaviour
- Understand the implications of own and others leadership behaviour in different contexts and address certain issues
- Produce an action plan for developing own leadership style and effectiveness
- Understanding how these work in terms of motivation theory
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/Online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
15
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
25
Assessment Hours:
10
Learning Objectives:
- Compose, set up and write an excellent learner portfolio
- Understand and apply the importance of personal development even during practice.
- Be reflective and able to evaluate work done with employees and in the business environment
- Write SMART goals
- Demonstrate through self-reflection the importance to develop the potential of employees and the business through innovation and change
- Work professionally under supervision of other professionals
- Compile and create documents necessary within a business environment
- Work within a business environment for at least 474 hours.
Mode of Teaching:
Placement/Practical
Mode of Assessment:
Portfolio
Total Contact Hours:
23
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
480
Self-Study Hours:
77
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognise the importance of planning and preparation required to undertake a research project.
- Develop a thorough understanding of the chosen subject area.
- Use correctly various research methods
- Demonstrate the ability to collate and critically assess/interpret data.
- Compile and present data and information in a logical manner
- Develop an ability to effectively communicate knowledge in a scientific manner.
- Provide recommendations based on research findings.
Mode of Teaching:
Fieldwork
Mode of Assessment:
Long essay [9-12k words]
Total Contact Hours:
40
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
50
Self-Study Hours:
560
Assessment Hours:
100
Learning Outcomes:
- Know and understand the importance of budgets and the effects on the organisation
- Explain and review different methods of budgetary planning and their effect on the organization’s objectives and policies
- Define, identify and apply the good characteristics of budgets
- Review the effectiveness of the organisation’s budgetary planning process
- Present and recommend improvements to the organisation’s budgetary planning and implementation processes
- Know and explain the advantages of, and problems with, budgetary planning and control
- Know, assess and review how to measure and monitor performance against budgets and their objectives and measure these against budgets and their objectives
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Outcomes:
- Know, explain and apply the project management process
- Identify the procedures in the project process, and discuss what are the tasks, activities, and dependencies involved in a project
- Know and explain mathematical concepts and use mathematical techniques in estimation and quality metrics on a basic level
- Use Project Management Software applications, such as MS Project.
- Design a project and apply risk assessment techniques to the project management process
- Create and recommend an ethical and professional approach for risk management, HR, training, and client relationship matters.
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Outcomes:
- Know and understand the main elements of Maltese Financial Legislation including the different types of companies
- Know, maintain and apply the Consumer Affairs Legislation
- Know and apply the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Maltese Law) (EIRA)
- Know and maintain Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
- Know and maintain Data Protection
- Know and maintain Voluntary organisations
- Know and understand various government incentives
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop a positive work environment that encourages high performance.
- Define motivation and align and motivate work teams to a common purpose.
- Adapt management style based on individual needs.
- Explain, set and communicate Key Performance Indicators
- Provide effective and timely feedback to both reinforce and improve performance.
- Address behavioural and performance problems with employees in a constructive way.
- Conduct a performance appraisal.
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Design of a performance appraisal (60%); assignment (40%)
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
Learning Objectives:
- Define, identify and apply the principles of change
- Know and understand the reasons for change in an organization
- Conduct an environmental and organisational analysis, to identify possible areas for change in own organization
- Explain and apply types of change and explain the effects of the different types of change
- Know and use different types of analytical tools to evaluate change such as PESTLE and SWOT analysis
- Explain, propose, manage and implement change in the workplace
- Assess the benefits and risks of implementing the identified opportunity for change
- Know the importance of a change implementation plan and develop and review such a plan
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
15
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
25
Assessment Hours:
10
Learning Objectives:
- Know and explain what is coaching and mentoring and their difference from other professions
- Know and explain various psychological theories that inform coaching and mentoring and how these are applied in the coaching practice
- Explain the role, responsibilities, characteristics and behaviours of an effective workplace coach.
- Effectively apply the key skills of an effective coach (questioning, active listening, reflecting, giving and receiving feedback, observation and interpretation of body language).
- Explain and use coaching models to enable others to enhance individual and team performance.
- Understand learning styles and barriers to effective coaching.
- Adapt their coaching style to meet the needs and learning style of the individual.
- Monitor, assess and record learners’ progress towards their goals and how they can assess and record their own progress towards their goals.
- Monitor and review their own performance as a workplace coach.
- Plan and organise effective workplace coaching sessions.
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Coaching sessions (30%); assignment (70%)
Total Contact Hours:
36
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
84
Assessment Hours:
30
Learning Outcomes:
- Define and identify different types of meetings and identify the purpose and desired outcomes of the different types of meetings.
- Determine if the meeting is necessary or if the issues can be addressed outside of a meeting.
- Identify and invite only the necessary and appropriate people for the meeting.
- Communicate effectively with attendees to maximise participants’ contribution
- Communicate the meeting’s purpose and desired outcomes to all attendees.
- Know and explain the importance of organisation for meetings including location, documentation and equipment
- Explain the importance of an agenda and minutes and write an agenda and minutes.
- Evaluate meetings’ outcomes against set objectives
- Know and explain the different types of roles taken during a meeting
- Know and understand the importance of rules how a meeting is managed
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
15
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
25
Assessment Hours:
10
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand, explain and apply the importance of promoting personal development
- Assess the potential benefits to the organisation of developing individuals
- Examine the expectations and requirements of people
- Respect diversity and causes of conflict in the organization
- Promote and develop of work/life balance
- Understand and manage stress levels
- Understand and develop a plan for an individual’s development
- Develop training needs analysis for personal development
- Deal with interpersonal conflict
- Develop appropriate recording systems
- Develop career development strategies
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
15
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
25
Assessment Hours:
10
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain human resource planning practices and their effect on the organization
- Understand and apply human resource planning in an organisation
- Understand and apply the whole recruitment process
- Understand and assess the impact of recruitment on the organization
- Analyse and assess the legal requirements on human resource planning
- Assess the impact of organisational policies and procedures on human resource planning in the organization
- Be able to plan and implement recruitment in line with legal and organisational requirements
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
15
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
25
Assessment Hours:
10
Learning Outcomes:
- Analyse how an organisation is affected by the macro-environment
- Analyse own organisation using PESTLE
- Evaluate the strengths and limitations of using PESTLE as a strategic diagnostic tool
- Understand and apply the concept and methods of conducting PESTLE analysis
- Assess the impact on the organisation of the PESTLE factors
Mode of Teaching:
Lectures/online
Mode of Assessment:
Assignment
Total Contact Hours:
27
Supervised Placement and Practice Hours:
0
Self-Study Hours:
53
Assessment Hours:
20
