Management Principles and Practice

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Syllabus

1. 1 JAN-APRIL 2026 Lesson
2. 2 MAY to AUGUST 2026 Lesson
3. 3 SEPT-DEC 2026 Lesson
4. 4 SEPT-DEC 2025 Lesson
5. 5 JAN-APRIL 2024 VIDEOS Lesson
6. 6 1. Introduction to Management Lesson
7. 7 1.1 Nature of Management Topic
8. 8 1.2 Importance of management Topic
9. 9 1.3 Levels of Management Topic
10. 10 1.4 Multi-disciplinary nature of management Topic
11. 11 1.5 Roles of Management as advocated by Henry Mintzberg Topic
12. 12 1.6 The changing roles of management and managers Topic
13. 13 1.7 Qualities of an effective manager Topic
14. 14 1.8 Management, administration and leadership Topic
15. 15 2. Evolution and Development of Management Thought Topic
16. 16 2.1 Classical approaches to management Topic
17. 17 2.2 Behavioural management approach Topic
18. 18 2.3 Moderm management theories Topic
19. 19 2. Evolution and Development of Management Thought Lesson
20. 20 2.1 Classical approaches to management Topic
21. 21 2.2 Behavioural management approach Topic
22. 22 2.3 Modern management theories Topic
23. 23 3. Functions of management Lesson
24. 24 3.1 Planning function Topic
25. 25 3.2 Organising function Topic
26. 26 3.3 Staffing function Topic
27. 27 3.4 Leading function Topic
28. 28 3.5 Controlling function Topic
29. 29 4.Enterprise management Lesson
30. 30 4.1 Meaning and concept of entrepreneurship Topic
31. 31 4.2 Intrapreneurship in organisations Topic
32. 32 4.3 Entrepreneurial development Topic
33. 33 4.4 Enhancing creativity and innovation in organisations Topic
34. 34 4.5 Methods of generating ideas Topic
35. 35 4.6 Introduction to business plan Topic
36. 36 4.7 Protection of intellectual properties Topic
37. 37 5. Change management Lesson
38. 38 5.1 Meaning of change Topic
39. 39 5.2 Theories of change Topic
40. 40 5.3 The change process Topic
41. 41 5.4 Types of organisational change Topic
42. 42 5.5 Managing resistance to change Topic
43. 43 5.6 Innovation at the workplace Topic
44. 44 Project Management Lesson
45. 45 6.1 Project management concepts Topic
46. 46 6.2 Characteristics of a project Topic
47. 47 6.3 Importance of projects Topic
48. 48 6.4 Features of projects and baseline surveys Topic
49. 49 6.5 Project life cycle Topic
50. 50 6.6 Project planning and organising Topic
51. 51 6.7 Project resources and costing Topic
52. 52 6.8 Project completion and evaluation Topic
53. 53 7. Marketing management Lesson
54. 54 7.1 Meaning and importance of marketing Topic
55. 55 7.2 Marketing management orientation /philosophies Topic
56. 56 7.3 Marketing mix Topic
57. 57 7.4 Developing of marketing information Topic
58. 58 7.5 Marketing strategies Topic
59. 59 7.6 Marketing research and intelligence Topic
60. 60 7.7 International marketing and e-commerce Topic
61. 61 8. Decision Making Lesson
62. 62 8.1 Importance of decision making Topic
63. 63 8.2 Decision making process Topic
64. 64 8.3 Decision making models/approaches Topic
65. 65 8.4 Types of decisions Topic
66. 66 8.5 Decision making under different conditions Topic
67. 67 8.6 Challenges in decision making Topic
68. 68 8.7 Problem solving skills Topic
69. 69 8.8 Effective decision making in today’s world Topic
70. 70 Sample reading and reference materials Lesson
71. 71 3. Robbins, S. P, Coulter, M, & dECENZO, D . A ( 2017). Fundamentals of management: Essential Concepts and Applications ( 10th edition). Boston: Pearson Topic
72. 72 4. Kasneb e – learning resources9linkon the kasneb website) Topic