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Management
Course Code VBS105 Fee Code S2 Duration (approx) 100 hours Qualification Statement of Attainment
BE BEST HORTICULTURAL MANAGER YOU CAN BE!
This course provides a very solid foundation for you to learn or enhance management skills.
Great managers get results! They can apply their skills to many different areas and the career options are limitless.
Lesson Structure
There are 7 lessons in this course:
Introduction and Organisational Structures
Types of Organisations
Legal Status
Liability for Staff Actions
Basic Contract Law
Role of a Manager
Management Objectives
Management Processes
Mission Statements
Types of Managers
Levels of Management
Organisational Structures; formal and informal
Division of Responsibilities
Understanding the Workplace
Unions
Committees
Scope of Office Work
Report Writing
Management Theories and Procedures
Motivating Employees
Classic School of Management Theory
Behavioural School of Management Theory
Management Science School of Management Theory
Other Management Theorists and their Ideas; Weber, Barnard, Follett, Mazlow, Herzberg
Contingency Planning
Introducing Change
Giving Orders
Types of Orders
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Decision Making
Problem Solving Technique
Types of Managers
Group Decision Making and Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution Techniques
The Planning Process
Implementing a Plan
Time Management
Planning for Your Organisation
The Importance of Planning
Developing a Business Plan
Lateral Thinking
Management Styles and External Influences
Management Styles
Target Oriented Management
Process Oriented Management
Interactive Oriented Management
Management as Leaders
Perception
Perceptual Barriers
Perceptual Change
Motivating Employees to Change their Perception
Other Factors affecting Managers Effectiveness; Stress, Self Esteem, Career Management, Security etc
Employing People and Interview Skills
Advertising for New Staff
Anti Discrimination
Interviewing
Communication at an Interview
Common Communication Barriers
Induction
Staff Training
Training Programs
Conversation with Trainees
Staff Management
Scope and Nature
Learn to Plan
Steps for Successful Goal Achievement
Managing Staff Levels
Importance of Clear Procedures
Writing Procedures
Quality Assurance
Job Satisfaction
Professional Supervision
Mentoring
Dealing with Grievences
Productivity
Workplace Health and Safety
Ethics and Equity
Code of Conduct
Interpreting Code of Conduct
Refund Policy
Honesty and Fairness
Respect
Intellectual Property Rights
Privacy
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims
Describe the role of managers in a horticultural organization and the kinds of organizations in which they function.
Identify the processes and procedures that are associated with the effective management of staff in the horticultural workplace.
Describe the use of motivation in the workplace and the effects this can have on staff performance.
Describe how to recruit and interview a new staff member for a specific job in an organisation.
Discuss workgroup project preparation, costing, performance analysis and goal completion from a managerial perspective.
Describe the principles of Occupational Health and Safety policies, and their application in the horticylture industry.
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