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ATD LEVEL II
COURSE OUTLINE
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
This paper is intended to equip the candidate with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable him/her to apply the principles of management in practice.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
A candidate who passes this paper should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of management principles and techniques
- Apply knowledge of management theories in organisations
- Demonstrate knowledge of other types of management
- Apply management competencies in response to emerging trends in management.
CONTENT
Introduction to management
- Meaning and importance of management
- Features of management
- Levels and skills of management
- Managerial roles
- Qualities of an effective manager
Approaches to management thought
- Scientific approach
- General administrative approach
- Behavioural approach
- Bureaucratic approach
Planning function
- Meaning and importance of planning
- Types of plans
- Planning process
- Limitations of planning
- Effective planning
- Decision making and planning
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Organising function
- Meaning and importance of organising
- Process of organising
- Principles of organising
- Foundations of organisational structures
- Authority, responsibility and power
- Delegation, centralisation and decentralisation
Directing function
- Meaning and importance of directing
- Elements of directing
- Characteristics of directing
- Principles of directing
- Supervision and directing
- Qualities of an effective supervisor
Staffing function
- Meaning and importance of staffing
- Role of human resource manager
- Recruitment and selection
- Training and development
- Performance appraisal
- Reward and compensation
- Separation
- Labour relations
Control function
- Meaning and importance of control
- The control process
- Types of control systems
- Effective control systems
- Contemporary control techniques
