Leading and Managing People/PMAN102/Schedule

Session	Dates
Getting started	Independent study before starting the course.
Session 0	Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 2 days)
Session 1	Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 3 days)
Session 2	Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 3 days)
Session 3	Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 3 days)
Session 4	Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 4 days)

We recommend that learners allocate 2 hours learning each "working" day, but as an open course you can progress at your own pace.

Getting started

Course overview

Familiarise yourself with the course site and course guide.

• Dates: Independent study before starting the course.
• Resources:
  1. About PMAN 102
  2. Start here
  3. Course Guide
• Key activities:
  1. Read through all startup, course guide and course interactions information thoroughly.
  2. Complete the optional OERu new participant survey.
  3. Complete the rest of the 5 things you should do before starting the course

Session 0

Orientation

Work through all orientation activities.

• Dates: Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 2 days)
• Learning materials: Orientation overview and other orientation materials
• Key activities:
  1. If you have not yet done so, complete all startup, course guide and course interactions readings.
  2. Work through all orientation activities that teach about the OERu platform, OERu social network, OERu forums, website annotations, OERu resource bank and learning journal blog
  3. Complete the Declare yourself mini challenge.

Session 1

Managing versus leading

Explore the similarities and differences between managing and leading.

• Dates: Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 3 days)
• Learning materials:Managing versus leading
• Learning challenge: Managing versus leading Challenge
• Key activities
  1. Complete a brief spot poll.
  2. Complete a blog post on roles and tasks of managers and leaders.
  3. Complete a discussion on managers and leaders.
  4. Complete a matching exercise on roles of managers and leaders.
  5. Read through the learning materials for this learning pathway and make study notes.
  6. Complete a Wenotes post about a management and leadership video.
  7. Complete a Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy text reading.
  8. Complete the Managing versus leading Challenge
  9. Complete the Managing versus leading quiz.

Session 2

The Happy Workforce

Learn about motivation and how to walk the delicate balance between knowing when to intervene and knowing when to let employees operate on their own.

• Dates: Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 3 days)
• Learning materials: The Happy Workforce
• Learning challenge: The Happy Workforce challenge
• Key activities
  1. Complete a brief spot poll.
  2. Complete Introduction, Section 14.2, Section 14.3, Section 14.4 and Section 14.5 readings and make a WEnotes post about them.
  3. Read through all other learning materials for this learning pathway and make study notes.
  4. Complete a blog post on a case study reading.
  5. Complete a Wenotes post about a video on motivation.
  6. Complete the The happy workforce challenge
  7. Complete the The happy workforce quiz.

Session 3

Conflict Resolution

Learn to recognize the signs of conflicts and strategies to resolve them.

• Dates: Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 3 days)
• Learning materials: Conflict Resolution
• Learning challenge: Conflict Resolution challenge
• Key activities
  1. Complete a brief spot poll.
  2. Complete Section 10.2 and Section 10.3 readings.
  3. Complete an annotation activity with a chosen PDF article.
  4. Complete WEnotes posts on recognizing and dealing with conflict
  5. Read through all other learning materials for this learning pathway and make study notes.
  6. View videos on conflict resolution and comment on WEnotes about them.
  7. Complete the Conflict resolution challenge.
  8. Complete the Conflict resolution quiz.

Session 4

The Changing Role of Human Resources Management

You will learn about the strategic importance of human resources management and how they are becoming a strategic partner in organizations looking to stay competitive in a fast evolving world.

• Dates: Published online for independent, self study learners (recommend 4 days)
• Learning materials: The Changing Role of Human Resources Management
• Learning challenge: Strategic Human Resources challenge
• Key activities
  1. Complete Introduction and Section 16.3 readings and make a WEnotes post about them.
  2. Read through all other learning materials for this learning pathway and make study notes.
  3. Complete a discussion on Strategic HR management.
  4. View a video on Strategic HR and comment on WEnotes about it.
  5. Complete the Changing role of human resources management challenge
  6. Complete the Changing role of human resources management quiz.