Département des Sciences et technologies

2024-2025

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Fiche ects de l'unité d'enseignement #2442 intitulée :

International management and Human resources

Master en Sciences de l'Ingénieur industriel / orientation Géomètre / Cycle 2 Bloc 2

Master en sciences de l'Ingénieur industriel / orientation Informatique / Cycle 2 Bloc 2

Master en Sciences de l'Ingénieur industriel / orientation Construction / Cycle 2 Bloc 2

Master en Sciences de l'Ingénieur industriel orientation Life data technologies / Cycle 2 Bloc 2

Informations

Responsable d'UE : Laurence BARAS

Bloc : MA2 Geo, MA2 Info, MA2 Co, MA2 LDT

Période : 1er quadrimestre

Durée : 30 h

Crédits : 3 ects

UE Prérequises : aucune

UE Corequises : aucune

Activités d'apprentissage (AA)

Connaissances et compétences préalables

Concepts of management, balance sheet and income statement

Contribution aux objectifs du référentiel de compétences de l'ARES

Acquis d'apprentissage spécifiques

The student will be able to (in written and verbally) :

Describe the differences between managers and employees
Explain the meaning of the term management
Distinguish between the concepts of effectiveness and performance and carry out a performance assessment
Be able to define and explain management and sustainable management;
Be able to define and recognise the personal and technical skills do Managers need
Explain the three key roles of a manager

Describe the four key competencies needed to be a successful manager

Define and explain what Strategic Management is and its four key process steps
Define and explain what design thinking is

Distinguish between management and leadership
Be able to explain the theories of leadership (situational leadership by Hersey and Blanchard) (approach + exercises);
Be able to define and explain the sources (pillars) of modern management, its advantages and disadvantages and its limits: 1)The pre-modern era, 2)The classical school of management, 3) The human relations school, 4) Quantitative approach to management; 5) Social events and conceptions of management and 6) Management today

To be able to comment, explain and compare the different scientific organisations of work (characteristics, advantages and disadvantages especially of the representatives of the classical school):

FAYOL/FAYOLISM: characteristics, functions of the company, administrative function, pillars of management, principles, ...
TAYLOR/TAYLORISM: characteristics of Taylorism, points of view and interests of the employer and the worker (maximum prosperity in particular), application of its principles to industry, lagging work: its causes, principles of OST, Taylorism in France: success and decline, reforms, ...
TOYOTA/TOYOTISM: characteristics, just-in-time principle, 5 zeros
FORDISM: characteristics and differences with Taylorism
Bureaucracy: the Weberian bureaucratic model (MAX WEBER)
The School of Human Relations: ELTON MAYO, etc.

But also: Robert Owen, Hugo Munsterberg, Mary Parker Follett, Chester Barnard,

To be able to explain and comment on Maslow's pyramid, to criticize it and to apply it to one's team when managing people
Be able to identify and explain the six management styles;
Be able to define and explain Michael Porter's analysis: the 5 competitive forces;

Be able to recognise the different strokes and formulate good ones to motivate your staff + exercises;

Human resources management: explain the different staff categories, evaluation and remuneration, ..., well-being at work

International (strategic and sustainable) management: being able to explain its characteristics and points of attention

How to communicate well, to delegate work, to solve problems and solve conflict, to make decision, ...

Be able to explain what risk management is

==>According to the progress of the course

+ exercises

+ To be able to understand and explain the articles seen in class on all subjects

Contenu des AA

Contemporary management pillars

I. Principles of management :

- What does management mean ?

- How do managers differ from others ? Levels of managers. Efficiency and Effectiveness. What kind of personal and technical skills do Managers need. Key roles

- What is strategic management ? Process. Design thinking.

II. The sources of Contemporary Management

1. The pre-modern era

2. The classical school of management

3. The human relations school

4. Quantitative approach to management

5. Social events and conceptions of management

6. Management today... Sustainable Management

+ be able to understand and explain the articles and case studies seen in class on all subjects.

Human resources management

Leadership versus management

Situational Leadership

Design and Strategic thinking : how and when ? + Systemic analysis

Changing approaches to management

How can I manage human ressources : different staff categories, six key management styles, ..., ?

How and when to take a decision ?

How to coach and accompany teams in a changing process ?

Evaluation and remuneration

Well-being at work

Enneagram to solve conficts

==> according to course progress

International management

Global, international ... sustainable management. Tools towards an ecological transition.

- Culture and ideology

- Good communications :

How to communicate well ? (//intercultural communication)

How to solve problems and conflicts ?

- Bureaucracy and regulatory standards

==> according to course progress

Répartition des heures

Contemporary management pillars : 9 h de théorie, 1 h d'exercices/Labos

Human resources management : 8 h de théorie, 2 h d'exercices/Labos

International management : 8 h de théorie, 2 h d'exercices/Labos

Méthodes d'enseignement

Contemporary management pillars : cours magistral, approche interactive, approche par situation problème, approche avec TIC, étude de cas

Human resources management : cours magistral, approche interactive, approche par situation problème, approche avec TIC, étude de cas

International management : cours magistral, approche interactive, approche par situation problème, approche avec TIC, étude de cas

Langues d'enseignement

Contemporary management pillars : anglais

Human resources management : anglais

International management : anglais

Supports

Contemporary management pillars : copies de présentations, notes de cours, notes d'exercices, activités sur eCampus, Moodle

Human resources management : copies de présentations, notes de cours, notes d'exercices, activités sur eCampus, Moodle

International management : copies de présentations, notes de cours, notes d'exercices, activités sur eCampus, Moodle

Ressources bibliographiques

Contemporary management pillars

Business Strategy, The Economist, a guide to effective decision-making, Third Edition, 2015, by Jérémy Kourdi

How Management works ? The concept visually explained, New Edition, 2022, Dorling Kindersley

Human Resource Management, 2019, Sixteenth

Public Speaking Communication Strategies, 2021, Roberto Grasso,‎ Independently published

Formation : accompagner les équipes à la gestion du changement

Training at Vlerick Business School : Take the lead in Sustainability Management

Human resources management

Business Strategy, The Economist, a guide to effective decision-making, Third Edition, 2015, by Jérémy Kourdi

How Management works ? The concept visually explained, New Edition, 2022, Dorling Kindersley

Human Resource Management, 2019, Sixteenth

Public Speaking Communication Strategies, 2021, Roberto Grasso,‎ Independently published

Formation : accompagner les équipes à la gestion du changement

Training at Vlerick Business School : Take the lead in Sustainability Management

International management

Business Strategy, The Economist, a guide to effective decision-making, Third Edition, 2015, by Jérémy Kourdi

How Management works ? The concept visually explained, New Edition, 2022, Dorling Kindersley

Human Resource Management, 2019, Sixteenth

Public Speaking Communication Strategies, 2021, Roberto Grasso,‎ Independently published

Formation : accompagner les équipes à la gestion du changement

Training at Vlerick Business School : Take the lead in Sustainability Management

Évaluation et pondération

Méthode d'évaluation : note globale à l'UE

Langues d'évaluation : anglais

Modalités d'évaluation :

Written exam : 70%

Oral exam : 30%

Report de note d'une année à l'autre pour l'AA réussie en cas d'échec à l'UE :