MNGT 2131 - Motivation and Productivity

Delivery Online, self-paced

Course Description

Students explore the supervisory aspects of management, with a specific focus on effectively motivating employees as a means of increasing productivity. Topics include motivational obstacles and their causes; job design; leadership; goal setting and management by objectives; rewards; and supervisory communications.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

Understand the causes of performance problems.
Understand how to assess the effectiveness of management practices in your organization.
Describe several current management techniques and practices in the areas of leadership, job design, goal setting and management by objectives, reward systems, communications and performance appraisal.

Course topics

Workbook 1: The Causes of Motivational Problems
Workbook 2: Job Design
Workbook 3: Leadership
Workbook 4: Goal Setting and Management by Objectives
Workbook 5: Rewards
Workbook 6: Supervisory Communications

Required text and materials

There is no required textbook for this course.

Assessments

To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing of 50% or higher on the overall course and 50% or higher on the final mandatory project.

Assignment 1: Motivational Problems	8%
Assignment 2: Job Design	8%
Assignment 3: Leadership	8%
Assignment 4: Goal Setting	8%
Assignment 5: Rewards	8%
Assignment 6: Communications	10%
Final Project *	50%
Total	100%

* Mandatory

Recommended requisite(s)

MNGT 1221 or

MNGT 1211

Exclusions

BBUS 4135

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Motivation and Productivity

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Online, self-paced

Canadian in BC/YT non-credit	$548.39	Click here to get more information
Canadian outside BC/YT non-credit	$657.47	Click here to get more information
International Student non-credit	$1,661.15	Click here to get more information

3 credits

Open Learning faculty member information

An Open Learning faculty member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.