BUS1404 Introduction to Management - Reflective Journal

For the first semester in my degree, it is a must to go through the module BUS1404 Introduction to Management. Before starting with the first lecture, I heard that Introduction to Management will be something like People and Organization that I have taken in foundation year. Hence, I wasn't worry too much about this subject. However, Introduction to Management wasn't easy like it sounds like. It is more depth and difficult compared to People and Organization.

For the first day of lecture, I was expecting to learn something similar to the topics covered in People and Organization. Topics such as learning about the managerial roles, skills, management function. Besides that, I was also expecting to learn about the organization structures and cultures, how does managers lead and motivate employees and more. I actually expect this subject to be quite interesting, despite all those theories that need a lot of memorizing.

However, after 12 weeks of lecture, I realize that Introduction to Management is something more specific when compared to People and Organization. For example, I learnt that the motivation theory is actually divided to process and content. In the module People and Organization, we actually had covered the content part in the motivation theory. However, the process part is something really new to me. It is actually quite confusing to me at first, but after going through lectures and tutorial I have manage to go with it. Moreover, there are also new topics that I have not learnt before. Topics such as managing human resources and introduction to controlling. I am really confused in these two topics. But I believe if I start reading more about this two topics, I will be able to understand it well.

Introduction to Management is actually an easy subject since it does not need complicated calculation and so. However, it actually requires a lot of reading in order to understand the theories. Not only that I have to understand the theories, I also have to learn how to apply all these concepts in real life too.

Although I am an Accounting and Finance student, and I am not majoring in International Business Marketing or other courses that is majored in management, I believe that by learning Introduction to Management will come in handy in my life including my business. Management acts as a guidance to work in different places with different kind of people. Other than that, the knowledge I gained from learning the subject will be helpful to manage my business effectively and efficiently. I would become a more understandable employer because I would know the needs of an employees and I will do what an employer would do to satisfy them. Therefore, Introduction to Management is an important subject and I am grateful to learn and have the knowledge in this subject. 

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