UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
FAKULTI PENDIDIKAN
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Organization
and Management of a
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Room
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M39
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Telephone
No.
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off
: 075533176/ Hp : 0197176762
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E-mail
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hasnah-m@utm.my
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Course Outline : The aim of
this course is to give exposure to students on management of resource centre.
The course will cover the aspects of theories and principles of management,
competencies for resource centre manager and other aspects of management
activities such as budgeting, planning, staff development and training.
Week
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Topic
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1 & 2
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Definition of organization, administration and
management
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Characteristics of an organization.
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The concept of process and system in an organization
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Types of systems / processes in an organization.
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3
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Concept of Resource Centre
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the existence of resource centre
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Services provided
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utilization issues of school resource centre
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4 & 5
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· .The type of
management theory
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The type of management model
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6
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Organizational
structure of Resource Centre
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Type structure in organization (Modular,
Bureaucracy, entrepreneur, free.)
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Pros and cons of the structures types
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7
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Mid-Semester Break
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8 & 9
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Competencies of
Resource Centre Manager
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Functions and authority of the leader, skills and
responsibilities of senior, middle and
support staff
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Types of competencies (Competency)
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10
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Planning and
Organization
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Collection building
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Collection management
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Space allocation
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11
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Budget and
Financing
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Financial and budget
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Type of budgeting
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Financial resources and
allocation
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12
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Functional Application
Control component
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process and type of Control
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13
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Staff Development and Training
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Understanding the duties and responsibilities
of resource centre personnel
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Categories of people in an organization by group
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Types and forms of staff training
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14
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Communication and promotion of resource centre
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Types of communication,
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Promotion
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15
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Discussions
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Reference :
Brophy,Peter & Kate Coulling. Quality
Management for Information and Library Managers. Great Britain
Afzal, Waseem, Management of information
organizations, Chandos Information Professional Series, Publication
Information: Oxford
Gordon, Rachel Singer. The accidental
library manager, Medford , N.J.
Kreitner, Robert. “Management” .11th ed. Australia
Hannafin,R.D&Wilhelma C.S"
Technology in the Classroom:The Teacher's New Role and Resistance to it.
Educational Technology,June 1993.
Pantelidis,Veronica S. "Virtual
Reality in the Classroom" Educational Technology. Washington
Chisholm, Margaret E., Ely, Donald P. “:Media
personnel in education : a competency approach.” Prentice-Hall, 1976
Course
Evaluation
Evaluation
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Status
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Percentage (%)
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***Assignments
(2x)
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Individual
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30
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Quiz
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Individual
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10
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Presentation
(2x)
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Individual
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10
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Class
Participation
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Individual
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5
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e-Portfolio
(blog)
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Individual
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5
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Final Exam
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Individual
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40
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Total
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100
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Course Work
1. Assignment
& Presentation (40%)
Assignment 1 :
Based on the questions provided, get information about resource
center and present the findings in 3rd week of
the semester.
Assignment 2 :
Describe one of the following aspects and
its relation to the resource center:
a. The type of management theory
b. The type of management model
c. The type of structure in organization
d. Pros and cons of the structures types
e. Functions and authority of the leader, skills and responsibilities of senior, middle and support staff in management
f. Types of competencies (Competency) resource centre manager
g. Types of communication in management
h. Effective communication in management
a. The type of management theory
b. The type of management model
c. The type of structure in organization
d. Pros and cons of the structures types
e. Functions and authority of the leader, skills and responsibilities of senior, middle and support staff in management
f. Types of competencies (Competency) resource centre manager
g. Types of communication in management
h. Effective communication in management
Students have to submit hardcopy
and softcopy by 8th
week of the semester.
2. Compulsory Folio (Blog)
Students are required to have their academic teaching
and learning e-portfolio (blog) of the MPT 1233 course. The contents of the
blog denote student’s preparation and readiness in getting further non-formal
knowledge from various resources (internet, journal, books etc) in relation to
the topics lectured. Students are expected to read, analyse, criticism about
the content in your blog.
The submission of this blog is on the 14th
week of the semester.
