Introduction to Management - Reflective Journal

Introduction to Management is one of the five subjects that I have to take for my degree course this semester. The lecturer for this module is Ms.Natasya Saat and my tutor for this module is Ms. Ang Yen Yen. During my first day of lecture I was actually pretty clueless of what to expect from this module, but as the days passed, I think it started to become clearer to me. This course was basically teaching how to become a better manager. The contents of this subject are something similar to what I had taken when doing my Canadian Pre-U last year. (Not the whole thing, just a few here and there).

As I started attending more lectures and classes it started to become much clearer to me of what I wanted to learn. I wanted to learn to become a better leader and even if I can’t start of my working career as a leader, even as an employee I would want to know the basics of how a management work. What I really wanted to learn was how to become a good leader and what are the different types of leader in today’s world. It made me more enthusiastic about this module as I would have had the chance to relate and learn the type of management skills some of the renowned leaders are using. Moreover I had expected to learn a bit more on leadership and also motivational skills. I also wanted to learn more about myself in this way as I would know in what kind of conditions I preferred working what kind of people I would like to work with.

After 12 weeks my feelings towards the module might have changed. I feel that this module is to dry and has a lot to memorize. Maybe because this mostly consists of so many theories, principles and experiments that make me feel this subject is to dry. Personally I feel that there is no one specific theory, which can be applied to mold an organization. People change constantly and with that it should have been clear that not one specific theory could be applied. However though if they think if combining a few principles and this entire subject can be said to be pretty important in life. Working life can be pretty hectic and stressful thus the things we learn from management can give us a head start on what to expect and how to deal with it.