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BUS 282 Principles of Management
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE: Principles of Management
INSTRUCTOR: Regina Unegovsky [email protected]
DATES: Spring Term, 2014
COURSE NUMBER: BUS 282
PREREQUISITES: EG212
CREDIT HOURS: Three units
COURSE LENGTH: Three hours each week for nine weeks plus Final Exam
SCHEDULE: Lecture 1 time a week for 3 hours, one 15 minute break scheduled midway through each class.
REQUIRED
TEXTS: Management, Eleventh Edition
Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter
RECOMMENDED Additional materials may be distributed in class, and students should
TEXTS: make a commitment to reviewing newscasts broadcasted (6pm news on television), distributed online (cnn.com), or printed (San Diego Union Tribune) at least once weekly in relation to events occurring with publicly held companies, such as Fortune 500 companies. Current events will be discussed in class and all students are expected to participate.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: Management process involving organization, decision-making, and managerial activities fundamental to all management levels and functional area.
Pedagogic
Objectives: This course presents a thorough and systematic coverage of management theory and practice, from historical and modern perspectives. It focuses on the basic roles, skills and functions of management, with special attention to managerial responsibility for effective and efficient achievement of company goals. Attention is given to social responsibility, managing diversity, managerial ethics, and the importance of organizations extended to reach more than one country.
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
1. understand fundamental concepts and principles of management, including the basic roles, skills, and functions of various personnel within management;
2. be knowledgeable of historical development, theoretical aspects, modern practice points, and practice application of managerial process;
3. be familiar with interactions between the environment, technology, human resources, globalization, and organizations in order to achieve high performance;
4. be aware of the ethical dilemmas faced by managers and the social responsibilities of businesses.
The material covered will be relevant to you, regardless of your career objectives. Very likely, you will be a manager or work with one in any occupation you choose and work in over time. Ultimately, we are all managers of our own lives and can benefit and grow by studying to be better managers.
COURSE Lectures and discussions, guest speakers, use of a/v equipment.
METHODOLOGY:
COURSE OUTLINE:
Week Topic
1, April 1 Orientation, introduction, class plan and organization. Purchase textbook and review all scheduled assignments. Make sure you provide a working email that you check frequently. Discuss perceptions and prior experiences with management.
2, April 8 Chapter 1 – Management and Organizations
Prepare Case Application #2 “Flight Plans” for discussion
Chapter 2 – Understanding Management’s Context
Prepare Case Application #1 “Out of Control” for discussion
Begin to prepare the term project: Organization Case Study (Due in class on the 10th week). For ideas on a company to focus on, look to The Fortune 500 List at the Fortune magazine website.
Chapter 3 – Managing in a Global Environment
3, April 15 Chapter 4 – Managing Diversity
TURN IN WEEK Go to “DiversityInc.com” and find the latest top 50 Companies for Diversity. Pick one company and be prepared to describe and evaluate what they are doing for workplace diversity. Turn in a two page paper on the company you chose, formatted and written in the same style as the term project.
Chapter 5 – Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics
Prepare a real life example of either well done or poor management ethics from an example you are able to learn about from the news. Print a copy of the article, or cite the news broadcast and time it was broadcasted for the Professor.
4, April 22 Chapter 6 – Managing Change and Innovation
Negotiations Basics – lecture only.
Managers are also negotiators. Practical exercise in negotiations.
MIDTERM REVIEW: be prepared to ask the Professor any questions you have about the midterm, no questions will be permitted after Monday, May 7 at noon.
5, April 29 Chapter 7 – Managers as Decision Makers
Chapter 8 – Foundations of Planning
Utilizing the skills listed in the section titled “Approaches to Setting Goals” on page 208, prepare to discuss your personal goals, as well as a description of how you set these goals.
MIDTERM – 65 minutes, 50 multiple choice or true/false questions. The Midterm will cover materials from the text and discussion, Chapters 1 -7.
6, May 6 Chapter 9 – Strategic Management
Prepare Case Application #1 “Gaga over Gaga” for discussion in class.
Chapter 10 – Basic Organizational Design
Chapter 11 – Adaptive Organizational Design
Be sure to read the Skills Exercise that begins on the bottom of page 304. Do you agree or disagree with the texts list of to-do items in “Developing Your Acquiring Power Skill.” Which numbered step do you think is most important, and which is most subject to individual situations?
7, May 13 Term Project Synopsis Due: turn in a 2-3 page description of your planned term
TURN IN WEEK project, including the term paper portion and the presentation portion. Inform the Professor of your subject of interest, and your plans on how to accomplish both the written portion and the presentation portion. You will not be able to change your plan without Professor approval after submission of this synopsis.
Chapter 12 – Managing Human Resources
Chapter 13 – Managing Teams
8, May 20 Chapter 14 – Understanding Individual Behavior
Chapter 15 – Managers and Communication
Utilizing the information from the text in Chapter 14 and 15, prepare Case Application #1 “Gossip Girls” in light of how to preemptively attack gossip in the workplace for different personality types.
9, May 27 Chapter 16 – Motivating Employees
Chapter 18 – Introduction to Controlling
Short meeting with Professor regarding your term project/final turn in paper.
10, June 3 Chapter 19 – Managing Operations
Presentations! All visual aid materials utilized are due at this time and will not be accepted next week as part of the final grade. You must turn in and utilize those visual aids at your presentation time to receive credit.
11, June 11 ALL FINAL REPORTS ARE DUE BY NOON TUESDAY, JUNE 11.
TURN IN WEEK You may email the Professor your final term project, but are responsible for receiving a reply to confirm receipt. Without that reply, do not assume the Professor has received your report.
TERM PROJECT: ORGANIZATION CASE STUDY
Objective: The term project is a written report and oral presentation on the management practices of an
organization with the primary focus on highlighting exceptional or excellent management practices and techniques, as well as observations of practices and techniques that require improvement.
Choice of Organization: Select a company that you are interested in for a career trajectory. It should be one that displays great practices or achieved excellence in some way. The company may be large, or small, non-profit or for profit, new or long established. There must be enough publicly verifiable information available for you to prepare a thorough report and presentation.
Content of Written Report: The written report is a short case study of the organization’s management plans, strategies, accomplishments, and how they have succeeded (or failed) as a result of management and management decisions. This is not a report on the entire inner workings of a company or a report on its products. The goal is to learn about and describe its management.
This report should integrate some of the concepts you will have learned in this course, and formulated in the text, such as managing diversity, innovation, etc. You should analyze this organization in the framework of what we have covered and learned.
Format of Written Report: The written report must be a minimum of 5 double spaced pages, and no more than 8 double spaced pages. The report should utilize one inch margins all around, with a 12 point font only. You may utilize headings and/or subheadings to organize your report, but they are not required. Carefully proof read, spell check and grammar check your work. The cover page and the references page are not included in the length minimums and maximums. The written report must include these parts:
1. Cover page: title of the report, name of the organization discussed, name of student, and date.
2. Research methods: your introduction should note how you gathered your information, and how you organized this data. Your report will not be complete without substantial research, and citations to that research throughout the report itself.
3. Body: should contain a brief introduction and background information on the organization and/or its management team, description of the management practices and attributes that make the company different, innovative in management, or excellent (as applied to concepts learned in class), and a conclusion of your findings – what would you do different or better for this organization? Does it have any unique challenges that you feel you could address? Make sure that you qualify all your opinions with an explanation – do not merely state that you believe something to be right or wrong – tell me why you feel this way and ground that opinion in referenced material you have researched. Avoid general subjective statements, but comment on the facts with support from the text or other materials.
4. References: your final page must list the sources you utilized to gather the information to write the report. Be sure to cite and document within the body off the report every time you use a reference source or a quote.
Content of Presentation: You will be responsible for a 15 minute presentation to your peers on the organization you chose to research and write about. Visual aids will not be required, but will render bonus points to the entire project. The goal here is to teach your peers about the organization you took the time to learn about, so that they may be provided with a glimpse into that organization. At the end of this presentation, you must discuss whether you initially thought you would want to work for this organization, if your research changed your mind, and what you think you would change within the organization if hired. Remember that this is a 15 minute presentation, not more or less. Make sure you have enough content to fill that time and practice your presentation to make sure you do not run over. Ending substantially sooner or later than 15 minutes will impact your grade.
Research Methods: You will want to use the internet, the libraries, financial data, the organization’s Annual Report, news articles, awards given to the organization, and bonus points will be awarded for any interviews you are able to complete with current employees of the organization.
Turn In Method: email to [email protected]
GRADING
This entire course will be graded as a total of 500 points.
Preparation for class discussions,
including any turned in work other than the Term Project: 75 points
Attendance/Participation in class discussions: 75 points
Midterm Exam: 100 points
Term Project:
A. Synopsis 50 points
B. Written Portion 100 points
C. Oral Presentation 100 points
PUSH OR PULL POINTS: These are points that the Professor reserves the right to add or take away from any student. Here are some scenarios where this will be applicable:
A. Extraordinary contribution to class discussions: 10 points
B. Disruption of class discussions or being disrespectful
of others in class discussions: -10 points
C. Preparing visual aids in the materials for the
oral presentation for your peers (be creative!): 10 points
D. Finding and utilizing employee interviews for the
written report: 10 points
E. Sleeping in class -10 points
Due Date for all assignments are firm and designed to make sure that your other class work and portfolio times are accommodated - no make-up work will be accepted.
ATTENDANCE
Class is facilitated by our shared experiences, knowledge, and thus discussion. You are expected to attend all classes, be in class timely, be prepared, and stay throughout the scheduled class time.
2 tardies or incomplete class time = 1 absence
2 absences = No Passing Grade
We have only 10 scheduled class meeting times, and you are expected to be there for each class.
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writings of another without giving appropriate credit through proper
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or plagiarize is also considered academically dishonest.
The consequences of any such conduct are dependent on the
seriousness of the offense that occurred; previous violations of
policies and regulations by the student; and the attitude and
cooperation of the student as determined by the instructor and/or
Program Chairs. Disciplinary action for verifiable academic dishonesty
is in the immediate discretion of the instructor. The instructor and/
or student may petition the President for a grievance decision. The
Instructor and/or President may take one or a combination of the
following actions depending on the circumstances of the case:
• The student will receive a zero for the individual effort.
• The student will receive an “F” in the course for the quarter; if an “F” results as the course grade, the student may be dismissed, or may not meet graduation or financial aid requirements.
• The student will be dismissed immediately from the school. Students have the right to appeal to the President decisions based on academic integrity.
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This work may be used for exhibition purposes, documentation for accreditation proceedings or instruction. Students must photograph their work for their portfolio before the final jury of each quarter. NewSchool is under no obligation to retain student work.
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Understanding: the assimilation and comprehension of information without necessarily being able to see its full implication.
Ability: the skill in using specific information to accomplish a task, in correctly selecting the appropriate information, and in applying it to the solution of a specific problem.
Selected NAAB Criteria for this course are listed below and in the NAAB Matrix. Bold type indicates primary criteria while standard type indicates secondary criteria. The letter E indicates that evidence in the form of tests, papers, projects or other assignments will be collected and retained to document the student’s understanding or ability of the selected criteria.
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For all NSAD degree programs and courses bearing academic credit, the "credit hour" is defined as "the amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:
1. One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately 15 weeks for one semester or trimester hour of credit, or 10-12 weeks for one quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or
1. At least an equivalent amount of work as required in the bullet above for other academic activities as established by the institution, including laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours."
A credit hour is assumed to be a 50-minute (not60 minute) period. In courses, such as those offered online, in which "seat time" does not apply, a credit hour may be measured by an equivalent amount of work, as demonstrated by student achievement.
