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SYLLABUS Management Thought,
Principles and Practice
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Term: Spring 2005 (042);
January 10, 2005 – April 23, 2005
Instructor: Daniel Lowery, Ph.D.
Office
Hours: Monday and
Thursday 2:30 – 4:30, Tuesday 6:00 – 7:00, or by Appointment
Instructor
Background: Education: B.S.,
M.S.B.A.,
Ph.D.,
Professional: Executive Director,
Assistant Professor and Consultant,
Various Management Positions, Social
Security Administration
Course Time: Monday and Thursday 10:30 – 12:00
Course Description: A
conceptual framework pertaining to management thought, functions, and processes
is presented in this course. A broad
range of management topics are addressed, including organizational behavior,
leadership, managerial communications, and decision-making.
Learning
Outcomes/
Competencies: Students
successfully completing this course will be able to:
§ Explain how
historical forces have influenced the practice of management;
§ Define key
roles that managers perform in modern organizations;
§ Understand the
nature of internal and external environments that characterize firms and
organizations of various kinds;
§ Define
corporate culture;
§ Recognize key
challenges that attend to managing in a global environment;
§ Define ethics
and explain how ethical behavior relates to the law and to our understanding of
freedom;
§ Recognize the
importance of goal-setting and planning;
§ Understand
decision-making and various models that pertain to this managerial function;
§ Describe the
fundamental attributes of modern firms and organizations;
§ Recognize the
forces of change and define the change process;
§ Explain the
human resources function and its relationship to strategic management;
§ Understand the
importance of diversity and management responsibilities pertaining to this
attribute;
§ Understand key
variables pertaining to organizational behavior;
§ Identify
personal characteristics associated with effective leadership;
§ Apply current
theories of motivation to organizational challenges of various kinds;
§ Understand the
importance of effective communications and methods that can be employed to
achieve and maintain open communications;
§ Understand the
importance of employee involvement and teams; and
§ Understand the
relationship of productivity to organizational control.
Textbooks:
Understanding Management, 4th Edition, Daft and Marcic, Thompson South-
Western, 2004
Learning
Strategies: Directed
question and answer sessions, case analyses, and student
assignments will be
employed throughout the semester.
Assessment: Test 1 20%
of grade
Test 2 20%
of grade
Test 3 20%
of grade
Quizzes 10%
of grade
Three Written Case Analyses 10% of
grade
Paper Based on an Approved Supplemental Text 10% of grade
Class Participation 10% of
grade
Class Policy
for
Assignments: The three scheduled tests will not be cumulative in nature.
Quizzes are
designed primarily to help students prepare for tests. Quizzes may
not be made up; however,
the two lowest scores will be dropped.
Case analyses must be developed in the format
provided by the instructor.
They must be completed on an
individual basis. Case analyses must be
turned
in on time in order to achieve full credit.
The supplemental text used in developing a paper must be chosen from a
list provided by the instructor. The
paper must be a minimum of 10-pages in length. A 12-point Times New Roman font should be used. The text should be double-spaced with 1 inch
margins.
Grading Scale: A: 92 – 100 C: 72
– 77
A-: 90
– 91 C-:
70 – 71
B+: 88
– 89 D+:
68 – 69
B: 82
– 87 D: 62 – 67
B-: 80
– 81 D-: 60 – 61
C+: 78
– 79 F: 59 and below
Class Policy on
Attendance: Because this course is designed around directed questions and analyses conducted in
group settings, attendance is critical.
At the same time,
emergencies do occur.
Students are expected not to miss more than three
classes under any
circumstances.
Class Policy on
Electronic
Devices: All cell
phones, beeper, pagers, etc. should be turned off and stored out of
sight during class.
Course Outline:
Monday, January 10, 2005 Course
Preview
Thursday, January 13, 2005 Chapter
1: Managing the New Workplace
Monday, January 17, 2005 Chapter
2: The Environment and Corporate Culture
Thursday, January 20, 2005 No
Class
Monday, January 24, 2005 Chapter
3: Managing in a Global Environment
Thursday, January 27, 2005 Chapter
4: Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social
Responsibility
Monday, January 31, 2005 Chapter
5: Organizational Planning and Goal
Setting
Thursday, February 3, 2005 Case
Analysis
Monday, February 7, 2005 Study
Session
Thursday, February 10, 2005 Test
1
Monday, February 14, 2005 Chapter
6: Managerial Decision-making
Thursday, February 17, 2005 Chapter
7: Fundamentals of Organizing
Monday, February 21, 2005 Chapter
8: Change and Development
Thursday, February 24, 2005 Chapter
9: Human Resources Management
Monday, February 28, 2005 Chapter
10: Managing Diverse Employees
Thursday, March 3, 2005 Case
Analysis
Monday, March 7, 2005 Study
Session
Thursday, March 10, 2005 Test
2
Monday, March 14, 2005 Chapter
11: Foundations of Behavior in
Organizations
Thursday, March 17, 2005 Chapter
12: Leadership in Organizations
Monday, March 21, 2005 Chapter
13: Motivation in Organizations
Monday, March 28, 2005 Chapter
14: Communicating in Organizations
Thursday, March 31, 2005 Chapter
15: Teamwork in Organizations
Monday, April 4, 2005 Chapter
16: The Importance of Control
Thursday, April 7, 2005 Case
Analysis
Monday, April 11, 2005 Class
Presentations
Thursday, April 14, 2005 Study
Session
Monday, April 18 or 21, 2005 Test
3
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