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SYLLABUS Management Thought,
Principles and Practice
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Term: Fall
2005; August 29, 2005 December 8, 2005
Instructor: Daniel
Lowery, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Office: Room
513
Office Phone: (219)
473-4271
E-mail: dlowery@ccsj.edu
Home Phone: (219)
922-8325
Office
Hours: Monday and Thursday 8:00 10:30 or by Appointment
Instructors
Background: Education: B.S.,
M.S.B.A.,
Ph.D.,
Professional: Executive Director,
Management
Consultant
Various
Management Positions, Social Security Administration
Course Time: Monday and
Thursday 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
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 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
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.
The case analyses will consist of
directed questions pertaining to articles
derived
from the Wall Street Journal or other business publications.
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 to miss no more than four 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, August 29, 2005 Course Preview
Thursday, September 1, 2005 Chapter
1: Managing the New Workplace
Monday, September 5, 2005 No
Class
Thursday, September 8, 2005 Chapter
2: The Environment and Corporate Culture
Monday, September 12, 2005 Chapter
3: Managing in a Global Environment
Thursday, September 15, 2005 Chapter
4: Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social
Responsibility
Monday, September 19, 2005 Chapter
5: Organizational Planning and Goal
Setting
Thursday, September 22, 2005 Case
Analysis
Monday, September 26, 2005 Study
Session
Thursday, September 29, 2005 Test
1
Monday, October 3, 2005 Chapter 6: Managerial Decision-making
Thursday, October 6, 2005 Chapter
7: Fundamentals of Organizing
Monday, October 10, 2005 Chapter 8: Change and Development
Thursday, October 13, 2005 Chapter
9: Human Resources Management
Monday, October 17, 2005 Chapter 10: Managing Diverse Employees
Thursday, October 20, 2005 Case
Analysis
Monday, October 24, 2005 Study
Session
Thursday, October 27, 2005 Test
2
Monday, October 31, 2005 Chapter
11: Foundations of Behavior in
Organizations
Thursday, November 3, 2005 Chapter
12: Leadership in Organizations
Monday, November 7, 2005 Chapter
13: Motivation in Organizations
Thursday, November 10, 2005 Chapter
14: Communicating in Organizations
Monday, November 14, 2005 Chapter
15: Teamwork in Organizations
Thursday, November 17, 2005 Chapter
16: The Importance of Control
Monday, November 21, 2005 Case
Analysis
Thursday, November 24, 2005 No
Class
Monday, November 28, 2005 Discussions
Based on Assigned
Thursday, December 1, 2005 Study
Session
Monday, December 5, 2005 No
Class
Thursday, December 8, 2005 Test
3
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Center has experienced and well-trained tutors in most subject areas to help
students who are struggling in a course or who are doing well and would like to
do better. Regular weekly tutoring
sessions are likely to improve your grade.
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Plagiarism:
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instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student
has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the
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review. The maximum penalty for any form
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Calumet College of St. Joseph library or bookstore. These texts outline how to cite references
from a variety of sources, including electronic media.
Withdrawal from
Classes Policy:
After the last
day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may withdraw
from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty
member conducting the course. A written
request detailing the reason(s) for the withdrawal must be filed with the
Registrar. The Registrar must receive
written request for withdrawal by the last day of classes prior to the final
examination dates specified in the catalogue.
Written requests may be mailed to the Registrar or faxed to the College
fax number 219-473-4259. Students are to
make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request is forwarded to the faculty
member, who makes the final determination to accept or deny the request. If the request is honored, the student will
receive notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will
indicate why the withdrawal is disallowed.
An official
withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's
transcript. Dropping a course without
written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the course
(see Refund Schedule).
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