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SYLLABUS Management Thought,
Principles and Practice
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Term: Spring
2006; January 9, 2006 April 20, 2006
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 15%
of grade
Case Analyses 15%
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.
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, January 9, 2006 Course
Preview
Thursday, January 12, 2006 Chapter
1: Managing the New Workplace
Monday, January 16, 2006 No
Class
Thursday, January 19, 2006 Chapter
2: The Environment and Corporate Culture
Monday, January 23, 2006 Chapter
3: Managing in a Global Environment
Thursday, January 26, 2006 Chapter
4: Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social
Responsibility
Monday, January 30, 2006 Chapter
5: Organizational Planning and Goal
Setting
Thursday, February 2, 2006 Case
Analyses
Monday, February 6,
2006 Study
Session
Thursday, February 9, 2006 Test
1
Monday, February 13, 2006 Chapter
6: Managerial Decision-making
Thursday, February 16, 2006 Chapter
7: Fundamentals of Organizing
Monday, February 20, 2006 Chapter
8: Change and Development
Thursday, February 23, 2006 Chapter
9: Human Resources Management
Monday, February 27, 2006 Chapter
10: Managing Diverse Employees
Thursday, March 2, 2006 Case
Analyses
Monday, March 6, 2006 Study
Session
Thursday, March 9, 2006 Test
2
Monday, March 13, 2006 Chapter
11: Foundations of Behavior in
Organizations
Thursday, March 16, 2006 Chapter
12: Leadership in Organizations
Monday, March 20, 2006 Chapter
13: Motivation in Organizations
Thursday, March 23, 2006 Chapter
14: Communicating in Organizations
Monday, March 27, 2006 Chapter
15: Teamwork in Organizations
Thursday, March 30, 2006 Chapter
16: The Importance of Control
Monday, April 3, 2006 Case
Analyses
Thursday, April 6, 2006 Guest
Speakers
Monday, April 10, 2006 Study
Session
Thursday, April 13, 2006 No
Class
Monday, April 17, 2006 No
Class
Thursday, April 20, 2006 Test
3
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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
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