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Course Description:

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This course provides practical and valid information about solutions to managerial problems through research findings, theory and current successful practices. Detailed analysis of basic managerial functions including planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling is made. Emphasis is placed on the technical, interpersonal, conceptual, diagnostic and political managerial skills needed to succeed as a manager in a domestic or global business.

Student Learning Outcomes:

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Explain the term manager, and identify different types of managers.

  2. Evaluate the importance of multinational corporations and outsourcing in international business.

  3. Examine the demands that information technology places on the manager’s job.

  4. Define the philosophical principles behind business ethics.

  5. Explain how planning contributes to business success.

  6. Differentiate between non-programmed and programmed decisions.

  7. Define the bureaucratic form of organization, and discuss its advantages and disadvantages.

  8. Illustrate the components of organizational staffing.

  9. Compare leadership and management, and contrast the skills that contribute to each.

  10. Explain the relationship between motivation, performance, and commitment.

  11. Discuss the steps in the communication process, and the major communication barriers in organizations.

  12. Identify various types of teams and groups; compare self-managed teams to project groups.

  13. Identify the factors that contribute to poor performance, and the control techniques for managing ineffective performers.

  14. Define the techniques for improving work habits and time management.

COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

  1. Analyze the role of a manager in a business environment.
  2. Prepare a business plan reflective of the unique U. S. marketplace.

PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

  1. Use business formulas to calculate and solve quantitative problems.
  2. Maneuver in the operational workflow of an organization through effective use of time management and utilization of appropriate resources.

Course Content:

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  • The Manager’s Job

  • International Management and Cultural Diversity

  • Information Technology and e-Commerce

  • Ethics and Social Responsibility

  • Essentials of Planning

  • Problem Solving and Decision Making

  • Organization Structure, Culture, and Change

  • Staffing and Human-Resource Management

  • Leadership

  • Motivation

  • Communication

  • Teams, Groups, and Teamwork

  • Managing Ineffective Performers

  • Enhancing Personal Productivity

Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!

Principles of Management from OpenStax, ISBN-10: 0-9986257-7-9

You have several options to obtain this book:

You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.

Important Notes:

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  • Any student needing accommodations should inform the instructor. Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are encouraged to notify the instructor and contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) [link to your college's DSPS website] early so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible. All information will remain confidential.
  • Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will result in a failing grade on the assignment. Using someone else's ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as our own, either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious offense known as plagiarism. Please see the YourCollegeName handbook for policies regarding plagiarism, harassment, etc. [link to your college's academic honesty policies]

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