Course Syllabus

Course Title:PrinciplesofManagement

Course Subject Area & Number:    MGT 200

Prerequisite(s): NA

Semester:  Fall Sept 15 - Oct 3

Class Meeting Times/Place: ONLINE

Instructor: Diane Litynski, USAF Capt/Veteran, Phd, MBA

Instructor Contact Information: dlitynski@paulsmiths.edu

Instructor Office Hours: JUST EMAIL!

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.  Management theory is examined from an historical perspective and principles are applied using the systems approach and contingency as related to contemporary management practice.  Students focus on industry examples and problem solving.

Objectives:

- Define the nature of business and the management functions of planning, organizing and staffing, leading and directing, and controlling

- Examine effective decision-making and communications skills for managers of businesses and non-business institutions

- Describe the concepts of Ethics and Social Responsibility and how these affect decisions

- Compare Management by Objective, Total Quality Management and other past and currently practiced management theories and techniques

- Research and explain the need to manage for growth and innovation

Textbook(s)/Resources:

https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-management

Access to, and use of Canvas LMS is required in every course.

 

Assessment/Grading  Methods:

[Be sure to set Assignment group weights in Canvas to match.]

 Example:                 

Homeworks           40%

Weekly test            40%

Final                        20%

 

Additional Instructor Class Policies  (See Paul Smith's College's Policies)

 

Attendance Policy:

 This is an asychronous online course - but -- keeping up with the work is mandatory!  

 

Please see Module Zero to review PSC policies on Title IX, Disability, Diversity, Academic Services, and other topics

Land Acknowledgement:

We would like to acknowledge that Paul Smith's College is located on the homeland of the Haudenosaunee (ho - dee - no - SHOW - nee) and other indigenous peoples. This area is a home, workplace, and/or classroom for all of us, and it is therefore important that we know its history and acknowledge the long ancestral heritage that is based here. We respect and honor the legacy of the original peoples of this land and recognize their continued contributions to the region.