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MGMT230 Principles of Management

3 credits

2250

MGMT100 (C or better) or MGMT110 (C or better) or Permission of the Department of Business Studies

None

This course presents the principles, techniques, and concepts needed for managerial analysis and decision-making. It highlights the effective management of planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling related to the internal and external environment and issues of ethics and social responsibility. It emphasizes a variety of communication skills.

Course Learning Goals

Students will:
1. demonstrate an understanding of current and relevant management knowledge;
2. describe the effective management skills needed to maximize individual and organizational productivity related to the internal and external environment and issues of ethics and social responsibility;
3. employ writing skills that are compatible with standards in business; and
4. demonstrate the ability to communicate his/her ideas and opinions in a clear and logical form.
Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
1. explain the roles of the contemporary manager in the modern organization
2. identify and define the managerial function
3. discuss the historical evolution of theories of management, including important contemporary thinking and research
4. explain the components and complexities of an organization's culture and its impact on the manager
5. discuss the social responsibilities of an organization and relate ethical considerations to policy formulation
6. list the elements and steps in the rational decision-making process and discuss decision-making, including group decision making, as it currently is practiced, identifying the constraints that exist
7. understand the factors of group dynamics, in both formal and informal groups
8. distinguish among strategic, tactical, and operational plans and explain the benefits of planning
9. discuss the strategic management process
10. describe the major considerations in organizing an enterprise's resources, including human resources
11. compare organizational design options
12. understand the nature of change in the organization
13. summarize the various theories of motivation and develop useful guidelines in motivating employees
14. evaluate the alternative leadership styles and make a decision regarding their appropriate use
15. explain the importance of control as it relates to other managerial functions
16. outline the control process and discuss the various methods of control available to the manager
17. demonstrate the ability to formulate and resolve managerial problems through the use of situation analysis
Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Course learning goals are assessed using a variety of quizzes, tests, and performance-based tasks.
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course format.