BA-283: Principles
of Management
www.octc.kctcs.edu/management
Instructor:
Michael Boyd
Office: L-213
686-4584
Michael.Boyd@kctcs.edu
Texts:
None
Course Description:
(Official Description) The
management process through the functional framework of planning, organizing,
leading, and controlling is utilized to introduce the management process.
Management theory will be introduced along with practical application that
can be used in the workplace. Human behavior and rational decision making
factors will be integrated into the course content.
Course
Objectives/Competencies: Upon the completion of this course the student
should:
1
Demonstrate an understanding of how contemporary approaches to management
have evolved in response to change.
2 Apply principles of planning
in setting clear, verifiable or measurable goals and objectives.
3 Design and apply appropriate
control instruments - especially budgets, procedures, policies, and rules.
4 Analyze business problems and
utilize rational decision making principles, including basic math
techniques, in their solutions.
5 Demonstrate a variety of
motivational principles to improve productivity and improve human relations,
leadership,
and communication skills.
6 Identify major types of
organizational structures and the advantages and limitations of each.
7 Evaluate personal aptitudes
for management.
General Education
Competencies:
1 To
communicate effectively using standard written English.
Students will demonstrate their proficiency in writing
skills through the completion of written assignments, projects, and article
reviews.
2 To analyze, summarize, and
interpret a variety of reading materials. Article reviews, assignments,
and class activities will ensure that diverse business situation will
be read, reported, and discussed.
3 To think
critically and make connections in learning across the disciplines. Article
reviews and assigned case studies will require students to assess, analyze,
and interpret situations, apply relevant theories, and suggest possible
solutions for problem resolution.
4 To elaborate upon knowledge
to create new thoughts, processes, and/or products. After reviewing past
and current theories on various management topics, students will
create/develop theories on the various management processes.
5. To demonstrate an awareness
of ethical considerations in making value choices. Ethical conduct and
demonstration of respect for opinions, beliefs, and rights of others is
required of all participants in the class. In addition, ethical and social
issues will be addressed by students in case studies, assignments, and class
discussions.
Course
Requirements:
1 Fourteen
sections will be covered during the semester. The format will be a
combination of joint discussion, instructor facilitation, class
activities, and videos.
2 Four
major exams will be given. Each exam will include information from
classroom discussions, powerpoint presentations, and examples reviewed
in class. Exams will be a combination of multiple choice and essay.
A comprehensive exam component will be included on the final exam.
3
Unannounced exercises/quizzes may be given throughout the semester.
4 Homework
assignments will be required during the course and these will be assigned
and discussed in class. Late assignments are not accepted.
5 Management Analysis
Project
Research an organization, a portion of a large organization, or a small
business and investigate and report on the following:
Overview
Type of business, size, mission, annual goals, leader's name, and leader's
management style and philosophy
Industry
Type of industry that the business is in, profit margins in industry, major
competitors in industry, and current and future direction industry is
going
Target
Target buyer of the organization's product or service
Suppliers and Partners
Suppliers/partners of the organization (or industry suppliers if the
organization is reluctant to provide this information).
SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis on business or organization
Compensation
Industry salary of managers (by level) and hourly employees
Motivational Methods
Methods used to motivate all employees in this organization
Industry Trends and Management Your opinion of the attractiveness
of this business or organization and your opinion of its management
Each of these
items (some have four major items) may require a paragraph or more to
answer. It will be a more effective project if you are able to work with an
organization that is willing to share a lot of information, including
industry data (including publications). Successful papers are double
spaced and use major headings to organize the material. Numerous sources
are cited as the business and industry are analyzed. The
project should be a minimum of eight pages in length.
6
Wall Street Journal
Project
You will follow the subject of management throughout the semester. You are
expected to bring copies of the WSJ to class (all copies since the previous
class period). We will discuss subjects from the journal during every class
period. You will customize your own WSJ web site to follow management
topics and industry trends that you find interesting. At the end of the
semester you will produce an 8 – 10 page paper summarizing your findings.
Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to attend every class session. Any absence should be
prearranged with the instructor. Excessive unexcused absences by a student
will have an adverse impact upon a student’s grade. Points will be possible
during every classroom session and cannot be made up if absent. A student
missing more than 2 evening sessions or more than 7 day sessions will not
qualify for the 50 attendance points at the conclusion of the course.
Withdrawal:
Students may drop the course and receive a “W” at their discretion, through
the midterm. After the midterm, a student may withdrawal with a “W” only
under extenuating circumstances (illness, accident) and with the
instructor’s permission.
Responsibilities of
the Student: Students should
complete reading assignments and required work before coming to class, be
prepared to take exams on announced dates, find out what was covered in
class if absent, and communicate to the instructor any academic problems you
feel you have with the course.
Cheating,
Plagiarism, and Conduct:
Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students found guilty will
be given an “E” for the course. Students who are disruptive will be asked
to leave.
Grading and Testing
4 Exams (feedback
tools) @ 100 points each 400
Quizzes, Assignments,
Interview 100
Management
Project
100
Weekly topic reports
100
Wall Street Journal Project
100
Attendance and
Participation
75
875
Grades based on: 100 –
90% = A
89 – 80% = B
79 – 70% = C
69 – 60% = D
< 59% = E
Weekly Topic Reports:
At least 14 weekly topic reports will be presented throughout the semester.
These summaries should originate from approved business and other sources
(including the web) and should address the specific management subject of
that week. Twelve of the 14 reports will be turned in. A report will
consist of a printed copy of the article and your brief comments about the
article at the top of the first page (neat hand writing is ok). Please
stable all attached articles. The Wall Street Journal can be used for 4 of
the 14 articles.
You will need to be
prepared to share the content of the article with the class. We may ask you
a question or two about your subject. During this ONE MINUTE presentation
simply tell us:
1. The title of your article.
2. The subject matter of your article. (4 to 6 bulleted items)
3. Two unique things that will help us be better managers.
Mini Projects:
At least eight small projects, including movie reviews, manager interviews,
and article summaries will be assigned during the semester.
Outlines:
You can print out every section outline and
feedback tool review from the course website @
www.octc.kctcs.edu/management Please bring these outlines to class,
where we will complete them.
Powerpoint Printouts:
You will need to print out every section of powerpoint presentations. These
presentations should be printed out 9 slides to a page, so it won't take
much paper.
Tentative Course
Outline
1 Understanding the Managers
Job
2 Environments
Feedback Tool 1
3 Planning and Strategic
Management
4 Managing Decision Making
5 Entrepreneurship and New
Venture Management
6 Organizational Structure and
Design
Feedback Tool 2
7 Organization Change and
Innovation
9 Managing Individual Behavior
10 Motivating Employee
Performance
11 Leadership and Influence
Processes
Feedback Tool 3
12 Communication in Organizations
13 Managing Groups and Teams
14 Managing the Control Process
15 Managing Operations, Quality,
and Productivity
Feedback Tool 4
OCTC Standards of
Professional Conduct.
Owensboro Community and Technical College
strives to foster academic, professional, and personal
excellence in our faculty, staff, and
students. Because we recognize that through our interaction with
others that our own potential can be
realized, we seek to nurture actions and characteristics which promote
our mutual growth and flourishing as
individuals and as an organization. Such development can be assisted
in particular by conscious encouragement of
professionalism in all forms of interaction involving faculty,
staff, and students. For this reason, we
are committed to developing professional attitudes toward academic
activities and personal growth.
Recognition as a professional is something
to be earned – a reputation that is developed and maintained every
day. Professionalism is a way of being,
knowing, and doing that sets one apart. It gives direction to how the
person looks, behaves, thinks, and acts. It
brings together who one is as a person, what one values, how one
treats other people, and what one
contributes in the classroom and in the
workplace. Professionals view their
work as a source of pride and a reflection
of the role they play in society.
Growth as a professional is possible for
people of all ages at all levels of experience and education. The
development and refinement of a strong work
ethic should be a personal goal throughout one’s life. Since
people develop as individuals in communion
with others, the particular actions and characteristics will vary as
greatly as the number of experiences that
arise; certain traits, however, can be identified that further human
interaction rather than hinder it. The
integration of these traits in each person is, then, a central goal of our
effort. Professional integrity results from
the interpenetration of positive character traits, respect for self and
others, and the assumption of responsibility
as individuals and as a learning community.
To this end, we expect all members of our
academic community be committed to integrity as a standard of
behavior, through:
1.
Establishing and maintaining high ethical standards in all
interactions:
·
Communicating with honesty and
integrity;
·
Conscientiously avoiding
cheating, plagiarizing, or misrepresenting work,
·
Acting ways that do not
endanger oneself or others;
·
Treating the property of
college and of others with care and respect;
2.
Respecting the rights, ideas, and learning of others:
·
Acting with civility and
respect toward people one encounter;
·
Dealing with everyone fairly;
·
Respecting others' need for
privacy;
·
Striving to understand people
of other racial and ethnic background;
·
Practicing open-mindedness and
tolerance toward the ideas, beliefs, and practices of others;
3.
Taking personal responsibility for individual growth and learning:
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Avoiding unnecessary absences;
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Listening and being attentive;
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Being prepared and on time;
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Participating actively and
taking work seriously.
4.
Carrying these values into interactions with others in the community
and beyond:
·
Participating in activities on
campus;
·
Volunteering for community
activities and organizations;
·
Fostering global
awareness.
(OCTC QEP document 2005)
Syllabus is subject to
revision.
Any student repeating this course must complete an ‘option to complete’ form
Have a profitable semester!