Management 371: Principles of Management - Summer Term 2013 Course Outline, Lecture notes of Introduction to Business Management

Download Management 371: Principles of Management - Summer Term 2013 Course Outline and more Lecture notes Introduction to Business Management in PDF only on Docsity! DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FIRST SUMMER TERM 2013 MANAGEMENT 371: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT Instructor: Foster Roberts Office Hours: 1:30-2:30 p.m. M-Th Office: 326 Holman Hall or by appointment Phone: 334-312-4711 Email: froberts@bus.olemiss.edu I. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the principles and concepts of planning, organizing, staffing, motivating, controlling, and operating enterprises in an ever changing external environment. II. CLASS MEETINGS: This class will meet in Room 138 in Holman Hall from 08:00 a.m. to 9:50 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please see the tentative schedule for the exact meeting dates, topics, assignments, and material to be covered. III. OBJECTIVES: A. To introduce the manager's planning responsibilities and develop a more accurate perception of what is required in the manager's role as an integrator of the organization's functional areas (i.e, finance, marketing, operations, research and development, international operations, management information systems, etc.). B. To develop a basic understanding of the theoretical material associated with the major management functions (planning, organizing staffing, directing, and controlling) and processes. C. To learn how management theories are applied to the actual management practices in organizations. D. To improve the student's abilities to interpret and understand phenomena observed in modern organizations. E. To develop an appreciation for the impact that the international arena has had on management practices in the United States. F. To develop the student's sense of punctuality and personal accountability in meeting assignments and deadlines. IV. TEACHING METHODS: Course objectives will be accomplished through the discussion of the text, current events, lecture, and examinations. V. PREREQUISITES Students who have not successfully completed the below listed prerequisites will NOT be permitted to enroll in, or complete for credit, MGMT 371: Junior standing (> 60 semester hours). VI. IMPLEMENTATION: 1 Mgmt 371 - 2 A. TEXT: Griffin, Ricky W. (2011). Management (11th ed.). Mason, OH : South-Western Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781111969714. B. Examinations: There will be three (2) examinations and a comprehensive final examination which will cover the text, readings, lecture, and class discussion. C. Grading: 1. The following demonstrates the weight given to each course requirement(s): Percentage of Course Requirements Possible Points Total Grade a. Examinations (100 pts ea.) 200 47.6% b. Attendance 20 4.8% c. Final Examination 200 47.6% 420 100.0% 2. There are no provisions for "extra credit" assignments in this course. Additionally, no partial credit is given for incorrect answers on examinations. A personnel decision based on erroneous information is invariably wrong. 3. Exam Administration: a. All exams are closed-book; students are expected to do their own work. b. Students will not be allowed to wear hats, caps, or visors during exams. c. Two tests will consist of 75 multiple choice questions covering four chapters. The final examination will consist of 115 multiple choice questions covering seven chapters and a comprehensive component. Questions will be drawn from the text and any material presented in the lecture. d. The only materials that a student must bring for an exam are two (2) NUMBER TWO PENCILS and the GREEN SCANTRON sheet. e. Make-up Examinations: Students who miss a regularly scheduled exam for a VALID reason (as determined by the professor) will be allowed to make-up the exam. Make-up exams will be scheduled on the Within two class days of the missed exam. 4. Final course grades will be computed based upon the following ranges of cumulative points out of 420 possible points: Course Grade Point Range A 378-420 B 336-377 C 294-335 D 252-293 F < 251 VII. COURSE POLICIES: A. ATTENDANCE - attendance will be taken at all schedule class meetings. Do to the outside material provided in the lecture, your attendance is expected. 1. You, the student, are absolutely responsible for your attendance and being to class on time--especially on dates when examinations or other course requirements are scheduled. Students arriving late for class after roll is taken will be counted as absent. Students arriving late for class after roll is taken will be counted as absent. Students departing class before the instructor has concluded it will be counted as absent, to include (2). Working together on a take-home test or assignment when not specifically permitted to do so by the instructor. (3). Looking on another student's paper during an exam. (4). Looking at your notes, or anyone else's notes, during an examination when not specifically permitted to do so. b. Tendering of information. (1). Giving your work to another student to be copied. (2). Giving someone answers to exam questions while the exam is being given. (3). After having taken an exam, informing another person in a later section of the questions that appear on the exam. (4). Giving or selling exams to other students. (5). Giving or selling term papers, cases, or other assignments to another student. c. Plagiarism--representing someone else's work as your own. (1). Handing in a paper purchased from a term paper service. (2). Retyping part or all of a friend's paper and handing it in as your own. (3). Taking a paper from any file and handing it in as your own. (4). Quoting from another source on a term paper or an assignment without citing the source. d. Collusion. (1). Acting in concert with one or more fellow students to commit any form of academic dishonesty together. (2). Giving your term paper, homework, case, or other assignment to any other student. (3). Making unauthorized grade changes or tampering with grades in any way. (4). Encouraging or recruiting any other person to commit any form of academic dishonesty. (5). Giving or receiving information when not specifically authorized to do so. e. Misrepresentation. (1). Having another student do your class work. (2). Having someone else take an exam for you. (3). Lying to a professor to increase your grade. f. Bribery--Offering money or any item or any service to any other person so as to gain academic advantage for yourself or any other student. Academic honesty is an important standard of every academic institution and is expected of every student in this class. As academic dishonesty is also a crime against the university, violators will be referred to the Chairman, Department of Management and Marketing for additional disciplinary measures as deemed appropriate. Should you have any doubt as to whether or not an action of yours constitutes academic dishonesty, consult your professor before engaging in it. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The School of Business Administration upholds honor and academic integrity in all of its teaching, research, and service activities. All business faculty, staff, and students are charged with the responsibility to behave with personal and professional integrity and to refrain from dishonorable conduct. 9. WEATHER CONDITIONS: If Ole Miss classes are canceled for weather, any assignment scheduled for that date will be due at the beginning of the next class meeting thereafter. If an examination is scheduled on a date in which the University is closed, then that examination will be given on the next class meeting thereafter. 10. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Any student who feels that he or she needs an accommodation due to any disability, please make an appointment to discuss this matter with me during the first two weeks of the semester. 5 IX. APPENDICES: A. Tentative Class Schedule. B. Appeals Form 6 APPENDIX A TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE MGMT 371.01 DATE ASSIGNMENT PURPOSE/ACTIVITY 05/29 Syllabus Introduction to the course objectives and policies Chapter 1 Introduction to managing and the Manager’s Job: The management process, kinds of managers, basic managerial roles and skills. 05/30 Chapter 2 Traditional & Contemporary Issues: The role of theory and history, classical management, behavioral management perspectives. Quantitative management, general systems, and contingency management perspectives 05/31 Chapter 3 Organizational Environment and Culture: external and internal environmental influences, the impact of culture, the environment and organizational effectiveness. 06/03 Chapter 4 The Ethical and Social Environment: Individual ethics, organizational ethics and social responsibility, government influences on organizations. 06/04 Chapter 5 The Global Environment: trends in international business, structure of the global economy, effects on of international business on the cultural and political/legal environments, competing in a global economy. 06/05 Chapter 6 The Multicultural Environment: Trends in diversity, does multiculturalism create a competitive advantage. Avoiding "diversity 06/06 EXAM I Chapters 1-6 06/07 Chapter 7 Decision-making and Planning: Establishing organizational goals, types of organizational plans, developing and executing plans. Operational planning, differentiating policies from programs, barriers to goal-setting and how to overcome them. 06/10 Chapter 8 Strategic Planning: The components of strategy, introduction to SWOT analysis, business-level strategies and corporate-level strategies. 06/11 Chapter 9 Decision-Making and Problem-Solving: Decision-making conditions, the behavioral aspects of decision-making, group decision-making 06/12 Chapter 10 New Venture & Entrepreneurship: Role of entrepreneurship in society, strategic considerations, the structure of new businesses, survival rates. 06/13 Chapter 11 The basic Elements of the Organizing Process: Designing job, departmentalization, scalar chains, delegation, line/staff differences. 06/14 EXAM II Chapters 7-11. 7