Busn 3200 Week 1 Introduction To Management Essay

INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT (46450)
BUSN 3200 MW9 Fall 2014 Dr. Marilyn Blau
[e-mail] 9:30AM – 10:45 AM Whitehead Room 518A
Office Hours: Mon. 8:00 - 9:30 AM (by appointment please) room 102A
Required Text: Management A Practical Introduction, 6th edition, Kinicki and Williams, ISBN 978-0-07-802954-7
Description:
This course explores the essential concepts and theories that provide a foundation for the study of business administration.
Objectives:
The rewards, benefits, and privileges of being a manager, 7 challenges of being a manager, 4 principal functions of management, levels and areas of management, the roles and skill managers need.
The historical perspectives
of management- classical, behavioral, and quantitative. The 3 cotemporary viewpoints of management and what a learning organization is all about.
Understanding the environment managers operate in and their responsibilities, internal and external stakeholders, and the 2 types of environment.
The ethical and social responsibilities of being a manager, and how to manage diversity in the workforce.
Globalization, worldwide megafirms and minifirms, international management, barriers to free trade and promotion of free trade, cultural differences in the international scene
Planning and its’ benefits, fundamentals of planning, establishment of mission and vision statements, 3 types of planning, strategic, tactical, and operational, SMART goals, and the planning/control cycle.
Strategic Management, and planning, competitive intelligence, and how grand strategy is developed, SWOT analysis and forecasting. How strategy is formulated, carried out and controlled
Decision making both individual and group levels, rational and Non-rational decision making, evidence-based decision making styles, ethical decision making.
Organizational culture and structures, 3 types of organizations, 7 characteristics of an organization
Human Resource Management, planning, developing and retaining an effective workforce, evaluating current and future employee needs, how to recruit and select, orientation, training, development, and evaluation of
employees
Organizational change, 2 major types, what are forces both for and against change , areas where change is often needed, and organizational development, promotion of innovation
How to manage individual differences and behaviors, looking at personality and individual behavior, values, attitudes, and behaviors, specific work-related attitudes and behaviors, the effects of stress
Motivating employees, looking at theories from 4 perspectives, content, process, goal setting, and job design, and using compensation to motivate
Groups, teams, how they differ, different types of teams, effective team building, and the nature of conflict
Final Exam: Wed.
December 17 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
Required Activities:
Exam #1 Chapters 1-4 (25%)
Exam #2 Chapters 5-8 (25%)
Exam #3 Chapters 9-14 (25%)
Cases (from the textbook) – Written answers to questions (which are in the syllabus) (20%)
One Shot Workshop- Resume writing, interviewing, and e-recruiting (5%)
This workshop is required by the Business department for successful completion of the BUS 3200 class. It will be given several times during the semester by the Magner Center. I will let you know if there will be a workshop given during a classroom session. If you have already taken this workshop you must bring your certificate of completion to class or have the workshop instructor email me.
EXAMS:
There will be 3 multiple choice exams as indicated above.
The third exam is the final exam which is not cumulative
Exams must be taken when scheduled as there are no make-up exams.
CASES:
There are 5 short cases assigned from the text. They will be posted on Blackboard 1-2 weeks prior to the due date. The cases are used to illustrate the principles of management which are discussed in that chapter. All written assignments must be turned in on time and must be typed! Cases can be given to me in class or emailed to
me.
[e-mail], no exceptions!
You must get a BLACKBOARD account – Important course information including the syllabus, assignments, and test dates will be posted on BLACKBOARD. (Go to portal.cuny.edu to sign up if you are new here.)
SCHEDULE:
1) September 8MON.Course Introductions & Chapter 1
2)September 15 MON.Chapter 2
3)September 22MON.Chapter 3
4) September 29MON Chapter 4
5) October 6MON.Exam #1 Chapters 1-4
6)October 20MON.Chapter 5
7)October 27MON. Chapter 6 8)October 29WED.Chapter 7
9)November 3MON.Chapter 8
10)November 10MON.Exam #2 Chapters 5-8
11)November 17MON.Chapter 9
12)November 19WED...Chapter 10
13)November 24MON.Chapter 11
14)December 1MON.Chapter 12
15)December 8 MON.Chapter 13
16)December 15MON. Chapter 14
December 17 – WED.8 A.M. – 10 A.M.Final Exam Chapters 9-14
CASES:
#1 Management in Action- Boeing pg 63-4 Questions1-5 September 22
#2Management in Action- Carnivalpg 91-2Questions1-5 October 20
#3Management in Action- GMpg 150-1Questions 1-5 November 3
#4Management in Action- Creativitypg 223-4Questions 1-5 November 17
#5Management in Action- SAPpg 331-2Questions 1-5 December 1