Sylllabus Mgt/230
Week One: Functions of Management Details Due Points
Objectives 1.1 Define the four functions of management.1.2 Explain how internal and external factors affect the four functions of management.1.3 Identify the steps in the decision-making process.
Readings Read Ch. 1–3 and Appendix A of Management: Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World.Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
Participation Participate in class discussion. Ongoing 2
Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. 5/245/26 2
Learning Team Instructions Resource: Learning Team CharterCreate the Learning Team Charter. 5/27 2
IndividualDecision-Making Process Paper Resource: Ch. 3 of Management: Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World Identify a time in your life when you had to make a personal or professional decision such as buying a home, changing jobs, enrolling in school, or relocating to another state or region. Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you discuss your decision-making process. Support your ideas with academic research. Include the following in your paper: · Describe each step of your process. · How similar was your decision-making process to the one described in the text?· How might your decision be different if you had used the same steps included in the text? Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 5/27 10
Week Two: Planning as a Management Function Details Due Points
Objectives 2.1 Describe the planning function of management.2.2 Analyze various factors that influence strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning.2.3 Analyze the effect that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have on management planning.
Readings Read Ch. 4 & 5 and Appendix B of Management: Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World.Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
Participation Participate in class discussion. Ongoing 2
Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. 5/316/2 2
Objectives 1.1 Define the four functions of management.1.2 Explain how internal and external factors affect the four functions of management.1.3 Identify the steps in the decision-making process.
Readings Read Ch. 1–3 and Appendix A of Management: Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World.Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
Participation Participate in class discussion. Ongoing 2
Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. 5/245/26 2
Learning Team Instructions Resource: Learning Team CharterCreate the Learning Team Charter. 5/27 2
IndividualDecision-Making Process Paper Resource: Ch. 3 of Management: Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World Identify a time in your life when you had to make a personal or professional decision such as buying a home, changing jobs, enrolling in school, or relocating to another state or region. Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you discuss your decision-making process. Support your ideas with academic research. Include the following in your paper: · Describe each step of your process. · How similar was your decision-making process to the one described in the text?· How might your decision be different if you had used the same steps included in the text? Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 5/27 10
Week Two: Planning as a Management Function Details Due Points
Objectives 2.1 Describe the planning function of management.2.2 Analyze various factors that influence strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning.2.3 Analyze the effect that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have on management planning.
Readings Read Ch. 4 & 5 and Appendix B of Management: Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World.Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
Participation Participate in class discussion. Ongoing 2
Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. 5/316/2 2