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Course Online Syllabus

Summer 2011

Department MGMTCourse Number3303 Section Number19115
Name of Course Principles of Management
Name of Instructor Summers,Cynthia

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.


Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. Comprehend management concepts.
  2. Comprehend management concepts.
  3. Discuss current issues in organizations from a managerial perspective.
  4. Discuss current issues in organizations from a managerial perspective.
  5. Apply management techniques and concepts to organizational problems.
  6. Apply management techniques and concepts to organizational problems.
  7. Comprehend roles, functions and skills of management.
  8. Comprehend roles, functions and skills of management.
  9. Analyze management problems and recommend solutions.
  10. Analyze management problems and recommend solutions.

Major Assignments/Exams

Discussion Board 20%
Discussion Board 20%
Major exams 45%
Major Exams 45%
Chapter Quizzes 15%
Chapter Quizzes 15%
Special Case Study 20%
Special Case Study 20%

Required Reading

Chuck Williams, MGMT 3,3rd ed., ISBN 13:97805387435.

Chuck Williams, MGMT 3,3rd Edition ed., ISBN 13: 97805387435.

The special case study must be submitted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format (RTF).


Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.


List of Discussion/Lecture Topics

  • Ch 1 Introduction to Management
  • Ch 2 History of Management and Ch 3 Organizational Environments and Cultures
  • Ch 5 Planning and Decision-Making and Ch 6 Organizational Strategy
  • Ch 9 Designing Adaptive Organizations and Ch 10 Managing Teams
  • Ch 12 Managing Individuals and a Diverse Work Force and Ch 13 Motivation
  • Ch 14 Leadership and Ch 16 Control
  • Ch 7 Innovation and Change and Ch 8 Global Management
  • Ch 4 Ethics and Social Responsibility and Ch 11 Managing Human Resource Systems