SYLLLABUS

 

1.    Wayland Baptist University, San Antonio Campus, School of Business

 

2.    Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.

 

3.    Course: MGMT 3304 — Section SA02 and SA03, Principles of Management 

 

4.   Term: Fall 2009

 

5.   Instructor: Howard B. Kravitz, MA, SPHR

 

6.    Office Phone and email:  210- 653-6103, Howard.Kravitz@Wayland.WBU.EDU

 

7.    Office Hours, Building, and Location: Main Campus before class; RAFB, before class.

 

8.    Class Meeting Time and Location: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 – 10:10 a.m. Wayland Campus, Rm. 103

                                                            Friday 6:00 p.m. – 10:10 p.m., Randolph AFB, 208, Rm 37.         

 

9.    Catalog Description: Concepts of management for both profit and nonprofit organizations; management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; and managerial skills and roles ~n today’s environment

 

10.  Prerequisites: none

 

11.  Required Textbook and Resources:

      BOOK           AUTHOR ED          YEAR PUBLISHER                  ISBN#            REVIEW

      Management Robbins/Coulter 10th          2009 Pearson                  0-132-090716         Spring 10

 

12.  Optional Materials:

 

13. Course Outcome Competencies:

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

     Define management and the management process and explain the functions of management in an organization.

     Discuss the four major historical eras of management theory and distinguish two major contributions made by each historical era.

     Define organization culture and describe the seven dimensions of organization culture

     Describe the two external environments and distinguish the impact each environment has on management.

     Distinguish between international management and U.S. management.

     Discuss the concept of social responsibility and discuss the role of ethics within the application of the management process.

     Outline the steps in decision making and describe the three decision types.

     Define planning and explain the utility of goals in planning in management.

     Diagram the strategic management planning process and differentiate between corporate and functional strategic plans.

     Describe the application of planning tools in goal setting and planning.

     Define communications and explain the nature of formal and informal communications within an organization.

     Discuss the functional role of human resource management in strategic planning and organizing

     List and describe techniques for reducing resistance of organizational members to change and two techniques for reducing members stress to change.


 

 

14.  Attendance Requirements: Attendance and Tardiness; Students are expected to attend each class meeting and remain for the entire class period.  Failure to regularly attend class and participate fully will result in lowering of the final grade.  Three absences (six for day classes) cause failure of the course.

Two absences (four in day classes) result in lowering of the final grade.  Consistent tardiness, i.e., four late arrivals, or early departures are sufficient cause to lower the final grade.  Students who arrive late for class are obligated to inform the instructor of their presence. Students not present when roll is taken will be counted absent. Roll will not be adjusted subsequent to class meetings.

 


15. Disability Statement: “In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability must accompany any request for accommodations.”

 

16: Course Requirements and Grading Criteria: Participation includes personal contribution to class discussion, taking adequate notes, and demonstrating mastery of the subject through informed discussion. 

 

Subject mastery will be demonstrated by successful performance on a mid-term and final exam, informed discussion of Journal articles, and class participation.  Note: coming to class and passing tests does not entitle students to a grade of “A.” Students must demonstrate excellence in studentship and subject mastery to earn an “A.”  Students are required to make arrangements with the university to take an examination at a time other than the stipulated testing date.  If an exam is missed because an unavoidable circumstance, normally students must take the exam no later than the week following the date of the missed exam. Testing and testing delay is only approved by the instructor.  Make-up tests are taken the WBU San Antonio Campus by arrangement.

 

 

Examinations:  mid-semester, and final - (60% of the final grade)

  

Research Project:  scholarly article on a specific topic and (25% of the final grade) See attached Journal Article Analysis Instruction for guidance and format.  No other format will be accepted.

 

Attendance and Participation:    (15% of the final grade)


 

 

 

17.  Tentative Schedule: (Calendar, Topics, Assignments)

 

 

Wayland Baptist University

Principles of Management, SA02-Fall 2009 Friday Class Schedule

 

                        Session/Date              Subject/Theme                                   Readings

 

                        1- Aug 22                    Intros & Mgt. History                                       Ch. 1 & 2

                        2- Aug 29                    Org. Culture & Global Environment                 Ch. 3 & 4

                        3- Sep 05                     Soc. Responsibility & Decision Making             Ch 5 & 6

                        4- Sep 12                     Planning-Strategic Mgt. & Design                     Ch. 7 & 8 & 9

                        5- Sep 19                     (Article Due) Mid-Term (Chapters 1-9)                  

                        6- Sep 26                     HR Mgt. & Managing Teams                            Ch.10 & 11

                        7- Oct 03                     Managing Change & Behavior                          Ch.12 & 13

                        8- Oct 10                     Communications & Motivation                          Ch.14 & 15

                        9- Oct 17                     (Article Due) Leadership                                 Ch.16

                        10- Oct 24                   Intro to controlling & Mgt. Ops.                       Ch.17 & 18

                        11- Oct 31                   Final Exam Chapters 10-18)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principles of Management SA 03-Fall 2009 Tues-Thurs Class Schedule

 

                        Session/Date               Subject/Theme                                    Readings

 

                        1 Aug 18                      Intro & Course Requirements

                        2 Aug 20                      Overview of Mgmt.                               Ch. 1

                        3 Aug 25                      Mgmt. History                                      Ch 2

                        4 Aug 27                      Org. Culture & Environment                   Ch 3

                        5 Sep 01                      Global Environment                                Ch.4

                        6 Sep 03                      Soc. Responsibility                                 Ch 5

                        7 Sep 08                      (Article Due) Decision Making              Ch 6

                        8- Sep 10                     Planning                                                  Ch. 7

                        9 Sep 15                      Strategic Mgmt.                                      Ch 8

                        10 Sep 17                    Org. Structure & Design                         Ch 9

                        11 Sep 22                    Mid-Term Exam (1-9)

                        12 Sep 24                    Managing Human Resources                    Ch. 10

                        13 Sep 29                    Managing Teams                                     Ch 11

                        14 Oct 01                    Managing Change                                    Ch. 12

                        15 Oct 06                    (Article Due) Individual Behavior           Ch 13

                        16 Oct 08                    Communications                                      Ch 14

                        17- Oct 13                   Motivation Theory                                   Ch.15

                        18 Oct 15                    Leadership                                              Ch 16

                        19- Oct 20                   Leadership                                              Ch 16

                        20   Oct 22                  Control Functions                                    Ch.17

                        21- Oct27                    Managing Operations.                              Ch.18

                        22- Oct 29                   Final Exam (10-19)                            


JOURNAL READING/ RESEARCH ARTICLE REVIEW

 

You're obligated to read two peer Journal articles in an area of management of interest to you.  If you are unfamiliar with a peer Journal, you may review an article from a credible professional periodical.  The articles cannot be from a newspaper.  Under no circumstance will articles found on the internet be used unless approved by the first. Unapproved internet articles will be graded a 0 Use of the Wayland On-Line Library is encouraged.  The following format is required:

1.                              A cover page is not required. Article reviews must be typed, double space, use font size 12,  type style Times New Roman, and papers must have one-inch margin all around.

 

2.                              Heading: Cite the source of the article (Name the source, volume and edition number, and the page(s)  the article appears on.).  Journal articles used can be dated no earlier than the year 2005.  The more recently dated the article the better.

 

3.                              Part-I: Summary of the article:  Outline what the article says.  A succinct summary of the article’s content and main points are required here. Stress key points and concepts that clarify what the article is about.

 

4.                              Part-II:  Subject the article to an informed evaluation.  Discuss your reaction to the article, i.e. discus your agreement or disagreement with the article’s content and conclusions.  Explain your agreement or disagreement (it helps to clarify your conclusions if you cite theories or literature that support your position).

 

5.                               Finely, explain how this information is useful to you.  Explain how you can apply the information, or its conclusions, to your work setting.

 

IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT ABOUT THE SUBJECT OR APPRORIATE SOURCE OF THE ARTICLE YOU ARE GOING TO REVIEW, DISCUSS IT WITH ME BEFORE YOU WRITE THE REVIEW. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.  Additional information as desired by the faculty member.

 

STATEMENTS :“This class will adhere to zero tolerance for using someone else’s work as your own.”

 

“Students are responsible for reading, understanding, obeying, and respecting all academic policies, with added emphasis being placed upon academic progress policies, appearing in the Wayland Baptist University Academic Catalog applicable to their curriculum and/or program of study.”