DIVISION OF BUSINESS
COURSE SYLLABUS: MGMT 3339-SA02, Theory and Practice of Supervision (HLAD 3339) Fall 2008,
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Instructor: |
Mr. Jeff W. Humphrey |
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Office: |
Lackland
Air Force Base, Building 5725, Room 243 |
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Office Phone: |
(210)
394-4498 |
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Home Phone: |
Cell
phone: (210) 394-4498 |
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Email: |
humphreyjw@earthlink.net |
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Course Web Site: |
N/A |
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FAX: |
N/A |
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Office Hours: |
Available 30 minutes prior to class and for 30 minutes
after class |
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Class Hours: |
Saturday,
8:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. |
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Class Location: |
Lackland
Air Force Base, Building 5725, Room 243 |
DESCRIPTION: Study of methods of supervision with emphasis on skills and
techniques used to facilitate optimum productivity in both profit and nonprofit
organizations.
PREREQUISITE(s): MGMT 3304 or consent of division.
TEXTBOOK:
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BOOK |
AUTHOR |
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YEAR |
PUBLISHER |
ISBN# |
REVIEW |
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Supervision: Key Link to
Productivity |
Rue/Byars |
9th |
2006 |
McGraw-Hill |
0-07305439-9 |
Spring 09 |
OUTCOME
COMPETENCIES:
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Define Supervision.
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Discuss the four functions of supervisors and the
relationship each function has to one another.
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Discuss the essentials skills needed to fulfill the
supervisory role including; communications, problem solving, decision making,
managing groups, leadership, time and stress management, employee selection,
training, evaluation, and counseling, managing change, and conflict resolution.
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Identify and discuss personal characteristics that
contribute to the making of an effective supervisor.
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Discuss the importance of ethics in the workplace.
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Identify the basic reasons for proper supervision.
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Cite historical components and sources of supervision
management theories.
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Contrast and compare the manager verses the leader.
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Explain the purpose and significance of good human
relationships on the workplace.
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION: Students will demonstrate competency through two
(2) written examinations, a five (5) page research paper (in APA format), a ten
(10) minute oral presentation based on the content of the assigned research
paper, and participation and attendance as follows:
1. Mid-Term Exam 30
points
2. Final Exam 30 points
3. Research Paper 20 points
4. Research Paper Oral Presentation 10 points
5. Participation and
Attendance______ 10 points
100 points total
The
University has a standard grade scale: A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D =
60-69, and F = Below 60.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Any student
who misses 25% or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings will
Receive
a grade of “F” for the course. Three
tardy occurrences will be counted as one absence.
MGMT/HLAD 3339
STATEMENTS: “This class will adhere to zero
tolerance for using someone else’s work as your own.”
“It is university policy that no
otherwise qualified disabled person be excused from participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program
or activity in the University. Students should inform the instructor of
existing disabilities at the first class meeting”
“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.”
COURSE
OUTLINE/CALENDAR:
DATE ASSIGNMENT
August 23 Introduction / Research Paper Assignments / Chapter 1
August 30 Chapter 2
September 6 Chapter 3
September 13 Chapter 4
September 20 Chapter 6
September 27 Mid-Term Exam / Chapter 8
October 4 Review Mid-Term Exam / Chapter 11
October 11 Chapter 14 / Research Papers Due / Oral Presentations
October 18 Chapter 15 / Oral Presentations
October 25 Chapter 18 / Oral Presentations / Final Exam Review
November 1 Final Exam