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TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY=20 COLLEGE

 

SYLLABUS:  PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT = INTERNET=20 COURSE

BMGT 1327 / Fall 2009

 

Instructor=20 Information:

Dorothy=20 Hetmer-Hinds

Office Phone# = 903-675-6366

E-Mail: =20 dhhinds@tvcc.edu

 

Textbook:

Management. 5th=20 Edition, by Chuck Williams; South-Western Publishing, Cengage Learning = 2009.=20 ISBN: 0-324-56840-0. Textbook can be purchased at TVCC using a credit = card or=20 bank debit card.  TVCC = Bookstore=20 number is 903-675-6223.

VCT=20 Students:  = Go online to http://www.tvcc.edu/, Distance Ed = Students,=20 General Information, Click on VCT Textbook Order Form, print out form = and fax to=20 the TVCC bookstore.      =20

 

Course = Description:

 

This course = emphasizes=20 the managerial functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing = and=20 controlling.  = Communication,=20 motivation, leadership, and decision-making are = included.

Course=20 Learning Outcomes:

         =20 The student will acquire an understanding of the following course = learning outcomes:

  • Explain the basic = managerial=20 process;=20
  • Discuss how = environmental=20 factors, ethics and social responsibility, and the global environment = affect=20 management;=20
  • Discuss =93how to = make things=20 happen=94 in an organization including planning, decision making, = managing=20 information, and controlling;=20
  • Describe how to = =93meet the=20 competition=94 through global management, organizational strategy, = innovation=20 and change, and designing adaptive organizations;=20
  • Organize people, = projects, and=20 processes;=20
  • Describe the = leadership skills=20 needed to be an effective manager, including motivating employees and = managing=20 communication.

 

Prerequisites:

 

           =20 1.  Need internet = connection=20 with email address

           =20 2.  A word = processor such as=20 Word, Word Perfect, or Works

 

ecourse = Log-In=20 Procedure:

 

This is a Web-CT = based=20 course.  Go to http://ecourses.tvcc.edu/.=20

Note: The log=20 in and password information has changed. The new log in and password = will now be=20 the same, except the first letter will be capitalized on the password, = followed=20 by the last four digits of your social security number. (Example Log in: = doej1234  Password: Doej1234)
Upon = initial=20 login, the student will have to create an 8-digit password that conforms = to the=20 strong password security requirements. If they don't, they will get = these error=20 messages until they comply.
  1. Please enter a password with at = least 8=20 characters

  2. Your = password does=20 not meet the strong password requirement.
It must include 3 of the = following=20 types of characters: Uppercase
letters, lowercase letters, numbers, = and=20 symbols. For example: Pa55w*rd.

If you cannot log = in, email=20 Karen McGrew at kmcgrew@tvcc.edu

 

 

What Do I Do=20 First? 

Once=20 you log in, select the syllabus icon and print the course=20 syllabus.

           =20 Next, select the Unit Assignments icon and print them for Units 1 = =96=20 3.

           =20 Click on the other icons on the homepage and read the data and=20 instructions given.

           =20 Then, begin = reading the=20 chapters and working the = assignments.

 

Course=20 Format:

This=20 course is divided into three units:

Unit 1:           &nbs= p;            = ;            =              = Chapters 1 - 4

Mid-Term=20 Project

Unit 2:           &nbs= p;            = ;            =              = Chapters 5 =96 9

Unit 3:           &nbs= p;            = ;            =              = Chapters 10 =96 14

 

Testing/Final = Grade:=20

 

The=20 course will include three objective examinations, and a=20 mid-term project and unit assignments (containing two = assignments=20 in each unit, which includes a total of 6 assignments). =

 

Course = Grading=20 Method:

 

The=20 final grade for each student will be determined using the point=20 system.

 

Each=20 major unit assessment and final project will be worth 200 points for a = total of=20 800 points. Assignments will consist of 6 exercises (worth 40 points = each) and=20 will total 240 points.  = Total=20 possible points will be 1040. Final grade will be determined using the = following=20 scale:

 

A =3D=20     931 =96 = 1040

B=20 =3D     827 = =96   = 930

C=20 =3D     723 = =96   = 826

D=20 =3D     619 = =96=20 722

F=20 =3D     = below=20 619

 

 

Note:

Homework and = Unit=20 Assessments must be taken by the deadlines listed on the course calendar = posted=20 on the Principles of Management course site.  Print the calendar to refer to = throughout this semester.

 

 

Drop Date=20 Policy:

 

If=20 the student needs to drop a course or withdraw from the college, you = must=20 complete an official drop form from the Guidance Office to withdraw from = this=20 course or contact the VCT coordinator at your college by the November 20, 2009 drop=20 date.

 

Assessment=20 Schedule:

 

Unit 1=20 Assessment (Ch. 1-4)           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;=20 Sept.  21 =96 28, 2009    =

Mid-Term = Project           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;    =20 Oct. 12 - 19, 2009      =20

Unit 2 Assessment (Ch. 5-9)           &nbs= p;            = ;=20 Nov. 9 =96 16, 2009 (Proctored)          =20

Unit 3 Assessment = (Ch.=20 10-14)           &n= bsp;        =20 Dec. 1 =96 8, 2009

           &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;    =20

Program of=20 Study:

 

Unit I Assessment covers (Chapters 1-4)         =20

A.    = Management

B.    =20 The = History of=20 Management

C.    =20 Organizational=20 Environments and Cultures

D.    = Ethics = and Social=20 Responsibility   =            &nbs= p;           =20

 

Mid-Term = Project:  (worth 200=20 points)

 

Unit II Assessment covers (Chapters 5 =96=20 9)

A.    = Planning = and=20 Decision Making

B.    =20 Organizational=20 Strategy

C.    =20 Innovation and=20 Change

D.    = Global=20 Management

E.    =20 Designing = Adaptive=20 Organizations

       =20            &nbs= p;            = ;            =    =20

Unit III Assessment covers (Chapters 10 =96 = 14)      =20

A.    = Managing=20 Teams

B.    =20 Managing = Human=20 Resource Systems

C.    =20 Managing=20 Individuals and a Diverse Workforce

D.    = Motivation

E.    =20 Leadership           =20

           =20

BMGT 1303 -=20 Principles of Management =96 Internet Course Unit=20 Assignments

 

Unit=20 I

 

A.    = Chapter 1, Page=20 34 =96 Develop Your Career Potential

           &nbs= p;     =20 Interview ONE=20 practicing manager and complete steps 1 and 2

 

B.    =20 Chapter 2, Page 71 & 72 =96 Management = Decision=20

      = Case Study =93Scripted Service=94. Answer = questions 1, 2=20 & 3 on pg. 72

 

MID-TERM PROJECT: =20 (2 PARTS) =20

 

A.    = Internet Activity: =20 Personality Type

=B7        =20 Take the = free=20 on-line Myers-Briggs type Indicator (MBTI) test at =

           =20 www.humanmetrics= .com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp.  This is a 72-question test=20

           =20 that should take you no longer than 10-15 minutes to=20 complete.

           =20 Submit the test and = find out what=20 MBTI type you are.

=B7        =20 Read about your type.  = What are=20 some of the strengths of your personality style as it involves the=20 workplace?  What are some = of your=20 weaknesses?

    =

           =20 B.  Develop Your Career Potential = (Ch. 5,=20 page 189 & 190)

=B7        =20 =93What = Do You Want=20 To Be When You Grow Up?=94

=B7        =20 Read this = assignment. Write a personal career plan by answering questions=20 1-4

          =20 On pages 164:  = Write the=20 questions, then your response.

 

 

Unit=20 II

       =20 A.  Internet =96 Cross-Cultural=20 Training

Browse the internet = for different=20 cross-cultural training packages that your company could purchase. = Select=20 two good packages and provide a summary of what the training = encompasses.=20 Would you buy this package for your company=92s training program? Why or = why not?=20

      =20 B.  Chapter 9, Internet Activity: = Job=20 Characteristics Model

Go to http://www.monster.com/ or http://www.hotjobs.com/  and pick out three different = jobs that=20 sound interesting to you. Using a scale of 1-5 (1 being poor and 5 being = excellent), rate each job on the following=20 characteristics:

1)=20 Skill variety

           &n= bsp;        =20      2) Task=20 identity

   =20   3) Task=20 significance

Then add the scores. = Which was the=20 best? Is this the type of job you would prefer? Why or why not?=20

 

 

Unit=20 III

     A.  Chapter 12, Page 464 & = 465:  Management Team=20 Decision

Read the case, =93Is Older Necessarily=20 Wiser?=94

Then answer questions = 1 & 2.=20 Write the question and then your response.

     B.  Chapter 13, Page 507 & = 508:=20 Develop Your Career Potential

Read the exercise, = =93Cut Your Costs, Not Your = Morale=94=20

Then answer questions = 1 =96 4.  Write the question and then = your=20 response.