MGT 121 WEEKLY SCHEDULE-SPRING 2013
Week
Date
Chapter and Topics Covered
Readings and Assignments Due
1
1-15
Introduction to the Course
Introductions
Review Syllabus and Schedule
Personal Data Sheets
Intro
1-17
Chapter 1: The Management Process Today
Read Chapter 1
Assignment 1-Steve Jobs
2
1-22
Chapter 1: The Management Process Today
What is Management?
1-24
Chapter 1: History of Management
Review: Steve Jobs Assignment
In class: History of Management
Video: Evolution of Management
Video: Cirque du Soleil
1-29
Chapter 2: Values, Attitudes, Emotion
and Culture, The Manager as a Person
1-31
Chapter 2: Emotions/Personalities
Intro to Computer Lab
2-05
Chapter 3: Managing Ethics & Diversity
2-07
Chapter 3 (con’t)
Why Care about Diversity?
2-12
Chapter 4: Managing in the Global
Environment
2-14
Chapter 4 (con’t)
6
2-19
Review Chapter 4: Individualism and
Collectivism
Global
2-21
Exam 1 is due!
History
3
Emotion
4
Ethics
5
Global
Assignment 2-Cirque vs. Apple
Video: T-Mobile/Groups
Group Activity: 2 Truths and a Lie
Group Activity: 5 of Anything
Myers Briggs, The Big 5, Emotional IQ
Assignment 3-TOMS
Video: Office Space (Ch. 3)
(Payback-Copier scenes)
Video: Fast Food Nation
Videos: Diversity (in the workplace)
Receive Exam 1 (covers Ch. 1-4)
Video: Disney-Global Markets
Video: Partners in Health
Conformity Quiz
Global Activity: Map of the World
Outside Readings
Video: Entrepreneurs
Video: Undercover Boss
Discuss Ideas for Research Project
Exam 1 is due!
1
MGT 121 WEEKLY SCHEDULE-SPRING 2013
Week
Date
Chapter and Topics Covered
Readings and Assignments Due
7
2-26
Chapter 5: Decision Making, Learning,
Creativity and Entrepreneurship
Decision
Making
2-28
Chapter 5: Decision Making, con’t.
Review Exam 1
Review Schedule
Video/Values:
JAL CEO
Video/Decisions: Apollo 13
Values Activity: Rockets & Sparklers
Groupthink PPT Presentation
8
3-05
Chapter 9: Motivation(moved)
Introduction to Research
Assignment 4-Decision Making
Video: Plagiarism
MLA vs. APA Information
Intro to Research and Databases
Lab with Librarian
Motivation
9
3-07
Introduction to Research
3-12
Spring Break
Extra Credit-Johnson and Johnson
Read Chapter 6
Choose research topic
Spring
Break
3-14
Spring Break
10
3-19
Chapter 6: Planning, Strategy and
Competitive Advantage
Focus: Mission Statements, SWOT, Porter
Planning
3-21
Assignment 5-Groupthink
Video: Panera’s Mission
Video: Porter’s Five Forces
Work on research paper
Intro to Research and Databases
(in library) with Librarian
11
3-26
Organize
3-28
Chapter 6: Planning (con’t)
Receive Exam 2 (covers Ch. 5-7)
Chapter 7: Designing Organizational
Structure
Organizing and Human Resources
2
Video: Burn Your Org Chart
Video: Google, Social Network
Video: A Few Good Men
Videos: Office Space
(Intro to Chapter 7-HR)
MGT 121 WEEKLY SCHEDULE-SPRING 2013 (rev)
12
4-02
Chapter 7: Designing Organizational
Structure
Control
4-04
Chapter 8: Control, Change and
Entrepreneurship
13
15
16
17
NOTE
Video: Undercover Boss
Video: Organizations
Video: RFID
PBL Exercise
Intro to PBL
What is PBL?
PBL Sample in Groups
Chapter 10: Leaders and Leadership
Exam 2 is Due!
4-11
Work on Research Projects
Video: Leadership
Video: Teams
Video: Undercover Boss
4-16
Chapter 11: Effective Team Management
Research Projects
4-18
Work on Research Projects
Research Projects
4-23
Chapter 9: Motivation(moved)
Research Projects
4-25
Presentations: Group 1
Research Projects
4-30
Presentations: Group 2, Group 3
Research Projects
5-02
Presentations: Group 4
Research Projects
5-07
Final Exam (alternate date)
Research Project
5-09
Final Exam (covers Ch. 8-10-11)
Final Exam (no make-ups)
4-09
Leading
14
Submit Groupthink Assignment
Changes may be made to schedule as needed.
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