NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
School of Management
Course
Title
Prerequisites
Principles of Management
Upper division standing
Number
Semester
MGMT 390-451
Fall 2013
Instructor
Name
Email
Office
Office Hours
Jose C. Casal, Ph.D.
Jose.C.Casal@njit.edu
Telephone
973-596-3254
CAB 3024
Walk-in hours are on Tuesday, Friday 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM when classes are
running (not on holidays, breaks or final exam week). Other times are
available by appointment.
Course Website:
moodle.njit.edu
Class Schedule
Time
Place
No set meeting time. Log-in twice a The course website is our classroom.
week.
Course Materials
There is one required textbook for the course. Additional course materials will be made
available on the course website. The textbook information is as follows:
Author(s)
Title
Edition
Publisher
ISBN-13
McKee, Annie
Management: A Focus on Leaders
2nd
Prentice-Hall
9780133077544
Course Description
This course examines the role of managers in contemporary businesses. It addresses ways that
changing organizational structures, uncertain environments, rapid technological change and
increasing workforce diversity affect how managers perform the traditional functions of planning,
organizing, controlling and leading. The course addresses how managerial actions influence and are
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influenced by organizational components such as structure, politics, culture and environment.
Course Objectives
The goals of this course are to provide you with an introduction to what managers do and to
the importance of management to organizations as well as helping you develop your analytical
skills, communication skills and ability to work in groups.
After taking this course you should understand and be able to explain:
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What managers do,
How managers contribute to the performance of their organizations,
How managers plan, organize, direct, and control the work others’ work to achieve organizational
goals and objectives,
What skills managers must have,
Some of the reasons why managers differ in their ability to produce effective results.
Course Outline
This outline provides an approximate schedule for the course. Expect minor adjustments to
the schedule since the pace of a course is difficult to predict. More exact dates are on the course
website. All readings are from the text unless otherwise noted.
Week Topic
Reading
1
Course introduction
Syllabus
Managing and Leading
Ch. 1
2
Leadership
Ch. 2
3
Motivation & meaning
Ch. 3
4
Communication
Ch. 4
5
Planning & strategy
Ch. 5
6
Organizational controls
Ch. 12
7
Midterm
Organizational structure
Assignments
Assign. 1
Ch. 9
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Week Topic
Reading
8
Teams & team building
Ch. 10
9
Organizational culture
Ch. 13
10
Change
Ch. 7
11
Creativity, innovation & the spirit of
entrepreneurship
Ch. 8
12
Working in a virtual world
Ch. 11
13
Globalization
Ch. 14
14
Sustainability & corporate social
responsibility
Ch. 15
Assignments
Assign. 2
Assign. 3
Final
Required Work and Grading
% of
Grade
Exams
70
Assignments
24
Participation
6
Course grades will be curved at the end of the year so that the average is 70 %.
Exams
There are 2 exams, a midterm and a final, each worth 35 % of the course grade. The final is
not cumulative. The format of the exams is a combination of multiple choice and short
answers/essays. More details as to the exam are available on the course website.
Curve: Exams will be curved by adding the difference between a perfect grade and the highest
grade to each student’s raw score.
Make-Ups: Except under extraordinary circumstances, there are no exam make-ups.
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Assignments
There are 3 assignments. Each assignment is worth 8 % of your course grade for a total of
24 % of the course grade.
Curve: Assignments won’t be curved.
Late submission: Assignments will be accepted up to five calendar days late at a cost of 3 % off per
day or part of day. Calendar days are: Monday through Sunday. Holidays and vacation days (e.g.
Thanksgiving, Spring Break) count.
Make-ups: Except under extraordinary circumstances, missed assignments cannot be made up.
Participation
Participation in the class is worth 6 % of your course grade. Throughout the semester, there
will be in class activities (between 10 and 12). Eight class activities are required. Grading on these
is Pass/Fail.
Curve: Participation is not curved.
Late or Missed activities: Participation activities cannot be made up.
Attendance
In an online course, class attendance refers to logging in to the course site at least twice a
week and watching the lectures on schedule. Your course grade is likely to suffer if you do not do
so.
Grading Scale
The conversion of percentage points to letter grade is as follows:
A
89.9 up to 100
B+
86.9 up to 89.9
B
79.9 up to 86.9
C+
76.9 up to 79.9
C
69.9 up to 76.9
D
59.9 up to 69.9
F
0 up to 59.9
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Course Policies
E-mail communication
Students are to use their NJIT e-mail (ucid@njit.edu) and no other e-mail provider in
communicating with the instructor.
Computer Requirement and Access to the Internet
NJIT requires all students to have access to a computer at their place of residence. Details as
to this requirement may be found on the college’s website on the page describing NJIT’s
Undergraduate Student Computer Requirement.
Access to the Internet is required for this course. NJIT provides on campus access to the
Internet to all students. Details as how to access the Internet as well as other resources at NJIT may
be found in the Student Quick Start Guide.
Deadlines/Late Work/Make-ups
Specific policies concerning the acceptance of late work and make-ups are discussed in the
sections covering course requirements. Exceptions will be made when extraordinary circumstances
were responsible for work not being completed on time. Students may need to contact the Dean of
Students’ office and have it determine that the reasons given for not doing the work on time are
valid.
Incompletes
Incompletes will be given only to students who cannot finish the course on time due to
major reasons outside of their control (e.g. illness, family tragedy, military service). Students may
need to contact the Dean of Students’ office and have it determine that the reasons given for not
doing the work on time are valid.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities needing accommodations of any nature so as to have a fair
opportunity to perform in the class need to contact the counseling center. Staff at the counseling
center will determine what constitutes a reasonable accommodation and inform the instructor of
what it is.
Honor Code
You are required to follow NJIT’s honor code, which can be found at
http://www.njit.edu/doss/policies/honorcode/.
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