Course Syllabus
MGMT 494: Management Principles
Rebecca J. Bennett, Ph.D.
Email: RBennett@latech.edu
Office: Business 324
Phone: (318) 257-3293
Required Materials:
MGMT7 by Chuck Williams, South‐Western/Thomson Learning, 2014 Edition & Aplia
Instant Access
http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/en/US/storefront/US?cmd=CLHeaderSearch&fieldValue=97812
85991108
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of
management. The course is organized around the four functions of management: planning,
organizing, leading, and controlling.
Course Objectives:
- Stimulate interest, appreciation and curiosity about management knowledge
- Develop base of concepts and skills to facilitate further learning and thinking about
management
- Increase understanding of what management is and what effective managers do
- Enhance recognition of ethical dilemmas and increase aptitude with various
approaches to ethical decision making
- Raise insight to the challenges of the global business environment
- Practice some basic tools and techniques of effective managers
- Finally, develop in students the capability to apply the acquired knowledge of
management to their future positions.
Course Communication: Course communication will be conducted primarily through
Moodle, although students are welcome to also email or call the instructor at the numbers
given above.
Academic Honor Code and Course Conduct: Students are expected to abide by Louisiana
Tech’s policy on academic honesty, course conduct, and attendance. Students who engage in
academic dishonesty and/or otherwise violate the rules of conduct are subject to disciplinary
penalties, including a grade of F for individual projects or the full course. The Academic
Honor Code can be found at (http://www.latech.edu/documents/honor-code.pdf).
Emergency Notification System (ENS): All Louisiana Tech students are strongly
encouraged to enroll and update their contact information in the Emergency Notification
System. It takes just a few seconds to ensure you’re able to receive important text and voice
alert in the event of a campus emergency. For more information on the ENS, please visit
http://ert.latech.edu
Special Needs: Students needing testing or classroom accommodations based on a disability
are encouraged to have the Office of Accessibility notify the professor as soon as possible
(via letter) of the necessary accommodations. The instructor will do everything possible to
accommodate students’ special needs if the notification is done in advance.
Assessment: Assessment in this on-line course will be conducted totally through Aplia.
Homework assignments and tests will be given through this site and you can complete them
all at your own pace and submit them through the Cengage Brain/Aplia website.