BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
City University of New York
Department of Business Management
Business Organization & Management
Instruction
Tu/Th
10:00AM - 11:15AM
Sa
12:00PM - 2:45PM
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BUS 200-100W-37427 & BUS 200H-100W-37429
BUS 200-120W-44989 & BUS 200H-120W-44987
T/TH
Sa
3 credits – 3 hours Synchronous online
Office Hours
T/TH
9:30AM - 10:00AM
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11:30AM – 12PM
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Fall 2023
Instructor:
Nikolaos Adamou, Ph.D.
Contact Information
BUS200.org@gmail.com
Course Description
This course covers the total structure and character of modern business from initial
organization through grouping of essential functions into operating departments.
Management and the decision–making process, financing, operations, and marketing
considerations are studied, with actual cases used to illustrate problems in small and big
businesses.
Prerequisites/Co–requisites
Basic Skills
Students must have passed ENG 095, ESL 095, ACR 095, and MAT 008
Students must have passed ENG 88, ESL 54/94, and ACR 94 or have a
Proficiency Writing Index of 55+ and a Proficiency Math Index of 40+
Required Readings in Management
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership, 7th Edition
Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal
ISBN: 978-1-119-75683-5 September 2021 Jossey-Bass 656 Pages
Suggested complementary readings
The Wizard and the Warrior: Leading with Passion and Power Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal - Mar 8, 2011 - 256 pages
Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit, Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal - Jun 9, 2011 - 304 pages
Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers, Mark R. McNeilly - Oct 17, 1996 - 272 pages
Specification
The focus of this course is how organizations – for profit & not-for-profit, private & public –
are organized, function, led, managed or administered. Four frames for this purpose are
utilized: (a) the structural, (b) the human, (c) the political, dealing with power, conflict,
coalition, compromised, setting an agenda and achieving results and (d) the role and the
significance of symbolism and the culture of the organization. Finally, an integration of the
four frames is through the leadership role. The characteristics of management, administration,
execution & governance are examined. The work of the authors “The Wizard & the Warrior”
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which follows that on “Reframing …” that fortifies the role and importance of the political the
symbolic realities in organizations particular during periods of crises and the management of
change will be discussed. Successful and unsuccessful experiences are discussed and compared
throughout the course. The physiology will be presented side by side to the pathology of
organizations. Additional readings will be assigned in order to help you to articulate variable
aspects of the main focus topic.
Instruction:
The instruction is synchronous on line.
The shortness and intensity of the class in relationship to the nature of the material we cover in this
class requires academic responsibility. That means that you sign to the class earlier, before the class
starts, at the office hour, which is half an hour BEFORE class starts, from 12:30 to 1:00PM at the
link:
meet.google.com/cgm-vuhg-bkn
This is the link you use to start the class. You enter the class any time during this period. NO ONE
is admitted after 1:00PM. During office hour you can ask any question that needs to be clarified or
provide your insides. You should be ready to participate in class answering questions as well. After a
very short break around 13:30 to 13:35 we resume our class in the link:
meet.google.com/dzr-yohq-vva
In class you are requested to have your cameras ON and your microphones OFF. Statistical evidence
support the finding that when the camera is OFF the person does not participate to the
class with the required appropriate attention.
Course Objectives:
1. To instill original, critical and creative thinking process
2. To empower students with oral, visual and written means of communication
3. To provide a broad understanding of the business management process and its distinction
to administration. The governance and the executive roles in their relationship to
administration and management will be discussed
Clarify the differences between the non for profit and profit based organizations as well
between the private and public organizations
4. To enable students to understand how organizations are coming to existence, function and
evolve, and various ways and reasons that they may discontinued their existence
5. To bestow students with the required managerial, administrative & leadership skills
6. To impart with familiarity with leadership, strategic planning and tactical maneuvering
in competitive as well as collaborative and cooperative environments
7. Focus on the physiology of organizations will be presented together with their pathology as
it is seen in mismanagement, insufficient leadership as well as leadership towards a wrong
direction
8. A clear understanding of the frame approach to comprehend organizations. Structural,
Human Recourse, Political and Symbolic frames are the pillars of the book we discuss in
this course.
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Student Learning Outcomes:
• Comprehend the roles of management and administration and distinction to leadership
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Encompass original, critical and creative thoughts
Utilize visual technology in business management & administration
Understand of the creation and shaping of the work environment
Discuss the structure, purpose past & future of business and non-business organizations
Grasp and utilize the functions of planning, organizing, directing & controlling as well as the role of
bureaucracy and the legal administrative framework and furthermore examine critically the meaning of
MANAGING as it was presented in H. Mintzberg’s work.
Indicate competence in written and oral communication
Comprehend the interrelations between communication, leadership and motivation in organizations
Understand the bottom line of providing results
Prepare to deal with issues of organizational processes as conflict & teamwork,
Seize the importance of continuation & succession in organizations
Outline text material /testing / presenting
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
What makes this course a Writing Intensive Course?
This is a Writing Intensive course that fulfills the WI requirement for graduation. Writing intensive courses pay
special attention to developing critical reading, writing, and analytic skills to prepare students for college-level
coursework in general. Both informal and formal writing will be designed to maximize your understanding of
the subject matter. Formal writing assignments, at least 10 to 12-pages total, account for a significant portion
of your grade and will include opportunities for revision.
WI Course
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course
1. Students will complete at least 10-12 pages of
formal writing assignments that have gone through
the revision process.
2. Students will generate pieces of informal writing in
response to a variety of prompts, concepts,
situations or reading assignments.
Measurements
(means of assessment for student learning
outcomes listed in first column)
Students prepare a draft of their paper and then
submit their final work.
Students submit outlines studying the chapters of
the book and using new vocabulary.
Improve Critical-Thinking Skills1 & Communication Skills
This particular course is designed and taught in a way you improve your critical thinking skills and
acquire expertise in using Word & Power-Point as well as writing.
BMCC’s General Education learning outcomes as they are related to BUS200
General
Education
Goals
Measurements
(means of assessment for general education goals listed in first column)
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U.S. EDUCATION – Exclusive Test Data: Many Colleges Fail to Improve Critical-Thinking Skills / June 6 / The Wall Street Journal /First Page
Results of a standardized measure of reasoning ability show many students fail to improve over four years—even at some flagship schools, according
to a Wall Street Journal analysis of nonpublic results
https://www.wsj.com/articles/exclusive-test-data-many-colleges-fail-to-improve-critical-thinking-skills-1496686662?tesla=y
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Creative
Thinking
& ProblemSolving
Students develop their critical thinking by reading classical books in the managerial literature
and attending this class that is tailored towards increasing their creative thinking and
problem-solving process. Writing biweekly memorandums based on the read material and
related to their real-life experience as well as to the current events in terms of organization
and leadership.
Quantitative
* Skills
students develop and exercise their quantitative skills by becoming familiar with
Literacy
reading; understanding and interpreting all quantitative aspects of business, as
&
there are available in all major business and financial publications.
Reasoning
They need to comprehend numerical information, understand and produce
graphical information, as well as basic numerical skills.
Information &
* Research
students will research and prepare their memorandums
Technology
* Evaluation
students will evaluate collected data
Literacy
* Interpretation students will interpret the collected information providing their assessment
demonstrating documentation based on rational methods.
Use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) in order to prepare your work.
Cultural Awareness & Ethical Reasoning
Oral & Written
* Listen
students have to attend listening to the lecture and participate in a class
Communication
discussion understanding what is said.
Skills
* Read
students have to read their textbook, as well as the Wall Street Journal, produce
outlines of their readings, and be able to discuss them.
* Write
Students will write a final paper integrating all the work during the term
* Speak
students have to speak participating in all aspects of the class
* All the above have to be in academically effective manner and in critical engagement.
Decision Making
Ø Communication is absolutely essential for your success in business demonstrating
CREATIVITY & CRITICAL THINKING.
Analytical & Synthetic Skills are prerequisites for Communication & Presentations.
All aspects of communication are essential in this course. Passive communication is when you receive
information and you are required to process it – you need to learn how to LISTEN, active is when you inform
others.
Various Forms of Communications for Business Success
Passive
Active
Written
Read
Written
Oral
Listen
Oral
Reading is important. You need to read the assigned material like in any other course, and besides textual
reading, you have to read numerical and graphic information (data). It is important to comprehend data, and
the best way to do so, is to transform data into graphs, if graphs are not given to you.
Listening is extremely important – particularly in business. You have to listen, not only to your instructor, but
also to each member of the class who contributes to the class discussion. In business you have to listen to your customers,
to your employees, to your manager etc.
Oral communication is a part of the course where students have to be involved in discussions of the material
presented in class.
Presentations are essential in this class.
Writing is essential in business, unfortunately, this is a Writing Intensive class.
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Requirements of Students & Evaluation
Class Preparation
Participation in the academic activity of each course is a significant component of the learning process and
plays a major role in determining overall student academic achievement. Academic activities may include, but
are not limited to, submitting assignments, engaging in online activities, taking exams, and/or participating in
group work. Each instructor has the right to establish their own class participation policy, and it is each student’s
responsibility to be familiar with and follow the participation policies for each course.
Preparation for class means that you have studied the assigned material as it is indicated in the syllabus in
advance. As you read the material, you should a) underline the important points in the book and make special
notes, b) learn the unknown terminology included in the book, c) generate an outline the concepts and d)
organize the example cases provided in the text and search further about them. You should submit your written
notes. You should keep notes from the lectures and add them to your book notes.
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Study methodically
https://youtu.be/kvNGtSx3_S8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BK7nBibrbA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-2vkrpkhP8
https://youtu.be/kSzIdw75kMo
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These videos demonstrates how a student organizes the material for this class.
Creating an outline of the material you study
https://study.com/academy/lesson/how-to-arrange-ideas-in-a-reading-selection-in-an-outline.html
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The work of your STUDENT INSTRUCTOR from the previous term. This is an example of
what I expect from you as well…
1. Presentation of Henry Mintzberg and Peter Drucker:
https://youtu.be/YA65Lk1ldKo
2. Reframing organizations: an insight of the two first chapters:
https://youtu.be/Vz-QbmTdquc
3. The structural frame: getting organize, structuring and restructuring
https://youtu.be/i5Afs5z40x8
4. Organizing groups and teams and people and organization:
https://youtu.be/jVpbdDTVlbs
5. Improving human resource management and interpersonal and group dynamics:
https://youtu.be/bD-NHmPtc8w
6. Chapters 9 and 10 of reframing organizations:
https://youtu.be/HY-mULZBVbQ
7. Chapters 11 and 12 of reframing organizations:
https://youtu.be/kFQyqROFigI
8. Chapters 13 and 14: culture in action and organizations as theaters
https://youtu.be/eSffhNp76hY
9. Chapters 15 and 16: Improving leadership practice and reframing in action
https://youtu.be/MjcL0rljuHQ
10. Chapter 17 and 18: Leadership in theory and practice and Reframing leadership
https://youtu.be/oxpwQhSmYXc
Another one…
1. Discipline of Management Video about Henry Drucker, the Father of Management, and
Henry Mintzberg, an Expert on Strategy https://youtu.be/BtvMfNI0EmM
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2. Part One Making Sense of Organizations – Introduction: The Power of Reframing
https://youtu.be/zc3MFW_aCPE
3. Part One Making Sense of Organizations-Simple Ideas, Complex Organization
Video1 https://youtu.be/zc3MFW_aCPE
Video 2 https://youtu.be/8GCzl5xpBoY
4. Part Two Structural Frame Chapters 3: Getting Organized and Chapter 4: Structure and
Restructuring Presentation https://youtu.be/bCZLKrZ1uvk
5. Part Two Structural Frame Chapter 5: Organizing Groups and Teams
6. Part Three Human Resource Frame Chapter 6: People and Organizations
https://youtu.be/t5xm498fxJ8
7. Part Three Human Resource Frame https://youtu.be/NV8BnYUjiWw
8. Part Four Political Frame https://youtu.be/ErBY7kZ930E
9. Part Five Symbolic Frame https://youtu.be/JWtKefWIcoM
10. Part Six Improving Leadership Practices https://youtu.be/4yqTttFCidA
Class Participation
Participation in the academic activity of each course is a significant component of your learning
process and plays a significant role in determining the overall student academic achievement.
Academic activities may include, but are not limited to, engaging in in activities, taking exams.
Text outlines, written notes & terminology
As your read the book, you are required to create an outlie of the book. The book content is organized in two
parts. There is the theoretical presentation and practical examples. You need to be able to separate and
interrelate these two dimensions of the material you read. You need to read the material assigned in the syllabus
IN ADVANCE from the class discussion, and have your outline. The book is using terminology that is not
common to many using a lot of Latin, Greek and Old English terms. You need to learn this terminology and
use it in your oral communication effectively. Furthermore, you should add your notes including your personal
comments to the material you read. This work can be in a typed form in WORD or a handwritten form in
pictures and submitted in advance from the class discussion according to the material planning of this syllabus.
Video Presentations
Four video presentations have to be produced and submitted as YouTube videos at the end of each part of
the book where you have to discuss questions and answers that you instigate from your study of the particular
part of the book in conjunction to the class lecture. The video should be about ten minutes long discussion
WITHOUT having in front of you any notes. The video should be in YouTube and provide a link. As you
prepare the video you are encouraged to review it before your submission and redo it to the level that you think
it is professionally acceptable. As an example, you may see what is presented to you in the previous page.
Your four video presentations will be for the:
a) On Drucker & Mintzberg
June 2
b) Structural & Human Recourse Frame,
June 9
c) Political & Symbolic Frames,
June 16
d) Leadership / Frame Integration / Transformation June 30
Paper
The FINAL PAPER is based on the cumulative work performed during the term. Your work has a written
portion as well as an oral one. At the Final Exam you will present your ability of critical thinking & clarity of
expression, phrase and provided answers to your own questions as well as participate in communication. The
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oral portion of the final paper will be within a small group setting. The oral part will be based on the total
cumulative work you have prepared. Your understanding and your critical thinking are to be assessed.
You need to write a 12 page paper for the Writing Intensive course. The topic of the paper is:
Becoming a Manager with a Leading Role – Summarizing the learning from this class
evaluating your choices and discussing the artistic dimension. A personal testimony in the light of the Reframing work by Bolman & Deal.
Have your paper in WORD format, spell checked, use Century for your font, and size 12, with space between
lines 1.5, and 6 points between paragraphs. Do not indent your paragraphs, have your text justified and have a
normal margin layout. Use page number in your footer, in the middle of the page. After the topic of your paper
add your name, Last and First, and in the following line your CUNY ID number. All that should be centered.
In your work, you should utilize all frames as well as the improving leadership practice portion of the book
including professor's lectures. As you use material from the book, make reference to them using footnotes
(not endnotes). Your paper should be submitted by midnight July 10, as a WORD file - not a PDF, NOT as a
share or permit to edit file, NOT as a Google Doc. Your file should be named with your Last Name followed
by an underscore, and the words FINAL PAPER. Your email should have a subject FINAL PAPER.
Due day for the paper submission July 11.
Ø Student Requirements
Text outlines with written notes & terminology 4 X 5
Video Presentation 4 X 10
Final Paper
20 %
40 %
40 %
No late submission of any work
Pay attention to the grading scale and its interpretation.
C
B
A
means Proficiency
means Excellency
means Mastery
(a high degree of competence and skill)
(an outstanding feature or quality)
(control and superiority over something)
Grading System
For the grading system, it is important to pay significant attention to the interpretation of the evaluation of
your work. In management in is significant to have an accurate assessment in a way you can drive yourself and
those you manage for an improvement. It is extremely crucial to be able to distinct and understand the
difference between proficiency, excellency and mastery and the clear nuances that indicate the variations within
each of these categories. You are NOT evaluated for your effort but for your outcome. In this class you
would be called to evaluate the work of the others as well as your work. What is determining your outcome is
the continuing improvement of your work as others perceive and evaluate it and at the same time as you work
towards your improvement. Your professor will evaluate your preparation and participation for the class, as
well as the written final exam, but you will provide input for the evaluation of the video presentations as well
as the oral final exam, and you will be accountable for your assessment.
Grade
A+
A
A–
B+
B
B–
Level of
Achievement
Mastery
Excellence
Quality
Points
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
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Subject Interpretation
Outstanding highest grade given outstanding work, meeting and exceeding the highest
expectations – Mastery of concepts
Excellent superior work in all aspects – Can apply concepts to new situation
Very good superior work in most aspects – Solid understanding of concepts
Good fully acceptable and solid work – Strong foundation for future work
More than more than acceptable, but falls acceptable short of solid work
Better than just an acceptable understanding
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C+
C
Proficiency
C–
2.3
2.0
1.7
D+
D
Marginal
Proficiency
1.3
1.0
D–
F
Failure
0.7
0.0
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Acceptable work, meeting all basic standards – Acceptable understanding
Acceptable marginally acceptable work, meeting most basic standards
Questionable foundation for future work
Almost acceptable still acceptable, but falls short of meeting basic standards
Doubtful understanding
Minimally passing minimal achievement – Weak foundation for future work
Lowest passing not altogether acceptable, but entitles the student to credit for the course
– Very weak foundation for future work
Extremely weak foundation for future work
Definitely failed to demonstrate understanding
Outline of Topics
DESCRITION
Content
NOTES
B&D 1
B&D 2
B&D 3
Introduction / Drucker & the discipline of Management /Management / Administration / Governance / Leadership
Peter Drucker
The wisdom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1g_tE3VLKk
Hear from Peter Drucker himself on his insight into business management and leadership.
The Legacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM1RcV91bao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhE2eCqdovw&t=2s
A recollection of the life and times, and the contributions of Peter F.
Drucker, Father of Modern Management
by those who knew him well: from colleagues, professors, CEOs, to friends and family.
Michele Hunt Interviews the iconic Peter Drucker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fygzm1VYlhQ
Henry Mintzberg
On Managing Mintzberg on strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vpvU5fIyOA
Impact of Leadership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMAa8u8PfcA&t=42s
Debating the Merits of Business Education
https://youtu.be/q7lQyCy7Y3g
https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-management-and-administration.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-akers-ibm-former-chief-dies-at-79-1408920798
– Power of Reframing
– Making Sense of Organizations – Simple Ideas / Complex Organizations
– Getting Organized
B&D 12
– Structure & Restructuring / A critical view of management today – Mintzberg
– Organizing Groups & Teams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f60dheI4ARg
– People & Organizations
– Improving Human Resource Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDOYnq2qa50
– Interpersonal & Group Dynamics
– Power, Conflict & Coalition
I have a dream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s&t=320s
We will never surrender
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_LncVnecLA
History of Steve Jobs (Full Documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4pVFLUlx8g
Steve Jobs brainstorms with the NeXT team 1985
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udi0rk3jZYM
Steve jobs most innovative speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM4If6YHN3s
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
Sun Tue (The Art of War) & Machiavelli (The Prince)
FULL Audio Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7rhovBK_eA
Sun Tzu: The Art of War - (Audiobook)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqjDpGVvW5Q&t=2508s
The Art Of War Full war Documentary 2015 Mind Blow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9vmEM9Uw-4
Lessons in Leadership – Machiavelli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZz5Ga5ymA4
WORDS OF WISDOM | Niccolo Machiavelli Powerful Quotes That Teach Life-Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JZcmYbUzmQ
MACHIAVELLI: THE PRINCE - FULL Audiobook https://youtu.be/iJW4Z7gyT9Q
Machiavelli with Philip C. Bobbitt - Conversations with History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4zXb0oQwik&t=1026s
– The Manager as Politician
– Organizations as Political Arenas & Political Agents
– Organizational Symbols & Culture
B&D 13
– Culture in Action
B&D 14
– Organization as a Theater
B&D 15
– Integrating frames to Effective Practices
B&D 16
– Reframing in Action: Opportunities & Perils
B&D 17
– Reframing Leadership
B&D 4
B&D 5
B&D 6
B&D 7
B&D 8
B&D 9
B&D 10
B&D 11
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B&D 18
– Reframing Change in Organizations
B&D 19
– Reframing Ethics & Spirit
– Bringing it all Together: Change & Leadership in Action
B&D 20
Notes
On Becoming a Leader / 10 Mistakes Leaders Make
Paper Submission
ONLINE Rules
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A note from your professor
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This class is a synchronous online class that requires an
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performing different tasks, mothers may have to assist children,
you may be at work. Exceptions are approved by the professor
and there are known to the entire class. Exceptions have a meaning to the usage of the rule, not to the cancelation of the rule.
You need to have your camera ON all time during the class time. You should have the microphone OFF except
when you would like to talk or when a question is asked, and you provide an answer. The class is LIVE class – not
a “chat” class – although chats are going to be used for personal communication.
EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS
Students will treat their classroom obligations as they would treat any serious professional engagement. That includes:
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PREPARING THOROUGHLY for each session in accordance with the instructor’s requests.
PARTICIPATING FULLY & CONSTRUCTIVELY in all classroom asynchronous activities and discussions.
ADHERING TO DEADLINES AND TIMETABLES established by the instructor.
PROVIDING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO FACULTY MEMBERS regarding their performance as an
instructor. Students should be as objective in their comments about instructors as they expect instructors to be in
their evaluations of students.
EXPECTATIONS FOR FACULTY
Faculty will treat their obligations for classes as they would treat any serious professional engagement. That includes:
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PUNCTUALITY in beginning class sessions, and except under unusual circumstances, adherence to the established
schedule for classes & exams.
PROVIDING SUFFICIENT INFORMATION and materials to enable students to prepare adequately for class.
DISPLAYING APPROPRIATE COURTESY to all involved in the class sessions. Courteous behavior specifically
entails communicating in a manner that respects, and is sensitive to, the cultural, racial, sexual and other individual
differences in the BMCC community.
SUPPLYING TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENT PERFORMANCE on projects, assignments, and
examinations.
PROVIDING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS concerning their performance. Faculty should
be as objective in their feedback to students as they expect students to be in their evaluation of faculty.
BMCC’s care for its students
BMCC is committed to the health and well-being of all students. It is common for everyone to seek assistance
at some point in their life, and there are free and confidential services on campus that can help.
Single Stop www.bmcc.cuny.edu/singlestop, room S230, 212-220-8195. If you are having problems with food or housing
insecurity, finances, health insurance or anything else that might get in the way of your studies at BMCC, come by the
Single Stop Office for advice and assistance. Assistance is also available through the Office of Student Affairs, S350, 212220- 8130.
Counseling Center www.bmcc.cuny.edu/counseling, room S343, 212-220-8140. Counselors assist students in addressing
psychological and adjustment issues (i.e., depression, anxiety, and
Office of Compliance and Diversity: www.bmcc cuny.edu/aac, room S701, 212-220-1236. BMCC is committed to
promoting a diverse and inclusive learning environment free of unlawful discrimination/harassment, including sexual
harassment, where all students are treated fairly. For information about BMCC's policies and resources, or to request
additional assistance in this area, please visit or call the office, or email olevy@bmcc.cuny.edu, or twade@bmcc.cuny.edu.
If you need immediate assistance, please contact BMCC Public safety at 212-220-8080.
College Participation Policy
Participation in the academic activity of each course is a significant component of the learning process and plays a major
role in determining overall student academic achievement. Academic activities may include, but are not limited to,
attending class, submitting assignments, engaging in in-class or online activities, taking exams, and/or participating in
group work. Each instructor has the right to establish their own class participation policy, and it is each student's
responsibility to be familiar with and follow the participation policies for each course.
Academic Adjustments for Students with Disabilities
Students who need academic accommodations in connection with a disability must initiate the request with BMCC’s Office
of Accessibility (OA). Students need to register with the Office of Accessibility in order to officially disclose their disability
status to the College and to determine eligibility for appropriate reasonable accommodations (including any prior IEPs or
504s). Please contact the OA at the start of the semester (or as soon as possible) to coordinate any accommodation
request/s.
Office of Accessibility. www.bmcc.cuny.edu/accessibility, Room N360 (accessible entrance: 77 Harrison Street), 212-220-8180,
accessibility@bmcc.cuny.edu.
https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/accessibility/page.jsp?pid=1062&n=How%20the%20Office%20of%20Accessibility%20Works
COVID Vaccination
Complete Vaccination certifications on CUNYFirst – this is important.
BMCC Policy on Plagiarism and Academic Integrity Statement
Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else’s ideas, words or artistic, scientific, or technical work as one’s own creation.
Using the idea or work of another is permissible only when the original author is identified. Paraphrasing and summarizing,
as well as direct quotations require citations to the original source. Plagiarism may be intentional or unintentional. Lack
of dishonest intent does not necessarily absolve a student of responsibility for plagiarism. Students who are unsure how
and when to provide documentation are advised to consult with their instructors. The library has guides designed to help
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students to appropriately identify a cited work. The full policy can be found on BMCC web site, www.bmcc.cuny.edu.
For further information on integrity and behavior, please consult the college bulletin (also available online).
BMCC community members have the right to be referred to according to their designated name and/or personal pronouns
and have the right to use the gendered spaces of their choice according to their identification. For a list of resources
available to the LGBTQIA+ community, visit: https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/student-affairs/lgbtq/
Gender-Inclusivity
BMCC community members have the right to use and be referred to according to their preferred name, title, and/or
personal pronouns. Everyone also has the right to use all spaces according to their self-identification, including restrooms
and locker rooms. To learn more about how to change your preferred name and affirm your gender identity at CUNY
(including requesting a new ID card and/or email address), go here: https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/student-affairs/lgbtq/
Anyone who has experienced harassment related to gender or sexual identification, who needs assistance, or who wishes
to file a complaint, can contact the Office of Compliance and Diversity: https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/aboutbmcc/compliance-diversity/.
FREE BMCC STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
BMCC is committed to the health and well-being of all students. It is common for everyone to seek assistance at some
point in their life, and there are free and confidential services on campus that can help.
Advocacy and Resource Center (ARC) https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/student-affairs/arc/ room S230, 212-220-8195,
arc@bmcc.cuny.edu. If you are having problems with food or housing insecurity, finances, health insurance or anything
else that might get in the way of your studies at BMCC, contact the Advocacy and Resource Center (formerly Single Stop)
for assistance. Please contact us at arc@bmcc.cuny.edu, call 212-220-8195, or come by the office at room S230. You may
also contact the Office of Student Affairs, S350, 212-220-8130, studentaffairs@bmcc.cuny.edu, for assistance.
Counseling Center www.bmcc.cuny.edu/counseling, room S343, 212-220-8140, counselingcenter@bmcc.cuny.edu.
Counselors assist students in addressing psychological and adjustment issues (i.e., depression, anxiety, and relationships)
and can help with stress, time management and more. Counselors are available for walk-in visits.
Office of Compliance and Diversity https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/about-bmcc/compliance-diversity, room S701, 212220-1236. BMCC is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive learning environment free of unlawful
discrimination/harassment, including sexual harassment, where all students are treated fairly. For information about
BMCC's policies and resources, or to request additional assistance in this area, please visit or call the office, or email
olevy@bmcc.cuny.edu, or twade@bmcc.cuny.edu. If you need immediate assistance, please contact BMCC Public safety
at 212-220-8080.
Office of Accessibility www.bmcc.cuny.edu/accessibility, Students who need academic accommodations in connection
with a disability must initiate the request with BMCC’s Office of Accessibility (OA). Students need to register with the
Office of Accessibility in order to officially disclose their disability status to the College and to determine eligibility for
appropriate reasonable accommodations (including any prior IEPs or 504s). Please contact the OA at the start of the
semester (or as soon as possible) to coordinate any accommodation request/s: www.bmcc.cuny.edu/accessibility, Room
N360 (accessible entrance: 77 Harrison Street), 212-220-8180, accessibility@bmcc.cuny.edu.
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