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MN360 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
SYLLABUS
FALL 2004
WEB-ENHANCED COURSE
Dr. Ann Marinoni
Professor of Business Administration
312 South Hall--LSSU
(906) 635-2320 Office and Phone Mail
(906) 635-2821 FAX
amarinoni@gw.lssu.edu
Res: 906-248-5266
marinoni@sault.com
Course Purpose:
The purpose of this course is to study the functions of management: planning,
organizing, directing, and controlling. The objective is to develop an understanding of
the underlying principles, how these principles have evolved, and how these principles
are applied in organizations today. Major issues facing managers today are studied.
This principles course is basically cognitive in nature. The course closely follows the
textbook and on-line content, but the “text is not the course;” several theories and
applications of these theories are presented, which are not thoroughly covered in the
textbook.
Basic writing skills are a prerequisite for this course to successfully write essay
exam responses and to complete homework assignments. Junior status or written
permission to enroll is required.
Textbook:
Daft, Richard L. MANAGEMENT, Sixth Edition, Mason, OH: Thomson
Learning, South-Western, 2003, PACKAGED WITH WEBCT ADVANTAGE AND
STUDY GUIDE
Scantron forms are required for the M/C portions of the exams.
Course Activities:
Class lectures and discussions related to topics in textbook and cases
Contemporary management films
Experiential exercises and cases related to management topics
Quizzes from reading assignments--M/C online from exam database
Three exams during the semester and one final exam--M/C (online and "Study
Guide" questions), definitions ("Study Guide"), and essay question
(lecture topics).
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Course Evaluation:
Four exams
Quizzes online
Participation,
assignments, and
in-class work
60% (criteria and format explained in advance)
10% (objective questions on assigned reading-PRACTICE FOR EXAMS M/C)
30% (assignments evaluated on a scale of 0 - 10
for completeness and specific application
of concepts, demonstrated with first assignment)
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Assignments and Course Outline:
Chapter 1
The New Workplace
The Work of Managers--film Henry Mintzberg
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Assignment due September 9/14
day/night sections
Surf Net #3 and Discussion Questions 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, & 10
keyboarded
Chapter 2
Historical Foundations of Management
Assignment due September 16/21
Surf Net #2 and Case Questions
Introduction of WEBCT quizzes and online course work
Chapter 3
The Environment and Corporate Culture
Assignment due September 23/28
Report "The General and Task environment of the " "
Industry ( Landscaping-residential, Packaged food-cookies and
crackers, or Boats-kayaks)--to be assigned
Chapter 4
Globalization
Assignment due September, 30/October 5
Surf Net # 1 and #2, Discussion Questions 1, 5, 7, & 8
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EXAM 1
September 30 day/October 4 night
Chapter 5
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Assignment due October 7/12
Management in Practice: Ethical Dilemmas 2, 3, 4, & 5 and Surf
Net #1
Chapters 7
and 8
Planning and Strategy
Assignment due October 14/19
Surf Net and cases (corporations to be assigned)
Chapter 6
Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Internet Startups
Video Case Questions and online FORTUNE assignment
Due at Exam 2
EXAM 2 October 21/26 (tentative)
Assignments TBA from October 26 to end of semester TBA October 26
Chapters 10
and 11
Organizing, Departmentation, Structure, and Design
Chapters 9
and 12
Decision Making and Managing Change
Chapter 13
Human resource Management
EXAM 3
TBA October 26
Chapter 16
Leadership
Chapter 17
Motivation
Chapter 18
Communication
Chapter 20
Control
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Selected topics from chapters 14, 15, 19, 21, and 22--lecture
EXAM 4 Final Exam as scheduled--may be a group exam.
Participation is encouraged. It is expected that students will conduct themselves
attentively to gain the most from the class. Please remove hats and dark glasses during
class which impede communications and may result in negative or void non-verbal
messages. For excused absences, please arrange for required absences in writing with the
instructor prior to your absence or leave a telephone or email message for absences which
cannot be arranged in advance. Work for excused absences is to be completed in
advance.
This course is Web-enhanced and requires computer access with the required downloads.
Downloads required and online work procedures will be discussed in class August 31.
Online work is planned for three to four class sessions in the two-meetings-per-week
format.
Cheating is defined as representing someone else’s work as your own or using support
materials not authorized by the instructor during the exam. Cheating is handled at the
discretion of the instructor, but may result in dismissal from class and the University.
Please refer to the University catalog.
Please contact Dr. Marinoni regarding any concerns you have relative to increasing your
learning, examination procedures, and/or the conduct of the class.
Students with learning and study requirements authorized through the Learning Center or
Student Support Services should see or call the instructor and coordinate the necessary
accommodations with OSASS in the Library building .
State Standards met by this course
1.4.4 demonstrate appropriate leadership, supervisory, customer service, and ethical
standards to communicate effectively with business constituents
2.1.1 define management and demonstrate awareness of how managers plan, organize,
lead, and control for greater efficiency and effectiveness
2.1.2 illustrate, in practical terms and with specific examples, how globalization,
environmentalism, technology, diversity and calls for greater public
accountability influence and impact managers
2.1.3 demonstrate leadership, communication, planning, organizing, problem solving,
decision making, and self management skills
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3.7
explain the concepts, systems, and tools needed to gather, access, synthesize,
evaluate, and disseminate information for use in making business decisions
4.5
in the larger environment understand;
a. roles within teams, work units, departments, organizations, interorganizational
systems, and
b. identify how key organizational systems affection organizational performance
and the quality of products and services
4.6
demonstrate knowledge of personal ability to follow organizational policies and
procedures and contribute to continuous improvement in performance and
compliance