FACULTY OF BUSINES (FOB)
SEMESTER JANUARY 2013 – SESSION 1/13/34
PMS 1113 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1. Name of Course/Module : Principles of Management
2. Course Code : PMS 1113
3. Name(s) of academic staff :
Erni Tanius
4. Rationale for the inclusion of the course/module in the programme :
Understand the fundamental knowledge and application of management.
5. Semester and Year offered : Semester 1 and Year 1
6. Credit Value : 3 (2+1)
7. Objectives :
The course will enable students to:
1. Discuss the basic concepts of management as an art and science.
2. Apply the four management concepts and practices i.e. planning, organizing, leading and
controlling in the workplace.
3. To present the real world applications of management concepts and helps to make management
comes alive by bringing managers and students together.
8. Learning outcomes : At the end of this course, student should be able to:
1. Identify the basic function of management.
2. Identify the importance of good management bahaviour towards the success of an organization.
3. Discuss the management issues and make decision on how to solve the problem faced by
managers in the organization.
4. Apply the concept of organizational design, teamwork and planning process.
9. Synopsis
T The subjects discussed tend to explore some significant areas related to management field such as
planning, organizational culture, management strategy and decision making, communication, workforce
diversity, organizational change and development and also teamwork.
10. Mode of Delivery
Lecture, Tutorial, Problem Based Learning
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11. Assessment Methods and Types
Course Work
Final Examination
Course work comprises of the following items
Test 1
Test 2
Assignments
Quizzes
Class activity
:
:
:
60%
40%
10%
10%
20%
15%
5%
12.  Main references :
Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, Management, 11th ed.,Pearson, 2012
 Additional references supporting the course
 Schermerhorn, John R.,Introduction to Management 11th ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2011
 Jones, Gareth R., George, Jennifer M., Contemporary Management, 6th Ed., McGraw Hill. 2009
 Gomez-Mejia, Luis R, Balkin, David B. Management. Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2008.
Rules & Regulations
 Switch off your handphones in class
 Don’t come late to class
 Be appropriately dressed. No round neck t-shirt, no slippers.(Student MUST follow student attire as stated in
Buku Panduan Pelajar)
 Make sure you come for every class so that you don’t miss any of the lessons.
 REMEMBER, if you do not fulfill 80% of the attendance, you WILL BE BARRED from taking the final exam.
(m/s 15 Bahagian VII, Peperiksaan, Syarat Menduduki Peperiksaan no (2), Buku Peraturan Akademik,
UNISEL)
 Assignment should be handed in on time,or you will be rewarded zero mark.
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Syllabus contents
WEEK
WEEK
1&2
TOPIC (S)
ASSESSMENT
CH1 : FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS
 The important of managers to organizations.
 Who managers are and where they work.
 Functions, roles and skills of managers.
 Factors that are reshaping and redefining the manager’s job.
 The value of studying management
 Management history
WEEK
3
CH2 : CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENEGES FOR THE GLOBAL
MANAGER
QUIZ 1 (20 marks)
 The manager : Omnipotent view and the symbolic view
Chapter cover : Chapter 1
 The external environment
Format : MCQ
 Organizational culture
 Current issues in organizational culture
WEEK
4
CH5: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS
 What is social responsibility?
 Green management and sustainability
 Managers and ethical behaviour
 Encouraging ethical behaviour
 Social responsibility and ethics issues in today’s world
WEEK
5
CH6 : CHANGE AND INNOVATION
 The change process
 Type of organizational change
 Managing resistance to change
 Contemporary issues in managing change
 Stimulating innovation
WEEK
6
CH7 : DECISION MAKING
 The decision-making process
 Managers making decisions
 Types of decisions and decision making conditions
WEEK
7
TEST 1
Week 6
Chapter cover : 1,2 & 5
CH8 : FOUNDATIONS OF PLANNING
 The what and why of planning
 Goals and plans
 Setting goals and developing plans
 Contemporary issues in planning
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WEEK
8&9
CH 9: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
 Strategic management
 The strategic management process
 Corporate strategies
 Competitive strategies
 Current strategic management issues
WEEK
10
CH 10: FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
 Designing organizational structure
 Mechanistic and organic structures
 Contingency factors affecting structural choice
 Traditional organizational designs
 Contemporary organizational design (chapter 11)
WEEK
11
CH 13: GROUPS AND TEAMS
 Group and group development
 Work group performance and satisfaction
 Turning groups into effective teams
 Current challenges in managing teams
WEEK
12
CH 15: COMMUNICATION
 The nature and function of communication
 Methods of interpersonal communication
 Effective interpersonal communication
 Organizational communication
 Information technology and communication
 Communication issues in today’s organizations
WEEK
13
CH 17: LEADERSHIP
 Who are leaders and what is leadership
 Early leadership theories
 Contingency theories of leadership
 Contemporary views of leadership
 Leadership issues in twenty-first century
WEEK
14
CH 18 : FOUNDATIONS OF CONTROL
 The control process
 Controlling for organizational performance
 Tools for measuring organizational performance
 Contemporary issues in control
QUIZ 2 (10 marks)
Week 9
Chapter cover : 6 & 7
Format : Structured
TEST 2
Week 11
Chapter cover : 7,8,9 & 10
QUIZ 3 (10 marks)
Week 13
Chapter cover : 13 & 15
Format : MCQ
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Assessment break-down:
Test 1 (10%) – 50 marks
1. 50 multiple choice questions (50 marks)
Week 6
Chapter : 1,2 and 5
Duration : 1 hour 15minutes
Test 2 (10%) – 50 marks
1. 30 multiple choice questions (30 marks)
2. 2 structured questions (10 marks each)
Week 11
Chapter : 7,8,9 and 10
Duration : 1 hour 30minutes
Assignment (10%)
1. 1 group assignment (20 marks)
 SWOT analysis for an organization (Chapter 9)
 Power point presentation
Dateline
Date
: 29th March 2013 (Week 11)
Day
: Thursday
Time
: before 5.00pm
Cover page color : Light Green
Quizzes (15%)
3 quizzes (5% each) + 1 class activity (5%)
Final Exam (50%)
* If at any time we fall behind schedule, replacement classes will be arranged.
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