COURSE SYLLABUS
Fall Semester 2011
8/22/2011 to 12/9/2011
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BM 20403 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
EMERSON E. EVANS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Professor: JASON R. WINTERS
Phone:
740 245-7352
Email:
jwinters@rio.edu
Office:
231 Bob Evans Farms Hall
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am to 9:00am
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to prepare students for a dynamic
profession in which managers plan, analyze, make decisions, evaluate results, solve
problems, supervise, lead, train, and learn. Therefore, managers require a number of
skills and abilities to perform a multiplicity of tasks and functions. Management offers a
challenging field with unlimited opportunities in a variety of areas including profit and
non-profit organizations as well as government agencies.
CREDIT HOURS: 3 Semester Hours
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Title
Author
ISBN
Publisher
Publication Date
Essentials of Contemporary Management
Gareth R. Jones; Jennifer M. George
978-0-07-813722-8
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
January 21, 2010
COURSE OUTCOMES: The following outcomes have been adopted for this course.
All outcomes listed below have direct relevance to course material. Upon completion of
this course students are expected to:
1. Students will better understand the history of American management philosophies and
practices from the early foundations of this country through today’s modern-day
corporate structures.
2. Students will understand and be able to properly apply the correct leadership Style(s) to
motivate and develop those individuals over whom they have managerial
responsibilities.
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Grading Scale: 90 –100
80 - 89
70 - 79
60 - 69
0 - 59
A
B
C
D
F
Grading Components
25% - Quizzes
25% - Research Paper & Presentation
25% - Mid-term Exam
25% - Final Exam
Exams: Exams will be in a written format composed of Multiple choice, True/False, and
short answer. Make up exams are not an option, unless extreme hardship can be proven.
Quizzes: Quizzes will be given at the completion of each chapter and will be composed
of Multiple choice, True/False, and short answer. Make up exams are not an option,
unless extreme hardship can be proven.
Writing & Presentation Requirements: Students will submit a major research paper
during the semester (see schedule for due date). You will be expected to select a
Manager/Owner of your choosing and conduct a research paper on that individual. The
paper must include a comprehensive history both personal and professional. In addition,
you must explain your Manager/Owner in light of at least two topics discussed this
semester. This may be Management Style, Decision Making, Planning, Organizational
Structure,
Entrepreneurship,
Motivation,
Leadership,
Human
Resources,
Communications, and the list goes on and on. You must prove functional knowledge by
simply relating only two topics to your Manager/Owner subject. Research must be
conducted and referenced by using any written or on-line business/financial database.
This research paper will be at least 8 pages & no more than 10 pages in length (this
includes Title Page and Reference Pages, 1.5-spaced, and electronically submitted via email to the instructor on or before the due date. I expect the paper to be APA style.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Please list your sources of reference. The presentation
will be a 5 minute audio/visual power point presentation also submitted by e-mail.
Attendance & preparedness: Students are expected to stay current with the online
schedule of assignments.
Late Assignments Policy: Late assignments and submissions will be granted only for
extreme family or personal emergencies. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate
with the instructor, in a timely fashion, regarding any such emergency situations. The
final decision, as to what constitutes a valid emergency, will be at the instructor’s
discretion.
Expected Goals and Objectives/Learning Outcomes: As stated in the “Introduction”,
this course is designed to prepare future managers to understand and employ strategies to
plan, organize, make decisions, evaluate results, solve problems, lead, train, and learn
from the employees that they will be responsible to manage. Secondarily, the on-line
format and required student discipline, will prepare students for independent research
methods and appropriate study techniques and time management.
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Tentative Reading, Quiz and Exam Schedule **
Learning Assignments
Module
1
Syllabus Review; Blackboard Introduction; Biographies
Chapter 1 – The Management Process Today
2
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Allstate & Darden Restaurants (take quizzes)
Quiz: Chapter 1
Chapter 2 – Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture
3
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Bank of America, InterActive Corp (take quizzes)
Quiz: Chapter 2
Chapter 3 – Management Ethics and Diversity
4
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Bakery with a Conscience (take quiz)
Quiz: Chapter 3
Chapter 4 – Managing in the Global Environment
5
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Heineken, Papa John’s (take quizzes)
Quiz: Chapter 4
Chapter 5 – Decision Making, Learning, Creativity & Entrepreneurship
6
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Adobe, Charlotte Bobcats (take quizzes)
Quiz: Chapter 5
Review
7
Chapters 1-5; all assigned videos; and chapter quizzes
Midterm Exam I (prior to October 17, 2011)
Chapter 6 – Planning, Strategy, and Competitive Advantage
8
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Coca-Cola Co., Victoria’s Secret (take quizzes)
Quiz: Chapter 6
Chapter 7 – Designing Organizational Structure
9
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Motorola, Royal Phillips Electronics (take quizzes)
Quiz: Chapter 7
Chapter 8 – Control, Change and Entrepreneurship
10
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Activision, Major League Baseball (take quizzes)
Quiz: Chapter 8
Chapter 9 – Motivation
11
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Nordstrom (take quizzes)
Quiz: Chapter 9
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Chapter 10 – Leaders & Leadership
Read Chapter and Listen to Power Points
Videos: Southwest Airlines (take quizzes)
Quiz: Chapter 10
Review
Chapters 6-10; all assigned videos; and chapter quizzes
Final Exam (prior to December 6, 2011)
** Schedule and topics covered may be adjusted at the discretion of the instructor
ADA POLICY: If a student wishes to be identified as having a physical, mental, or
learning disability, that may or may not require reasonable accommodation(s), he/she
must register with the Office of Accessibility. These registered students should identify
themselves to their instructors and provide a written statement from the Accessibility
Office that indicates the appropriate accommodations. The process of a student selfproclaiming the need for accommodation should occur as early in the semester as
possible. The Office of Accessibility phone is 245-7339 and is located in Rhodes Hall,
Room 116, University of Rio Grande.
FERPA: The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College are
committed to fully respecting and protecting the rights of students under the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). These rights generally include the right to
inspect, review and seek amendment to the student's education records and the right to
provide written consent before personally identifiable information from education records
is disclosed. Under FERPA, students have the right to file a complaint with the US
Department of Education concerning alleged failures to comply with FERPA. Please see
the Student Records Confidentiality/Rights Under FERPA section of the Student
Handbook for details and more information.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Any person committing an act of plagiarism, cheating,
attendance fraud, or other form of academic dishonesty is subject to the fullest measure
of consequences, including course failure and suspension. Students caught committing an
act of academic dishonesty will receive an automatic failing grade for the course and will
not be allowed to drop that course.
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