BUS261: Principles of Management, Spring 2013
Tentative COURSE PLAN - subject to change! [Revised 2 1 2013]
Reading
Tuesday
class
Scherm. 1.1, 1.2
Intro
WSFI Case
Sitn Analysis
Harrison (2012) Note on Dec Cases and Situation Analysis
Teamwork
Harrison (2007) Note on Teamwork
Scherm. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
RAP (iRAT / tRAT)
Mintzberg (1990) The Manager’s Job
Review W1 TA
Case: Mommy-Track Backlash
Mintzberg video
Week
Begin
Topic
1
Jan 14
2013
Intro
Sitn Analysis
Teaming
2
Jan 21
2013
Mgmt Theory
3
Jan 28
2013
DecisionMaking
4
Feb 4
2013
[Last
Drop ]
Planning,
Controlling
5
Feb 11
2013
Exam I
6
Feb 18
2013
Communication
7
Feb 25
2013
TBLC
Thurs
Mar 4
2013
Mar 11
2013
Negotiation
Ethics
Scherm. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Badaracco (2001)
Case: Orangewerks
Mar 18
2013
VAE
Exam II
TBA
11
Mar 25
2013
Org’l Structure
Influence
12
Apr 1
2013
Org’l Culture
Change Mgmt
13
Apr 8
2013
Leadership
14
Apr15
2013
Exam III
Apr 22
2013
Presentation of
Term Papers
8
9
10
15
Scherm. 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
[skim] Harrison (2012) Decision Tree Exercises
Garvin (2001)
Case: All The Wrong Moves
Scherm. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Scherm. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Case: Kerr (2003) Best-Laid Plans
[skim only] Kerr (1995) On the Folly
[skim only] http://www.netmba.com/operations/project/gantt/
[skim only] http://www.netmba.com/operations/project/pert/
TBA
Scherm. 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
Harvey (1974)
Case: Micromanager
Scherm. 16.1, 16.2, 16.3
Cialdini (2001)
Wiki: Getting to Yes
RAP (iRAT / tRAT)
Review TA / writing
Dec Tree Exercises
RAP (iRAT / tRAT)
Review TA
Kerr ppt
PERT/Gantt Exercises
Thursday
class
Extra Credit RAP
(iRAT/tRAT)
Practice Team Activity
Expl Exercises
Team Activity
Begin W2 TA (formal
Sitn Analysis)
Expl Exercises
PPt on Kerr
Team Activity
Begin TA
Team Activity
Begin TA
Internships
Review TA
Teamwork Reviews
Team Activity: AAR#1
Q&A on Exam
Expl Exercises
RAP (iRAT / tRAT)
Review Exam
Expl Exercises
RAP (iRAT / tRAT)
Review TA
Ugli Orange
Exam I
RAP (iRAT / tRAT)
Review TA / writing
Milgram video
Expl Exercises
IP Style
Review TA
Teamwork Reviews
Team Activity: AAR#2
Q&A on Exam
RAP (iRAT / tRAT)
Review TA
Org Chart Ppt
Expl Exercises
Team Activity
Proposal for Term
Project Due
Exam II
RAP (iRAT / tRAT)
Review TA / writing
Begin 12:00 High video
case
Continue video case
Team Activity
Begin TA
RAP (iRAT / tRAT)
Review TA
Continue video case
Complete video case
Team Activity
Begin TA
Review TA
Teamwork Reviews
Team Activity: AAR#3
Q&A on Exam
Expl Exercises
Student presentations
Exam III
[optional] Extra Credit
questionnaire
Active Listening Exc.
Team Activity
Begin TA
Cialdini video
Team Activity
Begin TA (formal Sitn
Analysis)
Spring Break
Scherm. 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Wiki on Quality Management:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_management
Harrison (2012) Note on Book Reviews
Case: Children’s Hospital
Scherm. 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Schein (1992)
Kotter (2000) Leading Change
Background on Twelve O’clock High:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_O'Clock_High and
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/
Scherm. 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Kotter (1990) What Leaders Do
Lao Tzu
Hughes, Ginnett, & Curphy (1993)
TBA
How to make a good presentation:
http://www.rogerdarlington.co.uk/Presentation.html
[optional] Extra Credit
questionnaire
Team Activity
Begin TA (formal Sitn
Analysis)
[optional] Extra Credit
questionnaire
Student presentations
Book Review is due
Fri., Apr. 26, at 5 PM
Apr 29
2013
Finals Week
Final Exam (cumulative)
leftovers
Case – Medisys; case- Carter Racing; Gabarro & Kotter (2005
reprint)