Principles of Management
BMGT 1327
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Prerequisite: none
Credit: 3 semester hours
Materials needed: Text: Essentials of Management 8th Edition by Dubrin, South-West
Publishers (CENGAGE Learning).
Course Description and Objectives:
Principles of Management is a course designed to teach students the fundamental principles
of organization (business and nonprofit) management. This course will survey the basic
concepts of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Special emphasis will be placed
on career planning, personal productivity, creative problem solving, and teamwork. The
textbook material will be integrated with current events.
Course Content
1. Acquire, organize, and interpret new information.
2. Work effectively as a part of a diverse team.
3. Display leadership skills.
4. Evaluate performance and productivity of other team members.
5. Analyze the management of companies.
6. Develop plans and objectives for business organizations.
7. Understand organizational structures and systems.
8. Solve problems and make decisions using various decision models.
9. Develop project management skills.
10. Manage one’s personal career and personal productivity.
Learning Outcomes
In order to accomplish the above objectives, it will be necessary for the student to meet the
following skills and competencies:
1. Analyze and apply the various theories relating to the field of management.
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Review/appraise current/historical issues and actions taken within the field of management.
Analyze various leadership and supervision styles and their effects on employee moral and
productivity.
Appraise the impact of management information technology on management.
Debate management’s social and ethical responsibilities within the organization, local
community, state, nation, and global market.
Demonstrate methods of effectively influencing delegating and motivating.
Assess the international aspects of management.
Identify and demonstrate the process of planning information gathering, decisionmaking, and communicating skills.
Statement of Foundation Skills and Workplace Competencies (SCANS Skills)
The Lone Star College System is committed to preparing every student with
the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in today’s dynamic work
environment. Towards this end, the following foundation skills and
workplace competencies have been designed into the curriculum for this
course:
Foundation Skills
 Demonstrates Basic Skills – Reading (F1), Writing (F2), Listening (F4),
Speaking (F5)
 Demonstrates Thinking Skills –Decision making (F7), Problem solving (F8),
Seeing things through the minds eye (F9), Knowing how to learn (F10),
Reasoning (F11)
 Exhibits Personal Qualities – Responsibility (F12), Self-esteem (F13), Social
(F14), Self-management (F15), Integrity / Honesty (F16)
Workplace Competencies
 Manages Resources – Allocates time (C1), Allocates material and facility
resources (C3), Allocates human resources (C4)
 Exhibits Interpersonal Skills – Participates as team member (C5), Teaches
others (C6), Exercises leadership (C8), Negotiates to arrive at decisions (C9),
Works with cultural diversity (C10)
 Manages Information – Acquires and evaluates (C11), Organizes and
maintains (C12), Interprets and Communicates (C13), Uses Systems and
Technology – Understands systems (C15), Monitors and corrects performance
(C16), Improves and designs systems (C17), Applies technology to task (C19),
Maintains and troubleshoots (C20)
Means of Assessment
Means of Assessment will be determined by your instructor. Please see the attached Syllabus
Addendum if your instructor has provided one.
Evaluation Policies and Procedures
Your instructor will supply detailed testing and grading procedures. If you stop attending class,
you must withdraw at the Admissions Office before the official drop date. Failure to do so will
result in a grade of ‘F’ for the course.
Attendance and Participation Policies
Class attendance is important. Generally, the course material is covered in the textbooks;
however, lectures and small group exercises augment and clarify the textbook material. You
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are encouraged to get to know your fellow students in order to have a source for lecture notes
and handouts if you cannot attend a class session.
Students are expected to assume the responsibility for learning. Your instructor will assist you,
but the actual responsibility rests with you. Students are also expected to devote their energy to
attaining the skills and knowledge required for their particular career goals.
The Lone Star College System Policy & Procedure Manual [Student Conduct, Section 562.0ld]
states, “Disruptive activity that hinders other students’ learning or deters an instructor from
effective teaching will not be tolerated under any circumstances.”
To provide equal-opportunity learning situation for all students enrolled in this class, children
are not allowed in the labs or classrooms.
Academic Integrity
The college’s academic integrity policy states, the Lone Star College System is committed to a
high standard of academic integrity in the academic community. In becoming a part of the
academic community, students are responsible for honesty and independent effort. Failure to
uphold these standards includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Plagiarizing written work projects.
2. Cheating on exams or assignments.
3. Collusion on an exam or project.
4. Misrepresentation of credentials or prerequisites when registering for a
course.
Virus Protection
The college will not be held liable for any corruption of data caused by virus contamination.
The college computers are regularly screened and are protected against computer viruses to the
best of our ability. However, we do not guarantee that viruses do not exist on our systems.
Procedures are in place in all labs for you to scan your diskettes. It is your responsibility to
protect your data from corruption due to viruses.
Student Services
Library
The Library at each college provide print and non-print resources and services for students. The
materials have been selected to serve the curricular, vocational, and recreational needs of the
college community. Each college provides computer access to a variety of information in
electronic form including bibliographic indexes to journals, Internet resources, and multimedia
publications.
Learning Support Centers
Learning Support Center at each college provide print and audio-visual materials as
well as tutorial assistance and computer labs for students who need academic support
services. Materials from other disciplines are available in each center including reading,
writing, math and college study skills.
Internet & E-mail
The Lone Star College System provides computing and network resources to students. Students
are encouraged to use the computers, software packages, and electronic mail (e-mail), for
educational or System-related activities and to facilitate the efficient exchange of useful
information. However, the equipment, software and network capacities provided through the
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System computer services are and remain the property of the System, and access may be denied
to any student who fails to comply with the System’s policies and procedures regarding its use.
Access to the System’s e-mail and similar electronic communication systems are a
privilege and certain responsibilities accompany that privilege. System users are
expected to demonstrate the same level of ethical and professional manner, as is
required in face-to-face or written communications. Anonymous or forged messages
will be treated as a violation of this policy.
Equal Opportunity Statement
It is the policy of the Lone Star College System to provide equal employment, admission and
educational opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or
disability.
Lone Star College System strives to provide an excellent learning environment free
from harassment or intimidation directed at any person’s race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, age, or disability. Any form of harassment will not be tolerated.
ADA Statement
The Lone Star College System is dedicated to providing the least restrictive learning
environment for all students. The college system promotes equity in academic access through
the implementation of reasonable accommodations as required by the Vocational Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, Title V, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
which will enable students with disabilities to participate in and benefit from all post-secondary
educational activities.
If you require reasonable accommodations because of physical, mental, or learning
disability, please notify the instructor of this course as soon as possible and preferably
before the end of the first two weeks of class to arrange for reasonable
accommodations.
Guaranteed Graduate Policy
The Lone Star College System guarantees that graduates of its Associate of Arts,
Associate of Science, or Associate of Applied Science and all Certificate programs, will
provide under certain circumstances, additional education and training tuition free to
students lacking appropriate master of specified competencies.
Drops/Excessive Absences:
Under Section 51.907 of the Texas Education Code, "an institution of higher education
may not permit a student to drop more than SIX courses, including any course a
transfer student has dropped at another Texas public institution of higher education."
This statute was enacted by the State of Texas in Spring2007 and applies to students
who enroll in a public institution of higher education as first-time freshmen in the Fall
2007 semester or later. Students enrolled prior to Fall 2007 are not affected. Any course
that a student drops is counted toward the six-course limit unless the student is
completely withdrawing from the institution or meets one of the eligible criteria for a
waiver. A "drop" in this instance is considered when a student is dropped or withdrawn
from a course after official day resulting in a grade of "W." Please refer to the catalog
for any additional information regarding the eligible criteria for a waiver.
For additional information, refer to the Lone Star College System catalog.
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