MISSION STATEMENT / Develop business and civic leaders for a changing world. Supporting Values: Ethical, Develop Entrepreneurial, Engaged
CATALOG DESCRIPTION / Modern management concepts with emphasis on the human factors involved in a successful business plan. Historicalfoundations, individual, group,and organizational processesincluding current management issues.
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S) / Sophomore Standing. Formerly MGMT 333 & BIZ 233
GENERAL EDUCATION TAGS / None
BUSINESS PLAN ASSIGNMENT / In order to better understand as a basic element of this course as part of the Core of the Dicke College of Business Administration, each student will work
in an assigned team to develop and analyze a business plan for a business of their creation. In addition to the development of a written business plan, each group will also be expected to present their plan during a designated class session near the end of the semester. Please refer to the weeks of September 24 and November 26 of the course schedule for more information.
COURSE OBJECTIVES / Upon completion of this course a student should be able to:
This course helps provide the student with a basic foundation of the field of Management as a contemporary body of knowledge. This foundation is
provided by an analysis of the major schools of Management, the major management functions and detailed analysis of human behavior in organizations. (Refer to the course website Learning Objectives for specific details by topic)
DISABILITIES / Students requiring particular accommodations because of physical and/or learning disabilities should contact their Dean’ office prior to or during the first week of classes. For additional information, see:
WORK QUALITY / Messy or poor quality written work containing numerous errors in grammar, syntax, spelling, typos, etc. will receive substantially lower points. The instructor reserves the right to give an “F” for an assignment with excessive typos/mechanical errors/spelling errors.
COURSE READINGS / Principles of Management Version 1.1, 2011, by Mason Carpenter, Talya
Bauer and Berrin Erdogan, Flat World Knowledge, Inc.
COURSE POLICIES / The use of laptops and ipads while in class is permitted withpropercontrol and utmost discretion. Any failure to honor this request will resultin the directive that the device be shutdown and put away for the day's class session. Other electronic devices or cell phones are not to be used during class sessions. Courtesy also suggests that cell phones be turned off or muted during class sessions. In addition, class policy prohibits the consumption of food and drinks in the classroom area before, during and after class sessions. The only allowable exception is water. Attendance will be taken at each class session and will be used, if necessary, in computing final grades. *Those coming in late are required to inform the instructor of their presence in order to be counted as present for that day's session. The University and the College Code of Student Academic Conduct applies to this course.
EvaEVALUATION(GRADING) PROCEDURES / Students will be required to complete a series of assignments, both in class. Due dates are to be determined by the instructor. Late assignments will be assessed penalties and not accepted two (2) class sessions after their due dates or after the final class session of the semester. In addition, a series of quizzes will be given on the text to make sure that reading assignments are up-to-dateMissed quizzes may be assessed penalties if appropriate. Students are responsible for all material distributed during missed class sessions such as handouts and returned graded materials. The development of all graded materials are based on the learning objectives provided below and on the web. Therefore, the consistent use and review to master these objectives should net positive and significant results. Exams will be a combination of objective-types questions such as True/False, Multiple Choice along with Short answer and both Short and Long Essay questions. Make-up exams will only be given for extreme very circumstances. Therefore, it is required that students contact the instructor before the administration of an exam to provide legitimate reasons for missing the scheduled exam. Failure to do so will result in a penalty for the exam. Make-up exams will not be given ten days beyond scheduled exam days during the semester. The instructor reserves the right to refuse inadequate reasons for needing to miss scheduled exams, to develop make-up exam formats and to schedule make-up exams.

Final grades will be determined based on the following;

*Attendance/participationwill also be considered (Borderline cases- i.e. 89.0, 79.0, 69.0, 59.0)

COURSE CONTENT AND ASSIGNMENTS

PLANNED COURSE SCHEDULE*: FALL 2012 BIZ 2331 (*subject to change)

WEEK CHAPTER(S) TOPIC(S)

IWeek of August 22-Introduction to Behavioral Mgmt.

1Managers and Management Principles

IIWeek of August 272Personality, Attitudes & Work Behaviors

3Management History

IIIWeek of Sept. 5-Management History

3Global Trends & Values-Based Management

IVWeek of Sept. 104Mission, Vision and Values

5The Planning Function

VWeek of Sept. 175Strategic Management and Planning

EXAM 1Chapters 1-5

VIWeek of Sept. 246Goals and Objectives

-Developing a Business Plan

VIIWeek of Oct. 17Organizational Change

8Organizational Culture

VIIIWeek of Oct. 89Social Networks

IXWeek of Oct. 1510Leading People and Organizations

XWeek of Oct. 2210Approaches to Leadership

EXAM 2Chapters 6-10 and Business Planning

XIWeek of Oct. 2911Decision Making

-Creativity and Group Decision Making

XIIWeek of Nov. 512Organizational Communication

XIIIWeek of Nov. 1213Managing Groups and Teams

(Thanksgiving Break, November 17-25)

XIVWeek of Nov. 2614Motivating Employees

- Business Plan Presentations

XVWeek of Dec. 315The Control Function

- The Essentials of Control

XVIMonday. Dec. 10FINAL1:00 section (11:45-1:45)

Wednesday, Dec. 12FINAL11:00 section: (11:45-1:45)

Chapters 11-15

DMS 8/20/12