COURSE SYLLABUS

Management and Leadership Practices

Course # MAN3303), Section # (3862)

Online Instruction

Semester code (515): Semester and year (Summer 2016)

View the Syllabus Addendumwhichprovides the most current version of fluid information, such as the academic calendar.

WELCOME

Hello and welcome to MAN3303, Management and Leadership Practices. This course will help you understand and develop a broad range of knowledge and skills in the management discipline,

Good luck and enjoy your learning journey!

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INSTRUCTOR

Name: Lynn D. Grinnell, PhD

Email:

Phone:(727) 791-5934

Online WebEx Hours: M/Tu 12-1 pm and 7-9 pm

Office Hours: W 12-4 pm, Th 10 am-4 pm, F 9 am-4 pm

Office Location:EpiCenter 2-413 or Sustainability Lab, EpiCenter 2-411

Instructor Web Page:

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT

DEAN

Name: Dr. Greg Nenstiel

Office Location: Epicenter, TE2-305D

Office Phone Number: (727)-341-3026

Email:

ACADEMIC CHAIR

Name: Dr. Greg Nenstiel

Office Location: Epicenter, TE2-305D

Office Phone Number: (727) 341-3026

Email:

WEBSITE

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COURSE INFORMATION

QM 1.2: Introduce learners to the purpose and structure of the course.

Course Description: This course presents concepts, principles, and techniques of business management and leadership in a dynamic organizational environment. This course will incorporate management skill development as it relates to the core aspects of leadership. The student will be empowered to facilitate organizational objectives through techniques suchas planning, organizing, controlling, and leading.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives:

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of management and leadership methodologies as a systematic approach to achieving business objectives by:
  2. identifying the theoretical foundations for successful leadership and management in today’s organizations.
  3. comparing and contrasting the concepts of leadership and management.
  4. analyzing various definitions of leadership and management.
  5. identifying the various leadership and management categories.
  6. examining the traditional and contemporary styles of leadership and management that best support a successful role as manager.
  7. evaluating management opportunities in a variety of settings.
  8. The student will apply the principles and processes of business management to manage effectively by:
  9. identifying management role models in positions of leadership.
  10. discussing the impact that personal characteristics and traits have on management.
  11. identifying the essentials of management behaviors and thought processes.
  12. The student will develop an understanding of effective management and leadership behaviors and their impact on attitudes, motivation, commitment, trust and self-confidence of subordinates and colleagues by:
  13. explaining the relationship between management and organizational resources.
  14. identifying barriers to effective communication and describing ways to overcome them.
  15. explaining how a manager effectively enhances cross cultural communication.
  16. explaining the leadership and management process and its various components.
  17. The student will analyze the management environment to enhance value creation, innovation, and change management by:
  18. identifying the management role and tasks at different levels of an organization.
  19. applying appropriate techniques regarding communications and behavior.
  20. integrating techniques and technologies to enable measurement and acquiring relevant information of all resources for the management process.
  21. formulating an approach to be appropriate to the organization and environment of the management scope including intrapreneurship, innovation, stability, preparing for growth, reduced use of all resources, etc.
  22. evaluating appropriate actions and responses to contemporary issues such as security, risk, diversity, economic climate, globalization, ethics, the law, and nature.
  23. The student will identify plans and organize resources for achieving the organizational goals by:
  24. determining the organizational role of a manager, structures, and influence across structural boundaries.
  25. assessing the value of organizational structures and how they may be adapted to improve organizational outcomes.
  26. appraising the value of people and methods of working with human resources to hire, evaluate, and terminate employees.
  27. comparing alternative staffing methodologies to achieve medium and long-term organizational objectives.
  28. integrating organizational areas such as finance, budget, and purchasing.

Criteria Performance Standard:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

Prerequisites: College level writing, critical thinking skills, MS Word, Internet research and computer application skills.

Availability of Course Content: (e.g., when segments/components/units of the course will “open,” if students will be able to work ahead, or work “behind.”

The class will open on 5/13/2016 for early preview. All official course work starts Monday, May 16th, 2016. You may start working as soon as the class is open. Assignments are due Sunday night by 11:30 p.m. each week. Assignment drop boxes and submission windows for the prior week’s work will class on Sunday night at 11:31 p.m. The last assignment submission is due Tuesday, July 5th, 2016. The course will close with no further access on Thursday, July 7th, at 6:00 p.m.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & OTHER RESOURCE INFORMATION

Required Textbook: Management Skills and Application, 14th edition, 2013, by Leslie W. Rue, Nabil A. Ibrahim and Lloyd L. Byars

Publisher Information: McGraw Hill

ISBN: 978-0-07-802911-0

Recommended Text or Other Reading Material: None at this time.

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LEARNER SUPPORT

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IMPORTANT DATES

Course Dates: 5/16/2016 to 7/7/2016 OR View the Academic Calendarsite

Drop Date: 5/20/2016 11:00 PMOR View theAcademic Calendarsite

Withdrawal Date: 6/16/2016 for a W grade.OR View theAcademic Calendarsite

Financial Aid Dates: View the Financial Aid Datessite

ATTENDANCE

View the college-wide attendance policyincluded in the Syllabus Addendum.

For this class, attendance is defined as: Each week you are required to post the required assignments and academic work. In week one and week two if no work or insufficient work is submitted you may be withdrawn with a “W” grade.

At the 60% mark (6/16/2016), active participation is required in all 5 weeks of the class. Non-participation and/or insufficient work submissions may result in you being withdrawn from the class with a “WF” grade at the 5 week (60% mark).

GRADING

All quizzes and assignments have a particular point value. Quizzes and exams (other than essay) will be automatically graded by MyCourses.

Written assignments have subjective criteria based on the point value. All written assignments must meet the minimum word requirement or the grade will be reduced. Written assignment points range from 10 to 50 points.

The general breakdown of grading criteria includes:

APA Required and Correct Academic Format: Up to 20% of the assignment grade (correct formats required, full headers, title page, fonts, abstract, abstract word count, keywords, correct in text citation, correct reference formats, correct fonts throughout document).

General writing: Up to 15% of the assignment grade: (correct paragraphs, sentence structure, word use, spelling, grammar, punctuation, spacing, use of correct person in academic writing, document must be proof read before submission).

Paper Content: Up to 65% of the assignment grade: (correct word count, content is relevant to the topic provided in textbook and course materials, 80-95% of the word count must be original student writing and not from outside sources. All outside sources must be properly cited and referenced. The correct number and source of references must be provided as specified in the assignment instructions. Examples: If the assignment requires 3 outside references (outside references means library or journal in addition to the textbook), if less than three references points will be deducted. If the minimum word count is 500, it must be at least 500 words with 80% minimum original = at least 400 words must be original student writing and not from outside sources).

ASSIGNMENTS

Submission of all of the assignments is expected by the course and assignment deadlines.

Written assignments, class discussions, quizzes, and exams will not be accepted late unless there are extenuating circumstances. These include jury duty sequester, military deployment or personal illness not allowing the deadline to be accomplished. (Documentation to support a time extension may be required, i.e. jury summons, hospital or doctors note).

Late work requests after the deadline must be approved by instructor via email in the MyCourses.

Communication & Response Time

Use the MyCourses Email tool in the Communicate menu above to send me any questions you may have about the course. I will attempt to answer your questions within 24 hours under normal circumstances.

Check the News items on the Course Home page each time you log in for class announcements.

STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS AND INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS

REQUIRED INTERACTION

Each student is expected to participate in the class on a timely basis within the course and assignment deadlines. Professional communications are required.

Work assignments are due Sunday night of each week by 11:30 p.m. Work submitted will be graded as timely as possible in the following week. Any delays in grading will be communicated to the class.

There are 3 methods of learning interaction.

  • Learner to Content (your textbook, content in MyCourses and outside links).
  • Learner to Learner (student discussion boards, chat rooms, team projects).
  • Learner to Instructor (content and direction provided directly to the students from the instructor).

To foster a state of continuous learning each student should keep open and share management techniques learned, provide timely communications, cooperation with all others in the class and exhibit a professional demeanor. Be fully aware of all course assignment deadlines.

PARTICIPATION, CONDUCT, & NETIQUETTE.

SPC has outlined expectations for student behavior and interaction for online discussions, email, and other forms of communication.View the Student Expectationsin the Syllabus Addendum.

ACADEMIC HONESTY. View theAcademic Honesty Policy

COPYRIGHT. Copyrighted material within this course, or posted on this course website, is used in compliance with United States Copyright Law. Under that law you may use the material for educational purposes related to the learning outcomes of this course. You may not further download, copy, alter, or distribute the material unless in accordance with copyright law or with permission of the copyright holder. For more information on copyright visit:

STUDENT SURVEY OF INSTRUCTION

The Student Survey of Instruction is administered in courses each semester. It is designed to improve the quality of instruction at St. Petersburg College. All student responses are confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of performance improvement.

TECHNOLOGY

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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Students should know how to navigate the course and use the course tools. Dropbox-style assignments may require attachments in either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf), so that they can be properly evaluated. If an attachment cannot be opened by the instructor, students will be required to re-format and re-submit an assignment so that it can be evaluated and returned with feedback.

Minimum Technical Skills: Specify the minimum technical skills expected of the learner: general and course-specific learners must have to succeed in the course.

MyCourses tutorials are available to students new to this LMS and are located at the beginning of the course. Most features on MyCourses are accessible on mobile devices, although it is recommended that you use a computer for quizzes, tests, and essay assignments.

ACCESSIBILITY OF TECHNOLOGY

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PRIVACY

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Technical support is available via the Technical Support Desk.

INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUITY PLAN - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS POLICY

The St. Petersburg College website at is the official source of college information regarding the status of the institution. Other important information will be communicated via SPC Alert, local media outlets, and the college toll-free phone number 866-822-3978. All decisions concerning the discontinuation of college functions, cancellation of classes, or cessation of operations rest with the President or his/her designee. The College realizes that it is possible for a significant natural disaster to compromise SPC campus facilities sufficiently to disrupt the delivery of classes on campus/campuses for an extended period of time, and is planning ways our operations can continue following such an emergency.

So, in the event that a hurricane or other natural disaster causes significant damage to St. Petersburg College facilities, you may be provided the opportunity to complete your course work online. Following the event, please visit the college website for an announcement of the College's plan to resume operations.

Further, in the event of such a disaster, we will continue using the Learning Management System (LMS) of MyCourses for continuation of all required learning and instructional activities in this course, including the issuing of graded online assignments and expectation of student completion of those graded assignments.

Therefore, in order to keep up with all activities in this course during and after a natural disaster, please plan to continue this course by maintaining online access to MyCourses through duration of the course’s regularly scheduled end date. We will conduct this course in MyCourses, and wewill use all graded assignments to assess and issue your final letter grade for this course, as normally planned, despite occurrence of the disaster.