24163-002 Porr

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Principles of Management   15782    M&IS 24163-002    Fall 2015    Syl: 9/3/2015

Kent State University  Thursday 5:30 – 8:15 PM   room: BA 200

Instructor:    Dean A. Porr, Ph.D.    Office: BA 426A Email: dporr@kent.edu

Phone: 330-672-1145  Office hrs: Tue 1:00-3:00 PM, Thr 1:00-3:00 PM, and by appointment.

Required Text: Management, 11th ed. By Bateman & Snell (McGraw-Hill, 2015).

Course Objectives: This is an introductory course in management and organizational design. The leading contributions in the area are reviewed and practical implications are developed. The course covers the principles that most management professors have come to expect in an introductory course: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. In addition, the students need to be aware of critical issues that managers must be aware of in order to succeed: diversity, globalization, ethics, technology, etc.

Course Expectations: Students should be able to recognize each functional area of business and its contribution to organizational success. Changes to the syllabus will be announced in class, and changed on Blackboard, but the student is ultimately responsible for keeping up to date with such changes.

Class Size: This is a large class. The instructor reserves the right to assign seating.

Course Requirements and Grading:

a)      Examinations: There will be five scheduled exams, each accounting for 18% of the final grade. Exams will consist of multiple choice questions, true/false questions, and short fill-in responses. All topics covered in class may appear on the exam, including those not contained in the text. Material found in the text but not covered in class may also appear on the exams unless specifically excluded by the instructor in lectures. A comprehensive final exam will be given on a voluntary basis. It will be used to replace a missed exam or a lower score on one of the previous exams.

b)    

Final grades may be curved, with the following representing a maximum % for each grade:

93.34 – 100.00%                                 A                                                                                             73.34 - 76.66%                                    C

90.00 – 93.33%                                   A-                                                                                            70.00 – 73.33%                                    C-

86.67 – 89.99%                                   B+                                                                               66.67 - 69.99%                                    D+

83.34 – 86.66%                                   B                                                                                             60.00 – 66.66%                                    D

80.00 – 83.33%                                   B-                                                                                            00.00 – 59.99%                                    F 

76.67 – 79.99%                                   C+

Administrative policies apply to all students in this course:

a)     Academic honesty: Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit.  In addition, it is considered to be cheating when one cooperates with someone else in any such misrepresentation.  The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense.  It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for either the work or course.  Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.

b)     University policy 3342-3-01.3 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these accommodations through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit http://www.kent.edu/sas  for more information on registration procedures).

c)     Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Student Tools on FlashLine) during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section.  Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until Sunday, September 6, 2015 to correct the error.  If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.

d)     If you are eligible to graduate, it is your responsibility to apply for graduation before the set deadline (May Graduation: Apply before September 15^th August Graduation: Apply before December 15^th December Graduation: Apply before March 15^th)  If you apply after the deadline you will be assessed a $200 late fee. Please see your academic advisor as soon as   possible if you are uncertain as to your progress toward graduation.  To apply for graduation complete the following steps: Log onto your Flashline account (1) Click on the Student Tools tab (2) Look in the Graduation Planning Tool Box (3) Click on Application for Graduation. If an error message appears, you must contact your advisor.

e)     The course withdrawal deadline for Fall 2015 is Sunday, November 8, 2015.