MIS 24163 Fall 2010 Stevens
Principles of Management
M&IS 24163 CRN #11901
Fall Semester 2010
TR 2:15 p. m. – 3:30 p. m.
Room 100 Business Administration Building
Instructor: Dr. George E. Stevens
Office: A421 Business Administration Building
Department: Management & Information Systems
Telephone: 330-672-1100
Email: gstevens@kent.edu
Office Hours: TR 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. and by appointment
Required Text: Loose Leaf version of both text w/Connect (cheaper for student) Kinicki and Brian K. Williams, Management: A Practical Introduction fourth edition w/Connect Plus – (McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2009) – Loose Leaf - ISBN: 0078083176/ 9780078083174
Note: Individuals purchasing a new book with Connect Plus (see above) will have the code in the book package. Those who have a used 4th edition will sign into Connect online using the URL for my class and section. The students with a registration code from the book or from the McGraw-Hill representative go to the URL then register with that code. Those without a code but with a book without a code go in on that same URL and then go to the right hand side where it walks you through ordering it and registering. There is a nominal fee for the registration code. It is not free.
Suggested Reading: Business publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, and other sources of current Business news.
Other Sources: Radio reports, television presentations, documentaries and other media sources of information on the state of world business affairs.
Course Withdrawal Deadline:
For fall 2010, the course withdrawal deadline November 7, 2010.
NOTE: The material in this syllabus should be considered nominal and is subject to change by the instructor at any given time due to various constraints on the class, such as weather, illness of the instructor, or other such issues.
Course Objectives: Welcome to M&IS 24163, Principles of Management! This is a course that provides an overview of management concepts and theory. It is a course that will allow us to blend theory and practice to help everyone better understand how management concepts may be applied in the so-called “real world”. The course is built on an introductory part, a part that takes a view of the manager’s environment and next the key functions of Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Control. Throughout the five-week course we will discuss management and organizational behavior concepts as well as a variety of issues such as ethics, multicultural factors, the international context we live in and global elements that have shrunk our world. Think of monetary, economic events and natural disasters that occur in a particular countries (for example Greece’s total economy is chaos, United Arab Emirates’s near bankruptcy of Dubai, Haiti, and the United States with its Gulf oil spill for example). What are the implications for the rest of the world – in terms of currency, fuel supply, population, employment? We will discuss the causes and consequences of current events – economic crises, financial bailouts, wars, etc. – that impact us as a society and specifically impact the business environment at well.
I look forward to exploring these issues and concerns with you, sharing my experiences, learning from each other, and discussing the many difficult issues that may have multiple “right answers” or perhaps none at all. By the end of this summer term, I hope that you acquire a set of tools that allow you to analyze management issues both in your personal and professional life, as well as the enthusiasm and desire to use them.
Common Courtesy:
As a faculty member I am here to serve our students, faculty, staff, and alumni among others. Within the classroom I will be respectful to each of you and I want you to be respectful to your fellow students. Here is a partial list of behaviors that will lead to repercussions should you be guilty of exhibiting these behaviors:
1. Side conversations during lecture
2. Eating in class
3. Taking or receiving cell phone calls
4. Reading a newspaper or other publication
5. Disrespectful behavior towards the instructor or another student in class.
6. Side conversations in No. #1 for a reason. It is my top pet peeve: it distracts me and other students especially those with learning disabilities.
I do allow drinking non-alcoholic beverages in class. I may need a non-alcoholic beverage (typically water) as my voice can become hoarse after hours of talking.
I will ask you to stop any of the above behaviors and upon persistent demonstrated behavior, may ask you to leave the class. You will be issued a verbal warning on the first offence, a written warning on the second offence with a copy to the Dean of Students, and the Dean of the School of Business. A third offence will result in my request that you be deregistered from this course, with a potential grade of WF! If you don’t want to be embarrassed, then follow these rules.
The Following Policies Apply to All Students in this Course
A. Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.
B. Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you need to correct the error with your advising office no later than Sunday, November 7 for fall 2010. If registration errors are not corrected by the stated date of November 7, 2010 for fall 2010 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.
Class Format: Class will consist mostly of lectures, discussions and use of video or other supplements. A portion of the class will be used to learn from students what they have seen, learned, read about, or experienced on the job as these experiences relate to the topic under discussion.
In each session we will have lectures and discussion on a given topic or topics indicated in the class schedule. If we are unable to complete all that we need to do in a given session, we will carry it over to the next session. This may at times change the schedule of the course. For this reason, should you miss a session, it will be useful for you to keep in touch with a classmate and/or the instructor.
Each summer class session that is scheduled will last approximately three hours and fifty minutes. That is a long time especially given that many of you will have worked a full day, grabbed a bite then come right to class. If possible, I will do my best to add additional material and multimedia including music, videos, and internet news sites to liven up the course. You can assist by engaging in discussion when those opportunities present themselves and in thinking about the issues we talk about in class.
A Special Note about Professor Kinicki
Dr. Angelo Kinicki was born and raised in Cleveland and was a classmate of mine in the doctoral program here at Kent State University. He is extremely knowledgeable, down-to-earth, and hard working professor. He and his wife Joyce love our students. Periodically they come home to Cleveland to visit family and friends. Both are very special people.
Examinations: There will be four non-cumulative examinations in this course. Each exam will cover the material since the previous one. Keep in mind, however, that prior knowledge will be important for understanding future material. Material for the exams will come from the following sources: 1) class lectures, 2) readings from the textbook, 3) class discussion, 4) videos, news articles, and other in-class materials. Each exam will be worth 25% of your final grade. Exam grades will not be curved. The exam questions will consist of true-false and multiple choice questions. If examinations can be given electronically through the computer lab, I may do so. I will explore this option. If exams must be given in class, the comments below apply. On exam days:
· Please bring two #2 pencils to complete the exam.
· Please bring your student ID.
· NO electronic devices (including electronic dictionaries, headphones, and cell phones) are permitted. If you are unsure as to the meaning of a word or phrase, ask the instructor or proctors
· Please turn your cell phones off or to silent mode. Even in “vibrate” mode, this is a distraction to your fellow classmates.
· Write the version of the exam you are taking on the top of your scantron sheet.
Makeup exams will be given only when absolutely necessary. In order to take a makeup exam you must present the instructor with written documentation for the reason a makeup exam is requested.
Grade Components:
The final course grade will be based on a total of 100 points and weighted according to the following scheme:
Exam 1 20%
Exam 2 20%
Exam 3 20%
Exam 4 20%
Quizzes 10%
LearnSmart 10%
& other assignments
Extra Credit 5%
Extra Credit is obtained by successfully doing assignments made from the Connect publication.
Course Grading Scale:
Percentage Letter Grade
90 – 100 percentage points A
80 – 89 B
70 – 79 C
60 – 69 D
<60 F
According to University Guidelines the grades are converted to your grade point average by the following scale:
A = 4.0
B = 3.0
C = 2.0
D = 1.0
F = 0.0
Any issues concerning grading need to be called to my attention within one week of receipt of the grading. Grades assigned at the end of the session are not negotiable. Because of the grading system that KSU uses, there will likely be a large number of times that a student is just a few points away from the next grade. I do not round up – the time to accumulate points is during the session, not at the end of it.
Doing well in the class:
There is no bell curve for this class, thus no “quota” on letter grades. This means that everyone starts the class with a chance to earn an “A”. Here are some ideas that may help you succeed.
ü Come to class: I will not take attendance (although I may create a seating chart so that I can get to know you by name) but the best way to learn the material is to come to class, listen to the lecture, participate in discussions, and ask questions about material that is confusing or unclear.
ü Read the book: You are responsible for material assigned in the book as well as material from lectures. While lectures and the book are designed to complement each other, there may be material in the book that is not explicitly covered in the lectures and material in lectures that is not in the book (another reason to attend lectures). This is not done to punish you or “trick” you, but to help you gain the greatest understanding of management principles and theory. Note: discussions in class but not necessarily in the book are fair game, especially if the topic is discussed at some length.
ü Start studying early for exams: Considering both the quantity and complexity of the material covered in this class in the short time frame of five weeks, cramming the night before (or worse – not studying at all) is a bad idea. Read the book chapters before and/or after lectures, make sure you understand the terminology and theories, and ask questions.
ü Use your “human resources” on exam day: I will be in the room on exam day. Feel free to ask questions when the terminology, phrasing, or nuance of a question is unclear or if you think there might be a mistake.
ü Keep your ears and eyes open outside of the classroom: I highly recommend frequenting websites, reviewing newspapers, looking at news programs that cover business matters, management issues, industry events, and international business, etc. Seeing what is going on in the “real world” and how it relates to what you have learned in the classroom and from the textbook is rewarding both now and into the future.
Academic Misconduct:
I take academic misconduct extremely seriously. Please keep your eyes on your own paper during exams, and should you witness or suspect that others are engaging in academic misconduct, please bring it to my attention. Strict confidentiality will be maintained. You work hard to get the grade you earn; do not let others free ride off of you or your peers.
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 the work or course. Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.
Disability Services:
University policy 3342-3-01.3 requires that students with disabilities be provided with reasonable 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 through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting or visit www.kent.edu/sas <http://www.registrars.kent.edu/disability/ for more information on registration procedures).
D. Reminder: For fall semester the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, November 7, 2010.
Week Date Day Topic Reading Assignment
1 Part 1 Introduction
Overview August 31 Tuesday Introduction to Class Read syllabus
Chapter 1 “ “ “ Exceptional Manager Chapter 1
Chapter 2 Sept. 2 Thursday Management Theory Chapter 2
2 Part 2 The Environment
HOLIDAY Sept. 6 Monday LABOR DAY
Chapter 3 Sept. 7 Tuesday Changing Work Envir. Chapter 3
Chapter 4 Sept. 9 Thursday Global Management Chapter 4
3 Special Sept. 14 Tuesday Beyond U.S. borders:
Topic A Personal Global Perspective
Sept. 16 Thursday Finish up and review for Exam #1
4 EXAM 1 Sept. 21 Tuesday All material since start of course
Part 3 Planning
Chapter 5 Sept. 23 Thursday Planning Chapter 5
5 Special Sept. 28 Tuesday Competition and Cooperation
Topic in Sports and Business – different?
` Special Sept. 30 Thursday Competition and Cooperation:
Topic Are there differences across cultures?
6 Chapter 6 Oct. 5 Tuesday Strategic Management. Chapter 6
Chapter 7 Oct. 7 Thursday Individual & Group Chapter 7
Decision Making
Part 4 Organizing
7 Chapter 8 Oct. 12 Tuesday Organizational Culture Chapter 8
Structure & Design
Oct. 14 Thursday Finish up and review for Exam #2
8 EXAM 2 Oct. 19 Tuesday All material since Exam #1
Chapter 9 Oct. 21 Thursday Human Resources Chapter 9
Management
9 Chapter 10 Oct. 26 Tuesday Organizational Change Chapter 10
& Innovation
Part 5 Leading
Chapter 11 Oct. 28 Thursday Individual Differences Chapter 11
& Behavior
10 Chapter 12 Nov. 2 Tuesday Motivating Employees Chapter 12
Nov. 4 Thursday Finish up and review for Exam #3
11 EXAM 3 Nov. 9 Tuesday All material since Exam #2
HOLIDAY Nov. 11 Thursday VETERANS DAY
11 Chapter 13 Nov. 16 Tuesday Groups & Teams Chapter 13
Chapter 14 Nov. 18, Thursday Power, Influence & Chapter 14
Leadership
12 Special Nov. 23 Tuesday TBA
Topic
HOLIDAY Nov. 24 – November 28 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
NO CLASSES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Chapter 15 Nov. 30 Tuesday Interpersonal & Chapter 15
Organizational Behavior
Part 6 Control
Chapter 16 Dec. 2 Thursday Control Chapter 16
Dec. 7 Tuesday Finish up and review for Exam #4
Dec. 9 Thursday Student Evaluation and final comments
Dec. 12 Classes End
FINAL WEEK – DECEMBER 13 – 19, 2010
EXAM 4 Date as scheduled during Exam Week Chapters 13 – 16 and
other assigned materials
Latest revision: August 11, 2010
