M&IS 24163 Summer II 2006 Anokhin

MIS 24163 Section 020

 

PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

 

Summer II, 2006

 

 

 

 

This course is a basic introduction to the field of management. The emphasis is on developing a foundation for future management studies. After taking the course students will have the basic knowledge of historical and current approaches to planning, organizing, leading, and control. Students should develop their ability to make informed decisions and understand the impact of such decisions.

 

 

Bateman & Snell, Management: Leading and Collaborating in a Competitive World.

Additional readings may be distributed by the instructor.

 

Prerequisites: sophomore standing. Students in the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class

 

 

* Starting Week 2, each Wednesday there will be a 15 minute quiz at the beginning of the class. You will be given two questions of which you should pick one to answer. Questions will be based on the textbook AND discussion in class. Five best scores out of seven will count towards your final grade.

 

(Example: Based on your reading about and in-class discussion of the evolution of management thought, compare and contrast systematic management and contingency theory)

 

**Group projects. You will have to form groups of 3 to 5 students. Each group will have to select a well-known company and analyze a particular event of your choice (a major crisis, a major success, etc.) in the life of the company. To gather information I expect you to use Internet and/or printed sources which will need to be properly referenced in the report. Discuss your choice of the company/event with the instructor early, as it is important that no two groups work on the same project.

 

As a group, you will have to write a report on 1) how management addressed the event; 2) how planning, organizing, leading, and controlling were implemented by the management; 3) why the implementation was/was not successful; and 4) what could/should have been done differently.

 

You may consider your paper to meet the standards if all four elements specified above are properly addressed. While there is no pre-set length of the report, a paper shorter than 5 pages is unlikely to properly address the questions, and a paper longer than 10 pages is likely to not have a focus.

 

This is a group project; all team members should participate. After completion of the project each of you will be asked to evaluate the performance of his/her team members. These evaluations will affect your individual grades if the report does not meet the standards.

 

***This is a tentative schedule. It may be modified as needed.

 

 

 

Your grade will be based on the following scale:

 

 

A.     Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.

 

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, June 18.  If registration errors are not corrected by these dates 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.

 

B.     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.  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.

 

C.      Course Withdrawal:

 

Summer II 2006 course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, July 16, 2006

Course withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

 

Please consult with an academic advisor in the Undergraduate Programs Office (Room 107, BSA – 330-672-2872) if you are having academic difficulty.

 

D.    Students with disabilities:

University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access equal access course content.  If you have 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 the Student Disability Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sds for more information on registration procedures).