PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to expose students to the theories of management, organizational theory, and the practice of management in contemporary organizations from a conceptual, analytical, and pragmatic perspective. The course is a study of how to be better managers and aims at developing skills and knowledge needed to successfully manage an organization.

Course Description :
This is an introductory course about the management of organizations. It provides instruction in principles of management that have general applicability to all types of enterprises; basic management philosophy and decision making; principles involved in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; and recent concepts in management.

Course Outline: 

1. Definition of Management
2. The Increasingly Dynamic Environment; New Challenges for Managers.
3. Types of Plans; Management by Objectives; Strategic Management Process ; Tactical Business Plans ; Software Planning Tools
4. Operational Planning Tools ; Budgets
5. Planning and Decision Making ; Rational & Moral Decision Making
6. Basic Organization Design Concepts; Contingency Approach to Organization Design
7. Traditional Organization Designs ; Organization Culture and Structural Design
8. Managers and Human Resource Management ; Strategic Human Resource Planning
9. Forces for Change; Organizational Change ; Change and TQM
10. Toward Explaining and Predicting Behavior ; Personality; Understanding Group Behavior ; Teams and TQM ; Individual & Group Decision Making: How Managers Make Things Happen.
11. Managers versus Leaders ; Emerging Approaches to Leadership ;Motivating Employees
12. Understanding Communication ; Processes ; Conflict Management Skill
13. Information Control Systems ; Operations Controls ; Software tools for evaluation and assessment of business systems

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completing this course the student should be able to:

1. Explain the role of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling in management
2. Recognize the role of management in modern organizations
3. Understand the importance of organizational goal setting
4. Understand the types of decisions made in business, and be familiar with the steps in the decision-making process.
5. Be familiar with the human resource management activities involved in attracting, developing, and maintaining an effective work force.
6. Understand the importance of effective leadership for the success of the organization.

Teaching Methods:
Electronic presentation, Use of Spreadsheet templates, and CD-ROM for action learning
Use of the Internet for up-to-date global info; Usage of Statistical CD-ROM data

Use of Modern Instructional Technology:
Use of LCD Projector, PC, CD ROM, modern Spreadsheet and Electronic presentation packages

Skills to be developed:
This course helps students in developing the following skills

•  Communication (Oral & written) Through Assignments, Case Study discussions and
Examinations
•  Analytical Through Case studies and examinations
•  Team Work Through Case studies
•  Creative Thinking Through Case studies, assignments, classroom
discussions
•  Adaptability to Change Through Case studies, and examinations
•  Ethics Through lectures and assignments

•  Use of Information Technology Through use of PCs, Internet, CD-ROM, Statistical
data base in the library
•  International issues Through Case studies, assignments, classroom
discussions, and examinations

Evaluating Student Performance:
Class participation and attendance 10%
Individual assignments 20%
Mid-term examination 20%
Project Presentation (Final) 50%

Grading:
Percentage Score Letter Grade GPA Points Percentage Score Letter Grade GPA Points
90 – 100 A 4.0 70 - 74 C 2.0
85 - 89 B+ 3.5 65 - 69 D+ 1.5
80 - 84 B 3.0 60 - 64 D 1.0
75 - 79 C+ 2,5 < 60 F 0.0

Educational Resources:

Course Schedule & Outline:
Sixteen Week Semester, 3 hrs/Wk