Management 3310 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Spring, 2012 online course 1st Mini-Term--8 week course


PROFESSOR: DR. PAT LAPOINT
OFFICE: Cooke 209A
OFFICE PHONE: 793-3855
E-MAIL ADDRESS: lapointp@mcmurryadm.mcm.edu
WEB ADDRESS: www.mcm.edu/~lapointp

OFFICE HOURS:

M: 8:30-11; 12:00-1:00; 2:30-3:30
W: 8:30-11; 12:00-1:00; 2:30-3:30
F: 9:00-11:00; 12:00-1:00

COURSE DESCRIPTION: First course for students concentrating in Management. The study of management principles applicable to various legal forms of organizations. Attention is given to the decision-making processes, planning, organizing, leadership, motivation, and the control process.

PREREQUISITES: NONE

COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is a foundations course for other management courses. Students will explore both the traditional/classical forms of organizations as well as many of the contemporary philosophies and principles of management. Topics include planning systems, decision-making, motivation and leadership, organizational structures, quality management, value chain processes, human resource systems, diversity and culture, international/global management, ethics and social responsibility, and financial and organizational control systems. The course will also explore several topics in the behavioral sciences which include team and group dynamics, conflict and negotiation, and change processes. Students will be exposed to a fundamental knowledge in each topic area. Students will also be asked to integrate these areas for a more thorough understanding of how organizations function.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Program Goals

Knowledge-Students will understand:

1.  Core Business Discipline

2.   Economic concepts

3.     Financial Statements

4.     Basic Computer knowledge

5.     Social processes, including decision making

6.     Data collection and Interpretation

7.     Interrelationships of issues in Business

8. Importance of Ethics in Business

9. Global issues in Business

COURSE MATERIALS AND SUPPORT:

Required Course Materials:

TEXTBOOK: Contemporary Management, 7th edition. Jones, Gareth R., and Jennifer M. George Irwin/McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2011

COURSE POLICIES:

CLASS ATTENDANCE: Students are expected to attend the online course and actively participate in course activities. Noncompliance with the class attendance policy (refer to link) may result in an automatic withdrawal from the course.

Grade Determination:

Make-Up Work: : No make up is permitted for the online examinations. The "window of opportunity" to take the examinations is sufficient to complete them. All other assignments will be accepted late assuming a valid reason for missing the deadline; however, no assignment will be accepted after 1 week from the due date. Points will be subtracted from the grade for late submission.

+/- Grade System:

93 & above A
90-92 A-
88-89 B+
83-87 B
80-82 B-
75-79 C+
70-74 C
68-69 D+
63-67 D
60-62 D-
59 & Below F

NOTE: USE OF GRADEBOOK IN THE MOODLE LEARNING SYSTEM IS LIMITED IN THIS COURSE. ONLY GRADES ON THE EXAMINATIONS WILL BE REPORTED THROUGH GRADEBOOK. GRADES FOR ALL OTHER ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE REPORTED ON THE RETURNED COPY OF THE ASSIGNMENT VIA EMAIL.

Academic Dishonesty:

Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in this course. Academic dishonesty is defined as cheating, plagiarism, collusion, or other forms of academic dishonesty. Any student found to have committed academic dishonesty is subject to the conduct sanctions outlined in the Council Fire.

ADA (American with Disabilities Act) Compliance:

McMurry University abides by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which stipulates that no otherwise qualified student shall be denied the benefits of an education "solely by reason of a handicap". If you have a documented disability that may impact your performance in this class and for which you may be requesting accommodation, you must be registered with and provide documentation of your disability to the Disability Services Office, located in Old Main Room 102. Arrangements will be made for students needing special accommodation.

Cell Phones, Calculators, and other Electronic Devices:

Not applicable to the online course

Other Course Policies:

All written assignments must follow the rules of effectively written work as outlined in the written assignments link. Written assignments should be saved as a WORD 2003 or 2007 document file and sent to my email as an attachment. Do not send the file as a compressed zip folder; I cannot open up these files.

Poorly written work is unacceptable; part of the grade includes well written papers. Use the resources of Spellcheck, Grammar Check, and/or a good proof reader (you can find someone in the AEC to assist you in the proof reading) to review your papers before submitting them to me. My policy on writing is: if I find 5 errors, I stop reading the assignment and grade the assignment at the point of stoppage. Poorly written work can have a serious negative consequence on your overall grade in this course.

MAJOR PROJECTS, REQUIRED ACTIVITIES; AND ASSIGNMENTS:

1. textbook chapter assignments
2. case analyses; decision making
3. online discussions
4. examinations
5. applied exercises

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE:

WEEK 1:
Week 1 begins on January 17, 2012. Please make sure you view the Welcome Message Video posted on the course Moodle page this week. The Welcome Message Video explains the course requirements in some detail. There are 2 changes to the Welcome Message Video. They are: 1) all examinations will be taken online; and 2) GradeBook is used to report only the Examination grades. All other grades will be provided on the specific assignment submitted.

During Week 1, a Sign-In is required no later than Saturday of Week 1. A Sign-in link is provided on the Moodle course page. Any student not signed-in by the Saturday, Week 1 date may be automatically removed from the course.

WEEK 2:

Read Chapters 1, 2, & 3 in the textbook

ONLINE DISCUSSION

WEEK 3:

Read Chapters 4, 5, & 6 in the textbook

Complete Case #1: "Ruth Jones". The case is posted on the Moodle course page under Assignments; you will also find a set of instructions to help you analyze this case. Email me your case analysis as a WORD file no later than Saturday of Week 3. Please refer to the instructions for submitting written assignments under the Resources block.

Examination #1: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 (date and time TBA). Closed book examinations in this course are taken online.

ONLINE DISCUSSION

WEEK 4:

Read Chapters 7, 8, & 9 in the textbook

Begin Assignment #1: "Developing a Business Plan". The Instructions for the completion of this assignment are posted on the Moodle course page under Assignments. The information you need is located in the Appendix of Chapter 8 of the textbook and also in the Assignment block. Due Date: e-mail the Assignment #1 by Monday of Week 7. Note: This assignment requires a fair amount of effort, so you will need to begin it immediately in order to meet the Week 7 due date.

ONLINE DISCUSSION

WEEK 5:

Read Chapters 10, 11, & 12 in the textbook

Examination #2: Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11; (date and time TBA). Closed book examinations in this course are taken online.

ONLINE DISCUSSION

WEEK 6:

Read Chapters 13, 14, & 15 in the textbook

Complete Case #2: "Victoria Hospital Redesign Initiative". The case is posted on the Moodle course page under Assignments; a set of instructions are also located under Assignments. E-mail me your case analysis no later than Saturday of Week 6.
ONLINE DISCUSSION

WEEK 7:

Read Chapter 17

Examination #3: Chapters 12, 13, 14, 15, & 17; (date, and time TBA). Closed book examinations in this course are taken online.

The Assignment #1 Business Plan is due Monday of Week 7 (refer to Week 4 information on this assignment).

ONLINE DISCUSSION