SYLLABUS FOR MGT 3013
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
(SBU.CCTC.JAN 2005)
© 2004-2005 Southwest Baptist University

Ronda Credille, Ph.D.
Southwest Baptist University
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, MO 65613

College of Business and Computer Sciences
Taylor Hall 122

Please read this entire document. There is a “Welcome” statement at the end!

I.          GENERAL INFORMATION
Title:                            Principles of Management

Credit Hours:             Three

Prerequisite(s):         None

Description:               Students will study of the process of management, which is the coordination of all the resources of organizations in order to achieve organizational objectives. The management process will be described, analyzed and applied to all types of organizations, indicating the universality of management.  

 II.         MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
 
1.      Clearly define the role of a Christian business professional consistent with Psalm 15.

2.      Differentiate between the four managerial functions (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) and how a manager utilizes these to accomplish organizational objectives.

3.      Recognize how a manager affects behavior at the individual, group, and organizational levels.

4.      Recognize the importance of human resources to the organization and how the manager guides the organization’s human resources.

5.      Gain exposure to current management terminology, business news, and the Internet/WWW.

6.      Recognize the global nature of organizations and the role of managers in the global environment.

7.      Develop critical thinking skills and apply them to personal, national, and global business situations.

8.      Communicate business information through writing.

9.      Discuss the primary roles that accounting, management, marketing, finance, information systems, international business and economics play in the free enterprise system.
 

III.        REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS

Management, Robbins & Coulter, Pearson/Prentice Hall; eighth edition 2005. ISBN#: 0-13-161202-6.

Study Guide for Management, Robbins & Coulter, Pearson/Prentice Hall; eighth edition 2005. ISBN#: 0-13-146725-5
 
IV.       BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Barrons, Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, Time, Money, Newsweek, New York Times, U.S. News and World Report and the Wall Street Journal contain articles that are relevant to the study of management practices.
 
V.        EVALUATION OF STUDENT/SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS
 

Three multiple-choice online exams – These are described in the table that follows. There are three exams. Each exam contains 50 multiple choice questions. Each exam is worth 100 points. Total points = 300.  After you complete and submit an examination, the results will be posted within Blackboard. You can find your examination scores by going to the Tools button and then clicking-on the "Check Grade" button. Exams are online. Exams are scheduled through SBU’s Department of Extended Learning.

Six Reflection Essays - You will write a total of six 250 to 300-word papers responding to two of the issues from each unit. Each essay is worth 25 points and will be graded for completeness, depth of reasoning, grammar, punctuation and spelling.  Total points = 150.

a.           The essays are to be written in Microsoft Word and submitted as e-mail attachments to the instructor.  At the top of the page, include your name and the chapter number of the issue about which you are writing.  You may use the Send E-Mail function located at the Communication button to transmit these papers.

b.           Submit the essays for each unit on or BEFORE the date on which you take that unit’s exam. You may use the Send E-Mail function located at the Communication button to transmit these papers.

 C.          Identifying your submissions. When you submit a Reflection Essay, please place the following in the e-mail subject line: MGT 3013, essay #, and your name. For example: MGT 3013 RE #1-B.Smith

 
Study Guide Project – For each textbook chapter assigned, complete the corresponding chapter in the Management Study Guide, eighth edition. The Study Guide must be submitted no later than the date of the third exam.  Total points = 100. The guide may be postal-mailed to my address posted at the top of this syllabus; OR postal-mailed to the Department of Extended Learning; OR hand-delivered to the Department of Extended Learning. Remember - Please submit the study guide fully intact. That means do not remove any pages prior to submission.

Note:  Although I would suggest that you complete the following items on your own as good application and exam preparation, the Essay Questions, located at the end of each chapter, and the Manager’s Dilemma, Thinking Critically, and Managing Your Career Questions imbedded in the chapters DO NOT need to be submitted.

Practice Quizzes – You may utilize the practice chapter quizzes located in a file at the Course Documents button. You may take these quizzes as many times as you like. No points are assigned to these quizzes.

Study Sequence - A suggested sequence is to:  read the chapter in the text, complete the chapter study guide, and engage the course chapter quiz.
EXAMINATIONS/ASSIGNMENTS
 POINTS
 GRADE SCALE
First Exam Chapters: 1-5
  100
 A = 495 - 550 points
Second Exam Chapters: 6-10
  100
 B = 440 - 494 points
Third Exam Chapters: 11, 12, 16, 17, 18
 100
 C = 385 - 439 points
Reflection Essays
 150
 D = 330 - 384 points
Study Guide Project Chapters: 1-12; 16-18
100
 F = Below 330 points


SUMMARY OUTLINE
 

Submission Unit I Reflection Essays (2)
 

First Exam – Chapters: 1-5

 
Submission of Unit II Reflection Essays (2)
 

Second Exam – Chapters: 6-10
 

Submission of Unit III Reflection Essays (2)
 

Submission of Study Guide Project
 

Third Exam – Chapters: 11, 12, 16, 17, 18

 

VI.       FAITH INTEGRATION

The College of Business and Computer Science (COBACS) is committed to our University's mission, which explicitly directs the instruction of the College disciplines within the context of a Christian worldview.  It is the hope of this instructor that each student will gain a unified sense of ethics reinforced in this course.  COBACS has adopted Psalm 15 as a guiding principle for our students and is dedicating itself to producing "Psalm 15 Professionals" for servant leadership in their chosen profession.  Using Psalm 15 as a basis, eight character traits that should be hallmarks of students and graduates of SBU have been identified COBACS has adopted these character traits as themes that are highlighted each semester: Integrity, Service, Respect, Charity, Faithfulness, Truthfulness, Humility, Perseverance.

Psalm 15

LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?

Who may live on your holy hill?

He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous,

Who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue,

Who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellow man,

Who despises a vile man, but honors those who fear the LORD,

Who keeps his oath even when it hurts,

Who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things will never be shaken.
 

VII.      ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT

Any student taking a course taught in the College of Business and Computer Sciences is expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity and personal ethics.  Students who cheat, plagiarize, misrepresent the truth, or make false statements to University faculty, administration, or staff will be held accountable for their actions.  The College considers cheating and plagiarism dismissable offenses and appropriate actions will be taken consistent with the SBU Student Handbook (See Student Conduct Policies: Class C Violations).

 

Welcome to this course


Should you have questions or concerns, you may e-mail me at the address indicated in the “Faculty Information” area. I will attempt to respond to your inquiry within 48 hours of receipt.   Keep in mind that a correspondence course is a "self-help" course.  Successfully completing it will require discipline and work on your part.  

Management is an interesting, but challenging, discipline. Plan to spend a good deal of time preparing for the exams. Remember, there is no substitute for careful reading. Use the study guide to assist you in your study. Resist the temptation to use the study guide as a substitute for reading the textbook. Also, resist the temptation to look up the answers in the back of the study guide. Rather, spend time working to discover the answer on your own and then use the key to grade your responses. That approach will likely result in greater learning, greater retention, and greater performance on the exams.