Course Syllabus:

Management: Methodology and Skills

This two-part course is intended as a supplement to Principles of Management. The first part of the course will continue an examination of management theory and, in particular, the dynamics of working with others. In the second part of the course, management will be looked at from an application angle – through basic cost-cutting and waste reduction practices.

Hours: 30
Texts: The Concise Handbook of Management (Haworth Press, 2005) by Jonathan T. Scott and Managing the New Frontiers (Management Education Services, 2008,2009) by Jonathan T. Scott
Course Tutor: Jonathan T. Scott, MA, MBA

LECTURE TOPICS (by week)

Becoming a Better Manager: Recognized Skills and Actions that Make a Manager Great

Basic Managerial Psychology: A Look at Four Popular Theories

Delegation: How Managers Get Work Done Through Others

Teams and Workgroups: Old and New Research

Business Communication: Conveying a Clear Message in Work Environments

Mastering Presentations: The Fundamentals Behind the Most Basic of Managerial Tasks

Mid-Term Examination

A Look at How the Environment is Changing Businesses and the Role of Managers

An Introduction to Process Mapping and Waste Measurement

Waste Trails: the Hidden History of Products

Closed Loop Manufacturing and the Concept of Servicizing

Workplaces and Productivity

Remanufacturing

Clean Production: Case Studies and Practices

Final Project (Assignment): Conducting an Energy Evaluation
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Measurement of Student Performance

Students will be assessed via a midterm examination and a written group assignment. Both the exam and the assignment will count toward 50-percent of the student’s overall grade (the two will be averaged together to comprise a final grade).

For the final written assignment, students will be required to form groups of no more than two participants. Each of these groups must select an actual business, assess it, and write a report as to how much money the business can save by incorporating basic energy efficiency concepts (as learned in class). Reports must be professionally presented and display accurate measurements including how certain applications can be put into practice, the amount of waste that can be reduced, the estimated amount of money the business can save, and estimated financial projections.
Late projects will not be accepted.

Course Grading Scale

Grades will be based on the point scale below. In other words, good grades must be earned. Final judgement will be awarded using the following scale.

European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)...... LKAEM Equivalent

94 – 100........ A...... 5.0
85 – 93........ B...... 4.5
75 – 84........ C...... 4.0
65 – 74........ D...... 3.5
below 64........ F...... 2.0