PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

Course Syllabus

The purpose of this course is to introduce general issues, theories, and philosophies of basic business management to the first year university student.

Course Instructor: Jonathan Scott
Course Text: The Concise Handbook of Management (Haworth Press, NY 2005)

Week 1: Introduction to Management: History, terms and definitions

Week 2: Strategic Management: Preparing for the future by strengthening the here and now

Week 3: Change Management: Getting people to do what they don't want to do

Week 4: Human Management: Positions, competencies, and styles of management

Week 5: Organizational Culture: A look at basic business structures

Week 6: Management Application Techniques: Getting the most from customers and employees

Week 7: Ethics and Quality: What goes around comes around

Week 8: MID-TERM EXAM

Week 9: Fundamentals of Marketing: What every manager needs to know

Week 10: Managing Conflict: How anger and passion can make a business better

Week 11: Managing Finance and Accountants: Should financial numbers always be relied upon?

Week 12: Managing by Objectives: The steps involved in setting and achieving goals

Week 13: Leadership and Vision: Moving employee's hearts and minds

Week 14: Managerial Decision-Making: How to make good business decisions

Week 15: International Management: The fundamentals of managing in a different country

Week 16: FINAL EXAM

Measurement of Student Performance:
Students will be assessed with mid-term and final examinations. Each exam will account for 50% of the student's final grade. If a student fails an examination, he or she, in accordance with university policy, is entitled to sit another examination. Please note, however, that the [i]grade from the re-take exam will be averaged with the grade from the previous (failed) exam[i].

Course Grading Scale:
Grades are based on the point scale below. In other words, good grades must be earned. The total number of points that can be earned in an examination is 100. All exams are graded on a standard point system, which works on the principle that all points have equal value. Some exam questions are worth several points; these will be clearly labelled on the exam. Final judgement is awarded using the following scale:

European Credit ---- (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)