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Frederick
Community College Bu227 Business Management ONL1 Index 2282 FALL 2011
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Class begins: 8/22/11 |
Class ends: 12/10/11 |
Last Day to
Withdraw: 11/2/11 |
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Instructor
Information: |
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Name: Stephen Lloyd |
Office: N/A |
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E-mail: slloyd@frederick.edu |
Phone
Number: 301-662-7302 |
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Contact
Hours: email and by
appointment for in-person meeting |
Campus
Mail Box #: 744 |
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Course
Information: |
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Credits: 3 |
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On-campus
Meetings: Online
only |
On-campus
Exams: Exam 1 |
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Prerequisites: EN50A and EN52 or ESL95
and ESL99 |
Corequisites: None |
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Course
Description: |
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Covers
basic principles of management in business and administrative organizations.
Emphasizes the management functions of planning, organizing, staffing,
directing, controlling and coordinating.
Includes the delineation of authority and responsibility, organization
charts, organization and methods surveys, cost and quality control and
management improvement programs. |
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Core
Learning Outcomes: |
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Upon
completion of this course students will demonstrate |
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1.
Describe the functions of management and how they
interrelate |
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2.
Define the role of managerial ethics and corporate
social responsibility |
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3.
Discuss the purpose of organizational planning and goal
setting for an organizations |
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4.
Explain how structural design helps to achieve
strategic goals |
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5.
Discuss the role of motivation in management;
difference between leadership and
management |
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6.
Define the role of control in management and list three
types |
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Instructional
Methods: |
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Textbook/Assigned
readings Case
study analysis/exercises Videos
Discussion
of current business-related events |
How is this course organized: |
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The course is designed to be delivered online. It requires that the student read the text as described and scheduled in the Outline. The student will also participate in Discussion online as well as writing brief cases and one term paper. There will be two exams, one of which will be at the FCC Testing Center. |
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Textbook/Assigned readings Case study analysis/exercises Videos Discussion of current
business-related events |
Text(s)
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Management
11th Ed Stephen
P. Robbins and Mary Coulter, Pearson Prentice-Hall ISBN-13: 9780132622660 |
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Additional
readings as assigned. |
Because this in an online course, you will have a weekly
opportunity to evaluate your progress using the Blackboard grade book. If you need to make any adjustments (additional
study, tutoring, conference with instructor) to assure your success in this
course, please let me know.
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Tests / Papers / Projects
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Point or Percentage Value
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Final Grade Scale |
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Exams
(2) |
2 X 20 pts. Each = 40 points |
90 to 100 = A |
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Written cases (up to 10) |
40 points |
80 to 89 = B |
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Group Discussions (up to three) |
10 |
70 to 79 = C |
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Term Paper |
10 points |
60 to 69 = D |
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Below 60 = F |
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Total |
100 points |
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Codes of Academic Integrity and Student Conduct
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Students
are required to uphold the Code of Academic Integrity and the Code of Student
Conduct. Students who violate either of these codes may receive a failing
grade in the class. Information about
these codes and other student policies, procedures, and penalties is available
on the Student Policy and Procedures web page at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx . |
Student Services
A variety of services are available to
assist students in succeeding at FCC. Students can learn more about these
services by visiting the Student Services web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx
Students
with disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions related
to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students with
Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about these services
by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx .
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It
is the student’s sole responsibility to acquire and maintain Internet access
and e-mail capability. The student should check for e-mails and announcements
at least three times each week. This is not to say there will be new
information every time the student checks, but it will assure the student is
aware of upcoming assignments, tests, etc. in a timely fashion. Written cases are
sometimes team projects. Students may contact one another via FCC e-mail
and/or Blackboard. |
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Participation Policy: |
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The course is highly interactive between
the class and the instructor. Through
case studies/presentations, problems, and specific activities students will
have the opportunity to use the concepts, ideas, and strategies presented
online in assignments. Your presence online is expected.
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Email Communication
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All students will receive and be expected
to use their FCC email address for their correspondence with faculty and
staff at the college. Students can
establish and access their FCC email accounts at the login page: https://myfcc.frederick.edu. Email
is an instructional tool essential to student-instructor and student-student
communication. You MUST include BU227 – Your Name
in the subject line of all emails. You are responsible for checking your
email on a regular basis and replying to the instructor in a timely (2-3
days) fashion. I will post weekly course
announcements in BB and also send those announcements via email. Please note that this is my ONLY means of
communication with you. When you hit “Send” it does not
automatically mean I have received your email. I will respond to email inquiries within 24
hours. If you DO NOT receive a reply to your message
within 24 hours – please call me! |
Cases
may be individual or team assignments and will be announced in Blackboard. The
cases cover material discussed in the textbook and other reading, current
events or videos. In the cases the student may answer questions, analyze an
issue and/or recommend a course of action. The cases are short and capable of
completion well within an hour assuming one has read the text as assigned.
Cases are graded on how well the student(s) demonstrate an understanding of the
concept at hand, thoughtful and appropriate application of the terms and
concepts, and providing compelling rationale based on sound Management principles.
Students
will have a choice of any one (1) of three (3) topics for their Management term
paper. In a typed, double-spaced paper with standard margins and no larger than
12-point type, the student will analyze an issue in Management. The length of
the paper must be no fewer than six pages,
not counting the Title Page and Work Cited. The paper is to be written and
documented in MLA style. A minimum of five sources are required, not counting Wikipedia, or the textbook.
The paper should be free from spelling and grammatical errors.
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topics are as follows:
1. The student will research seemingly
“opposing” views in Management styles and techniques. These should cover, but
are not limited to Theory X/Theory Y; Autocratic/Free-Rein Leadership; and Mechanistic/Organic
Organization. The student should briefly
describe each then suggest situations where the concepts may be appropriate or
not appropriate. The research should reflect these applications to a real
situation.
2. The student will research, briefly describe, and explain how the
Myers-Briggs Type Inventory and the Big Five Model of personality may be used
in a Management setting. The student will discuss when, or under what kind is
situations applying these principles may be effective (or not effective),
preferably based on “real-world” examples.
3. The student will take the online
abbreviated MBTI personality test on http://humanmetrics.com/ and analyze and
discuss how their own personal MBTI score could be used in Management, and how
the student, based on their own MBTI traits, would wish to be managed. The
student will explain why he/she might recommend (or not) the MBTI in managing
subordinates, backing up their opinion with logical arguments based on their
research.
[Upon opening the http://humanmetrics.com/ web site, the student should click on the link for “Jung
Typology test” and proceed with answering the 72 forced-choice Yes/No
questions. The student should be certain to answers the test honestly. This
test takes perhaps 15-20 minutes, and there are no “wrong” answers. After
taking the test, the student will click the “Score It” link and record their
MBTI type (along with its numeric values) at the next Window that opens. BEFORE
LEAVING THIS WEB PAGE, the student will follow the links “”…type description by
D. Keirsey” and “…type description by Butt.” Each of these should be printed,
as the only way to get to those pages is to retake the test. Retaking the test is
permissible. The student may wish to print the “…type description by Keirsey”
and that by Butt in landscape format to
assure all text has been captured. These type description by Keirsey and Butt
help explain what the MBTI score means.]
Assignment
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Due Date |
Possible Score |
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Group Discussion(s) (up to three) |
As announced |
10 points |
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Exam 1 |
Week of 10/3 |
20 points |
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Exam 2 |
Week of 12/5 |
20 points |
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Written Cases (up to ten) |
As announced |
40 points |
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Term paper |
Week of 11/7/11 |
10 points |
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TOTAL |
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100 points |
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NOTE: Date are
subject to change by the instructor! |
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6 points Well-developed and
researched reporting and analyses that demonstrate an understanding of the
issue, and providing a logical rationale for the student’s arguments based on
the appropriate concepts and terminology from the textbook and readings.
2
points Logical flow of the reporting and
analysis
2
points Proper MLA style spelling/grammar
The
student must cite at least five
sources for the term paper chosen. Non-internet sources will be worth one
additional extra-credit point each on this paper. (However, these non-Internet
sources may not be merely online versions of print sources; they must be
original books, journals, magazine articles, etc.)
For
each source cited that is NOT an Internet-based source, the student may earn
one extra point. Wikipedia and the textbook are NOT acceptable sources
for the citations.
Students
who have trouble in writing research papers or are unfamiliar with MLA style
are encouraged to contact FCC’s Writing Center in L106 for assistance. The
phone number is (301) 846-2619. Students are advised that the Writing Center
has an excellent reputation for producing exemplary results with dedicated
students.
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Week |
Date |
Subject |
Readings/Assignment |
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1 |
8/22 |
Management and Organizations; Management History Understanding Management’s Context: Constraints and
Challenges |
Chapters 1 and 2 and Module |
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2 |
8/29 |
Managing in a
Global Environment Managing
Diversity |
Chapters 3 and 4 |
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9/5 |
Labor Day
Holiday |
NO CLASS |
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3 |
9/6 |
Managing Social
Responsibility and Ethics |
Chapter 5 |
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4 |
9/12 |
Managing Change
and Innovation Managers as
Decision Makers |
Chapters 6 and 7 |
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5 |
9/19 |
Foundations of Planning Strategic Management Planning Tools and Techniques |
Chapters 8 and 9 and Module |
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6 |
9/26 |
Basic
Organizational Design |
Chapter 10 |
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7 |
10/3 |
Review: Exam 1 |
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8 |
10/10 |
Adaptive Organizational
Design |
Chapter 11 |
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9 |
10/17 |
Managing Human
Resources Managing Your
Career Managing teams |
Chapters 12 and 13 and Module |
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10 |
10/24 |
Understanding
Individual Behavior Managers and
Communications |
Chapters 14 and 15 |
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11 |
10/31 |
Motivating
Employees |
Chapter 16 |
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11/2 |
Last Day to
Withdraw from Classes |
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12 |
11/7 |
Managers as
Leaders Term Paper Due |
Chapter 17 |
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13 |
11/14 |
Introduction to
Controlling |
Chapter 18 |
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14 |
11/21 and 11/28 |
Managing
Operations |
Chapter 19
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11/23-27 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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15 |
12/5 |
Review: Exam 2 |
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