Course Objectives:

Familiarity with the functions of management, skills that are required, elements 
of organizations as systems, and the relevance of management in organizational 
settings. 

Understanding the history of management thought, the evolution of management 
theories, and the relevance of historical developments for managing contemporary 
organizations. 

Understanding the components and complexities of organizations' cultures and 
external environments, and how these factors constrain the decisions and actions 
of managers. 

Understanding implications of the global environment for the management of 
organizations, to include regional trading alliances, economic issues, structural 
issues, and cultural issues. 

Familiarity with frameworks used to understand issues of social responsibility 
and ethics in organizational settings. 

Understanding the decision-making  process from the perspective of rationality, 
yet with an understanding of factors that constrain the rational decision-making 
approach in organizational settings. 

An understanding of issues that influence the usefulness of planning, as well as 
how different types of goals and plans may be better for different situations. 

Understanding the complexities of analyzing the external environment, and an 
organization's competencies, in developing an appropriate strategic plan for an 
organization. 

Understanding issues associated with various approaches to organizational 
design, and how these issues are relevant for determining what type of design 
is appropriate for different circumstances. 

Recognizing the importance of, and understanding what constitutes, effective 
human resource management practices. 

Understanding basic concepts and issues associated with the complexity of 
managing organizational change and innovation. 

Understanding fundamental concepts that have relevance for understanding the 
various factors that influence the behavior of people in organizational settings, 
including behavior in the context of groups and teams. 

Familiarity with theories of workplace motivation and the relevance of such 
theories for the practice of management. 

Familiarity with several theories of leadership and understanding what 
constitutes effective leadership.

The following topics are covered in this course:

Management Yesterday and Today 
Organizational Culture and Environment 
Managing in a Global Environment  
Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics 
Decision Making 
Foundations of Planning 
Strategic Management 
Planning Tools and Techniques 
Organizational Structure and Design 
Human Resource Management 
Managing Change and Innovation 
Foundations of Behavior 
Understanding Groups and Teams 
Motivating Employees 
Leadership

All students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of 
honesty and integrity in every phase of their academic careers.  The
penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an
acceptable defense.

Academic honesty means performing all academic work without plagiarizing,
cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, receiving assistance from any other
person or using any source of information that is not common knowledge.