Course Description
Management functions and processes as applied to organizations
and to individuals in organizations. Topics to be covered
include strategy, job and organization design, ethics and
social responsibility, diversity, global influences,
leadership, motivation, human resource management, and
organizational change. Other emerging managerial issues may be
introduced.
Athena Title
Principles of Management
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in MGMT 3000, MGMT 3000H, MGMT 3001, MGMT 3001E, MGMT 3001H
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
(ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101H or ACCT 2101E) and (MIST 2090 or MIST 2090E or MIST 2190H)
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will understand the history of management thought, the evolution of management theories, and the relevance of historical developments for managing contemporary organizations.
- Students will understand the components and complexities of organizations' cultures and eternal environment, as well as the economic issues, legal/political issues and cultural issues faced in the global marketplace.
- Students will understand 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.
- Students will have the ability to conceptualize and analyze the internal and external environments of the firm in the context of globalism, ethics, and corporate social responsibility as part of the planning process and development of business-level and corporate-level strategies.
- Students will understand basic concepts and issues associated with the complexity of managing organizational change and innovation.
- Students will understand fundamental theories and concepts that have relevance for understanding the various factors that influence the behavior of people in organizational settings, including human resource management, organizational behavior, leadership and motivation.
Topical Outline
- History of Management Thought
- Organizational Culture and Environment
- Managing in a Global Environment
- Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics
- Strategic Management
- Motivating Employees
- Leadership
- Managing Change and Innovation
- Human Resource Management
- Foundations of Organizational Behavior
Institutional Competencies
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
