FALL 2014PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT 361FALL 2014Sec: 005 (8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.) Professor: Donald N. McCulloh, Sr. Sec: 006 (9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.) Office: Stephens Hall, Rm 118ASec: 007 (11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.) Phone: 410-704-2240Sec: 010 (3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.) Fax: 410-704-3236Day: Tuesday and Thursday Email: [email protected]: ST 226 Web: http://pages.towson.edu/mcculloh Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Prerequisites:Junior/major standing Course Description:This course focuses on explaining and understanding management functions andprocesses in terms of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Topics include management history, international management, diversity management, and organizational culture. Students will develop core management skills using experiential learning and applied case analyses. Learning Objectives:1. Analyze how planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions enhance organizational performance.2. Describe how motivation, leadership, organizational culture, effective team management and human resource management contribute to organizational performance.3. Apply critical thinking to management decisions.a. Identify problems and/or opportunities using relevant disciplinary concepts, b. Generate and evaluate feasible alternatives,c. Develop comprehensive, justified conclusions and recommendations using qualitative and/or quantitative tools.4. Explain the evolution and origins of the management discipline since the scientific management revolution.5. Explain the effect of international influences and globalization on organizations.6. Apply ethics in business decision-making, considering the impact on multiple stakeholders.7. Apply and enhance diversity management skills.8. Develop unique, personal and effective styles of leadership and management.To assist the student in developing a personal philosophy of management and leadership.Required Text:Robbins, Stephen P., DeCenzo, David A., and Coulter, Mary, Fundamentals of Management, (Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2013), Eighth Edition, or others, Seventh or NineSkills to be covered through skills building exercises and/or case analyses:Power, politics, and influenceActive listening and communicationEffective leadershipEffective teamworkDelegating (empowerment)Motivation and trustInterviewingManaging conflictNegotiatingSetting goalsDeveloping and justifying decisionsDiversity managementEthical behaviorFeedback and performance evaluationCourse Topics:Foundations of planning and strategic managementFoundations of HRMOrganizational culture and environmentOrganizational structureFoundations of group behaviorEvolution of management thought and discipline (history)Managing in a global environment (IB)Effective diversity management Foundations of individual behavior and leadershipAssignments:Readings: Students are expected and encouraged to complete the readings for each chapter before class and be prepared to participate actively in class discussions about substantive issues in management. Each student is expected to participate.KSA Assessment.Learning Assessment:The academic programs at Towson University College of Business and Economics are internationally accredited by the Association for the Advancementof Collegiate Schools of Business ( AACSB). Each academic year, as an ongoing process of this educational quality certification program, the Management Department conducts routine assessment of students’ depth of learning in selected dimensions of knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs), as well as content mastery of selected business topics offered by the departmental curricula.Students enrolled in MNGT 361, Principles of Management in the Fall 2014 semester will be assessed as to their respective proficiency level achieved on thedimension of “Critical and Creative Thinking” and “Testing your Integrity I.Q.” skills as learned through the course instructions. Student participation in these assessment activities, as part of the department’s overall learning program, is mandatory and carries 14% (approximately) of the course grade. Detailed instructions regarding this semester’s assessment activities will be provided by the course instructor. Exams:The 3 exams, each valued at 100 points, will be given according to the class schedule outline. Each exam will consist of questions from course materials, discussions, and lectures. Exams are non-cumulative. Early exams will not be given without exceptional reasons.Grading:Exams (3) 300 pointsCritical and Creative Thinking 40 pointsAcademic Integrity Quiz (Ethics) 10 pointsAttendance 15 points365 pointsExams: Exams will consist of True/False, Multiple Choice, and Short Essays.Final Grade:The final grade for this course will be the plus/minus grade system.The grades will be based on the following cutoff points.A (>=93%) 339.45 - 365.00 points 4.00A- (90-92.99%) 328.50 - 339.44 points 3.67B+ (87-89.99%) 317.55 - 328.49 points 3.33B (83-86.99%) 302.95 - 317.54 points 3.00B- (80-82.99%) 292.00 - 302.94 points 2.67C+ (76-79.99%) 277.40 - 291.99 points 2.33C (70-75.99%) 255.50 - 277.39 points 2.00D+ (67-69.99%) 244.55 - 255.49 points 1.67D (60-66.99%) 219.00 - 244.54 points 1.00F (<60%) <=219 points 0.00FX 0.00Grade Appeals: The Undergraduate Catalog 2013-2014, page 16, “Disagreements Related to Grading” provides the procedure for addressing any concerns you may have about your grades. Additional resources available for independent review include:Wall Street JournalBusiness WeekBaltimore Business JournalForbesHarvard Business ReviewFast CompanyCalifornia Management ReviewFortuneInc.: The Magazine for Growing CompaniesThe Baltimore Sun (Business section)Make-Up Exam Policy:Exams are to be taken on the date assigned. If there is an emergency, a make-up exam may be scheduled.Academic Integrity:A significant component embedded in Management Department’s core values is “academic integrity”. Towards this objective the faculty members in the department will assess that student work submitted for academic credit in the courses taught by them is authentic, as-well-as consistent with