Telephone: (cell) 253-777-6607 (office) 879-3155Course DescriptionSome Course Goals▪ To strengthen individual communication skills through varied writing, speaking, and listening projects.▪ To provoke and inspire critical, creative, and independent thinking.Some Course TacticsOur “Total Involvement” Course StrategyGrade Descriptors Components & AllocationsEmergency ResponseRequired Reading/ViewingCourse Schedule (305)Principles of Management (and Leadership)BUS 305 Fall 2011University of Puget SoundProfessor: Jeffrey J. MatthewsOffice: Room #111c, McIntyre HallTelephone: (cell) 253-777-6607 (office) 879-3155E-mail: [email protected] Hours: T & TH 9:00-11am, with special appointments always available. VISIT! CALL!Course Description▪ This introductory course examines the roles of leadership and management in organizations. Core topicsinclude vision, strategy, planning organizing/structure, controlling, communicating, power, tactics, motivation, values, ethics, social responsibility, diversity, and followership. Some Course Goals▪ To prepare students to behave more effectively in managerial and leadership environments.▪ To develop a deep appreciation for the fundamentals of effective management and leadership.▪ To strengthen individual communication skills through varied writing, speaking, and listening projects.▪ To provoke and inspire critical, creative, and independent thinking.Some Course Tactics▪ To learn of leadership by analyzing, writing, presenting, and discussing related theory, research, and case studies. Our “Total Involvement” Course Strategy ▪ Networking /Resume Assignments (out of class): These ungraded assignments have two purposes—(1) begin developing your academic and professional networks and (2) producing a formal resume. ▪ Writing Assignments (in-class): Minimum five pop quizzes to reward “close reading” of homework.▪ Communication Skill (in-class): High quality discussions on assignments are vital to class success. Come to class well prepared (well read)! Regular class attendance is mandatory for success! *To help demonstrate your thinking about course readings I strongly suggest that you bring to class at least two questions pertaining to the assignments. I will probably not collect the questions each class, but you may be asked to present your questions.**Newspaper, periodical, journal-based (print or online) reading and thinking is encouraged for a variety of reasons. For our course, be on the lookout for articles pertaining to leadership generally and, more specifically, for those pieces that illuminate the principles we are analyzing in readings, film, and discussions. I encourage you to bring articles to class (email them to your classmates) so that we can recognize their value. One of the many benefits of such regular “outside” reading is that it serves as a powerful means for independent learning and actual course research. ▪ Presentation (in-class): A professional, 20-minute COLLABORATIVE research and presentation project. For the project, you will work closely with two to four fellow students. As with most major professional projects, this one has multiple purposes, but, in general, it is designed for you to apply some concepts mastered in this course, specifically those in Jim Collins’ book Good to Great. In Good To Great, Collins identifies eleven publicly-traded companies that made extraordinary “leaps” to financial greatness, far outperforming industry rivals (known as “direct comparison companies”). Your assignment, in short, is to conduct research to determine what happened to at least one of the eleven “great” companies and assess a direct comparison company (of your choice) since the publication of Collins’ book in 2001. You are to research and analyze the leadership quality and financial health of the company. In the presentation, there must be significant evidence that your team has mastered and applied some of the key analytical concepts (both qualitative and quantitative) outlined by Collins. For example, is there evidence that your two companies have (or had) “Level 5 Leaders”? Do your companies grasp the essence of “the Hedgehog concept”? In the end, you should make a judgment on whether your companies are “great” or have prospects for becoming great. We will discuss content requirements further.Your presentation grade (determined by me AND your classmates AND your teammates) will be basedon two overarching criteria: 1. Content-Analytical Quality 2. Communication Skill *If you are considering PowerPoint, I recommend the University of Pennsylvania’s website:http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu/workshops/biomed/ppt/dodont.html ▪ Papers (12 pt. font Times New Roman, 1” margins, double-spaced, paginated, stapled). For citations/style use either:MLA http://library.ups.edu/research/stylemanuals/mla.htmor Chicago Manual http://library.ups.edu/instruct/ricig/music120/citing.htmor APA http://www.ups.edu/x17413.xml- Papers will be graded on three primary fronts: 1. Quality of content, especially as it pertains to the assignment prompt. 2. Quality of your independent thought, analysis, and creativity. 3. Quality of your communication skill (organization, clarity, syntax, grammar, etc.).Poor organization, misspellings, faulty topic sentences, lack of assertions, typos, lateness, etc. are all unacceptable. Paper #1: 600 to 700-word reflective essay [do NOT exceed the word limit].A reflective essay with a marked assertion about “leadership” and or “management” as embodied in the film Freedom Writers (2007). Paper #2: 700 to 950-word reflective essay on the leadership and managerial analysis of Frederick Taylor. The essay should, in some form, make an argument that Taylor’s thoughts about “scientific management” are relevant for contemporary leaders and managers. 1. On the back of the last page of your paper, provide a brief self-assessment of thequality (strengths and weaknesses) of your paper, and give it an overall grade. I will not read your assessment until after I have graded the paper.2. In addition, resubmit your graded Paper #1 to evaluate your writing progress. Paper #3: 6 to10-page INDEPENDENT research and analysis paper using a variety of primary and secondary sources. 1. On the back of the last page of your paper, provide a brief self-assessment of thequality (strengths and weaknesses) of your paper; and give it an overall grade. I