BUS 2021 - Principles of Management
3 Credits
Studies management’s role in helping organizations establish and achieve their mission and goals. Assists individuals in developing the skills needed to become successful practicing managers in today’s society. Major areas of focus include the historical functions of management (planning, organizing, leading and controlling) as well as emerging ideas and practices that are transforming management and leadership in modern organizations.
Major Content Areas
Global management issues in the diverse, modern organization. 10% Leadership, including personal traits and skills of effective leaders. 10% Management history and current theories. 10% Managing change in the modern workplace, including control systems for finances Organizational culture and its impact on the individual and the organization. 10% Ethical decisions faced by management and ethical frameworks for making decisions. 10% Strategic and tactical planning. 10% Teamwork organizational structures and best practices. 10% Motivational theories and approaches for improved performance. 10% Creative problem solving and decision making. 10%
Learning Outcomes
Recognize ethical decisions managers face, and ethical frameworks to assist with thesedecisions. Apply qualitative and quantitative decision-making activities to individual andorganizational alternatives. Understand the historical and philosophicalorigins of management. Understand motivational theories andapproaches and their possible applications in a wide variety of work settings. Comprehend the four functions of management: planning, organizing, leading,and controlling. Assess opportunities for change within anorganization and options for improved performance. Recognize the nature and role of culture within an organization. Understand organizational design structuresand the potential advantages and disadvantages associated with each. Identify personal traits and skill sets of effective leaders. Understand global management issues inthe diverse, modern organization. Identify the activities commonly associatedwith line, mid-level, and executive management positions.
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