Discipline: Management Degree Credit  [X]
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Nondegree Credit  [ ]
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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Management 44


COURSE DESCRIPTION
44 Principles of Management Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite(s): None.

Advisory: None
For those who are in management, preparing for a potential promotion or interested in the management process. Includes the primary functions of planning, organizing, controlling, and leading as well as related skills such as team development, motivation and communication techniques, and quality management. Also, social responsibility and a global perspective are emphasized. 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
An overview of the concepts, processes and techniques of organizational management.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the planning, organizing, leading and controlling functions of management and apply these concepts and their underlying approaches and principles in the analysis of case studies.
  2. Describe, discuss and apply to management scenarios or case studies various aspects of planning to building organization success of entrepreneurial enterprises, small business, national and international organizations.
  3. Describe, discuss, and identify application strategies of basic management skills in  team development, communication. motivational techniques, and ethics to management situations.
  4. Compare and contrast historical applications of management theory with applications in current business, industrial and public service organizations.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 

Focus of class readings and lectures may be topical-thematic, disciplinary, and/or based on case studies.  The class should cover at least six of the nine indicated topic areas.

1.   Management & Organizational Competitiveness in relation to
        a.   Globalization
        b.   Technology
        c.    Ethics & social responsibility
        d.   Managerial skills
        e.   Internal and external environments
        f.    Decision-making
2.  Planning
        a.   Strategic, Tactical, Operational, and Strategic planning
 
3.  Ethics & Corporate Responsibility 
        a.   Ethical systems and business ethics
        b.   Ethical environments and ethical decision-making.
4.  International Management
        a.   The global environment
        b.   Impacts of global economy
        c.   Global strategy in management 
        d.   Exporting, licensing, franchising, joint ventures
        e.   Managerial & ethical issues in international settings
5.  Entrepreneurship
        a.   Entrepreneurship and management
        b.   Intrapreneurship and management
6.  Organizing and Organizational Dynamics
        a.   The vertical and horizontal organizational structures of an
              organization
        b.   Organizational integration
        c.   Organizational responsiveness and agility as key to strategic
              competitiveness. 
        d.   Organizing for quality 
        e.   Human resources management
        f.    Managing the diverse workforce
7.  Leadership
        a.   Distinguishing between Leading and managing
        b.   Power and Leadership
        c.   Traditional and contemporary approaches to and perspectives
             on leadership and motivation
        d.   Developing leadership skills
        e.   Motivating for Performance
        f.   Teamwork including building effective teams, managing
             teams, and team membership and leadership skills
8.  Control
        a.  Bureaucratic control systems, market and clan control.
  
9.  Managing Technology , Innovation and Change
        a.   Technology , its life cycle, and the diffusion of technological
              innovations
        b.   Technology and the competitive environment and factors  to
              consider in technology decisions
        c.   Sourcing and acquiring new technologies
        d.   Technology and managerial roles
10. Creating and managing change
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Presentation of lectures and discussions management topics Guest writers/lecturers invited to class to discuss topics on creativity and the imagination
  • Presentation, discussion, and examination of case studies from various companies  and application exercises to build depth of understanding and analytical skill.
  • Showing films, videos, slides, distributing handouts, and/or using electronic or computer-based media in order to reinforce understanding of concepts related to planning, organizing, leading, controlling and other topics in management.
  • Cooperative/collaborative learning tasks and activities such as small group or paired activities to explore and identify appropriate methods and strategies for managerial decision-making.
  • Computer-assisted and/or web-enhanced instruction which reinforces the course content
  • Develop and assign tasks or activities such as written or oral presentations in order to assess student learning of and ability to apply management concepts to management decision-making situations.
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Quizzes, exams and class participation designed to evaluated and assess student proficiencies in the subject matter and assess learning outcomes.
  • Individual, small group or paired exercises designed to evaluate student skills in analyzing various management situations and challenges.
  • Questions on topics and content designed to evaluate students’ understanding of the key approaches to management.
  • Individual web projects designed to assess student proficiency in achieving student learning outcomes.
  • Individual or class projects, written or oral, designed to evaluate the application management concepts to business settings.
  • Participation and regular attendance as required by instructor to ensure progress in mastering the course content and participation in collaborative learning projects.
  • Final examination designed to assess students’ mastery of the essential concepts explored in the course.
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Bateman, Thomas S. & Snett, Scott A.. Management: Leading and Collaborating in a Competitive World. 7th ed. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2007.
  • Certo, Samuel & Certo, Trevis S.. Modern Management. 10th ed. N.Y.: Prentice-Hall, 2006.
  • Rollins, Stephen P. & Coulter, Mary. Management. 1st ed. N.Y.: Prentice-Hall, 2007.
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