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Management 3013 Syllabus
Principles of Management
Section Room
Instructor: Dr. Samuel Hazen, SPHR
Office: Room 130 Office hours:
Posted on office door.
Phone: 968-9277 (Home) 817-279-8787 (under extreme
emergency)
E-mail: for my office computer: hazen@tarleton.edu
for my home computer: ebeseken@swbell.net
Course Textbook: Management, Eighth Edition.
Authors:
Don Hellriegel, Susan E. Jackson, and John W. Slocum, Jr., published by
South-Western College Publishing.
DISABILITIES/OFFICE OF
COMPLIANCE. Any student
with a documented disability who may need academic accommodation, must
register with the Office of Compliance, Room 15 Barry B. Thompson
Student Center Building (phone 968-9480). The last day to request
academic accommodations for each term corresponds to the last day for
dropping a course with no record.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Each student will be expected to attend all
scheduled class sessions at the student's discretion. However,
class
attendance can be looked upon as a method of obtaining extra credit,
keeping
in mind the possibility of pop quizzes at any time.
COURSE OBJECTIVE: The objective of this course is for each
student
to be able to know, comprehend, apply, analyze, synthesize and evaluate
the basic principles of the fundamentals of managing organizations.
TEACHING/LEARNING METHODOLOGIES: The following methods will be
employed: Lectures, videos, class discussion, class discussion of
cases, group oral presentations and written reports of group research.
GRADING CRITERIA: The student's level of learning for each
specific
dimension of the course objective (stated above) will be demonstrated
by
attaining at least 60% of all potential points as prescribed below,
[ie.,
(K) Knowledge, © Comprehension, (A) Application/Analysis, (S)
Synthesis/Evaluation].
The grade received in this class will be determined as follows:
The weights to be assigned to each of these components will be assigned
by each student on an individual basis. This approach to the
assigning
of weights for the various learning evaluation components is in
recognition
that individuals have unique learning styles. Some students learn
best through visual stimuli, while other students learn best through
use
of the other senses. Most learn best through the use of some
combination
of the various senses. Your preference for the weighting of each
of these components will be recorded by use of the Individual
Evaluation
Component Weighting Form which will be completed and turned in sometime
during the first part of the semester (if not the default weights will
be assigned). You may also wish to record your percentage weights
in the blanks following each item on your syllabus to keep for your own
record.
1) (K,C,S) Exams, totally objective type, ie. multiple choice and/or
true/false items, over text material (with the heaviest emphasis over
text
material addressed in class). For each exam, a one page crib sheet,
eight
and one-half by eleven inches, front and back, will be permitted to use
while taking scheduled exams.
%weight 05 to 60 (_____) (default 32%)
2) (C,A,S) Text end-of-part group exercises which are found at the
end of the parts in the text, we will try to have at least three of
these.
%weight 05 to 20 (_____) (default 10%)
3) (C,A,S) Group written report, to be handed-in, with an oral
presentation
to the class of the results, of a research project to be typed and
double-spaced.
See project description which follows. This will be due the next
to the last week of the semester.
%weight 05 to 60 (_____) (default 32%)
4) (C,A,S) Unannounced status update which will include each group
turning in a bibliography with a short synopsis of all sources
researched
up to that point and a very rough draft of what the group has finished
to that point (sometime around mid-semester).
%weight 05 to 20 (_____) (default 10%)
5) (C,A,S) Group peer end-of-semester evaluations, which will include
input from each group member covering all of the group's work
throughout
the semester.
%weight 05 to 15 (_____) (default 8%)
6) (K,C) Pop quizzes and miscellaneous assignments; pop quizzes will
cover assigned text material or in-class videos and given on a
random
basis and miscellaneous assignments will include all other assignments
not included elsewhere.
%weight 05 to 15 (_____) (default 8%)
7) (K,C,A,S) Attendance/Participation. The percentage of your
attendance, along with classroom participation /instructor discretion,
will be used in determining this part of your overall score.
Grades will be earned as follows:
0-59* =F; 60-69* =D; 70-79* =C; 80-89* =B; 90-100*
=A.
*(% of total possible points)
Tentative Assignment Schedule of Topics and Text Material:
The material in the Course Text will be covered in order as presented
in the text until otherwise announced. Plan on reading ahead in
the
text at least one chapter beyond the current chapter.
Semester Written Research Project:
I. Objectives:
1. To help you understand both sides of controversial management
issues.
2. To allow you to apply management concepts in understanding
the policy implications of the issues.
II. Out-of-class Preparation Time:
Plan on at least as much time as any major group project
assignment
(maybe more).
III. Methodology:
1. The group paper will present two sides of an issue (selected from
the list which follows): an affirmative side which upholds the
proposition
and a negative side which opposes it.
2. The group will conduct research on the issue. Because of the
current nature of the list of topics, each group will be strongly
encouraged to consult current periodicals (e.g., use the Reader's Guide
to Periodical Literature, Business Index, Business Periodicals Index,
Infotrac,
the Internet, world-wide-web, etc.) in addition to more scholarly
academic
journals and books.
3. Each group will then prepare a type written paper (double spaced
lines, 8 to 10 pages, excluding title page and bibliography page)
analyzing
both sides of the issue in addition to presenting arguments for both
sides.
The paper will be divided into three major parts
(Including
title page and a bibliography at the end): Introduction, Discussion,
and
Conclusion. I would like for the report to follow a form known as
a "full brief"-- a comprehensive analysis of both sides of a given
proposition,
outlined logically from which either side of a topic under debate can
be
developed. The report will have a minimum of ten (10) references
(in most cases, probably many more).
The form to follow for BIBLIOGRAPHIC entries is:
Article, Author of. "Article Title."
Journal/Periodical
Name, Volume and number, (or Month date, Year), page number(s).
The three major parts of the report will correspond to the
following
form:
Introduction:
a. Statement of the proposition and the group's
position (the affirmative or the negative).
b. Why is the issue important?
c. Origin and history of the issue--keep this as
brief as possible.
d. Outline the two sides of the issue--why is there
a controversy surrounding the issue?
Discussion: (This will be the major section of the
report.)
a. Present arguments to support the group's
position.
b. The arguments will be supported with sound
reasoning
and evidence.
Conclusion:
a. The main points of the arguments will be
summarized--with
a recapitulation of the major points.
b. An affirmation or denial of the selected
proposition
will conclude the report (depending on whether the affirmative or
negative
position has been taken). List of Suggested Propositions
This list of topics is only a suggested list for those groups
which might not be able to develop a topic in a timely manner. If
your group can develop a particular topic, similar to these suggested
topics,
feel free to use it (with prior instructor approval of the issue).
1. Resolved: That employment-at-will or termination-at-will
should
remain the basic doctrine governing employee dismissal and should not
be
subject to legislative restrictions.
2. Resolved: That corporate downsizing is good for the U.S.
economy.
3. Resolved: That labor unions in the United States have been
a positive force for both employees and the economy.
4. Resolved: That Affirmative Action is a fair method of
achieving
equal opportunity for minority groups and women.
5. Resolved: That employers should be legally required to provide
paid leave for employees to care for sick children and parents.
6. Resolved: That federal laws regulating safety in the
work-place
have done more harm than good.
7. Resolved: A United States national health care system mandated
by the federal government will be good for the country.
8. Resolved: A corporation that operates to make a profit must
not be concerned with issues which do not contribute directly to
increasing
the wealth of shareholders, such as environmental problems.
9. Resolved: The world would be a better place if a one-world
sovereign government were established.
10. Resolved: The world's population density should be the concern
of today's global corporations.
Newspaper Business-Related
Cartoon Assignment for Extra Credit
(Strictly voluntary) During the session you will be encouraged to
search
for newspaper cartoons and/or comic strips related directly to a
specific
business discipline or area. The final judgement concerning
whether
or not your chosen newspaper cartoons are directly related to a
business
discipline will be made by your professor. The policies under
which
this assignment will be governed are as follows:
1. An opportunity at the beginning of each class period will
be devoted to newspaper cartoon/comic strip presentation time.
Any
student desiring to present a newspaper cartoon/comic strip will
volunteer
at the start of the class period. It will not be up to the
professor
to call upon students. The student or students bringing newspaper
cartoon/comic strips for points will present them to the class.
The
newspaper cartoon/comic strips will then be turned in with the
student's
name and NEWSPAPER SOURCE FROM WHICH IT WAS TAKEN WRITTEN on the
reverse
side. These guidelines will be strictly observed in order for a
newspaper
cartoon/comic strip to be eligible to count toward the total for a
particular
class period.
2. The newspaper sources from which this assignment may be
obtained
will be limited to newspapers which are not older than seven days
immediately
preceding the current class period.
3. Method for computing credit:
a. Credit will be earned in the form of "Point Credits
(PCS)".
Each PC can be used to offset points missed for an incorrect response
to
items on a test.
b. A Point Credit account will be maintained for each student
during the semester and a maximum of 10 PCS will be applied to any one
exam. PCS earned at any time during the semester will be applied
first to the first exam score below 100% then to the next exam and so
on.
In other words PCS will be used retroactively.
c. PCS will be awarded as follows:
PCS awarded to individual students will be based upon the total
number of different newspaper cartoon/comic strips, which are directly
related to a business discipline, presented by participating students
for
each class period according to the following schedule:
Total Toons PCS/Participant
01 to 04 3
05 to 06 4
>or= 07 5
The number brought by individual students will not be a
determinant.
Therefore, individual students may present as many cartoon/comic strips
as desired. The total number of different newspaper
cartoon/comic
strips, which are directly related to a business discipline, presented
during any one class determines the number of PCS earned per
student.
Any questions? If not, then good hunting!
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