MGT 210 On Campus
Organization & Management
Overview
An introduction to organizational theory and behavior.
Text
MGMT. 2008. Chuck Williams. Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Southwestern). ISBN: 978-0-324-58038-9.
Grading
Five chapter tests each count 20% toward the final course grade. Up to 5% extra credit will be added to the lowest test score for a written management profile and up to an additional 5% will be added to the lowest test score for an “elevator pitch” presentation.
A = 90 – 100
B = 80 – 89.9
C = 70 – 79.9
D = 60 – 69.9
F = Less than 60
Tests
Although there is no final exam, each test will contain questions from previous chapters. The rationale for this is that MGT 210 is a foundational course that presents prerequisite information you will use throughout your upper division courses. By reviewing prior chapters for every test, you may have a better chance of retaining the information throughout your academic career compared to cramming for a final exam.
Written Management Profile
Students will write a two-page (double-spaced) management profile on any manager they choose. This must include an analysis of how the manager has handled ethical problems affecting the organization. Grading is based on the following:
Coherence and organization = 25% (Are the assignments logically coherent and organized?)
Delivery = 25% (Are the assignments delivered professionally? This includes presentation skills for the elevator pitch and neatness/professionalism of the written management profile).
Grammar and syntax = 20% (Is proper grammar and syntax used throughout the assignments?)
Proper use of materials and mechanics = 25% (Are the assignments presented in a way that incorporates management concepts? Does the written management profile analyze an ethical issue that has affected the manager’s organization?)
Elevator Pitch
Students will apply one management they select from the text and present this as an application to a situation that has occurred in an organization they are familiar with. The basic outline for a 1-2 minute elevator pitch is:
A. Introduction
B. Situation
C. Course concept
D. Application of course concept to the situation
E. Conclusion
Absence Policy
You may take tests early by giving one week’s notice of an anticipated absence. Tests may not be made up after the time scheduled for any reason; however, the lowest test score will be raised to 70% (if the lowest test is less than 70%).
Neither the written management profile nor the elevator pitch may be made up at a later date.
Course Objectives (1-6) and Core Business Objectives (7-10)
This course will work to develop a student’s understanding of business within a framework of social intelligence. More specifically students will:
1) Learn key foundational management terms.
2) Gain knowledge of teams that leads to effective teamwork and associated skills.
3) Develop a basic comprehension of managerial planning and decision making.
4) Develop an understanding of the basics of organizational behavior.
5) Understand the importance of international business and global awareness.
6) Develop an understanding of social responsibility and ethical processes associated with jobs and organizations.
7) Students will demonstrate communication skills in written and oral forms. Students will be evaluated on coherence and organization, delivery, grammar and syntax, and proper use of materials and mechanics in their communication examples.
8) Students will demonstrate an awareness of ethical issues in business and society.
9) Students will demonstrate an awareness of the global business environment.
10) Students will demonstrate knowledge in each of the basic business disciplines including accounting, business statistics and quantitative methods, economics, finance, information systems, management (organization and management, operations, legal environment), and marketing.
Objective 1 Assessment: Test questions (all chapters)
Objective 2 Assessment: Chapter 10 test questions (Managing Teams)
Objective 3 Assessment: Chapter 5 test questions (Planning and Decision Making)
Objective 4 Assessment: Chapter 13 test questions (Motivation)
Objective 5 Assessment: Chapter 8 test questions (Global Management)
Objective 6 Assessment: Chapter 4 test questions (Ethics and Social Responsibility); Written Management Profile
Objective 7 Assessment: Written management profile (written communication) and elevator pitch (oral communication)
Objective 8 Assessment: Chapter 4 test questions (Ethics and Social Responsibility); Written Management Profile
Objective 9 Assessment: Chapter 8 test questions (Global Management)
Objective 10 Assessment: Test questions (all chapters)