Course Syllabus

Fall 2024 | BUS-2020-VO02 - Principles of Management

Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Faculty

William Carey
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Nick Molander

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the philosophy, principles, and techniques of management. Students will examine classical, modern, and emerging concepts as they relate to today’s manager and the functional processes of planning, organizing, directing and controlling resources. Learning experiences may include case studies, team experiences and simulations.

Essential Objectives

1. Explain and provide examples of the interrelationships among planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions in a business setting.
2. Formulate, prepare, and present management objectives and related procedures illustrating the planning function and demonstrating business writing and communication skills.
3. Trace the history of management concepts and give examples of how emphasis has been placed on production, administration, and human resources management.
4. Illustrate the social and economic responsibilities of managers as viewed from the classical, accountability, and public perspectives.
5. Describe the types and styles of management decisions and how these are affected by autocratic, participatory, and contingency management methods.
6. Explain the structure and application of the management tools such as organization charts and manuals, job descriptions, key performance indicators (KPIs) and personnel policies.
7. Distinguish between authority and responsibility at the various levels of organizations and explore how delegation is used.
8. Describe the personal and social factors involved in influencing organizational behavior including the impact of formal and informal groups and leaders.
9. Define the concept of teams, identify the different ways teams are used, and discuss the impact they have on the workplace.
10. Define the formal, informal, and interpersonal communication methods conducive to organizational morale and motivation.
11. Discuss the ethical and legal considerations inherent in management decisions including topics such as equity, diversity, and harassment.
12. Illustrate the controlling function of management through the use of financial statement analysis.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

This course uses one or more textbooks/books/simulations.

Fall 2024 textbook details will be available on 2024-05-20. On that date a link will be available below that will take you to eCampus, CCV's bookstore. The information provided there will be specific to this class. Please see this page for more information regarding the purchase of textbooks/books.

BUS-2020-VO02 Link to Textbooks for this course in eCampus.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.

Artificial Intelligence(AI) Policy Statement

CCV recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI tools are widely available and becoming embedded in many online writing and creative applications.

Allowed: This course's generative AI policy acknowledges technology, including generative AI, plays a supportive role in learning and feedback. During our class, we may use AI writing tools such as ChatGPT in certain specific cases. You will be informed as to when, where, and how these tools are permitted to be used, along with guidance for attribution. Any use outside of these specific cases constitutes a violation of CCV's Academic Integrity Policy.

Methods

Weekly online discussions on topics listed by the instructor. Students are to post their own comments and optionally comment on other students posts in a respectful and constructive manner.

Weekly homework assignments consisting of two pages of feedback on course related cases and situations.

Weekly chapter quizzes submitted via Canvas.

Career in Management Project due on or before the end of the semester, December 16, 2024.

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Using AI in this class:

AI may be used to help with your work in this class.

It is a time-saver and will make administrative type work more efficient than working from scratch each time. However, please use your AI model results as a template only to help with completing your deliverable, final document that you submit.

AI's writing can be stilted and occasionally peculiar. Remember, AI is presenting synthesized results scraped from an enormous number of databases. Quality composition and writing is not its strong suit. It is improving ever more rapidly, but it's not there yet.

One of the many values of AI is that it may present ideas that we may not think of on our own, and we can incorporate those ideas or thoughts into the final product. In other words, consider AI as a template builder for your final document, and not a straight-shot final document creator.

Keep in mind other students are using AI, as well. Differentiate your work by adding quality to what AI presents to you.College is about learning and expanding our minds through new experiences, new thoughts, and new ideas. This takes real work to appreciate new developments in our life. Use tools like AI, as a craftsperson might use a hammer and a chisel, to make things better. Please do not let a machine do your thinking!

Review what AI presents to you. Critique it. You can improve or customize AI's output for your needs.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding using AI in this class. Thank you.

Evaluation Criteria

Grading weight factors:
20% Class Attendance and Participation via Discussions

35% Assigned Homework

35% Tests and Quizzes

10% Career in Management Project; between three and four typed pages, double-spaced, with well-documented references and bibliography.

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Missing & Late Work Policy

Homework assignments, weekly discussion posts, and weekly quizzes are due just prior to midnight on Mondays of each semester week. Our class week begins each Tuesday starting September 3, and ends on the following Monday (exception: to allow time to acquire text access, written work is due beginning Monday, September 16) for the fifteen consecutive weeks of our semester.

Instructor may reduce grade for each day any work is late. Students should contact instructor via email or phone to discuss any due date extensions. Thank you.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

Academic Integrity