Principles of Management

MGMT 371

Section 09

University of South Carolina

Fall 1999

• REQUIRED TEXT: Management, Richard L. Daft, Fourth Edition, Dryden Press, 1997
• RECOMMENDED STUDY GUIDE: Management, Richard L. Daft and Stephen R. Hiatt, Fourth Edition, Dryden Press, 1997

This is an introductory course in management. Management is presented as a discipline and a process. Major topic areas will include the scope of management, decision making, planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Emphasis will be given to the importance of managing in a global environment and understanding the ethical implications of managerial decisions. This course has been designed to give students a general overview of management principles with emphasis on application in the work environment, as well as, in the individual's personal life.

****Hour Tests: (60%)

Three hour tests and one comprehensive exam will be given during the semester. Each test will be cumulative - cover material from previous tests. There will NO MAKE UP hour tests!! If an hour test is missed, the grade assigned to the missed test will be the numerical grade attained on the final comprehensive exam. If more than one regularly scheduled test is missed, the student will receive a failing grade and will be required to repeat the course for credit.

****Articles: (20%)

Three articles (from 1998 or more recent publications) dealing with the various aspects of management should be researched. Write a two-page critique reviewing each article and its relevance to the principles of management. This project is to be typed (double spaced). Begin your critique with a brief summary of the article. The following paragraphs should be your personal evaluation of what the author has communicated in the article. The grade will be based on selection, content, and format. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling will also be considered in the overall grade.

*Document Source* must include NAME OF PUBLICATION, NAME OF ARTICLE, NAME OF AUTHOR, DATE OF PUBLICATION.

One critique will be handed in on each major test date. After class time on that date will be considered "late". Late assignments will be penalized 25 points. Suggested sources for articles include: Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Week, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, HRM: Magazine on Human Resource Management, Inc: The Magazine for Growing Companies, International Management, Management Review, Management Today, Management World, and Personal Journal.

****Assignments and Responsibility for Material:

Read chapter assignments prior to coming to class! (See schedule) Discussion of the major components of each chapter will be held in class; however, due to time constraints, will not have the opportunity to detail every issue. You are accountable for ALL material contained in the assigned chapters of the Richard L. Daft Management text.

****Final Examination: (20%)

The final exam is DECEMBER 7 and is comprehensive. The exam will approximately be 90 minutes in length. You will have the opportunity to indicate everything you have learned about management on this final evaluation of your study of management principles.

****Study Guide (Optional):

Exercises to accompany each chapter are found in the study guide. Completing these exercises will help you understand, remember, and apply the material from your textbook. The Chapter Summary condenses the principles and facts from the text. The Chapter Review provides a self-test of the important concepts in the chapters. Management Applications allow you to relate the principles of the text to management situations and decisions. Mini Cases are designed to provide situations for the application of the principles discusses in each chapter. (Solutions are found at the end of each chapter of the study guide.)