Principles of Management (MGMT 330) Syllabus

Spring Semester, 2006

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Department of Management

Management 330- Sections 02, 03

Professor:        Brenda L. Flannery, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Management and Director, Center for Entrepreneurship)

Office:              Morris Hall 252

Phone:             (507) 389-5333

Dept Phone:    (507) 389-2966

Fax:                 (507) 389-5497

Email:              brenda.flannery@mnsu.edu

Website:          www.business.mnsu.edu/flannb 

Course            Section 03:   9:30am-10:45am TH in AH 216

Meetings:       Section 02:  11:00am-12:15pm TH in MH 102

Office Hours:  Monday from 8:30am-12:30pm and Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. (click here for my Spring, 2006 schedule)

Required Materials:

1.  Management 330 Pack (Publisher:  Prentice Hall)

• The Practical Coach:  Management Skills for Everyday Life (2^nd ed.) by Paula J. Caproni (2005)

• Four on-line chapters from The Fundamentals of Management by Robbins and DeCenzo found electronically on Desire2Learn

• Self-Assessment Library (Software v.3.0) by Stephen Robbins (2005)

2.  Writing Effective Letters, Memos, & E-mail by Arthur H. Bell (2004).   Hauppauge, NY:  Barron’s Educational Series. 

ISBN:  0764124536 (You will need to order your own copy; retail:  $8.95).

3.  Business Etiquette:  101 Ways to Conduct Business with Charm and Savvy (2^nd ed.) by Ann Marie Sabath (2002).  Franklin Lakes, NJ:  Career Press.  ISBN:  1564146146 (You will need to order your own copy; retail:  $12.99).

    Peter Drucker:  “Good manners are the lubricating oil of organizations.”   Restoring Civility to the Workplace

College of Business Student Prerequisite:  Admission to the College of Business (2.5 GPA and fulfillment of course requirements)

Classroom Etiquette (from Dr. Paul Schumann, MSU Department of Management professor, used with permission):  You should display professional behavior at all times. This includes being respectful of me and of your fellow students by behavior that includes the following:  read more

Disability Services:  Every attempt will be made to accommodate qualified students with disabilities.  If you are a student with a documented disability, please see me early in the semester to discuss necessary accommodations, and/or contact the Disability Services Office at (507) 389-2825 (v) or 1-800-3529 (MRS/TTY).

Course Description:  This course examines basic management concepts and principles, their historical development, and their application to modern organizations. Topics covered include planning, organizing, decision making, leadership, control, and organizational change. In addition, the course includes an introduction to business ethics and social responsibility, human resource management, organizational design and organizational behavior.  

This laptop course also is designed to help students identify, develop, and improve the necessary skills to be a good manager and a good team member.  Topics covered include understanding managers’ roles and responsibilities, developing self-awareness, building trust, communication, improving relationships, understanding cultural diversity, teambuilding, and work/life commitments.   Utilizing campus resources of exceptional access to service learning, special events, and university lectures, students will have an opportunity to broaden their managerial/leader thinking, understanding, and professional potential.

Course Outcomes:  A student who successfully completes the Management 330 course will have had the opportunity to:

•  increase self-awareness by completing self assessments and writing accompanying analyses;

•  become a more critical consumer of managerial knowledge;

•  use information technologies to research, collect, archive, and disseminate information and communicate with others;

• learn and practice how to write professional emails, memos, and reports

• learn and practice proper business etiquette in oral communication

• develop skills to be an effective member and leader of diverse and high-performing teams by participating in an authentic team project, assessing team members, and receiving feedback;

• develop a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the complexity of human relationships in organizations through the service learning project, class assignments and discussions, and thinking event attendance; and

• practice behavioral and professional skills that will help develop effective and enjoyable work relationships.

Course Requirements: 

Final Course Grades

Individual Performance:  280 points (62% of your final grade)

Team Performance (including team member evaluation):  170 points (38% of your final grade)