Cynthia Cherry Welcome to AB 140 Unit 1 – Introduction to Management

Unit 1 Outcomes Describe the skills needed by managers Understand the expectations of the course

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Office Hours Wednesday 8:00 - 9:00 AM ET Wednesday 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET Contact me anytime I have AIM open

Course Syllabus Software Requirements Outcomes Activities for each Unit Policies Grading Rubrics

AB140 Course Outcomes Describe solutions to management problems Recognize the four functions of management Explain the steps to manage change Understand competitiveness and collaboration in a global economy

AB140 General Education Outcomes Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English Distinguish among different theoretical perspectives in the social sciences

POLICIES

Late Policy 1-7 calendar days late 20% deduction in points 8-14 calendar days late 30% deduction in points No work will be accepted more than two (2) weeks after the due date. Must contact me prior to submitting late work

Plagiarism Kaplan University considers academic honesty to be one of its highest values Students are expected to be the sole authors of their work Use of another person's work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references Examples in the course syllabus

Questions?

GRADES

Discussion Questions First post by Saturday, 2 additional posts to peers on 2 different days –At least 3 posts on 3 different days Complete, well thought-out responses in Standard English Initial post should be at least 100 words Proofread responses for spelling and grammar Reference course material

Dropbox Assignments Submitted through the Dropbox Classmates cannot view Reference course material Only documents in Microsoft Word will be accepted Do not type assignments into the comments section

Reviews Complete readings prior to taking review Can take it multiple times –Grade is final review submitted No access after unit closes out Review grade available one week after the unit closes out

Unit Quiz There is a Quiz in Units 5,6 and 10 Timed 2 hour quiz Only enter quiz once

Seminars We will be discussing and expanding on the readings Seminars add to your understanding of the weekly material Time when we can interact with each other Stay focused and on topic No grade for seminar participation (currently)

Questions?

CLASSROOM

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO THIS WEEK?

Management M Start Here by Bateman & Snell 2 nd Edition Chapter 1 Always make your reading the first activity of the unit! Reading

Unit 1 Discussion Board – 35 points Discussion – Introduce Yourself (15 pts) Your name/AIM name If you have ever worked as a manager Your current and/or future educational goals How you think this course will help you Study and answer the following question: (20 pts) Discussion Question: What are Donna’s time management problems? How could these problems have been avoided? Participation First post by Saturday Post at least 2 other messages in response to your classmates’ postings Post on 3 different days of the week

Unit 1 Dropbox Assignment – 15 points Read and review the Course Syllabus located in Doc Sharing/Course Home/ Download the Unit 1 Syllabus Acknowledgement from Doc Sharing Submit the saved document through the Dropbox Be sure that it is the Syllabus Acknowledgement

Unit 1 Review – 20 points Read all pages of reading 5 Questions Can take the review as many times as you’d like

Keys to Success Work a little every day Complete the assigned readings before completing assignments Back-up all assignments Post early in the week; first post by Saturday Actively participate Complete all tasks by the due date (Tuesday)

Management Management is the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals. Effective management Efficient management

Four Functions of Management Planning Organizing Leading Controlling

Planning Foundation of management activity Deciding and articulating goals Steps to accomplish goals Providing “value” to the organization

Organizing Coordinating human, financial, physical resources Manage flow of information and tasks Flexible and adaptive

Leading Stimulate high performance Motivating Inspire Communicating

Controlling Implementing the other three Keeping track of progress Establish standards to measure success “Are our actual outcomes consistent with our goals?”

Levels of Management Frontline Middle Managers Top level

Key Management Skills Strong Technical Skills Interpersonal and Communication Skills Conceptual and Decision Skills

Unit 1 Assignments Discussion Questions Assignment Review