Welcome to MT140 Introduction to Management Karen Foreman

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

Campus Tour  Please take the campus tour  Located on your student home page –It will guide you through the basics of class

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

MT140 Course Outcomes  Describe solutions to management problems  Recognize the four functions of management  Explain the steps to manage change

MT140 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

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?

Discussion Questions Grades  First post by Saturday, 2 additional posts 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  Word Perfect documents will not be accepted –Document must end with.doc,.docx, or.rtf

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 6 Quiz  Quiz is a review of Units 1-5  Timed 2 hour quiz  Only enter quiz once

Writing Assignment  Unit 10 Writing Assignment  Due Sunday of Unit 10

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

Questions?

Your First Weekly Activity: Reading! Management M Start Here by Bateman & Snell 1 st Edition ISBN: Chapter 1 pp Always make you’re reading the first activity of the unit!

Unit 1 Discussion Board – 30 points  Discussion – Introduce Yourself  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  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)  Demonstrate respect for your fellow students on the DBs and in the seminars

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