BUS 200

Principles of Management

Sample Course Outline

General Information:

Instructor: Thomas E. Leonard

Office Number: 2622

Office Telephone: 822-1131

Email Address: tleonard@tcc.edu

Textbook:

Management: Skills and Applications, 12^th edition, by, Leslie W. Rue and Lloyd L. Byers

Course Objectives:

By the end of the semester, students will have a general understanding of the following topics:

1. History of modern management

2. Communications skills

3. Decision making skills

4. International business

5. Legal environment of business

6. Business ethics

7. Basic planning

8. Operations planning

9. Organizing work

10. Organizing structure

11. Work teams

12. Staffing

13. Developing employees and managers

14. Motivating employees

15. Leadership skills

16. Managing conflict and stress

17. Managing change and culture

18. Controlling

19. Appraising and rewarding performance

20. Operations control

Grading:

First test Second test Final test Synopses of newspaper and magazine articles Total

20% 20% 20% 20% 100%

A B C D F

100% - 90% 89% - 80% 79% - 70% 69% - 60% Below 60%

Class Schedule

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Chapter 1 & 2 3 4 5 & 6 7 8 9 & 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 & 17 18 & 19 20

Topic Intro. to management & History of modern management Communications Skills Decision making International business & Business law and ethics First test & Basic planning and strategic management Operations management and planning Organizing work & Organizing structure Work teams Staffing Developing employees and managers Second test & Motivating employees Developing leadership skills Managing conflicts and stress & Managing change & culture Controlling & Appraising & rewarding performance Operations control Final test