MGT MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE Spring 2016 M02

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1 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, MADRID CAMPUS Faculty of Business Administration & Economics MGT MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE Spring 2016 M02 Instructor: Gonzalo Moreno Office Hours: TUE and THU, by appointment (Access to Agenda will be ed) Office location: Avda. Del Valle 34, Top Floor gmoreno@slu.edu Office Phone: (34) Lecture Times: + 17:30-18:45hs (Padre Rubio Hall - Room 3) TEXTBOOKS AND COURSE MATERIAL 1) Robbins & Coulter, Management, 11th. Ed. 2012, Pearson Education. (Available in the bookstore) 2) Selected Case Studies and other specific materials handed out during the course. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to introduce you to the essential concepts of management and how they apply in business firms and other organizations. Throughout the semester we will examine such topics as Leadership, Motivation and Communication, as well as Organizational Design, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management, Strategic Planning and Controlling. Also SCR, Diversity and other current topics will be analyzed. Classes will be a mix of lecture and real-life case studies discussion. LEARNING OBJECTIVES According to SLU main Campus policy, through this course students should: Familiarize with the vocabulary of management (definition) Understand the role that individuals, groups, and culture play in the areas of management [theory] See how management roles play out in real organizations (i.e., think about 'management' and relate it to real life) [application/practice] Thus, upon completion of this course, students will: 1) Use the basic terminology of management comfortably. 2) Understand how the field of Management has evolved, and its major contributions; the functions of Management; the role of Managers in organizations; and Human and behavioral aspects of Management, such as diversity, ethics, workplace equity, etc. Page 1 of 6

2 3) Be able to apply the principal concepts and models in the workplace; as well as to perform a more advanced coursework in any area of Business Administration. 4) Have improved their communication, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. 5) Have enjoyed accomplishing the above objectives. EVALUATION Class participation is strongly encouraged. Students that participate in class discussions gain a much clearer understanding of the key concepts and ideas. Reading assignments therefore must be completed before class for successful class participation!!! GRADE COMPONENTS GRADE SCALE: Five Mid-Term Quizzes (10% x 5 = 50%) A 94%-100% Group Case Presentation (20%) A- 90%-93% B+ 87%-89% Final exam (15%) B 84%-86% B- 80%-83% Class Attendance and Participation (15%) C+ 77%-79% C 74%-76% C- 70%-73% D 60%-69% F 0% - 59% Exams and Quizzes (10% x 5 = 50% + 15% = 65%) There will be a total of five short tests and a final exam. Each short test will cover a part of the course content (noncumulative). Most of the content of the tests will be taken from the textbook. Nevertheless, anything discussed in class is potential test material, (as case studies and/or current articles). Attendance is, therefore, in the students best interest. Group Case Presentation (20%) Students will be assigned to a group comprising 2-4 members. Each group will analyze a real Organization and, then, contrast their findings with a real Manager s point of view. This project will be graded individually based on creativity, thoroughness of the analysis and application of contents taught in this course. TEST DATES QUIZ 1 - February 10 th, QUIZ 2 - February 29 th, QUIZ 3 - March 16 th, QUIZ 4 - April 13 th, QUIZ 5 - April 25 th, Final exam Group Case Presentations - April 27 th, 2016 (class time) CUMLATIVE - May 6 th, 2016 (Final Exam time). Page 2 of 6

3 COURSE OUTLINE- LECTURE SCHEDULE W DAY Sess. CONTENT READINGS (CHAPTER) ene 18-ene 25-ene 01-feb 08-feb 15-feb 22-feb 29-feb 07-mar 14-mar Introduction to Management and Organization History of Management Managing Diversity Change and Innovation PLANNING - Decission Making PLANNING - Strategic management Quiz #2 ORGANIZING - Organizational Design II ORGANIZING - Groups and Teams 1 Module I ene 20-ene 27-ene 03-feb 10-feb 17-feb 24-feb 02-mar 09-mar 16-mar Introduction to the course Constraints and Challenges for Global Managers Managing in Global Envirionment SCR and Ethics Liberatory Quiz #1 PLANNING - Foundations Planning Tools and Techniques ORGANIZING - Organizational Design ORGANIZING - HR Management Quiz # Module II mar 23-mar EASTER HOLIDAYS mar 04-abr 11-abr 18-abr 25-abr Organizing your career LEADING - Communication LEADING - Leadership CONTROLLING - Foundations of control Quiz #5 Module III mar 06-abr 13-abr 20-abr 27-abr LEADING - Individual behavior LEADING - Motivation Quiz #4 CONTROLLING - Operations management FINAL EXAM: Includes Planning, Organizing, Leading & Controlling may Student's Final Presentations: Fri, May 6th, 2016 (15:30-18:30) Page 3 of 6

4 Important Dates Jan. 26 Last Day to Drop a Class Without a Grade of W and/or Add a Class Jan. 26 Last Day to Choose Audit (AU) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Options Feb. 7 Registration for summer 2016 Semester begins Mar. 11 Last Day to Drop a Class and Receive a Grade of W Attendance Policy: Every student is expected to attend every class scheduled, on time. Attendance will be checked at each class. An unjustified or unreasonable amount of absences could result in markdown of grade, or a grade of Absence Due to Failure (AF). In case of absence please inform the professor the next day as a courtesy. Accommodation Statement In recognition that people learn in a variety of ways and that learning is influenced by multiple factors (e.g., prior experience, study skills, learning disability), resources to support student success are available on campus. Students who think they might benefit from these resources can find out more about: 1. Course-level support (e.g., faculty member, departmental resources, etc.) by asking your course instructor. 2. University-level support (e.g., tutoring/writing services, Disability Services) by visiting the Academic Dean's Office (San Ignacio Hall) or by going to 3. Students who believe that, due to a disability, they could benefit from academic accommodations are encouraged to contact Disability Services at , ext. 204, send an to counselingcenter-madrid@slu.edu, or to visit the Counseling Office (San Ignacio Hall). Confidentiality will be observed in all inquiries. Course instructors support student accommodation requests when an approved letter from Disability Services has been received and when students discuss these accommodations with the instructor after receipt of the approved letter. Academic Honesty and Plagiarism The University is a community of learning, whose effectiveness requires an environment of mutual trust and integrity, such as would be expected at a Jesuit, Catholic institution. As members of this community, students, faculty, and staff members share the responsibility to maintain this environment. Academic dishonesty violates it. Although not Page 4 of 6

5 all forms of academic dishonesty can be listed here, it can be said in general that soliciting, receiving, or providing any unauthorized assistance in the completion of any work submitted toward academic credit is dishonest. It not only violates the mutual trust necessary between faculty and students but also undermines the validity of the University s evaluation of students and takes unfair advantage of fellow students. Further, it is the responsibility of any student who observes such dishonest conduct to call it to the attention of a faculty member or administrator. Examples of academic dishonesty would be copying from another student, copying from a book or class notes during a closed-book exam, submitting materials authored by or editorially revised by another person but presented as the student s own work, copying a passage or text directly from a published source without appropriately citing or recognizing that source, taking a test or doing an assignment or other academic work for another student, tampering with another student s work, securing or supplying in advance a copy of an examination without the knowledge or consent of the instructor, and colluding with another student or students to engage in an act of academic dishonesty. Where there is clear indication of such dishonesty, a faculty member or administrator has the responsibility to apply appropriate sanctions. Investigations of violations will be conducted in accord with standards and procedures of the school or college through which the course or research is offered. Recommendations of sanctions to be imposed will be made to the dean of the school or college in which the student is enrolled. Possible sanctions for a violation of academic integrity include, but are not limited to, disciplinary probation, suspension, and dismissal from the University. The complete SLU Academic Honesty Policy can be found at the following link: Student Outcome Assessment Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus is committed to excellent and innovative educational practices. In order to maintain quality academic offerings and to conform to relevant accreditation requirements, we regularly assess our teaching, services, and programs for evidence of student learning outcomes achievement. For this purpose we keep on file anonymized representative examples of student work from all courses and programs such as: assignments, papers, exams, portfolios, and results from student surveys, focus groups, and reflective exercises. Thus, copies of your work for this course, including any exams, assignments and/or submitted papers may be kept on file for institutional research, assessment and accreditation purposes. If you prefer that Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus does not keep your work on file, you will need to communicate your decision in writing to your professor. Page 5 of 6

6 Title IX Saint Louis University and its faculty are committed to supporting our students and seeking an environment that is free of bias, discrimination, and harassment. If you have encountered any form of sexual misconduct (e.g. sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, domestic or dating violence), we encourage you to report this to the University. If you speak with a faculty member about an incident of misconduct, that faculty member must notify SLU s Title IX deputy coordinator, Marta Maruri, whose office is located on the ground floor of Padre Rubio Hall, Avenida del Valle, 28 (mmaruri@slu.edu; ext. 213) and share the basic fact of your experience with her. The Title IX deputy coordinator will then be available to assist you in understanding all of your options and in connecting you with all possible resources on and off campus. If you wish to speak with a confidential source, you may contact the counselors at the SLU-Madrid's Counseling Services on the third floor of San Ignacio Hall (counselingcenter-madrid@slu.edu; ext. 230) or Sinews Multipletherapy Institute, the off-campus provider of counseling services for SLU-Madrid ( ) To view SLU-Madrid s sexual misconduct policy and for resources, please visit the following web address: Page 6 of 6