1. MGT 1102 Fall 2001 Course Overview Gregory Gull, Ph.D. Office: Bartley 2008 Phone: 9-4374 www.homepage.villanova.edu/gregory.gull

2. Issues What are our (yours and mine) intentions? What is expected of you? Of me? What are your expectations? What are your learning experiences? How will the course be conducted? How will learning be assessed? Why study management? What’s the course all about?

3. My Intent To help you gain a good understanding of sound principles and practices of management and organization…and in the process…enhance your critical thinking capability.

4. Learning Outcomes, at minimum, Apply the various management and leadership theories in critically analyzing the management and leadership practices within an organization. Analyze and interpret the forces of change on management practice. Assess the competing rights underlying an ethical dilemma and develop a morally responsible rationale in support of a decision. Relate the nature of the formal structure of an organization to its strategic intent in determining the degree of fit. Evaluate an organization’s human resource practices in determining their effectiveness relative to motivation, quality and team building.

5. Learning Assessment & Weight Demonstration of Learning Opportunity% Weight Written Analyses 1.Ethical Analysis, Wk5 2.Performance Management Analysis, Wk13 20% Participation– every class 15% Consulting Report (team effort)—Wk14 25% Random Quizzes—any time 20% Final Exam 20%

6. Criteria for Written Work Demonstration of understanding Sound Analysis: extensive & appropriate analysis of relationships Demonstration of ability to supplement with credible information Clarity & coherency Lessons learned

7. Consulting Group Team of 4 – 6 people –Peer Evaluations Thorough analysis of the company’s situation Sound recommendations supported by theory Well written Include an executive summary

8. Your Feedback is Needed Formally: –Week 4 –Week 9 Informally: –When ever you feel the need

9. Exercise: Recalling your “best” learning experience Think of the best course or class you’ve had in which the learning experience was very good.(2 minutes) Write at most 4 descriptive phrases that best represent or explain why it was so good. What made it a good learning experience? (2 minutes) Share your reasons with the people sitting to your left and right, and identify the common reasons. (5 minutes) Prepare to share these common reasons with the entire class. (10 minutes) Collectively, analyze and interpret the results. What are we saying about good learning experiences?

10. The Approach Facilitative Participative

11. Our Interdependent Roles & Responsibilities Mine, as facilitator Yours, as participant

12. Relationship of Roles Passive Engage Lecture Direct Facilitate

13. Effect of Our Relationship Passive Engage Lecture Direct Facilitate Filled w/ Info Empowered b/c of Understanding

14. Exercise: What you know about management Think of two people you know who are at opposite ends of the management spectrum –1) one who is doing a good job in managing their life –2) one who is doing a poor job in managing their life. What 3 things do they do (or don’t do) that primarily contributes to their good or bad management? Share your list with the persons on your right and left and identify the common items. Discuss with the entire class, how do these apply to managing in business?

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