Kent State University

Management and Information Systems Department

Summer II, 2001

 

Class:                                                    M&IS24163 Principles of Management

 

Section #:                                              020

 

Call #:                                                    14085

 

Professor:                                             Dr. Gwendolyn Jones

 

Class Hours & Room Location:       Monday-Thursday, 12:00-1:15 p.m.  BSA215

 

E-mail:                                                   gjones@uakron.edu

                               

Phone:                                                   1-330-972-8339

 

Prerequisite:          Officially declared business administration majors.  Also, officially declared pre-majors and non-business majors with a minimum of 60 semester hours completed and some GPA requirements.  For full details please consult p.437 of the U-G Course Catalogue or the advisors at the UPO (Undergraduate Programs Office) in Room 107.

 

Text:       Contemporary Management (2nd Edition) by Gareth R. Jones, Jennifer M. George, and Charles W. Hill, McGraw-Hill (2000)  (ISBN 0-07-228147-2).

 

Objective: This course covers the current and future issues of management by introducing you to the field of management, and presenting you with some theoretical insights on its most important aspects.

 

Class Participation:

 

Class participation is encouraged.  Attendance is required of all students and will be taken.   

 

Students with Disabilities:                In accordance with the University policy, if you have a documented disability and require accommodation to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester (or when given an assignment for which accommodation is required).  Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Center (phone: 672-3391).

 

Calendar of Events for Summer II

 

                                Part One

Week #1                Monday, June 11                 Introduction

                                Tuesday, June 12                 Lecture, Chapter 1

                                Wednesday, June 13           Lecture, Chapter 2, Review for Test #1

                                Thursday, June 14               Test #1 for Chapters 1, 2 Homework Due

 

                                Part Two

Week #2                Monday, June 18                 Discussion of Test #1 & Class assignment

                                Tuesday, June 19                 Lecture, Chapter 3

                                Wednesday, June 20           Lecture, Chapter 4

                                Thursday, June  21              Lecture, Chapter 5

 

 

Week #3                Monday, June 25                 Test #2 for Chapters 3, 4, 5,

                                Part Three

Tuesday, June 26                 Discussion of Test #2 and class assignment

                                Wednesday, June 27           Lecture, Chapter 6

                                Thursday, June 28               Lecture, Chapter 7

 

Week #4                Monday, July 2                    Test #3 for Chapters 6, 7

                                Tuesday, July 3                    Discussion of Test #2 and class assignment

                                Wednesday, July 4              No Class

                                Part Four

                                Thursday, July 5                  Lecture, Chapter 8

 

Week #5                Monday, July 9                    Lecture, Chapter 9

                                Tuesday, July 10                  Lecture, Chapter 10

                                Wednesday, July 11            Test #4 for Chapters 8, 9, 10

                                Thursday, July 12                Discussion of Test #4 and class assignment

 

                                Part Five

Week #6                Monday, July 16                  Lecture, Chapter 11

                                Tuesday, July 17                  Lecture, Chapter 12

                                Wednesday, July 18            Lecture, Chapter 13

                                Thursday, July 19                Test #5, Chapters 11, 12, 13

 

Week #7                Monday, July 23                  Lecture, Chapter 14

                                Tuesday, July 24                  Lecture, Chapter 15

                                Wednesday, July 25            Lecture, Chapter 16

                                Thursday, July 26                Test #6, Chapters 14, 15, 16

 

                                Part Six

Week #8                Monday, July 30                  Discussion of Test #6 and class assignment

                                Tuesday, July 31                  Lecture, Chapter 17

                                Wednesday, August 1        Lecture, Chapter 18

                                Thursday, August 2            Final Examination

                                Final Examination:  Comprehensive

 

 

Evaluation Criteria:

 

Chapter Tests  (50 points x 5 Tests)                                 250

Homework (10 points x 5 Homework)                                 50

Final Examination (comprehensive)                  100

Attendance and Participation                                              32

Total Points                                                                          432 points                                

 

Grade Point Distribution

A (90-100)              388-432

B (80-89)                346-387

C (70-79)                302-345

D (60-69)                259-301

F (below 60)          Below 259

 

Chapter Tests:  Chapter tests and the Comprehensive Final Examination will consist of multiple choice and True/False Questions.  All material will be taken from the Contemporary Management Textbook.  One Test will be dropped.   Students are encouraged to complete practice quizzes that are available on the CD Rom that is included with the textbook.

 

Homework:   Homework will be awarded for chapters relating to a specific test.  A total of ten points (10) will be awarded for each group of chapters per test regardless of the number of chapters covered for a particular test.  You are expected to answer questions under the heading Management in Action, Topics for Discussion and Action (see page 31 for Chapter 1).

 

Make-up Tests: Will be permitted for students who have a legitimate emergency for which written documentation has been provided and will be arranged personally with professor.

 

Final Examination:  The Final Examination for the course will be comprehensive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:  Instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus as necessary.