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Introduction to Business Administration

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Tue, 2011-02-22 21:12 — Sam Abdalqader Fares Alfoqahaa
Course Code: 
451120
Course Outline: 

Text Books:

Schermerhorn, John R. (2010). Introduction to Management, International Student Version, 10th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.New York.ISBN: ISBN: 978-0-470-41887-1

Course Description:

This course includes a study and analysis of the basic concepts in business administration, management functions i.e. planning, organizing, leading, and controlling as well as organizational functions i.e. financing, marketing, HRM…, introducing students with contemporary issues and concepts related to modern business management such as TQM, Learning Organization, Competitive Advantage, Systems Thinking, Global Management, Strategic Management, Contingency Approaches to Leadership, Operations Management, and Managing Innovation and Change…

Course Objectives: That each student will...

  1. Understand the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling and their role in integrating the organization’s resources to achieve success.
  2. Gain a basic understanding of management, its historical roots, essential functions and contemporary concerns.
  3. Effectively apply managerial principles through analyzing typical management "situations" presented in class and in the text.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of course content through class participation and written test performance.

 Methods of Teaching and Learning

These will consist of textbook readings, case studies, active discussions, quick and short presentations, practice quizzes, midterm and final examinations.

Course Requirements

  • Regular attendance is highly required.

 

  • Classroom participation and presentation is highly recommended.

 

  • Personal improvements, as long as we proceed, is needed.

 

  • Assignment 1: analysis and contribution on management related cotemporary issues:
    In this assignment, students present an essayon management. Each student will be given approx. 5 minutes  to present his intensive review, understanding, and conclusion of an additional subject on management. Materials ( or Readings) to be given by the instructor.

 

 

  • Assignment 2: Case Study and Solution:
    This assignment helps students to develop their abilities in dealing with different real situations. Students are expected to study the assigned cases methodologically and to submit a written report on these cases as well.

 

Grading:

 

Mid-term Exam

25%

Classroom preparation and active discussion

10%

Assignments fulfillment and\or submission-Punctuality is appreciated and rewarded. (5% for each assignment)

15%

Final Exam

50%

Total

100%

COURSE OUTLINE

 

Week

     Topic

1

Chapter 2: Management Learning Past to Present

2

Chapter 5: Global Dimensions of Management

3

Chapter 6: Information and Decision Making

4

Chapter 7: Planning Processes and Techniques

5

Chapter 8: Strategy and Strategic Management

6

Chapter 9: Designing Organization Structures

7

Mid-term Exam

8

Chapter 10: Human Resources Management

9

Chapter 13: Motivation Theory and Practice

10

Chapter 14: Teams and Teamwork

11

Chapter 16: Leading and Leadership Development

12

Chapter 17: Control Processes and Systems

13

Chapter 18: Operations Management and Services

14

Chapter 11: Managing Innovation and Change

15

Project and Presentation

16

Final Exam
 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested References

  1. PIETRL, PAUL H., "Management :Concepts and Applications", S.L.
  2. Lynch, Richard, "Corporate Strategy", Third Edition, 2003, Prentice Hall.
  3. Students can access the following website forOutback Integrating Case, Active Learning Projects, Self-Assessments, Powerpoint Slides, Student Web Quizzes,Student Portfolio Builder. http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=resource&bcsId=5034&itemId=0470418877&resourceId=20036
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