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BUS208: Principles of Management (2022.A.01)

Learn the fundamentals of modern business management as you explore how business management practices evolved from the rise of large corporations in the late 1800s to today.

Continuing Education Units: 7.7

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BUS208: Principles of Management (2022.A.01)

Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Course Textbooks

Unit 1: What Is Management?

1.1.1: Introduction and Doing Good as a Core Business Strategy

1.1.2: Who Are Managers?

1.1.3: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy: A Manager's Guide

1.1.4: Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling: The P-O-L-C Framework

1.1.5: Economic, Social, and Environmental Performance for Managers

1.1.6: Understanding the Performance of Individuals and Groups

1.1.7: Your Principles of Management Survivor's Guide

1.1.8: Management Principles throughout the Ages

1.1.9: A Final Thought: An Alternative Perspective on What Management Is

1.2.1: An Introduction to What Managers Do: The Four Functions

1.2.2: What Is the Management Planning Function?

1.2.3: How to Organize People, Equipment, and Money

1.2.4: Managers Have To Possess Great Directing Skills

1.2.5: Effectively Controlling the Environment Is a Management Essential

1.2.6: Managers Need a Variety of Skills to Be Successful

1.2.7: The Role of Tomorrow's Leaders

1.2.8: Developing Influencing Skills

1.3: The Personal Side of Management

1.3.1: Identifying Your Personality and Values

1.3.2: Behavior = Values + Perception

1.3.3: Workplace Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

1.3.4: KSAO (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Other Characteristics) vs. Fit

1.3.5: Influencing Workplace Behaviors

1.3.6: Developing Your Positive Attitude Skills

1.3.7: Workplace Personality Tests

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Historical Development and Globalization

2.1.1: The P-O-L-C Framework

2.1.2: Understanding Early Management Principles

2.1.3: The Role of Social Networking in the 21st Century

2.2: Historical and Contemporary Theories of Management

2.3: Scientific Management Theory

2.4: A Modern Look at Management

2.5.1: Business Is Going Global, and Management Has To Change

2.5.2: Getting Involved in International Business

2.5.3: The Environment of Global Business: Cultural, Economic, and Legal

2.5.4: Managing and Controlling Global Business

2.5.5: Managing through Trade Barriers

2.5.6: Global Enterprise Management

2.5.7: Global Management on a Local Level

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Organizational Culture, Diversity, and Ethics

3.1.1: Work Culture Case Studies

3.1.2: Why Managers Need to Understand Organizational Culture

3.1.3: How Managers Can Measure and Identify Organizational Culture

3.1.4: How Managers Form and Maintain Organizational Cultures

3.1.5: Managers Have To Be Aware of Organizational Cultural Changes

3.1.6: Check Yourself: Do I Fit In?

3.1.7: Building Organizational Culture in a New Business Venture

3.2: Diversity

3.2.1: Managing a Diverse Workforce

3.2.2: Generational Diversity

3.3.1: Defining Business Ethics

3.3.2: An Individual Approach to Ethics for Managers

3.3.3: Identifying Ethical Issues

3.3.4: Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility

3.3.5: What Is Environmentalism?

3.3.6: Responsibilities to Stakeholders

3.3.7: Making CSR Work for All Stakeholders

3.3.8: Ethical Issues and Considerations

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Leadership and Teams

4.1.1: Management vs. Leadership

4.1.2: Leaders and Leadership

4.1.3: Common Failures in Leadership

4.1.4: Management's Power and Influence

4.2.1: Case Study: General Electric Allows Teamwork to Take Flight

4.2.2: Managing Group Dynamics

4.2.3: Identifying the Characteristics of a Team

4.2.4: How Do Managers Organize Effective Teams?

4.2.5: Managing the Barriers to Effective Teams

4.2.6: The Areas of Team Development

4.3.1: Leading a Diverse Team

4.3.2: Major Pointers for Building Teams

4.3.3: Controlling Your Inner Circle

4.3.4: Team-building