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Course Syllabus

PRDV221: Introduction to Management

Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: What Is Management?

1.1: Introduction and Doing Good as a Core Business Strategy

1.2: Who Are Managers?

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

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

1.5: Economic, Social, and Environmental Performance for Managers

1.6: Understanding the Performance of Individuals and Groups

1.7: Your Principles of Management Survivor's Guide

1.8: Management Principles throughout the Ages

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

Unit 2: The Role of Managers: What Do Managers Do?

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

2.2: What Is the Management Planning Function?

2.3: How to Organize People, Equipment, and Money

2.4: Managers Have To Possess Great Directing Skills

2.5: Effectively Controlling the Environment Is a Management Essential

2.6: Managers Need a Variety of Skills to Be Successful

2.7: The Role of Tomorrow's Leaders

2.8: Developing Influencing Skills

Unit 3: The Personal Side of Management

3.1: Identifying Your Personality and Values

3.2: Behavior = Values + Perception

3.3: Workplace Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

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

3.5: Influencing Workplace Behaviors

3.6: Developing Your Positive Attitude Skills

3.7: Workplace Personality Tests

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