Faculty Contact Information:
Instructor: Dr. Michael Grojean
Mailing Address: CMR 475, Box 1785, APO, AE 09036
Email Address: mgrojean@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
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Consultation:
| As this is a distance education course, consultation will occur primarily in the HELP discussion area of the WEBTYCHO course. I prefer to use the discussion area for assistance as experience has shown that if one student has a question / concern – others typically have it as well. If the topic is sensitive and you would prefer privacy, then please contact me via email. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
Texts used exclusively in this course--
Dessler, G. (2003). Management: Principles & practices for tomorrow's
leaders, (3rded.). Prentice Hall.
Rabin, J. (1989). Management thought and productivity (Part I). Public
Productivity Review 12(5):279-281. Retrieved June 30, 2003 from
ABI/Inform database at http://www.umuc.edu/library/
Text used in multiple courses--
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington DC:
Author. | |
Supplementary Readings:
| None required. Students are encouraged to refer to the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills. | |
Recommended Journals:
| A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the PA Webboard (http://webboard.ed.umuc.edu/~pa). Public Productivity Review is especially useful in this course. | |
Course Description:
| The focus of the course is on management responsibilities, functions and requirements common to all complex organizations. In addition, students will study the legal, political, and economic environments that contribute to similarities and differences between public and private sector endeavors, the problems with which they are concerned, and the values that influence their decision-making. This course satisfies the undergraduate priniciples of management prerequisite for the M.P.A. and M.S. programs. It is not open to students who have already satisfied the management prerequisite. It does not satisfy M.P.A. graduate degree requirements unless used as an elective in the management concentration. | |
Course Goals:
| As a prerequisite to the M.P.A. and the M.S. in Management Information Systems, this course is designed to provide graduate students with foundational theories and concepts of management. | |
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
- Analyze management principles through case material, web sites, public law, and research articles related to management.
- Synthesize this analysis to develop new, comprehensive approaches to the management of organizations.
- Apply this analysis and synthesis to creatively solve managerial challenges within the workforce, and
- Evaluate managerial approaches for adequacy, practicality, and comprehensiveness, taking into account both theoretical and contextual implications.
- Utilize electronic resources to find primary source documents, data, statements on best practices, and research articles related to issues in management.
- Develop and present written and oral arguments, case studies, and/or research papers on current issues in management that make reference to and build on factual and expert information.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90 - 100%
B 80 – 89%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog. Hard copies of the catalog are available in your local Education Center. | |
Course Requirements:
- 30% Class Participation and Class Work (discussion groups / exercises)
- 40% Case studies (10% each for the four basic managerial functions (planning, organizing, leading and controlling)
- 30% Final Examination
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Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in the distance education environment: Distance education offers students an excellent way to participate in coursework at times of their choosing. This course is designed to sequentially progress in sessions that run from Monday through Sunday of a given week. Each session will have certain requirements annotated (e.g. watch a video clip of the accompanying textbook CD-ROM and contribute to a discussion on that video in the online discussion area). Timely and in-depth participation in these activities is vital to mastery of the course material.
Write graduate level case studies: The case study is the backbone of managerial education as it requires the student to scientifically ANALYZE real-world scenarios, and then to EVALUATE, DESIGN and APPLY creative solutions based upon this analysis. You will complete four case studies, with each focusing on one of the four basic managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
Complete a final examination: The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary to successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam. | |
Course Schedule:
THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGING.
Session 1 (26 Jan to 1 Feb) Read Chapters 1 & 2
I. PLANNING.
Session 2 (2 to 8 Feb) Read Chapters 3 & 4
Session 3 (9 to 15 Feb) Read Chapter 5 **case study 1 due
II. ORGANIZING.
Session 4 (16 to 22 Feb) Read Chapter 6
Session 5 (23 to 29 Feb) Read Chapter 7
Session 6 (1 to 7 Mar) Read Chapter 8 **Case study 2 due
Session 7 (7 to 14 Mar) Read Chapter 9
SPRING BREAK
15 Mar to 28 Mar
III. LEADING.
Session 8 (29 Mar to 4 Apr) Read Chapter 10
Session 9 (5 to 11 Apr) Read Chapter 11
Session 10 (12 to 18 Apr) Read Chapter 12 **Case study 3 due
Session 11 (19 to 25 Apr) Read Chapter 13
IV. CONTROLLING.
Session 12 (26 Apr to 2 May) Read Chapters 14/15 **Case study 4 due
MANAGING IN ACTION.
Session 13 (3 to 9 May) Read Chapter 16 & 17
Course Wrap up and Final
Session 14 (10 to 16 May) Final examination | |
Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center. | |
Faculty Bio:
In addition to his academic appointment as Adjunct Assistant Professor with the University of Maryland, University College, Dr Michael Grojean holds a faculty appointment at Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham UK. Prior to this, he served in the US Army for 22 years with focus on the practice of Leadership and Human Resource Management. His culminating position was as the Leadership Policy Officer for the United States Army.
As the Leadership Policy Officer he was responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing leadership and leader development policy and doctrine for the 1.4 million person active and reserve force in the U.S. Army. He also coordinated leadership research that assessed the effectiveness of Army Leadership policies and programs by working closely with the premier centers for leadership action and research. Of note, Dr. Grojean authored the Army’s mentorship doctrine, critically changing the organizational paradigm of developmental relationships.
Dr. Grojean is certified as a Human Resource Manager, Training Developer, and Master Instructor. He received his Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland. Some of his awards and commendations include 1989 recipient of the George C. Marshall Foundation's Leadership Award and 1999 Robert J. Wherry Award from the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists.
His 22 year career prior to joining Academe has given him experience in the application, development and instruction of various leadership, training, subordinate development and mentorship programs. He has taught over 2000 instructional hours as well as has developed dozens of training support packages, lesson plans and course curricula.
Dr Grojean’s research interests lie in the intersection between leadership, leader development, organizational citizenship, and developmental relationships such as mentorship. His research has been published in Human Performance, Leadership Quarterly, and The Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences, as well as numerous confidential internal Army reports and publications.
Professor Grojean is a partner in a management consultancy group, the Phi Group, LLC, where he specializes in leadership, leader development and coaching. Of recent note, he is the founding co-director of the newly formed Aston Center for Leadership Excellence – a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between the science and practice of leadership and leader development. | |