Faculty Contact Information:
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Consultation:
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Instructor, currently located in Germany, will be online in the classroom during business hours daily.
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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.
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Supplementary Readings:
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Each instructor has his or her preferences for supplemental reading that may be added here. In addition, all graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online 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.
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Recommended Journals:
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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.
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Course Description:
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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.
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Course Goals:
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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.
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Course Objectives:
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At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
Analyze case material, web sites, public law, and research articles related to management.
Investigate the relationship between historical and current issues in management.
Utilize electronic resources to find primary source documents, data, statements on best practices, and research articles related to issues in management.
Develop and presentwritten 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 92%
B 80 – 91%
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 also , available your local Education Center.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society. In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to complete:
30% Learning activities, discussion questions and exercises
30% Mid term examination
20% Graduate level paper
20% Final examination
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Description of Course Requirements:
Most 14-week graduate distance education courses require at least 10 hours per week of dedicated time, plus time spent in the virtual classroom.
Learning activities, discussions and exercises: You are expected to contribute to the WebTycho classroom in a professional and informed manner including online discussions, responding to other student's ideas, and completing learning activities and exercises.
Graduate level paper: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Plan on committing approximately 50 hours over the duration of this course to researching and writing a total of 30 pages.
Mid-term and 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.
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Course Schedule:
STUDENT ACCESS: 7 June 2004: During this week please explore the classroom, create your Biography, and introduce yourself to all of us in the conference titled Introductions.
Session 1 (June 14-27)
Overview: THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGING
Chapter 1:The Environment and Foundations of Modern Management Chapter 2:Managing in a Cultural and Ethical Environment
Events: Introductions, Review of syllabus, Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements, Orientation to subject
Session 2 (June 28-July 11)
Part I: PLANNING
Chapter 3: Decision Making
Chapter 4: The Basic Planning Process
Event: Submit Research Topic
Session 3 (July 12-25)
Chapter 5: Strategic Management
Part II: ORGANIZING
Chapter 6: Fundamentals of Organizing
Chapter 7: Designing Organizational Structures
Session 4 (July 26-Aug 1)
Chapter 8: Managing Organizational Change
Chapter 9: Staffing and Human Resource Management
Event: Review, Mid-term Exam
BREAK: Aug 2-22
Session 5 (Aug 23-Sept 5)
Part III: LEADING
Chapter 10: Being a Leader
Chapter 11: Influencing Individual Behavior and Motivation
Session 6 (Sept 6-19)
Chapter 12: Improving Communication Skills
Chapter 13: Managing Groups and Teams
Session 7 (Sept 20-Oct 3)
Part IV: CONTROLLING
Chapter 14: Controlling and Building Commitment
Chapter 15: Managing World-Class Operations (OM)
Event: Submit Papers
Session 8 (Oct 4-10)
Part V: MANAGING IN ACTION
Chapter 16: Managing Entrepreneurial Organizations
Chapter 17: Managing in a Global Environment
Event: Review, Final Exam, Course Evaluations
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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.
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Faculty Bio:
Before joining UMUC, Nancy Cox was the Manager of New Technology Integration for Walt Disney World in Orlando, a role that included strategic planning and implementation of core infrastructure applications such as directory services, electronic messaging, calendaring, workflow and e-business technologies for over 55,000 users.
Prior to joining Disney, Cox was the Sr. Technology Editor for Network Computing magazine writing articles on collaborative computing products. Previously, Cox was the Messaging Systems Architect for Lockheed Martin in Orlando, planning and implementing large-scale messaging system interconnectivity, directory services and multimedia technologies for 190,000 users.
Nancy Cox's publications include Directory Services: Design, Implementation and Management (Digital Press, 2002), Building and Managing a Web Services Team (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997), Auerbach's Handbook of Electronic Messaging (1998, 1999 and 2000 editions), LAN Times Guide to Multimedia Networking and the LAN Times E-Mail Resource Guide (Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1994 and 1995).
Cox was an adjunct instructor for Florida Southern College, Barry University and Valencia Community College. She holds a BS in Education from the University of Georgia and an MBA in Information Systems from the Florida Institute of Technology.
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