Faculty Contact Information:
Instructor: Dr. Brett Hamilton
Email Addresses: bhamilto@faculty.ed.umuc.edu,
novantiq@aol.com
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Consultation:
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Tel and Fax: 06434-6222 (1100 hrs - 2100 hrs, 7 days)
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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.
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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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 UMUC Library website. 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:
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 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 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.
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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:
Participate in classroom discussions 20%
Write graduate level paper - Term Paper 20%
Prepare reports: Case Studies and Written Assignments 20%
Complete Midterm examination 20%
Complete Final examination 20%
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Description of Course Requirements:
Successful graduate students in American universities dedicate approximately three hours of preparation/study time for every hour spent in the face-to-face classroom. Thus, the following course requirements were developed on the assumption that students would be prepared to spend approximately 150 hours of their own time working on them. In an 8-week term, that is the equivalent of a half-time job. Most 14-week graduate distance education courses require at least 10 hours per week of dedicated time, plus time spent in the virtual classroom.
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner.
Write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables.
PLEASE NOTE that resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment unless an unusual circumstance has been recognized and allowed in writing by the instructor before the assignment is due.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): 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 for this course 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:
Term 5 DE: 4 June through 19 August 2007
Week 1. June 4 - 10: The Environment and Foundations of Modern Management;
Managing in a Cultural and Ethical Environment
Reading Assignment: Dessler, Pp.1-51.
Prepare: Responses to Experiential Exercises;
End-of-Chapter Case Study; "You be the Consultant."
NOTE: In general we should be prepared to respond in class conference area to these exercises which follow each chapter. Occasionally I shall ask you for written reponses to be turned in for selected Chapters (these will be announced ahead of time).
Week 2. June 11 - 17: Schedule Appointment to Take Proctored Exam during week of 9-13 July.
Planning: Decision making,
Reading Assignment: Dessler, 52-78.
Conference participation. Week 3. June 18 - 24: Library Research Assignment: To be announced Basic Planning Process and Strategic Planning.
Reading Assignment:Dessler 79-137. Week 4. June 25 - July 1: Organizing: Fundamentals, Organizational Structures,
Reading Assignment:Dessler 138-192.
Select term paper topic for instructor approval. Week 5. July 2 - 8: Managing Change, Staffing and Human Resources Management.
Reading Assignmennt: Dessler, 193-253.
Week 6. July 9 - 15: Proctored Exam Week.
Leading: Influencing Behavior and Motivation,
Reading Assignment: Dessler, 254-313.
Week 7. July 16 - 22: Communication Skills and Managing groups and teams.
Reading Assignment: Dessler, 314-364.
Controlling: Building Commitment;
Reading Assignment: Dessler, 365-389. Week 8. July 23 - 29: Managing World-Class Operations;
Reading Assignment: Dessler, 390-421. Week 9. July 30 - Aug 5: Managing Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Reading Assignment: Dessler, 422-449. Week 10. July 6-12: The Global Environment.
Presentations of Term Paper Reviews at "Best Practices Symposium." (Format to be announced.)
Reading Assignment: Dessler, 450-474. Week 11. July 13-19: Continuing Term Paper Critique and Commentary.
Final Exam -- Online.
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Academic Policies:
The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism.
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi.
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
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:
Dr. Hamilton has provided management consulting services to civilian, military and academic organizations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. For the aerospace industry as well as in educational organizations he has conducted basic and applied research and development into learning processes and training methodology.
His twelve year university teaching experience includes the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Maryland University College, Boston University and the Army Management Staff College. He teaches graduate courses for UMUC in Business Management such as organizational behavior, research methodology, conflict management, leadership, organizational communication and change processes. His basic research at UCLA focused on the cognitive development in children and he has applied this work to the design of computer-assisted-learning strategies as well as to the development of educational toys.
His work history includes design and development projects with organizations such as Thiokol Chemical, Ampex Computer, McDonnell-Douglas Space Systems Center, Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, Kettering Foundation, Mattel Toys, Quark Express, Army Management Staff College, International Training Consultants (Teheran, Iran), the U.S. Army Europe, and the American Postal Corporation.
Now living in Germany, Dr. Hamilton provides management consulting services in change management, personal productivity, problem solving, and instructional system design. He completed both undergraduate work in Psychology and doctoral work in Education at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
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