Welcome to MT140 Introduction to Management Instructor – Tom Gilchrist Unit 1 Seminar – Introduction to Management
Jan 01, 2016
Welcome to MT140 Introduction to Management
Instructor – Tom Gilchrist
Unit 1 Seminar – Introduction to Management
Instructor Contact Information
Tom [email protected]@kaplan.eduCell: 321-228-7316AIM: tgilchrist88
Notes:
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Office Hours
• Wednesday 10:00-11:00 PM EST
• Contact me by e-mail anytime as I have a Blackberry
MT140 Course Overview
• Welcome to MT140! This course introduces you to management in the modern American organization.
• We’ll explore the environment in which management functions occur.
• We’ll look at and survey the specific functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling (POLC) as they apply to the workplace.
• Through a business case study, we’ll examine the concepts of team building, ethics, social diversity and communication.
The Course Syllabus:
Your Roadmap to The Course!
• You will find our Syllabus in the Syllabus Area of our Course room, and in the Doc Sharing area of our course. I have also sent everyone an advance copy by email. Please print this out.
• Also, you can review, or print the first - 3 Units of reading material. These readings for the 1st 4 Units are located in Doc Sharing.
• Please review the course requirements and expectations.
• Any questions?
Grading Overview
Assessments Number Points each Total Points
Discussions 1@
8@
30
40
350
Assignments 1@
7@
15
40
295
Review 5@
3@
1@
20
25
30
205
Quiz 1@
1@
40
60
100
Writing Assignment 1 50 50
Total Points 1000 Points
Grading Overview (Cont.) Grade Points Percentage Grade Point
A 930 – 1000 93-100% 4.0
A- 900 – 929 90-92% 3.7
B+ 870 – 899 87-89% 3.3
B 830 – 869 83-86% 3.0
B- 800 – 829 80-82% 2.7
C+ 770 – 799 77-79% 2.3
C 730 – 769 73-76% 2.0
C- 700 – 729 70-72% 1.7
D+ 670 – 699 67-69% 1.3
D 600 – 669 60-66% 1.0
Class Seminars!
• Fun and helpful• Opportunity to ask questions• Opportunity to interact with classmates• You can review the recording if you are unable to attend• Go to the KHE link as you did to enter this Seminar and choose
“History.” Choose the date of the Seminar you would like to review and click on it.
• Seminar Participation is not graded but you are strongly encouraged to attend!
CLASSROOM BASICS
Week One
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO THIS WEEK?
Your First Weekly Activity: Reading!
• Management M Start Here by Bateman & Snell 1st Edition ISBN: 978-0-07-353039-0
• Chapter 1 pp. 12-23
• Always make your reading the first activity of the unit!
Unit 1 Discussion Board – 30 points
• Discussion – Introduce Yourself-Your name-If you have ever worked as a manager-Your current and/or future educational goals-How you think this course will help you
• Participation-First post by Thursday-Post at least 2 other messages in response to your classmates’ postings
-Try to post on 3 different days of the week
Unit 1 Dropbox Assignment – 15 points
• Read and review the Course Syllabus located in Doc Sharing/Course Home/Email
• Download the Unit 1 Syllabus Contract from Doc Sharing
• Submit the saved document through the Dropbox
• Be sure that it is the Syllabus Contract
Unit 1 Review – 20 points
• Read all pages of reading
• 5 Questions
• Can take the review as many times as you’d like
Any questions ?
Keys to Success
• Work a little bit every day if you can• Complete the assigned readings before completing
assignments• Back-up all assignments• Post early in the week; first post by Thursday• Actively participate• Complete all tasks by the due date (Tuesday by
midnight)• Demonstrate respect for your fellow students on the DBs
and in the seminars
Management
• Management is the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals.
• Effective management
• Efficient management
Four Functions of Management
• Planning
• Organizing
• Leading
• Controlling
Planning
• Foundation of management activity
• Deciding and articulating goals
• Steps to accomplish goals
• Providing “value” to the organization
Organizing
• Coordinating human, financial, physical resources
• Manage flow of information and tasks
• Flexible and adaptive
Leading
• Stimulate high performance
• Motivating
• Inspire
• Communicating
Controlling
• Implementing the other three
• Keeping track of progress
• Establish standards to measure success
• “Are our actual outcomes consistent with our goals?”
Levels of Management
• Frontline
• Middle Managers
• Top level
Key Management Skills
• Strong Technical Skills
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Conceptual and Decision Skills
Any….
Thank You for Joining Me This Evening!
Good night! See you next week!