Course Schedule - Fall 2008

BA 335 Organizational Management

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Class Date In class actions Class preparation Homework due today
1 25 Aug Course introduction
Assign project teams
Exercise: manage subordinates - write management summary		 Review syllabus
Scan textbook		  

2

27 Aug

 Managers and Management- Focus on four functions of management; managerial skills; Mintzberg's managerial roles Read chapter 1  
3 29 Aug Managers and Management    
  1 Sep Labor Day holiday    
4 3 Sep Management Environment
Major issues - changing economy, globalization, technology		 Read chapter 2  
5

5 Sep

 Management Environment
Major issues - changing economy, globalization, technology		    
6 8 Sep Team project presentations (2)
Team
Team 		Read history module  
7 10 Sep Team project presentations (2)
Team
Team 		   
8 12 Sep Team project presentations (2)
Team
Team
Complete project 1 peer reviews		   Project journals due today
9 15 Sep Historical roots of management practices - summary Review history module  
10 17 Sep Foundations of planning Read chapter 3  
12 19 Sep Foundations of planning    
13 22 Sep Foundations of decision making
    Exercise		 Read chapter 4  
14 24 Sep Foundations of decision making    
15 26 Sep Quantitative decision-making aids Review quantitative module  

16

29 Sep

 Quantitative decision-making aids Review quantitative module  
17 1 Oct Exam 1 Review Chapters 1-4, History, QM modules  
18 3 Oct Review exam 1
Basic organization designs		 Read chapter 5  

19

6 Oct

 Basic organization designs    

20

8 Oct

 Basic organization designs    

 

10 Oct

 Fall break    

21

13 Oct

 Staffing and human resource management Read chapter 6  
22

15 Oct

 Staffing and human resource management   Project 2 company selection due today
23

17 Oct

 Managing change, stress, and innovation Read chapter 7  
24 20 Oct      
25 22 Oct Managing change, stress, and innovation    
26 24 Oct Exam 2 Review chapters 5, 6, 7  
27 27 Oct Foundations of individual and group behavior Read chapter 8  
28 29 Oct Foundations of individual and group behavior    

29

 31 Oct Understanding work teams Read chapter 9  
30 3 Nov Understanding work teams    
31 5 Nov Motivating and rewarding employees Read chapter 10  
32 7 Nov Motivating and rewarding employees    
33 10 Nov Leadership and trust Read chapter 11  
34 12 Nov Leadership and trust    
35 14 Nov Communication and interpersonal skills Read chapter 12  
36 17 Nov Communication and interpersonal skills    
37 19 Nov Exam 3 Review chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 12  
38 21 Nov Foundations of control
Operations management		 Read chapter 13
Read chapter 14		  
39 24 Nov Project #2 team presentations (2)    
40 26 Nov Project #2 team presentations (2)    
  28 Nov Thanksgiving Holiday
 		    
41 1 Dec Project #2 team presentations (2)
 		   Term project reports due today
Project journals due today
42 3 Dec Peer evaluations
Final exam review
Course evaluations		    

 
43 Dec 9 Final exam 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.    

 

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