12/26/2024 6:31:33 PM	BMG 50 Course Outline as of Spring 2011	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BMG 50	Title:  MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISION
Full Title:  Introduction to Management and Supervision
Last Reviewed:4/25/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Principles, concepts, and practices of management: planning, organizing and controlling in organizations.  Organizational dynamics of diversity, groups, communications, decision making, change, and ethics and social responsibility.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Principles, concepts, and practices of management: planning, organizing and controlling in organizations.  Organizational dynamics of diversity, groups, communications, decision making, change, and ethics and social responsibility.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1.    Identify and explain the functional roles and responsibilities of managers and supervisors in diverse global business environments.

2.    Explain the importance of ethical decision making and social responsibility in organizations.  

3.    Describe the levels of planning and the strategic planning process.  

4.    Explain the decision making process and decision making styles.

5.    Describe organizational structures and the implications for management in regard to responsibility and authority.

6.    Describe the human resource process including job analysis, job description and job specifications, recruitment, screening, testing, selection, training, development, and evaluation as these exist in the legal environment

7.    Explain the difference in union and non-union organizations and the roles of unions within an organization.

8.    Differentiate and apply theories of motivation and leadership.

9.    Describe the formal and informal channels of communication with an organization.

10.  Describe the stages of group development and describe the characteristics of effective teams.

11.  Explain the manager's role as a change agent.

12.  Identify and explain managerial control principles.

13.  Identify the proper use of technology in a business environment.

Topics and Scope

1.  Introduction to Management

    a.  Management and management careers

    b.  History and current thinking toward management

    c.  Corporate social responsibility and business ethics

    d.  Managing in a global arena

2.  Planning

    a.  Organizing objectives

    b.  Fundamentals of planning

    c.  Making decisions

    d.  Strategic planning

    e.  Plans and planning tools

3.  Organizing

    a.  Fundamentals of organizing

    b.  Responsibility, authority, and delegation

    c.  Managing human resources

    d.  Union and management relations

4.  Influencing

    a.  Fundamentals of influencing and communication

    b.  Motivation

    c.  Leadership

    d.  Groups, teams, and corporate cultures

    e.  Understanding people

          1)  Attitudes

          2)  Perception

          3)  Learning

    f.   Managing change

5.  Controlling

    a.  Principles of controlling

    b.  Production management and control

    c.  Information and internet technology

    d.  Financial control

Assignments:

1.  Reading chapters for each week of approximately 20 to 30 pages

2.  Quizzes, one to two midterm exams, and final exam

3.  Case studies or brief written assignments

4.  Term paper of approximately five to ten pages

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 25 - 30%
Written homework assignments, case studies, term paper
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 65 - 70%
Exams: multiple choice, true-false, matching, short answer
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Modern Management, by Samuel Certo, Prentice Hall, 11th Edition, 2009.

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