May 02, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
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MS 441 - Supervision

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course investigates the supervisor’s role in a modern business including human relations, motivation and communication. It emphasizes the planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling aspects of supervision through the application of principles to real-life case situations. (prereq: MS 342 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Understand principles of supervision
• Apply the above principles to cases
• Give an oral report based on interviewing a supervisor regarding the above principles
Prerequisites by Topic
• No prerequisites by topic appended
Course Topics
• What do supervisors do? (1 class)
• How is supervision changing? (1 class)
• Goal Setting, Controlling (3 classes)
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making (3 classes)
• Organizing (2 classes)
• Hiring
• Training (3 classes)
• Appraising employee performance (2 classes)
• Motivating vs. Leading (3 classes)
• Communicating (3 classes)
• Conflict, Stress, Dealing with change (4 classes)
• Unions and Discipline (3 classes)
Coordinator
Kenneth Dawson



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