MG 600 - Management Principles

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
This course introduces the student to the four basic management functions (planning, organizing, leading and controlling) and provides the basic foundation for more advanced courses in the engineering management program. It explores both the history of management thought and the theories, models, applications and research results that provide the tools for today’s manager. This course uses the case study method to illustrate how these principles are applied in actual organizations. (prereq: graduate standing)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Be able to describe management theories, analyze, apply the management theories to organizational situations, and demonstrate an understanding of the management theories
• Demonstrate the ability to describe and apply the six management competencies, communication, planning and administration, teamwork, strategic action, global awareness and self-management
• Demonstrate the ability to critically think about management situations that enable the student to effectively manage the organization’s resources
• Be able to name and describe management theories and their principles along with their strengths and weaknesses
• Demonstrate an understanding of management theories, the limitations of each, when to apply them, and why (what are the anticipated results and what could be unanticipated consequences) in assessing an organization
• Be able to diagnose an organization’s current management style and be able to identify what may need to be changed and how to do it to improve management effectiveness

Prerequisites by Topic
None appended

Course Topics
• Managing in a Dynamic Environment
• The Evolution of Management
• Environmental Forces
• Managing Globally
• Entrepreneurship
• Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Planning and Strategy
• Fundamentals of Decision Making
• Planning and Decision Making
• Fundamentals of Organizational Design
• Contemporary Organization Designs
• Organizational Change and Learning
• Managing Human Resources
• Work Motivation
• Dynamics of Leadership
• Organizational Communication
• Managing Work Teams
• Organizational Cultures and Cultural Diversity
• Controlling in Organizations
• Information Management Technology

Laboratory Topics
None appended

Coordinator
Carolyn Ottman

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MG 600 - Management Principles