Course Outline POM MBA

Bahria University (Islamabad Campus) Department of Management Sciences

Bahria UniversityIslamabad Campus

(Committed to Excellence in Higher Education)

Department of Management SciencesFall Semester - 2015

MBA – I

Course Name: Principles of Management Course Level: Graduate LevelContact Hours: 48Credit Hours: 3Prerequisite: None

Course Instructor: Talat RehmanTelephone No: 9260002/Ext: 335Email: [email protected] Location: Faculty (MS), Faculty Room – Basement - Old Campus

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Course Title: Principles of Management

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION

Instructor: Talat RehmanCourse Code: MGT- 111Credit Hours: Three (3)Program: MBASemester: 1st Semester Prerequisites: None

COURSE DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVES

This course is aimed at highlighting the theoretical aspects of management and then translating these concepts into practical frameworks. Major focus would be on making students comprehend the functional areas, such as, planning, organizing, leading and controlling. In the changing business environment, managers must also consider factors such as cultural diversity, environmental changes, social responsiveness and ethical and moral obligations to lead their organizations successfully. This course will provide insights into such issues as well.

COURSE OUTCOMES

This course provides opportunity to develop and demonstrate ability in the following areas:A: Knowledge and understanding:

1. Theoretical perspective for understanding work and organization.2. Management as a social activity, rather than a set of rational – functional tasks.

B: Cognitive skills:1. Critical evaluation of assumptions in work, organization and management practice and

theory.2. Self – reflection and personal development, applying course concepts and group work

activities.C: Practical/ Professional/ Transferable skills:

1. Group work and presentation skills.D: Students will gain in – depth awareness of the exciting, challenging and rewarding career of managing in an international environment.

TEXT BOOKS (S) AND REFERENCES

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TEXT BOOK: Management by Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter, Prentice Hall International

Edition, (8th Edition).

REFERENCE BOOKS: Management a Pacific rim focus, enhanced edition by Bartol, Tein, Mathews and Martin. Management by James A.F Stoner, R. Edward Freeman, Daniel R. Gilbert, Jr, 2004 (6th

Edition).

ASSESSMENT EVALUATION

Mid term exams (25 marks)Quizzes (15 marks)Assignment/ Group project/Class participation (20 marks)Final exams (40 marks)

COURSE CONTENTS / SYLLABUS BREAKDOWN IN LECTURES (WEEKLY COURSE OUTLINE)

WEEKLY LOG OF TOPICS COVERED

WEEK TOPICS COVERED

1 Topic no 1: Managing and Managers (Introduction to Management): Introduction / Course outline discussion. Organizations and the need for management. The management process. Types of managers. Functional and general managers. Management levels and skills. Managerial roles The universality of management

2, 3 Topic no 2: Management Yesterday and Today: Historical background of management. Scientific management and important contributions. General administrative theorists and important contributions. The Quantitative approach to management. Towards understanding organizational behavior.

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The Systems approach. The Contingency approach Quiz No 1 / Assignment No 1.

3, 4 Topic no 3: Decision Making: The Essence of Manager’s Job What is decision making? The Eight steps of decision making process. Making Decisions: Rationality, Bounded rationality, Intuition. The types of problems and decisions. The Decision making conditions. The decision making styles. Project Discussion/Submission Date.

. 5, 6 Topic no 4: Organizational Culture and the Environment: The

Constraints The manager Omnipotent or Symbolic? What is organizational culture? Strong versus weak cultures. Current organizational culture issues facing managers The environment : specific and general Quiz No 2/ Assignment No 2

7, 8 Topic no 5: Foundations of Planning What is planning? Why do managers plan? Purpose of Planning. Planning and performance. Strategic and operational plans differ. Role of goals and plans. Types of goals and plans. Establishing goals and developing plans. Approaches to establishing goals and developing plans. Contemporary issues in planning.

(9 WEEK) MID TERM EXAMS (25 Marks)

10 Topic no 6: Organizational Design and Organizational Structure: An overview. Four building blocks (division of work, departmentalization,

hierarchy, coordination). Organizational design decisions (mechanistic/ organic structures).

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Four Contingency variable favoring each structure. Types of organizational structures: functional organizations,

product/ market organization and matrix organization, formal and informal organizational structures.

11, 12 Topic no 7: Human resource management: The HRM Process, Human Resource Planning and Recruitment/

Decruitment process/ options Selection process Orientation Training and Development process Performance Appraisal Compensation, Promotion, Transfers, Demotion, Separations. Quiz no 3/ Assignment no 3 (12 WEEK 1 HOUR)

12, 13 Topic no 8: Motivating Employees: Define/ What is motivation Motivation as need satisfying process. Early theories of motivation (Maslow theory, Mc Greg or theory,

Herzberg’s theory) Contemporary theories of motivation (Three need, Goal setting,

Reinforcement theory, Designing Motivating jobs (Job Enlargement/ Enrichment), and Equity and Expectancy theory?

14 Topic no 9: Foundation of control: Define/ what is control. Importance/ Reasons of controlling. The control process. Controlling for Organizational Performance. Tools for controlling organizational performance/ why control is

needed/ types of control. Quiz no 4/ Assignment no 4

15 Topic no 10: Strategic Management: What is strategic management? Why is strategic management Important. Strategic management process. Types of organizational strategies: corporate/ business/functional.

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16 Group presentations of projects

17 Discussion and revision for the Final examsSubmission of Internal Marks (Quizzes/ Assignments/ Project)

(18-WEEK) FINAL EXAMS

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INSTRUCTIONS/ GUIDELINES REGARDING ASSIGNMENTS, QUIZZES AND PROJECT:

Written AssignmentsAll the written assignments should be according to the following prescribed format

- Neatly typed- Font size 12, Times New Roman- Single space- A4 size paper- Course and Assignment Title, Student Name, Class, Section and Enrollment Number(s)

on the front page.- Late assignment submission will result in deduction of marks.

Quizzes- Quizzes can be both, surprise and announced- Students can expect a quiz at the end of each chapter- There is no policy for a quiz retake

Final Project

The final project is designed in a way to enhance your understanding and learning. It will not only help you to apply your theoretical concepts but will also expose you to the current problems being faced by the corporate sector. You are encouraged to be as creative as possible. Innovation, hard work and dedicated research efforts will be rewarded.

Project Details- For their final project, students will interview a manager from the corporate sector. The

questions will be based on researched work related to any dimension of management that has been mentioned or taught in class.

- Various tools, such as, interviews, questionnaires, observation etc can be used. - Project handout will be submitted in class.- Project report should be submitted on time as mentioned in the class.- Late project submission will result in deduction of marks.

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