Welcome to MT140 Introduction to Management

Unit 1 Outcomes

• Describe the skills needed by managers • Understand the expectations of the course

GENERAL INFORMATION

Contact Information

• Email: mcouncil@kaplan.edu• AIM: profcouncil

• PLEASE include the class and your section number in all correspondence

-The section number is located on your home page and on your remote menu

• Include your name when sending an IM

Your Kaplan Email

• username@student.kaplan.edu

• I use Kaplan email first, then personal email

Office Hours

• Wednesday 7:00 - 9:00 PM ET

• Contact me anytime I have AIM open

Campus Tour

• Please take the campus tour

• Located on your student home page -It will guide you through the basics of class

Course Syllabus

• Course Objectives• Policies• Grades

MT140 Course Objectives

1. Describe solutions to management problems

2. Recognize the four functions of management

3. Explain a process to manage technology decisions

4. Summarize the importance of social responsibility, and diversity in a business environment

5. Identify the ethical issues within business

POLICIES

Late Policy

• 1-7 calendar days late 20% deduction in points• 8-14 calendar days late 30% deduction in points• No work will be accepted more than two (2) weeks

after the due date.

• Must contact me prior to submitting late work

Plagiarism

• Kaplan University considers academic honesty to be one of its highest values

• Students are expected to be the sole authors of their work

• Use of another person's work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references

• Examples in the course syllabus

Questions?

GRADES

Gradebook

Unit # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total

                     

Discussion 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 370

Assignment/Project 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 340

Review 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 230

Quiz 60 60

Total 1000

Extra Credit is not offered in the Kaplan School of Business and Management

Gradebook

Assignments

• Discussion Questions• Homework Assignments submitted in the Dropbox• Reviews• Unit 6 Quiz

Discussion Questions

• First post by Saturday, 2 additional posts on 2 different days-At least 3 posts on 3 different days

• Complete, well thought-out responses in Standard English• Initial post should be at least 100 words• Proofread responses for spelling and grammar • Reference course material

Dropbox Assignments

• Submitted through the Dropbox

• Classmates can not view

• Reference course material

• Only documents in Microsoft Word will be accepted

• Do not type assignments into the comments section

• Word Perfect documents will not be accepted

-Document must end with .doc, .docx, or .rtf

Reviews

• Complete readings prior to taking review• Can take it multiple times

-Grade is final review submitted• No access after unit closes out• Review grade available one week after the unit closes

out

Unit 6 Quiz

• Quiz is a review of Units 2-5• Timed 2 hour quiz• Only enter quiz once

Seminars

• We will be discussing and expanding on the readings • Seminars add to your understanding of the weekly

material• Time when we can interact with each other• Stay focused and on topic

Questions?

CLASSROOM

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO

THIS WEEK?

Your First Weekly Activity: Reading!

• Management M Start Here by Bateman & Snell 1st Edition ISBN: 978-0-07-353039-0

• Chapter 1 pp. 12-26

• Always make your reading the first activity of the unit!

Unit 1 Discussion Board – 30 points

• Discussion – Introduce Yourself-Your name/AIM name-If you have ever worked as a manager-Your current and/or future educational goals-How you think this course will help you

• Participation-First post by Saturday-Post at least 2 other messages in response to your classmates’ postings -Post on 3 different days of the week

Unit 1 Dropbox Assignment – 20 points

• Read and review the Course Syllabus located in Doc Sharing/Course Home/Email

• Download the Unit 1 Syllabus Contract from Doc Sharing

• Submit the saved document through the Dropbox • Be sure that it is the Syllabus Contract

Unit 1 Review – 25 points

• Read all pages of reading• 5 Questions• Can take the review as many times as you’d like

Keys to Success

• Work a little every day

• Complete the assigned readings before completing assignments

• Back-up all assignments

• Post early in the week; first post by Saturday

• Actively participate

• Complete all tasks by the due date (Tuesday)• Demonstrate respect for your fellow students on the DBs and in

the seminars

Management

• Management is the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals.

• Effective management• Efficient management

Four Functions of Management

• Planning• Organizing• Leading• Controlling

Planning

• Foundation of management activity• Deciding and articulating goals• Steps to accomplish goals • Providing “value” to the organization

Organizing

• Coordinating human, financial, physical resources• Manage flow of information and tasks• Flexible and adaptive

Leading

• Stimulate high performance• Motivating• Inspire • Communicating

Controlling

• Implementing the other three• Keeping track of progress• Establish standards to measure success• “Are our actual outcomes consistent with our goals?”

Levels of Management

• Frontline• Middle Managers• Top level

Key Management Skills

• Strong Technical Skills• Interpersonal and Communication Skills• Conceptual and Decision Skills