MMG 511 BS10 - Foundations of Management

Course Syllabus

Purpose

MMG511 Foundations of Management
This course provides an overview of the field of management and establishes a foundation and common vocabulary for future course work.  It emphasizes the functions of planning, organizing, directing and controlling. The course assumes students have limited academic knowledge of management theory, and some experience in real world management situations to bring into the classroom.   In each session the class explores some aspects of management in theoretical terms and then focuses on application of the theory to the practical problems facing managers.

Course Objectives

    1. To understand current management concepts, models and managerial process and their integration into business activities.

    2. To introduce students to the 21st century Management model which reflects innovation and practices.

    3. To develop and refine the skills necessary to identify management issues and formulate solutions and techniques in managing organizations.

    4. To stimulate the students’ interest in the meaning and the role of management in society and in our lives.

    5. To assist students in learning both to express their own points of view more clearly and concisely while incorporating the insights of their classmates and articulate their practices.