MGMT 4013 SEMINAR IN APPLIED MANAGEMENT

COURSE SYLLABUS

SPRING, 2005

Northeastern State University

College of Business and Industry

Tahlequah, OK

CONTACT INFORMATION

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Sandy Edwards

PA 221F

918-456-5511 Ext 2928

918-458-2337

edwar001@nsuok.edu

TBA

PREREQUISITES:

· Mgmt 3253 Organizational Behavior

CATALOG DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

This course is designed to help students develop management and leadership skills (e.g. creative problem solving, decision making, planning, gaining power and influence, motivating others, managing interpersonal conflict, etc). The skills are learned and practiced through the use of cases, simulations and projects. Students perform the majority of the course work in a team setting.

EXPECTED COURSE OUTCOMES:

The student will be expected to achieve the following objectives:

2. Apply previous course learning material to cases and simulated situations.

3. Develop planning skills and team skills through multiple team memberships.

3. Practice presentation and persuasion skills.

4. Show understanding of organizational behavior concepts.

5. Participation accountability in course activities.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

Simulations: Airline, Smith and Golden, 2002 (4^th ed) 1 per team minimum

Outdoor Pack, Jordan, 2004 1 per team minimum

Virtual Leader, Simulearn, 2004 1 per person

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

In-basket Assignment. You will be responsible individually for completing an in-basket assignment. Your score will be determined by your writing skills ie grammar, spelling, clarity, etc., completeness of the task, and other factors.

Case Analysis. You will be responsible individually for completing a 4-7 page case analysis. Criteria and format for assessment will be provided when the case is assigned.

Portfolio. You will need to prepare a portfolio of items that will assist you in job searching.

Simulations. Class meetings will typically consist of simulation work. Your group of three people will work on three simulations across the semester. There will be three sections contained within each. Part I. Planning document; Part II. Simulation; Part III. Paper for Outdoor simulation, workbook for Virtual Leader simulation, and presentation for Airline simulation.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: ALL work must be completed by the student. All written assignments are to be typed and professional quality work and submitted by the due dates via EMAIL to edwar001@nsuok.edu. Only ONE late assignment, of a week or less duration, will be allowed. Subsequent assignments, either late or missing, regardless of reason, will result in the “employee being ‘F’ired from the organization”, ie student will receive a D or F for the course depending upon the extent of the work done by the student thus far and repeat the course the following semester. “Employees” (ie students) completing all assignments by the deadlines (in other words: did not take advantage of the one late allowance) will be given a 2% bonus raise (in grade) at the end of the semester.

STUDENT EVALUATION:

Student evaluation is based on the following point distribution.

Case Analysis 100 90-100 A

In Basket 100 80-89 B

Portfolio 50 70-79 C

Simulation (1) 200 60-69 D

Simulation (2) 200 Below 60 F

Simulation (3) 250 *See note above for special

circumstances

TOTAL 900 points

Team Skills, Spring 05, criteria sheets, and understand the criteria for student evaluation and policies that apply to specific issues stated below.

CLASS POLICY: ALL work must be completed by the student. All written assignments are to be typed and professional quality work and submitted by the due dates via EMAIL to edwar001@nsuok.edu. Only ONE late assignment, of a week or less duration, will be allowed. Subsequent assignments, either late or missing, regardless of reason, will result in the “employee being ‘F’ired from the organization”, ie student will receive a D or F for the course depending upon the extent of the work done by the student thus far and repeat the course the following semester. “Employees” (ie students) completing all assignments by the deadlines (in other words: did not take advantage of the one late allowance) will be given a 2% bonus raise (in grade) at the end of the semester.

ETHICS COMMITTEE: In the event of the instructor receiving individual assignments that are questionable in nature and appear to be the same work as another person, an Ethics Committee will be selected. This committee will consist of five people from the class members not involved in the ethics issue. The members will be randomly selected by drawing names out of a pool. A majority of members (3) voting “no” on the authenticity of the papers in question will constitute a grade of 0 for those papers under review. This policy will require subsequent action per the class policy above. Students must complete all work or a grade of D or F will be given.