BUS 310 - Business Management for Every Enterprise (4 Cr)
Topic outline
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Professor: Michael Greene
Enroll me Overview
A comprehensive survey of the principles of management as they are currently being applied in the United States and abroad. The two continuing themes throughout the course: (1) the never-ending effort by managers and organizations to meet or exceed the consumers needs (2) the need for effective leadership in organizations. Emphasis is placed on determining the role of a manager through the leadership process.Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will have an understanding of:
- The role and responsibilities of management, including what effective management looks like and how to conduct informed management.
- The role leadership plays in management and the various leadership skills and styles
- The functions of management, including planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling.
- How management relates to the social, ethical, and economic aspects of business
- The importance and forms of international business, as well as the types of business, including sole proprietorships, and corporations
- The legal aspects of business, such as regulations, and taxes
- The basics of technology as it relates to business strategy and information management
- An overview of data analysis for informed decision making and communication
- The basics of finance for business, including budgeting, reporting, capital, debt, records, financial services, and credit
- The process of developing new products, marketing, distributing, and pricing them
- The value of human resources and the importance of valuing employees in an organization
Resources
This class includes resources from many books and articles. All required materials are posted here.
Assignments
View all online lectures and read all articles in each topic. CLI computer tracks whether you do this. After viewing all lectures for the unit, take the quiz based on the lectures (100% of grade).Grading Scale
A 95-100% A- 90-94% B+ 87-89% B 83-86% B- 80-82% C+ 77-79% C 73-76% C- 70-72% D+ 67-69% D 63-66% D- 60-62% F 0-59%
Your average grade for all assignments in the class must be at least 60%. Otherwise, you will fail the class and will receive no course credit.Deadline: You have 180 days to finish the course. Complete all assignments before the final deadline, or you will be automatically withdrawn from the course and all coursework will be removed. You will have to start over and retake the class to receive credit.
In Conclusion: Watch the Presentations. Read the attached readings. Take the quizzes. But most importantly start putting the principles that you learn into practice in your relationships.
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