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BUS 0275 - Management Concepts and Applications

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Catalog Description Formerly known as BUS 100 Hours: 54 lecture Description: Career focused course that explores management concepts. Includes the four management functions of planning, controlling, leading, and organizing, with emphasis on practical application of skills in communication, leadership, decision-making, staffing, motivation, delegation, and team-building to supervise others. Students are given opportunities to apply newly acquired ideas and techniques to workplace situations. (CSU) Course Student Learning Outcomes CSLO #1: Identify and apply effective principles and practices for managing others. CSLO #2: Demonstrate effective communication and teambuilding strategies. CSLO #3: Diagnose managerial problems and make recommendations for change. Effective Term Fall 2025 Course Type Credit - Degree-applicable Contact Hours 54 Outside of Class Hours 108 Total Student Learning Hours 162 Course Objectives 1. Evaluate the four management functions, essential supervisory competencies, and management roles 2. Develop techniques to effectively address current supervisory challenges 3. Analyze and apply effective planning and control principles 4. Compare and contrast decision-making styles and approaches through personal assessment, case study, and business scenarios 5. Differentiate between effective versus ineffective employee selection and development models 6. Evaluate and develop communication and teambuilding strategies 7. Develop problem solving skills relative to management General Education Information Approved College Associate Degree GE Applicability CSU GE Applicability (Recommended-requires CSU approval) Cal-GETC Applicability (Recommended - Requires External Approval) IGETC Applicability (Recommended-requires CSU/UC approval) Articulation Information Methods of Evaluation Essay Examinations Example: 1. Essay exam on Employee Discipline using a rubric (Mastery, Proficient or Unsatisfactory). Describe appropriate disciplinary responses to the following scenarios. Projects Example: 1. Projects showing topic coverage, problem solving, critical analysis, and application. Select a supervisory communication problem, research the problem using literature provided and prepare a plan to resolve. Pairs will role play solution. Five point Grading criteria/rubric provided Skill Demonstrations Example: 1. Case studies/papers show an understanding of relevant problem solving and strategic management concepts and application. Review the Google case study and discuss how to address the employee's concern. Rubric used for assessing skill mastery. Repeatable No Methods of Instruction Lecture/Discussion Distance Learning Lecture: Instructor lectures to increase student awareness and understanding of supervisory concepts. Students form into small groups to practice the skills through either role playing or case-study analysis. (Objective 1) Instructor lectures on supervisory skills and administers a self-assessment questionnaire to students to help them evaluate their management skills. (Objective 1) Instructor guides students in developing a written Action Plan to help them integrate newly-acquired employment problem solving skills in their workplace. (Objective 7) Students demonstrate problem solving skills in a class activity facilitated by the instructor that requires teams to address a current workplace dilemma. (Objective 7) Distance Learning In a discussion board students work in groups to identify the ethical implications of a current business practice revealed in a case study. Students explain the difference between effectiveness and efficiency and then determine how they would ethically approach the situation. The instructor moderates the discussions. Typical Out of Class Assignments Reading Assignments 1. Read the chapter on the four functions of management and respond to the questions assigned by the instructor. 2. Read a current article on employment interview techniques and present findings orally to the class. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance 1. Write a 3-page paper on motivating employees based on your current work environment. 2. Write a paper using a case study to address decision making. 3. On each of the two course examinations, students answer a minimum of two essay questions. A passing response must contain definitions of important terminology, an explanation of concepts, and the ability to diagnose a managerial problem. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) Required Materials Essentials of Contemporary Management Author: Jones and George Publisher: McGraw Hill Publication Date: 2023 Text Edition: 10th Classic Textbook?: No OER Link: OER: Principles of Management Author: David Bright, Anastasia Cortes, Eva Hartmann Publisher: OpenStax Publication Date: 2019 Text Edition: 1 Classic Textbook?: Yes OER Link: OER: open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/principles-of-management-2019 Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course.