INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Describe the principles of management, the decisions making process, doing and managing diversity in a global environment, ethical behavior, managing change and innovation; Explain setting goals and plans, competitive strategies and traditional and contemporary organizational designs, effective interpersonal & organizational communication, contemporary view of leadership, the control process, creating a wealthy economy and functions of business; Analyze management functions, understanding the economic system, basic forms of business ownership, the entrepreneurial challenge, production processes, the value of motivation, the marketing mix, and financial planning; Apply management and business functions in workplace.

Topics:

1. Managers in the Workplace;
2. Making Decisions;
3. Managing in a Global Environment;
4. Managing Diversity;
5. Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics;
6. Managing Change and Innovation;
7. Planning Work Activities;
8. Managing Strategy;
9. Designing Organizational Structure- Basic and Adaptive Designs;
10. Creating and Managing Team;
11. Managing Communication;
12. Motivating Employees;
13. Being an Effective Leader;
14. Monitoring and Controlling;
15. Taking Risks and Making Profits within the Dynamic Business Environment;
16. Understanding Economics and How It Affects Business;
17. How to Form a Business;
18. Entrepreneurship and Starting a Small Business;
19. Production and Operations Management;
20. Human Resources Management;
21. marketing : Helping Buyers Buy;
22. Developing and Pricing Goods and Services;
23. Distributing Products and Using Effective Promotions;
24. Financial Management;
25. Using Securities Markets for Financing and Investing Opportunities;
26. Using Technology to Manage Information.