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