MAN 217 – Fundamentals of Management and Leadership
Course Content:
Analysis of businesses, business forms. Planning, organization, leading, and control processes that constitute management within social and technical systems. Decision making, managing change, ethics and social responsibility, information technology and e-commerce, and financial activities in firms.
Topics Covered:
Week 1: Introduction to the course
Week 2: Managers and management
Week 3: Historical background of current management practices
Week 4: Management in today’s world
Week 5: Basic organizational structure
Week 6: Human resources management
Week 7: Midterm Exam
Week 8: Managerial decision making
Week 9: Planning
Week 10: Leading (Individual and group behavior)
Week 11: Leading (Team)
Week 12: Motivation
Week 13: Controlling
Week 14: Management of change, stress, and innovation
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