Dr. Michael Featherstone

Management 504

Introduction

Administrative Stuff

Your Grades• Presentations Group and/or Individual

• Test Results

• Participation/Communication/Discussion

Communication• Assignments Page

• http://www.jsu.edu/depart/ccba/featherstone/504assignments.htm • Skype – (Skype Demo)

• Class Facebook Group

• Create your Blog ( I suggest Blogger or WordPress)

• Download Podcast/Vlog (video log) creation software (I suggest Audacity and Windows Movie maker)

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How will your grade be determined?

Your performance on weekly tests

The caliber of your class participation (discussion events for example)

The quality of your presentation and the skill you exhibit in mastering the required media for the presentation

Your performance on a final examination.

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How will your grade be determined?

I don’t “give” grades. You earn your grade.

My experience is that students may choose to do extraordinary work in a class and earn an exemplary grade.

I also understand that each student has differing priorities and/or schedule conflicts. These may impede your work in the class, and thus you may not earn the grade you might otherwise have.

Finally some students may simply choose not to put forth the effort required to obtain a passing grade. I leave that choice to the student.

Introduction

Administrative Stuff

Communication with Skype

Introduction

Administrative Stuff

Communication with Facebook Private Group

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Administrative Stuff

Communication with Facebook Private Group

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Now – Let’s look at the objectives of the course.

The course is intended for two audiences:

1. Students who wish to pursue an MBA but do not possess the necessary foundation required for admission to the MBA program.

2. Students enrolled in an MPA or similar program who are pursuing a concentration in Business Administration.

Introduction

Now – Let’s look at the objectives of the course.

The course is intended for two audiences:

1. Students who wish to pursue an MBA but do not possess the necessary foundation required for admission to the MBA program.

2. Students enrolled in an MPA or similar program who are pursuing a concentration in Business Administration.

Now – Let’s look at the objectives of the course.

Upon completion of the course, the student should have a deeper understanding of the concepts, functions, and practices of management.

Also, the student should have developed the basic skills necessary to apply these concepts in today’s and tomorrow’s organizational settings.

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How will you meet these objectives?

We will focus on activities which are designed to enhance your skills for managing in the global environment which all organizations find themselves competing in.

I will ask you to explore new tools and processes as we progress through this term.

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Specific tasks

• I expect you to read a chapter from the text each week, beginning Monday, August 30th.• I expect you to review the Assignments webpage on a daily basis.• Expect a weekly test covering assigned readings and videos.• I will periodically provide video updates. I will expect you to view them. They will be available from the Facebook group and the assignments page.• You will be expected to participate in at least one presentation project.– The presentation will team based– It will be due approximately the first or

second week in November.– I will provide you with details regarding the

presentation as we progress through the next few weeks.

DEFINITIONS

I like this definition of Management from the textbook

• The process of assembling• and Using sets of resources • in a goal directed manner• to accomplish tasks • in an organizational setting

DEFINITIONS

• The process of assembling• and Using sets of resources • in a goal directed manner• to accomplish tasks • in an organizational setting

DEFINITIONS

I also like this definition of Management. It’s from the book “Future Management” by Gary Hamel, 2007, Harvard Business School Press

• The capacity to marshal resources• and to lay out plans• and to program work• and to spur effort

Thank you for your attention

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