Principles of Management
Principles of Management
Motivation and Leadership
Welcome to this week’s Discussions.
Using either Chrome or Firefox as your browser, complete one of the two self-assessments.
In order to earn full credit, you are responsible for three posts. By Wednesday, you should respond to one of the self-assessment topics. The second two posts (4-5 sentences each) are responses to your colleagues’ original posts.
Self-Assessment Topic 1. How Strong Is My Motivation to Lead?
Do results match your desire to assume leadership roles at school, work, and home? Explain.
Which of the three dimensions do you think is most likely to affect your future success as a leader? Discuss.
What things would you say during an interview to demonstrate that you possess the career readiness competency of leadership?
Self-Assessment Topic 2. What Is Your Orientation: Toward Theory X/Theory Y?
This self-assessment is designed to reveal your orientation as a manager—whether it tends toward Theory X or Theory Y.
To what extent do you think your results are an accurate reflection of your beliefs about others? Are you surprised by the results?
As a leader of a student or work-related project team, how might your results affect your approach toward leading others? Explain.
If an employee doesn’t seem to show ambition, can that be changed? Discuss.
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 2 Discussion
Career Planning and Strategic Thinking
Welcome to this week’s Discussions.
Using either Chrome or Firefox as your browser, complete one of the two self-assessments.
In order to earn full credit, you are responsible for three posts. By Wednesday, you should respond to one of the self-assessment topics. The second two posts (4-5 sentences each) are responses to your colleagues’ original posts.
Self-Assessment Topic 1: Assessing Your Career Vision & Plan
What did you learn about your future career identity? Are you surprised by the results?
Write a personal mission and vision statement using ideas discussed in this section. Share it with a friend for feedback.
Based on your results, what might you do to enhance your future career identity? Explain.
What things can you say during an interview to demonstrate that you possess the career-readiness competency of Career Management.
Self-Assessment Topic 2: Assessing Strategic Thinking
What is the level of strategic thinking? Are you surprised by the results?
If you were meeting with an executive from the company you evaluated, what advice would you provide based on the survey results and what you learned about assessing current reality?
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 3 Discussion
Decision Making and Organizational Structure
Welcome to this week’s Discussions.
Using either Chrome or Firefox as your browser, complete one of the two self-assessments.
In order to earn full credit, you are responsible for three posts. By Wednesday, you should respond to one of the self-assessment topics. The second two posts (4-5 sentences each) are responses to your colleagues’ original posts.
Self-Assessment Topic 1: What is your decision-making style?
What is your dominant decision-making style?
What are the pros and cons of your style?
What might you say to a recruiter during a job interview to demonstrate your awareness regarding your decision-making style?
Self-Assessment Topic 2: Assessing Your Organizational Structure Preference
Do you prefer a more mechanistic or organic structure? What do you think is the cause for this preference?
If you were interviewing for a job, what questions might you ask to determine if the company is more mechanistic or organic?
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 4 Discussion
Human Resources and Change Management
Welcome to this week’s Discussions.
Using either Chrome or Firefox as your browser, complete one of the two self-assessments.
In order to earn full credit, you are responsible for three posts. By Wednesday, you should respond to one of the self-assessment topics. The second two posts (4-5 sentences each) are responses to your colleagues’ original posts.
Self-Assessment Topic 1: Is a Career in HR Right for You?
Are you suited for a career in human resources? Which specific aspect of human resources do you prefer?
Look at the top two areas of HR for which you tested as being best suited. Look over the descriptions of these fields and then identify what skills you need to have to be successful.
Even if you do not pursue a career in HR, which skills do you feel you should continue to develop? Explain.
Self-Assessment Topic 2: Assessing Your Resistance to Change
Are you more or less willing to accept change? Discuss.
Based on your scores, identify three things you can do to lower your resistance to change. These changes may involve new thoughts or beliefs or the display of new behaviors.
What might you say during an interview to demonstrate that you possess the career readiness competency of openness to change?
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 5 Discussion
Emotional Intelligence and Extrinsic or Intrinsic Rewards
Welcome to this week’s Discussions.
Using either Chrome or Firefox as your browser, complete one of the two self-assessments.
In order to earn full credit, you are responsible for three posts. By Wednesday, you should respond to one of the self-assessment topics. The second two posts (4-5 sentences each) are responses to your colleagues’ original posts.
Self-Assessment Topic 1: What is Your Level of Emotional Intelligence?
How do you stand on the five dimensions of emotional intelligence?
Use the scores from the items to identify your strengths and liabilities.
Identify two ways you can increase your emotional intelligence.
What things might you say during an interview to demonstrate that you possess the career readiness competency of emotional intelligence?
Self-Assessment Topic 2: Are You More Interested in Extrinsic or Intrinsic Rewards?
What is more important to you, extrinsic or intrinsic rewards? Are you surprised by the results?
How can you use the results to increase your motivation to obtain good grades in your classes?
What might you say during an interview to demonstrate your self-awareness regarding the rewards that motivate you?
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 6 Discussion
Managing Individual and Team Conflict
Welcome to this week’s Discussions.
Using either Chrome or Firefox as your browser, complete one of the two self-assessments.
In order to earn full credit, you are responsible for three posts. By Wednesday, you should respond to one of the self-assessment topics. The second two posts (4-5 sentences each) are responses to your colleagues’ original posts.
Self-Assessment Topic 1: What Is Your Conflict-Management Style?
Were you surprised by the results? Why or why not? Explain
Were the scores for your primary and backup conflict-handling styles relatively similar, or was there a large gap? What does this imply? Discuss.
Is your conflict-handling style one that can be used in many different conflict scenarios? Explain.
What things might you say during an interview to demonstrate that you possess the ability to manage conflict?
Self-Assessment Topic 2: Which Influence Tactics Do I use?
Is your rational persuasion score the highest? Regardless, give some specific examples of ways you use this tactic.
Which tactic is your least preferred (lowest score)? Provide examples of situations when and how you may use this tactic.
What might you say during an interview to demonstrate that you understand how to use these nine tactics to influence others?
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 7 Discussion
Interpersonal Communication and Financial Literacy
Welcome to this week’s Discussions.
Using either Chrome or Firefox as your browser, complete one of the two self-assessments.
In order to earn full credit, you are responsible for three posts. By Wednesday, you should respond to one of the self-assessment topics. The second two posts (4-5 sentences each) are responses to your colleagues’ original posts.
Self-Assessment Topic 1: Assessing Your Listening Style
Is your listening style detached, passive, or involved? Based on your survey scores, what can you do to become more of an involved listener? Be specific.
Think of two ways you can practice better listening in your teams at work or school. Be specific.
What can you say or do during an interview to display your listening skills?
Self-Assessment Topic 2: Assessing Your Financial Literacy
Where do you stand in terms of financial literacy?
Look at the statements you got incorrect and identify the specific aspects of financial knowledge that you may be lacking.
What can you say during an interview to demonstrate that you possess financial literacy? Be specific.
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 8 Discussion
Career Assignment: Turning Course Objectives Into Skills
Congratulations and welcome to the Week 8 Discussions!
Your focus is about how the course content affects your career.
Post three bullet points that you would include on your resume that showcase skills you developed during the course experience. Please keep in mind that the audience for your three bullet points is your current or future employer.
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 3 Assignment
Individual Course Project Presentation Part 1
Objectives
The objective of this Individual Course Project Presentation is to provide the opportunity for you to recognize and apply the four principles of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling and how they correlate into everyday activities in a Fortune 500 company.
Guidelines
This is an individual assignment.
In the sections below, you will find helpful information for completing your Individual Course Project Presentation. Your assignment is to review and discover how your company developed a successful Fortune 500 company (EXCLUDING the Top 20 companies) by means of utilizing the four principles of management.
This course project is broken down into 3 deliverables.
Each student is required to prepare a total of three (3) voice-narrated PowerPoint presentations over the course of the session. Each part builds upon the previous part.
Steps to Select a Company for your Individual Course Project Presentation
Select and access a Fortune 500 company of interest by clicking on www.fortune500.com (Links to an external site.).
Review the list and select a company that is not part of the top 20.Think of yourself as an employee looking to move to lower level management. Look for a company that you personally may have dealings with as a consumer to accentuate your future customer considerations.
Tips For An Effective Presentation
Follow the 5 by 5 rule for PowerPoint:
No more than five words per line
No more than five lines per slide
Visuals: the use of charts, graphs and pictures is encouraged
Presentation time length: 12 to 18 minutes for final submission (4 to 6 minutes for each part)
Suggest you have a script to follow so you do not get off topic
Individual Course Project Presentation (Total 325 points)
Instructions: Follow the instructions in the rubric below to complete your Course Project Parts. This PowerPoint should be formatted in APA, including a title and reference slide. Please do not use Wiki as a viable source. You are required to have a minimum of 12 slides (maximum of 18) and 9 references.
Part 1: Title page, History, Mission/Vision, Code of Ethics/Social Responsibility & Leadership – Due Week 3
Part 2: Research & Development and Marketing – Due Week 6
Part 3: Production, Finance, and Strategy – Due Week 8
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 6 Assignment
Objectives
The objective of this Individual Course Project Presentation is to provide the opportunity for you to recognize and apply the four principles of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling and how they correlate into everyday activities in a Fortune 500 company.
Guidelines
This is an individual assignment.
In the sections below, you will find helpful information for completing your Individual Course Project Presentation. Your assignment is to review and discover how your company developed a successful Fortune 500 company (EXCLUDING the Top 20 companies) by means of utilizing the four principles of management.
This course project is broken down into 3 deliverables.
Each student is required to prepare a total of three (3) voice-narrated PowerPoint presentations over the course of the session. Each part builds upon the previous part.
Steps to Select a Company for your Individual Course Project Presentation
Select and access a Fortune 500 company of interest by clicking on www.fortune500.com (Links to an external site.).
Review the list and select a company that is not part of the top 20.
Think of yourself as an employee looking to move to lower level management. Look for a company that you personally may have dealings with as a consumer to accentuate your future customer considerations.
Tips For An Effective Presentation
Follow the 5 by 5 rule for PowerPoint:
No more than five words per line
No more than five lines per slide
Visuals: the use of charts, graphs and pictures is encouraged
Presentation time length: 12 to 18 minutes for final submission (4 to 6 minutes for each part)
Suggest you have a script to follow so you do not get off topic
Individual Course Project Presentation (Total 325 points)
Instructions: Follow the instructions in the rubric below to complete your Course Project Parts. This PowerPoint should be formatted in APA, including a title and reference slide. Please do not use Wiki as a viable source. You are required to have a minimum of 12 slides (maximum of 18) and 9 references.
Part 1: Title page, History, Mission/Vision, Code of Ethics/Social Responsibility & Leadership – Due Week 3
Part 2: Research & Development and Marketing – Due Week 6
Part 3: Production, Finance, and Strategy – Due Week 8
MGMT303 Principles of Management
Week 8 Assignment
Objectives
The objective of this Individual Course Project Presentation is to provide the opportunity for you to recognize and apply the four principles of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling and how they correlate into everyday activities in a Fortune 500 company.
Guidelines
This is an individual assignment.
In the sections below, you will find helpful information for completing your Individual Course Project Presentation. Your assignment is to review and discover how your company developed a successful Fortune 500 company (EXCLUDING the Top 20 companies) by means of utilizing the four principles of management.
This course project is broken down into 3 deliverables.
Each student is required to prepare a total of three (3) voice-narrated PowerPoint presentations over the course of the session. Each part builds upon the previous part.
Steps to Select a Company for your Individual Course Project Presentation
Select and access a Fortune 500 company of interest by clicking on www.fortune500.com (Links to an external site.).
Review the list and select a company that is not part of the top 20.
Think of yourself as an employee looking to move to lower level management. Look for a company that you personally may have dealings with as a consumer to accentuate your future customer considerations.
Tips For An Effective Presentation
Follow the 5 by 5 rule for PowerPoint:
No more than five words per line
No more than five lines per slide
Visuals: the use of charts, graphs and pictures is encouraged
Presentation time length: 12 to 18 minutes for final submission (4 to 6 minutes for each part)
Suggest you have a script to follow so you do not get off topic
Individual Course Project Presentation (Total 325 points)
Instructions: Follow the instructions in the rubric below to complete your Course Project Parts. This PowerPoint should be formatted in APA, including a title and reference slide. Please do not use Wiki as a viable source. You are required to have a minimum of 12 slides (maximum of 18) and 9 references.
Part 1: Title page, History, Mission/Vision, Code of Ethics/Social Responsibility & Leadership – Due Week 3
Part 2: Research & Development and Marketing – Due Week 6
Part 3: Production, Finance, and Strategy – Due Week 8
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