Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0006
Version:
5
Organization's ID:
Business 101
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
40 hours for 15 weeks
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Principles of Management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to gain an understanding of business management, including historical and current management theory, types of managers, and roles of managers in an organization.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify the levels, roles, and functions of management
  • Describe past and modern theories of management, including quality management and systems management theory
  • Explain leading as a management function and how it affects the business organization.
  • Analyze different types of organizational structures, including centralized and decentralized organizations, and the communication processes within these structures.
  • Explain the differences and similarities of leaders and managers and how their roles impact an organization.
  • Describe the role of motivation in the workplace and how managers affect motivation
  • Explain the process of controlling in management and decision-making, including the tools used to make informed decisions
  • Summarize the importance of business ethics in contemporary business

General Topics:

  • Management Basics
  • Classical School of Management
  • Behavioral School of Management Theory
  • Contemporary and Future School of Management Theory
  • Organizational Change
  • Organizing in Business Management
  • Work Teams
  • Leading in Organizations
  • Leadership Theory
  • Motivation in the Workplace
  • Communication in the Workplace
  • Controlling in Organizations
  • Human Resources
  • Strategic Management and Managerial Decision Making
  • Production and Quality Assurance
  • International Management and Contemporary Issues
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Other
  • Quizzes
  • Chapter Tests; Final Exam
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies