Principles of Management (MGT 131)
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Course Descriptions
This is the introductory course in management. The course is designed to provide students with an overview of management functions and their role in organizations and society. The course aims to provide students with the basic managerial knowledge necessary for Business students. The course focuses on providing students with analytical, developmental, managerial, and technical skills that relate to managerial positions in organizations. This course is an introduction to the critical management skills involved in planning, organizing, controlling, leading, and decision-making in an organization. It provides a framework for understanding issues involved in both managing and being managed, and it will help you to be a more effective contributor to organizations that you join. This course develops a “systems” view of organizations that examine organizations as part of a context, including but not limited to environment, strategy, structure, tasks, people, and outputs.
Who is the course for?
This course is for the BBA graduate, offered in their first year with a basic understanding of Management and Organization.
Course Learning Outcome/s (CLO/S):
CLO1 | Recognize the theory of management and manager’s role in the organization |
CLO2 | Gain practical skills and personal attributes and competencies that are required for a managerial position. |
CLO3 | Building critical thinking methods relevant to the managerial problems and issues in an organization |
CLO4 | Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a group, communication |
CLO5 | Understand analytical, developmental, managerial, and technical skills related to Managing organizations |
CLO 6 | Explain how decisions are made within an organization and how those decisions are communicated to the various stakeholders. |
CLO 7 | Describe the control process including the importance of control, tools for measuring organizational performance, and managerial actions. |