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 BUA 220
Principles of Management
Credit Hours: 3
8 week format
Sample Course Schedule

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Is This Course for You?

Sometimes a manager’s job can seem overwhelming, whether you are a first-time supervisor or a veteran manager. Managers need to set goals, communicate well, hire and fire, train and motivate people, appraise performance, and help each employee feel part of the team while treating everyone the same but different.  

It’s no wonder they have so many questions:

  • "How do I challenge people who have lost their motivation?"
  • "What do I do to increase productivity?"
  • "How do I address questions about impending layoffs—when I know they’re true?
  • "How do I deal with my own difficult boss?"


In this course you will gain skills that will allow you to:

  • Know the difference between managing and leading
  • Win commitment and cooperation from staff
  • Give positive and constructive feedback to keep employees on track
  • Develop a flexible management approach
  • Gain acceptance as “the boss”—regardless of your age or experience

Prerequisite:  None

For all distance learning courses you will need the following skills:

  • If you do not have Word for Windows, you must know how to save documents in .rtf format (Rich Text Format).  Click here for a Tutorial
  • You must know how to navigate the Internet and have basic computer skills.  These are not courses to teach anyone how to use a computer.
  • You must have proficiency in email, including sending documents and attachments.

  • You must have the ability to allocate time efficiently.  Please allow at least 7-8 hours each week for this course; remember it is 3 credits but in an 8 week format.
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Course Specific Information

 

This is a flexible and in-depth 8 week course on the skills, theories and practices of managing people and organizations. The entire course is posted on the first day of class and there are no mid-semester "surprises."   

Students will be expected to:

  • Read and write at the college-level

  • Be a self-motivated learner

  • Not procrastinate!

What Students Tell Their Friends After They Have Taken This Course:

  1. Flexibility, communication, and the schedule. Communication is the most important part of online courses and the communication in this course has been excellent. The flexibility allows you to be independent and finish at your own pace.
     
  2. Though we have chosen to not be in a classroom environment, the instructor has done a great job of making it feel like a classroom, with jokes and an upbeat, fun atmosphere.
     
  3. You have to turn in assignments on time and this is one teacher that doesn’t take any excuses for late work, no matter what. Read everything that is posted if you want to be successful.
     
  4. This is a great course to take for any job and if you want to improve yourself. You don’t even have to be a business major.
     
  5. Even though Discussion Board assignments look easy, you better be prepared to write and think at the college level and not like you were still in high school. Short general answers don’t cut it in here. You have to show your thinking and that you ARE thinking from a management perspective.
     
  6. I like that I can contact the instructor easily and that I can check my grade anytime.  The instructor is pretty open as to what we are doing right and wrong. She has the right mix between friend and boss when she needs to. 
     
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  7. I don’t know if this is the class for me. I think I need to hear the lectures and have the professor tell me what’s important. I don’t like to read that much and I’m always misinterpreting the quiz questions.
     
  8. I like that there are different interpretations of ideas, problems, and situations, and all of the different ways in which bosses and employees handle them. It gives me insight to previous situations that I have been in and the way my company and supervisors do things the way they do.
     
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  9. This is not one of those textbooks that puts you to sleep and I would know because I spend 6-9 hours a week just reading the book. It is very clear, interesting and easy to understand. I like the many stories and case applications about the real world. If you blow off the readings, it shows up on your quizzes. Read every chapter and don’t just skim them.
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