CSUN
Management 360
Management and Organizational Behavior

Wayne Smith   [ wayne.smith@csun.edu ]

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"There are five managerial roles; they are to set objectives, organize, motivate and communicate, measure, and develop people."
-Peter Drucker (1909-2005)

Course Outline (tentative)

The following is a summary of the major aspects of this class.

Semester: Fall, 2007
Class: 18732
Day/Time: Thu, 7:00pm - 10pm
Location: JH1123
   
Lead Student: Wayne Smith
Office: Juniper Hall (JH) 4210 (juniperus communis)
Office Hours: Tue/Thu 9:00am - 9:15am, 11:00am - 11:15am and Thu 5:50pm - 6:50pm (and by appointment)
Office Phone: +1 818.677.2691
Email: wayne.smith@csun.edu ] (put "[CSUN Mgt360] -  in the Subject Line")
   
Public Web: http://ocw.smithw.org/2007fall/mgt360-18732/
Private LMS: http://webteach.csun.edu/
   
Required Materials
(Bookstore):
1.  Montana, P., and Charnov, B. (2000) Management (3rd ed.), Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge:NY.
2.  MGT 360 Coursepack (Harvard Business Review articles)
Required Materials
(non-Bookstore):
3.  Supplemental Materials (Theory and Practice)
   
Readings: Students are expected to complete the assigned readings by the date noted on the course outline.
Assignments: Assignments are expected to be turned in at the beginning of the class session.

Outline Detail

The following is the detail of the course in chronological order.

Week 1: Thu. Aug 23, 2007
Week 2: Thu. Aug 30, 2007
Question: Why aren't Finance, Marketing, and Operations sufficient for organizational success?
Week 3: Thu. Sep 6, 2007
Question: What have we learned from the significant organizational challenges and opportunities in the past?
Week 4: Thu. Sep 13, 2007
Question: What is the wider organizational mission and individual values in today's global economy?
Week 5: Thu. Sep 20, 2007
Question: Who are the key stakeholders for an organization?
Week 6: Thu. Sep 27, 2007
Question: What does management look like at 30,000 feet?
Week 7: Thu. Oct 4, 2007
Week 8: Thu. Oct 11, 2007
Question: Where are the deepest strengths and deepest weaknesses within complex organizations?
Week 9: Thu. Oct 18, 2007
Question: What is the optimal overall design to best meet the mission of the organization?
Week 10: Thu. Oct 25, 2007
Question: How does the organization leverage labor- and capital-intensive infrastructures?
Week 11: Thu. Nov 1, 2007
Question: How does an organization determine its vision, mission, objectives, and goals?
Week 12: Thu. Nov 8, 2007
Week 13: Thu. Nov 15, 2007
Question: What does the mind of a strategist look like?
Week 14 (tbd): Thu. Nov 22, 2007 (no class, Thanksgiving Break)
Week 15: Thu. Nov 29, 2007
Question: Where can I contribute? Why do I contribute?
Question: What function of management is most associated with organization success?
Week 16: Thu. Dec 6, 2007
Question: What is the most important and most difficult task for a leader?
Thu. Dec 13, 2007



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