CSUN
Management 360pace
Management and Organizational Behavior
Wed, Sep 1, 2010
[updated: Wednesday, September 1, 2010]
"All business depends on men fulfilling their responsibility."
-Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Contents
Preface
The purpose of this web site is to provide information and materials for students
enrolled in Wayne Smith's Management 360pace course ( Class # 15835 ) for the Spring, 2007 semester.
This course meets in the "1st-half of the semester", Tue 6:00 - 7:45pm and Sat 8:30am - 12:00noon (2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/17), Tue room Knoski Aud., Sat (2/10, 3/10) room Johnson Aud., Sat (2/24, 3/17) Oviatt Hall 25.
This course is offered by the Department of Management in the College of Business and Economics at California State University,
Northridge (CSUN). CSU Northridge is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system.
This class section is offered under the umbrella of the PACE program, a program generally oriented
towards mid-career, working professionals. As such, this course is
designed to be taught in an "intensive" format, including a shorter semester and more rapid movement through the course material. While
non-PACE students are welcome to enroll (assuming space availability), non-PACE students will find this class section more difficult
and time-consuming that non-PACE class sections. Or put differently, it is more difficult to obtain a passing grade in this class
section of MGT 360 than in other class sections of MGT 360.
My email address is wayne.smith@csun.edu. For email
sent to me by students, the Subject line should start with "[CSUN Mgt360pace]" (without the quotes) [ example ].
Interested students may learn more about me by reviewing my personal web page. The PDF
materials on this page require the "free" (as in "free beer") Acrobat Reader. Students
desiring to generate PDF files under MS-Windows can use the "free" (as in "free speech") PDFCreator.
Notes
The following notes are updates/changes provided prior to the semester and between class sessions (in descending chronological order).
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Mon. Feb 5, 2007: The Saturday rooms have been finalized. The two different rooms are listed on the course web page and on the course outline.
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Fri. Jan 19, 2007: Before the first day of class, please access and review the course web page, including all of the documents linked
in the "Course Materials", "General Materials", and "Assignments and Exercises" sections. Additionally, please bring a printed copy of every document with you to the first day of class.
- Wed. Jan 3, 2007: The add's for this class will be handled on the first day of class. Please bring a current Degree Progress Report (DPR) to the first day of class.
- Tue. Dec 26, 2006: I recommend purchasing a new textbook. The main reason for this is
that I believe students should retain their textbooks from core courses through their academic program. I have made
procuring a new textbook for this course relatively easy by using a textbook that retails for less than $20.
The above notes are also available as a subscription feed [ .atom ]. A subscription feed is a
contemporary approach to automated student notification.
Pre-Course Materials
These materials can be reviewed before the first class session. This resource can be useful for prospective students desiring to
gain a better appreciation for the subject matter of this course without purchasing the required textbook first.
- Course-pedia [ .html ]
- Course Calendar [ .ics ]
Course Materials
These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.
- Syllabus [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Outline [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Final Exam Schedule (located in the Schedule of Classes) [ .html ]
- Business Honors Tutoring [ .html ]
- Additional Readings [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Key COBAE Courses [ .pdf | .odg ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Key COBAE Discipline Relationships [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- LDC "Top Ten Topics" and Mgt/OB [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
General Materials
The following materials apply to all my courses independent of subject matter.
- "How Successful Student Professionals Communicate Electronically" [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Class Behavior [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Class Participation Guidelines [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Writing Tips [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Management Vocabulary [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Quantitative Evaluation [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Understanding Standardized Scores [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- The Language of Performance [ .pdf ] (Mon. Aug 15, 2011)
- CSUN Grade Distribution/Inflation Study (MGT courses) [ .xls ]
Assignments and Exercises
The following materials are the tentative assignments (probably three in number) for this course. They also may be updated and expanded as needed.
- A1: Assignment #1: Student and Research Essay [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Results: "Difficult Organizational Problems" [ .xls ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Book Report [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Textbook Questions: Sample Questions from the Textbook [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- A2: Assignment #2 (1/2): Personality Assessment [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010) - assessment web site [ .html ]
- A2: Assignment #2 (2/2): Career and Networking Survey (Prof. D. Zell) [ .html ]
- A3: Assignment #3: Information Competency [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
Additional Materials
The following materials don't "fit" anywhere else neatly.
- My Personal Background [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- My Academic Research Streams [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Managers and "Light-Bulbs" [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- The Research Life-Cycle [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- International Higher Education Rankings paper [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Rational Expectations and Social Exchange Theories [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Social Network Analysis Data [ data, network-individuals, network-friends, network-advice, network-example1, network-example2 ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- SNA Example - Huberman/Adamic paper ("Information Dynamics at HP") [ .pdf ]
- Strategy (Economic Benefit and Cost Drivers) [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Strategy--Michael Porter's "Five Forces" (WikiPedia) [ .html ]
- Project Management [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
Presentation Slides
Currently, there are no presentation (e.g. Powerpoint) slides for this course.
Optional Readings
The following materials are taken from recent articles in newspapers and other sources. Each item is
related to one or more issues from a prior week's Chapter reading and/or class discussion.
Library Access
The following materials may assist students with accessing journals and periodicals electronically via the CSUN Library. Knowing
how to use the Library from on-campus and off-campus [ proxy server | VPN | modem dial-up ] is critical to your academic success.
- Example CSUN Library Search Tutorial [ .swf (audio/video) (Flash) | .mp3 (audio only) ]
Supplementary Materials
The following is a collection of materials in various media that students should review just before the end of the the course.
- Supplementary Materials [ .html ]
Post-Course Learning Materials
The following is a collection of materials in various media that students should review just before the end of the the course.
