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Management 360
Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
Spring, 2009
12727
Tue 6:00pm - 7:50pm and Sat (1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/7) 8:30am - 12:00pm (1/20 - 3/14, 8 weeks, PACE/Accelerated format)
SQ104
Wed, Sep 1, 2010
[updated: Wednesday, September 1, 2010]
"I have the greatest job in the world. I have been extended the priviledge of being a teacher."
-Mohammed Sangeladji
Contents
Preface
The purpose of this web site is to provide information and materials for students enrolled in Wayne Smith's Management 360 course, Class # 12727, for the Spring, 2009 semester.
This course meets Tue 6:00pm - 7:50pm and Sat (1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/7) 8:30am - 12:00pm (1/20 - 3/14, 8 weeks, PACE/Accelerated format) in SQ104 [ Campus Map, Google Maps, Google Earth ].
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 is designed primarily for students in the PACE program; therefore, this class is structured in an accelerated format. This class meets for the first six weeks of the semester, including every other Saturday.
My email address is wayne.smith@csun.edu. For email
sent to me by students, the Subject line should start with "[CSUN Mgt360]" (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" Acrobat Reader.
The dates in parentheses indicate when the document was last updated.
Note: Materials listed as (CSUN only) are restricted to CSUN students, faculty, and staff only. To access these restricted materials, CSUN stakeholders will need to enter their CSUN email address and their CSUN password.
Notes
The following notes are updates and changes that occur prior to the beginning of class (in descending chronological order).
- Tue. Nov 11, 2008: Yes, there will be many students who wish to add this course. I cannot handle adds until the first day of class. Prospective students may wish
to complete an "Add Form" and submit the form in person on the first day of class.
The above notes are also available as a subscription feed [ .atom ]. A subscription feed is a
contemporary approach to automated notification.
Pre-Course Materials
These materials can be accessed before the first class session.
These resources can be useful for prospective students desiring to gain a better appreciation for the subject matter of this course without enrolling in the course or purchasing the required textbook(s).
These materials are especially useful for non-business majors who are considering enrolling in this course.
Materials in this particular section will not appear on any quiz or exam.
- Electronic Calendar [ .pdf | .ics ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Course-pedia [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Add Form [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Managers and "Light-Bulbs" [ .pdf ] (Mon. Aug 25, 2014)
- LDC "Top Ten Topics" and Mgt/OB [ .pdf ] (Thu. Aug 28, 2014)
- Vocabulary Builder [ Terms .pdf | Crossword Puzzle .html | SeekAWord Puzzle .html ] (Thu. Sep 15, 2016)
- My Personal Background [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- My Academic Research Streams [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- My Teaching Philosophy [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- CSUN Grade Distribution/Inflation Study (MGT courses) [ .xls ]
- Recommendations for Study by Time [ .pdf ] (Fri. Oct 10, 2014)
Course Materials
These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.
- Syllabus [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Outline [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Supplemental Materials [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- HBR Coursepack [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Business Honors Tutoring [ .html ]
- Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities from BUS 302 [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
General Materials
The following materials apply to all my courses independent of subject matter.
- Focus on the Organization [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- How Successful Student Professionals Communicate Electronically [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Towards Insightful Questions [ .pdf ] (Tue. Apr 25, 2017)
- Class Behavior [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Class Participation Guidelines [ .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)
- The Role of Office Hours [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Learning in a Large Lecture Hall [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- How to Fool Yourself with Information Technology [ .pdf ] (Tue. May 21, 2019)
- Managing Expectations about Performance, Scores, and Final Grades [ .pdf ]
Why Organizational Behavior?
These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.
- Key COBAE Courses [ .pdf | .odg ] (Sat. Dec 31, 2016)
- Core COBAE Upper-division Courses [ .pdf | .odg ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Core COBAE Courses and Management [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Key COBAE Discipline Relationships [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
Writing Materials
These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.
- Formatting Requirements for Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Wed. Jul 8, 2015)
- Scoring Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- A Management Writer's Reference [ .pdf ] (Tue. May 21, 2019)
- Management Vocabulary [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Punctuation Exercise (CSUN only) [ .pdf ]
Assignments and Exercises
The following materials are the tentative assignments for this course. They also may be updated and expanded as needed.
- Report: Book [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Report: Audiocast [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Assignment: Student and Research Essay [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Common Errors [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Assignment: Information Competency [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Hot Dog Sales Data [ .xls ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Common Errors [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Assignment: Personality Assessment [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- assessment web site [ .html ]
- Patterns of Prose [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
Additional Materials
The following materials don't "fit" anywhere else neatly.
- Writing Anomalies: Student Research Essay (CSUN only) [ .pdf ]
- Exercise: The Great Pavement Restriping Project [ .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 ]
- Examples of Organizational Values and Strategic Vision/Mission/Objectives/Goals
- Optional Assignment: Public Intellectual Contribution [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- Wikipedia pages that students have successfully modified [ .html ] (Wed. Jun 29, 2011)
- Student Ancillary and Faculty Rejoinder [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
- "Who is your Cristina?" ("Spanglish" video clip) [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
Further Study
The following is a collection of materials in various media that students should review just before the end of the the course.
- Materials for Further Study [ .html ] (Mon. Jul 18, 2011)