BA 283 – C7Z1
Class # 46123
Three Credit Hours
FALL 2009
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Uses planning, organizing,
leading, and controlling to introduce the management process. Introduces the interdisciplinary nature of
management theory with the inclusion of relevant aspects of human behavior and
rational decision making..
PREREQUISITE:
BA 160 or
consent of instructor
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER RESOURCES:
(You can check with your campus
bookstore about the textbook. The textbooks for all KCTCS classes are also
available from one convenient Web site at http://kctcs.bncollege.com.)
PROFESSOR: Mr.
Jamie H. Vaught
Mailing address:
Mr. Jamie H.
Vaught
Southeast
Kentucky Community & Technical College
Middlesboro
Campus
1300 Chichester Avenue
Middlesboro,
KY 40965
E-mail Address: jamie.vaught@kctcs.edu
Phone:
Contact
Office Faculty Assistant Josh Brooks at 606-248-0620 and he will relay the
message to the professor.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO STUDENTS: Since the professor is hearing-impaired
(lip-reading with voice), it’s strongly suggested the students use e-mail if he
or she would like to communicate with him directly. I will check e-mail
every business day during the week (except when I’m sick or out of town for a
conference). Please keep in mind that if you send an e-mail on a weekend or on
a legal holiday, you will get a delayed response. I look forward to hearing
from you this semester. I’m here to help you! Good luck!
Also,
please keep in mind that occasional announcements and professor’s e-mail
replies usually will be sent through e-mail within the BA 283 Course in
Blackboard (not your regular e-mail box). Therefore, you need to check your
e-mail in Blackboard frequently just in case.
(For
your information, as for your regular college e-mail box, it should be pointed
out that you will need to delete the old files or messages from your e-mail box
frequently (including the folders like Deleted Items, Sent Items, etc.) since
you’ll probably have limited storage space. If you don’t delete the old
e-mails or messages, your e-mail box will be full and you won’t be able to get
any new e-mails from the college.)
Professor’s Academic / Professional
Background:
--B.S.
Accounting, University of Kentucky
--MBA, University of
Kentucky
--Additional graduate
work at UK, Eastern Kentucky University and Lincoln Memorial University.
--Taught at Southeast
Kentucky Community & Technical College (since 1991); Sue Bennett College,
London (two years); and St. Catharine College, Springfield (three years).
--Four years as internal
auditor at First & Farmers Bank, Somerset.
--Long-time newspaper
columnist and author of four successful books on UK basketball.
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday
9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 -- 12:00 noon
Wednesday
9:00 -- 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 –
2:30 p.m.
Thursday 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 -- 12:00 noon
Also
by appointment
SKCTC SOCIAL SCIENCES
Mr. Kevin
Lambert (Whitesburg campus)
606-589-3305
SKCTC MIDDLESBORO & PINEVILLE
CAMPUS DIRECTOR:
Ms. Susan
Croushorn
606-248-2014
COURSE COMPETENCIES:
After
completion of this course, the student can:
1)
Demonstrate an understanding of how contemporary approaches to
management have evolved in response to changing circumstances.
2)
Apply principles of planning in setting clear, verifiable or measurable
goals and objectives.
3)
Design and apply appropriate control instruments, especially budgets,
procedures, policies and rules.
4)
Analyze business problems and use rational decision-making principles
including basic math techniques.
5)
Identify major types of organization structures and the advantages and
limitations of each.
6)
Describe a variety of motivational principles to improve productivity
and improve human relations, leadership, and communication skills.
7)
Identify and discuss the impact of current issues and developments as
they relate to the management process.
8)
Evaluate personal aptitude for management.
MAJOR TOPICS:
PART 1 Introduction to Management
A.
The Manager’s Job
B.
International Management and Cultural
Diversity
C.
Ethics and Social Responsibility
PART 2 Planning
D.
Essentials of Planning
E.
Problem Solving and Decision Making
F.
Quantitative Techniques for Planning and
Decision Making
PART 3 Organizing
G.
Job Design and Work Schedules
H.
Organization Structure, Culture and Change
I.
Staffing and Human Resource Management
PART 4 Leading
J.
Leadership
K.
Motivation
L.
Communication
M.
Teams, Groups, and Teamwork
PART 5 Controlling
N.
Essentials of Control
COURSE FORMAT:
This
class will be taught via the Internet, using the Blackboard course management
system at http://elearning.kctcs.edu. The on-line course
is an independent study class and requires
self-discipline and motivation to complete the course. It takes a very
dedicated student to complete a course on the Web. The student is expected to have an excellent attitude (being
respectful of others such as classmates and professor) as well. Also, it is strongly recommended
that you print this course syllabus for your guidance and information after
reading it.
The
short chapter quizzes and assignments are designed to keep you involved with
the course material between the exam dates. They are excellent way to improve
your grade. Each quiz – which may have a time limit -- is designed to be
convenient, valuable study aid. You must read the chapter before taking the
quiz. The students will submit all
coursework -- exams, chapter quizzes and assignments -- electronically.
The student is expected to
check the announcements and e-mail several times a week – just in case. The
professor can track the days and times of the student’s participation. Students
should use e-mail within the course in Blackboard (not the regular KCTCS e-mail
account). If you don’t use the e-mail feature within the Blackboard, please put
your NAME and BA 283 in the SUBJECT
If
you have problems with Blackboard, contact the KCTCS 24/7 Help Desk. (The
professor may be of some help, but when it comes to technical problems the help
desk is your best opportunity.)
EVALUATION OF COMPETE
In addition to
basic course content, the student will acquire certain General Education
competencies and will demonstrate their acquisition of these skills and
knowledge by successful achievement on class assessment measures. These General
Education competencies will include the following:
COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY – 1) The
student will prepare to read and listen with comprehension by reading the
textbook, by viewing the videos, and by taking examinations and quizzes. 2) The student will write clearly using standard English by doing a two-page article summary.
THINK CRITICALLY – 1) The student will
make connections in learning across the disciplines and draw logical
conclusions by using information and concepts from the course and related
disciplines such as accounting and management for learning.
LEARN INDEPENDENTLY – 1) The student
will make choices based upon awareness of ethics and differing
perspectives/ideas. 2) The student will apply learning in academic, personal
and public situations by understanding the issues facing the business world
today.
EXAMINE RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE
GRADING:
Five
exams @100
points each 500 points
14
Chapter Quizzes @
20 points each 280
points
Two-page
Article Summary 170
points
950
points TOTAL
950-855 A
854-760 B
759-665 C
664-570 D
Below
570 E
As mentioned previously, it
is strongly suggested that you submit a chapter quiz before or on due date
because you may fall behind in the course work and have a difficult time to
catch up. The chapter quiz material will
come from the textbook and the video.
For
the Article Summary, you are to select a business-related article found in the BusinessWeek magazine (or www.businessweek.com) or the Wall Street Journal newspaper (www.wsj.com) prepare
a summary (two full pages or more) of the article. The summary is due on
Tuesday, Nov. 10 or earlier.
Additional information about the article summary will be announced at a
later date. The Article Summary may be
graded on a “satisfactory” scale. A
satisfactory grade (S) will give you a numerical score of 161.5 points (out of
170 possible points), while satisfactory with a minus
(S-) grade will give a score of 144.5.
You must repeat an unsatisfactory summary to receive credit (maximum of
“S-” grade or 144.5 points).
No late assignments – quizzes and article
summary – will be accepted after Tuesday, Dec. 1 as the assignments are
expected to close after that date. In other words, they may not be available on
Blackboard and the professor is not obligated to accept late assignments.
Cheating of any sort,
including plagiarism, will NOT be tolerated. See KCTCS’
policy on plagiarism and cheating.
Each exam will be made up of multiple-choice and
true/false questions. Once you have opened the exam, you will have a time limit to complete it. So, because
of the time limit, you need to be ready or prepared before the exam. The exam
dates are:
EXAM # 1 (Chapter 1, 2 and 3)
Sunday, Sept. 13 and Monday, Sept. 14
EXAM # 2 (Chapter 4, 5 and 6)
Sunday, Oct. 4 and Monday, Oct. 5
EXAM # 3 (Chapter 7, 8 and 9)
Sunday, Oct. 25 and Monday, Oct. 26
EXAM # 4 (Chapter 10, 11 and 12)
Sunday, Nov. 15 and Monday, Nov. 16
EXAM # 5 (Chapter 13 & 15)
Sunday, Nov. 29 to Tuesday, Dec. 1
The exam dates are also
listed below in the Course Calendar section. The exams will open on a Sunday morning at
7:00 a.m. and end on a Monday night at 11:55 p.m. (The fifth exam will end on
Tuesday evening at 11:55 p.m.) More
information about the exam will be given about a week before the exam date.
You might be able to use the
book for a question or two, but you won’t have much time. If you are prepared, you won’t have
problems with the exam. You will be
fine. (WARNING: Do not try to exit out of an exam. It will not let you back in.
It must be finished once you start. If that happens, you will likely be forced
to take a make-up exam at a later date.)
You will have an
opportunity to make up a missed exam on-line with PRIOR approval of the
professor. The make-up exam, however, is worth 90 points (instead of 100
points). You lose 10 points, but please remember taking the make-up exam
is better than nothing and the professor needs to be fair to the students who
the regular exam on time. The make-up exam also may be composed of essay or
short-answer questions, instead of multiple-choice and true/false questions.
The date for the make-up exam will take place on
Wednesday, Dec. 2 (anytime between 7:00 a.m. to 11:55 p.m.)
Technical
problems with your computer when taking an exam are not necessarily an excuse
to take a make-up exam at a later date – so please be very careful! A friendly suggestion: You may want to
take the exam on a reliable computer at your local campus, if
possible.
COURSE CALENDAR:
Week of Aug. 17-21 Chapter
1
Week of Aug. 24-28 Chapter
1; Quiz Due on Thursday, Aug. 27
Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4 Chapter 2; Quiz Due on Thursday, Sept.
3
Week of Sept. 7-11 Chapter
3; Quiz Due on Thursday, Sept. 10
EXAM # 1 (Chapter 1, 2 and 3) Sunday, Sept. 13 and Monday, Sept. 14
Week of Sept. 14-18 Chapter
4; Quiz Due on Thursday, Sept. 17
Week of Sept. 21-25 Chapter
5; Quiz Due on Thursday, Sept. 24
Week of Sept. 28-Oct. 2 Chapter 6; Quiz Due
on Thursday, Oct. 1
EXAM # 2
(Chapter 4, 5 and 6) Sunday, Oct.
4 and Monday, Oct. 5
Week of Oct. 5-9
Chapter 7: Quiz Due on Thursday, Oct. 8
Week of Oct. 12-16 Chapter 8; Quiz Due on Thursday, Oct. 15
Week of Oct. 19-23 Chapter
9; Quiz Due on Thursday, Oct. 22
EXAM # 3 (Chapter 7, 8 and 9)
Sunday, Oct. 25 and Monday, Oct. 26
Week of Oct. 26-30
Chapter 10; Quiz Due on Thursday, Oct.
29
Week of Nov. 2-6
Chapter 11; Quiz Due on Thursday, Nov. 5
Week of Nov. 9-13
Chapter
12; Quiz Due on Thursday, Nov. 12
Article Summary Due on Tuesday, Nov. 10
EXAM # 4 (Chapter 10, 11 and 12)
Sunday, Nov. 15 and Monday, Nov. 16
Week of Nov. 16-20
Chapter
13: Quiz Due on Thursday, Nov.19
Chapter 15; Quiz Due on Saturday, Nov. 21
Week of Nov. 23-27 FALL
BREAK / THANKSGIVING
EXAM # 5 (Chapter 13 & 15)
Sunday, Nov. 29 to Tuesday, Dec. 1
CALENDAR NOTES: 1) All late coursework,
including quizzes, should be submitted no later than Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The course is expected to shut down by the end of that week. 3) The Make-up Exam Date is Wednesday,Dec. 2. This will be your last opportunity to take a
make-up exam, which is usually more difficult. It may be either an essay exam
or an objective-type exam.
ADDITIONAL
COURSE INFORMATION:
Please
keep in mind that the course schedule for coursework is TENTATIVE, and a
coursework MAY BE added to, deleted from, or changed. It is the
responsibility of the student to observe such changes even in case of absence
from the Web course. In order to complete all of the course requirements, you
will need to follow the schedule very closely. If you get behind, you may need
to drop the course. Please let me know if you are having problems and perhaps
we can solve them.
IMPORTANT DATES IN
ACADEMIC CALENDAR:
August
17 -- First day of class session
August 21 – Last day to enter organized class for fall
semester
August 21 -- Last day to drop a
class without a grade
Oct. 9 -- Last day for students to drop at their discretion
and receive a grade of W
Dec. 4 -- Last day for a student
at the instructor’s discretion to officially withdraw from a class and receive
a grade of W.
(However, it is strongly suggested that if you need to drop the course,
you should contact your advisor or professor before Dec. 4. If the need arises for you drop this course or
any other course, make sure you complete the “drop and add” procedure required
by the college. Failure to do so will result in the recording of an “E” as your
final grade. The professor has no control over this process.)
Please
keep in mind that your home college’s academic calendar may be different from
the on-line academic calendar.
CONSUMER
(STUDENT) INFORMATION:
The
following information is available on the Web site of Southeast Kentucky
Community and
AIDS
Guidelines
Code of
Student Conduct
Crime
Awareness
Drug Free
Policy
Financial
Aid Information
Graduation
Rate and Transfer Out Rate
Hepatitis
B
Sexual
Harassment Policy
Student
Grievance Procedures
Student
Handbook
Student
Rights Under FERPA
STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES:
Each
college has a coordinator to assist students with their disabilities. Students
with disabilities who desire academic accommodations must provide the
coordinator with current documentation of their disability including evidence
of the need for academic accommodations. Contact the local college’s Student
Services Office for more details including the name and location of the
Disability Coordinator.