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MGMT 1014: Business Management Essentials
Effective date
May 2022
Department
Bus & Project Mgmt PD Diploma
School
Hospitality, Food Studies and Applied Business
Description
This course involves the study of management principles, concepts and techniques. Students will examine applications and problems from actual business cases and focus on management practices applied to work environments.
This course also explores human and organizational behaviour theory as it applies in the business workplace. Students will learn skills and techniques to help organizations function more effectively and efficiently.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain how modern management evolved
- Describe decision-making fundamentals
- Identify and apply strategic management concepts
- Discuss the importance of developing organizational objectives
- Propose organizational structures for specific businesses
- Explain the fundamentals of leadership and human resources management
- Evaluate the opportunities that change creates for organizational behaviour
- Explain how personality influences behaviour in organizations
- Distinguish between organizational citizenship and inappropriate workplace behaviour
- Demonstrate motivational techniques with staff
- Describe the psycho-physiology of the stress cycle and handle personal stress
- Describe and analyze forms and sources of power and politics in organizations
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 45
Total Hours: 45
Total Hours: 45
Instructional Strategies
Lectures, case studies, group discussions
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
D
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
25 |
Team and individual assignments and projects defined by the instructor |
|
Midterm Exam |
25 |
|
|
Final Exam |
25 |
|
|
Project |
15 |
|
|
Other |
10 |
Oral Presentation |
Course topics
- The Evolution of Management and Foundations of Modern Management
- Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment
- The Manager as Decision Maker, Planner and Strategist
- Managing Organizational Structure and Culture
- Organizational Control
- Human Resource Management
- Leadership
- Managing Effective Groups and Teams, Conflict and Negotiation
- Organizational structure
- Power and politics
- Motivational theories and techniques
- Effect of personality, perception, values, attitudes and diversity on behaviour
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.