2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Apr 25, 2024  
2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

MGT 220 - Principles of Management


Description: Principles of management that have general applicability to all types of enterprise; basic management philosophy and decision making; principles involved in planning, directing and controlling. Contemporary concepts in management.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
  1. Managers and management
  2. Challenges confronting modern managers
  3. Planning
  4. Organizing
  5. Leading
  6. Controlling
  7. Managing the e-business

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Explain the roles, responsibilities, and accountability of managers in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within an organization. (1)
  2. Identify how managers create and manage organizational culture. (1)
  3. Describe formal and informal communication realities and processes within organizations (social and organizational networks). (2)
  4. Explain the relationship between planning, strategy, and decision making. (3)
  5. Explain organizational hierarchies and the functions of management and administration at each level (planning, organizing, directing, and controlling). (3-6)
  6. Analyze the impact of effective leadership on group behavior. (6)
  7. Explain how technological change impacts the foundations of control. (6)
  8. Compare and contrast the management process of the traditional business with that of the e-business. (7)
  9. Describe the importance of written policies, rules, and procedures. (1)
  10. Identify the impact of changes on business operations and employees. (2)