Center for Financial Training | Evaluated Learning Experience
Management MGT201
69.6 hours (11 weeks).
April 2024 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: define management and how organizational culture, ethics, and social responsibility impact the role of a manager; apply planning and decision-making skills in the areas of organizational strategy, organizational change, and global management; explain how to effectively manage teams, human resource systems, and diversity; apply specific theories and strategies for motivation and leadership; define control and how to manage information; describe the keys to effective strategies; describe strategies companies use to compete in a global marketplace; describe how managers can overcome obstacles to diversity; discuss ways to manage technology for competitive advantage; and describe how to manage and lead change effectively.
Instruction is facilitated by an instructor who guides students through each lesson and is available to answer questions and provide feedback on assignments. Each week, students receive an assignment over the Internet that includes reading assigned chapter(s) from the textbook. Students complete a short assignment that is forwarded electronically to instructors or posted it to the electronic class Discussion Board while also taking a self-check test. Additionally, students collaborate with other students on some assignments using electronic discussion boards, chat rooms, and e-mail. The 11-week course requires a mid-term examination and final examination which are delivered electronically. Overall grades for the class are based on student performance on the weekly assignments, mid-term examination and the final examination. Major topics include Managing People; the External Environment and Organizational Culture; Planning and Strategic Management; Ethics and Corporate Responsibility; Organization Structure; Human Resources Management; Managing the Diverse Workforce; Leadership; Motivating for Performance; Teamwork; Communicating; Managerial Control; Managing Technology and Innovation; and Creating and Managing Change.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business, Management, Human Resource Management, Finance, Marketing, or Operations Management (4/24).
