Management & Organization Theory

BMGT-364 (3)

 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Electronic Distance Education Heidelberg, Germany

 DE Term 1, 1999-2000

Dates: 31 Aug. - 10 Dec. 1999

Schedule & Assignments

Weekly Assignments

Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 || 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 || Final Exam Week

Turn-in of individual assignments listed below will normally be allocated to specific class members and posted in the WebTycho Assignment area or sent out by email. You will respond NLT 2400 GMT on the last day of the period for which they are assigned. If you have trouble with WebTycho, email the assignment to me.

Take care to identify your email messages by Week, Chapter and Individual Assignment. For example, Subject: bmgt364 Wk3, Ch 4, Indiv. Ques.

Each student is reponsible for all individual assignments whether turned-in for a grade or not.

Turn-in of small group assignments will be allocated to specific groups of students as we go along. Different groups can expect to be working on different aspects of the weekly assignments. Items of interest and concern are to be discussed among those group members during the assigned weeks and posted to the WebTycho Assignment area NLT 2400 GMT on the last day of the period for which they are assigned. I will comment on the assignment and make it available to the class as a whole for our discussion during the following week. During Week 1, our discussion will focus on course mission, objectives and evaluation criteria.

Take care to identify your small group email messages by Week, Chapter and Group number. For example, Subject: bmgt364 Wk3, Ch 3, Grp 2

Each group and student is reponsible for understanding all small group assignments whether turned-in for a grade by their particular group or not.

Week 1 (31 Aug - 6 Sep. '99)

 Study Text Preface and Table of Contents
Familiarize
Interrelated nature and content of Text, CD-ROM, and Authors'/Publisher Web Site
( PHLIP/CW - Robbins/Coulter Management, 6/e );
 Individual Work: 
See the Assignment area of WebTycho for specific tasking.
Small Group Work:
See the Assignment area of WebTycho for specific tasking.
  • Get Acquainted with fellow learners
  • Complete Week 1 Group Assignments
  • Review personal and professional goals; report concensus

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Week 2 (7 - 13 Sep. 1999)

  • Intro. to Organizations & Management

    •  Study   Text: Ch 1
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 1.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 1.
     Individual Work (1): 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessment & first CD-ROM assessment on Trustworthiness; report results.
    • Reflect on the Managing your Career
    Small Group Work (1): 
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on the Entrepreneurship report.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

    (1): Assignments to be turned-in will be notified via WebTycho. Typically not everyone will be required to turn in all assignments each week. Nor will each group be discussing every topic and reporting back to the whole class thereon.

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    Week 3 (14 - 20 Sep. 1999)

     Study   Text: Ch 2, 3
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 2, 3.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 2, 3.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Skill Reinforcement Exercise Proposals Due 11 Sep. 1999
    • Letter to Phil Due 15 Sep. 1999 ( See also Journal )
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on the Entrepreneurship report in Ch. 3; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Managing Workforce Diversity in Ch 3; provide comments to class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 4 (21 - 27 Sep. 1999)

     Study   Text: Ch 4, 5
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 4, 5.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 4, 5.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on the Entrepreneurship report in Ch. 4; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Showcase Integrative Video Case 1 (Appendix B and CD-ROM); answer questions and provide comments to class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 5 (28 Sep. - 4 Oct. 1999)

     Study   Text: Ch 6
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 6.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 6.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Letter to Phil Due 30 Sep. 1999
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on Managing Workforce Diversity; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Showcase Integrative Video Case 2 (Appendix B and CD-ROM); answer questions and provide comments to class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 6 (5 - 11 Oct. 1999)

     Study    Text: Ch 7, 8
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 7, 8.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 7, 8.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Completed Skills Modules starting on pages SM-27, -37, and SM-40 (Appendix A)
    • Reflect on the Managing your Career in Ch. 8.
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on the Entrepreneurship report in Ch. 8; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Managing Workforce Diversity in Ch. 7; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Showcase Integrative Video Case 3 (Appendix B and CD-ROM); answer questions and provide comments to class.
    • Compare notes from the Practice Exercise in the assigned Skills Module; share your concensus with the class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 7 (12 - 15 Oct. 1999)

     Study   Text: Ch 9, 10
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 9, 10.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 9, 10.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Completed Skills Modules starting on pages SM-7, -18, and SM-38 (Appendix A)
    • Letter to Phil Due 15 Oct. 1999
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on the Entrepreneurship report in Ch. 10; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Managing Workforce Diversity in Ch. 10; provide comments to class.
    • Compare notes from the Practice Exercise in the assigned Skills Module; share your concensus with the class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 8 : 16-22 Oct. 1999 - Term Break

    Week 9 (23 Oct. - 1 Nov. 1999)

     Study   Text: Ch 11, 12
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 11, 12.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 11, 12.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Completed Skills Modules starting on pages SM-5, -17, and SM-23 (Appendix A)
    • Reflect on the Managing your Career in Ch. 11, 12.
    • First Skill Reinforcement Exercise Report Due 30 Oct. 1999
    • Letter to Phil Due 31 Oct. 1999
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on the Entrepreneurship report in Ch. 12; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Managing Workforce Diversity in Ch. 12; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Showcase Integrative Video Case 4 (Appendix B and CD-ROM); answer questions and provide comments to class.
    • Compare notes from the Practice Exercise in the assigned Skills Module; share your concensus with the class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 10 (2 - 8 Nov. 1999)

     Study    Text: Ch 13
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 13.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 13.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Completed Skills Modules starting on pages SM-15, -20, and SM-25 (Appendix A)
    • Reflect on the Managing your Career.
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on the Entrepreneurship report; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Managing Workforce Diversity; provide comments to class.
    • Compare notes from the Practice Exercise in the assigned Skills Module; share your concensus with the class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 11 (9 - 15 Nov. 1999)

     Study    Text: Ch 14, 15
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 14, 15.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 14, 15.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Completed Skills Modules starting on pages SM-4, -11, and SM-13 (Appendix A)
    • Letter to Phil Due 15 Nov. 1999
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on Managing Workforce Diversity in Ch. 14; provide comments to class.
    • Compare notes from the Practice Exercise in the assigned Skills Module; share your concensus with the class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 12 (16 - 22 Nov. 1999)

     Study    Text: Ch 16
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 16.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 16.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Completed Skills Modules starting on pages SM-2, -9, and SM-29 (Appendix A)
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on Managing Workforce Diversity; provide comments to class.
    • Reflect on Showcase Integrative Video Case 5 (Appendix B and CD-ROM); answer questions and provide comments to class.
    • Compare notes from the Practice Exercise in the assigned Skills Module; share your concensus with the class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 13 (23-29 Nov. 1999)

     Study     Text: Ch 17, 18
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 17, 18.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 17, 18.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Completed Skills Modules starting on pages SM-21, -30, and SM-32 (Appendix A)
    • Second Skill Reinforcement Exercise Report Due 27 Nov. 1999
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on the Entrepreneurship report in Ch. 17; provide comments to class.
    • Compare notes from the Practice Exercise in the assigned Skills Module; share your concensus with the class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 14 (30 Nov. - 3 Dec.1999)

     Study   Text: Ch 19
    Familiarize
    • Current events/news articles on the Publisher's Web site for Ch 19.
    • Other Web sites linked to Publisher's web site for Ch 19.
     Individual Work: 
    • Answer Thinking About Management Questions
    • Reflect on Manager's Speak Out; report insights gained.
    • Reflect on Thinking Critically About Ethics; report insights gained.
    • Complete Chapter Self-Assessments; report results.
    • Completed Skills Modules starting on pages SM-34, and SM-36 (Appendix A)
    • Letter to Phil Due 30 Nov. 1999
    Small Group Work:
    • Discuss Manager's Dilemma; report concensus to class.
    • Complete Immediate Action Exercise; report results to class.
    • Discuss End of Chapter case; report concensus to class.
    • Reflect on Showcase Integrative Video Case 6 (Appendix B and CD-ROM); answer questions and provide comments to class.
    • Compare notes from the Practice Exercise in the assigned Skills Module; share your concensus with the class.
    • Investigate WWW sites related to this chapter; report results to class.

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    Week 15 Final Exam "Week" is 3 - 12 December 1999.

    Observe both timing and non-disclosure requirements stringently.

    Weekly Assignments

    Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 || 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 || Final Exam Week

    Return to:- BMGT-364 Course Requirements

     When Working in Small Groups  Recorder Duties
     BMGT-364 Index Page  Index to Phil's BMGT-364 Postings

    Revised 28 August 1999

    Phil Richardson; prichard@faculty.ed.umuc.edu