Faculty Contact Information:
Instructor: Dr. Brett Hamilton
Email Addresses: bhamilto@faculty.ed.umuc.edu | |
Consultation:
| Telephone and fax information will be supplied in the WebTycho classroom. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
Texts used exclusively in this course--
Dessler, G. (2003). Management: Principles & practices for tomorrow's
leaders, (3rded.). Prentice Hall.
Text used in multiple courses--
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington DC:
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Supplementary Readings:
| All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills. | |
Recommended Journals:
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the UMUC Library website. Public Productivity Review is especially useful in this course.
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Course Description:
| The focus of the course is on management responsibilities, functions and requirements common to all complex organizations. In addition, students will study the legal, political, and economic environments that contribute to similarities and differences between public and private sector endeavors, the problems with which they are concerned, and the values that influence their decision-making. This course satisfies the undergraduate priniciples of management prerequisite for the M.P.A. and M.S. programs. It is not open to students who have already satisfied the management prerequisite. It does not satisfy M.P.A. graduate degree requirements unless used as an elective in the management concentration. | |
Course Goals:
| As a prerequisite to the M.P.A. and the M.S. in Management Information Systems, this course is designed to provide graduate students with foundational theories and concepts of management. | |
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
- Analyze
case material, web sites, public law, and research articles related to management.
- Investigate
the relationship between historical and current issues in management.
- Utilize
electronic resources to find primary source documents, data, statements on best practices, and research articles related to issues in management.
- Develop and present
written and oral arguments, case studies, and/or research papers on current issues in management that make reference to and build on factual and expert information. | |
Grading Information:
Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90 - 100%
B 80 – 89%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog. Hard copies of the catalog are available in your local Education Center.
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Course Requirements:
Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society. In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Participate in classroom discussions 15%
Write and present graduate level paper - 20%
Prepare reports: Case Studies and Written Assignments 15%
Complete Midterm examination 25%
Complete Final examination 25%
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Description of Course Requirements:
Successful graduate students in American universities dedicate approximately three hours of preparation/study time for every hour spent in the face-to-face classroom. Thus, the following course requirements were developed on the assumption that students would be prepared to spend approximately 120 hours of their own time working on them. In a 10-week term a student should expect to dedicate at least 12 hours of study time per week in addition to the time spent in the virtual classroom.
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner.
Write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment. Plan on committing approximately 120 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables.
PLEASE NOTE that resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment unless an unusual circumstance has been recognized and allowed in writing by the instructor before the assignment is due.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary to successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
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Course Schedule:
UMUC Europe DE course calendar for Term 5, 07-08
http://www.ed.umuc.edu/de/calendar/decal-071.htm
Course Dates: 9 June - 17 August 2008
Week 1: 9-15 June 2008
The Environment and Foundations of Modern Management;
Managing in a Cultural and Ethical Environment
Reading: Dessler, Chapters 1 and 2, pp.1-51.
Exercises: Complete the Experiential Exercises as they arise within the text; be ready to discuss.
Case Studies: To be announced.
NOTE: In general we should be prepared to respond in class conference area to those exercises which accompany each chapter. Occasionally I shall ask you for written reponses to be turned in for selected Chapters (these will be announced well ahead of time).
Week 2: 16-22 June 2008
Decision Making; Basic Planning Process.
Reading: Dessler, Chapters 3, 4, pp. 52-109.
Conference participation.
Week 3: 23-29 June 2008
Strategic Planning; Fundamentals of Organizing
Reading: Dessler, Chapters 5, 6, pp. 110-165.
Week 4: 30 June - 6 July 2008
Designing Organizational Structures; Managing Organizational Change.
Reading: Dessler, Chapters 7, 8, pp. 166-219.
Select term paper topic for instructor approval.
Week 5: 7-13 July 2008
Managing Organizational Change (continued); Staffing and Human Resources Management.
Reading: Dessler, Chapters 8, 9, pp. 193-253.
MIDTERM EXAM (online)
Week 6: 14-20 July 2008
Being a Leader; Influencing Behavior and Motivation,
Reading: Dessler, Chapters 10, 11, pp. 254-313.
Week 7: 21-27 July 2008
Communication Skills; Managing Groups and Teams.
Reading: Dessler, Chapters 12, 13, pp. 314-364.
Week 8: 28 July - 3 August 2008
Controlling; Building Commitment; Managing World-Class Operations.
Reading: Dessler, Chapters 14, 15, pp. 365-421.
Week 9: 4-10 August 2008
Reading: Dessler, Chapters 16, 17, pp. 422-474.
Submission of Term Papers.
Virtual "Davos" Symposium Presentations of Term Paper summaries in a Professional "Best Practices" Conference (to be explained in class).
Week 10: 11-17 August 2008
Catch up on assignments
Virtual "Davos" Symposium Presentations (continued)
Final Exam
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Academic Policies:
The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism.
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi.
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
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Faculty Bio:
Dr. Hamilton has provided organization development and management consulting services to civilian, military and academic organizations for over twenty years. He has conducted training research and development in the aerospace industry and has delivered OD training programs for organizations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
His twelve year university teaching experience includes the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Maryland University College, Boston University and the Army Management Staff College.
For the University of Maryland, University College he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in management theory, organizational behavior, research and evaluation methodology, organization development and change processes, communication, and conflict management.
His doctoral research at UCLA experimentally explored key variables in the stage theory of Piaget which determine cognitive development in children. He applied the findings of his research to the development of educational toys at Mattel, Inc. and to the design of computer-assisted instructional programs.
He has worked with Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Ampex Computer Products Company, McDonnell-Douglas Space Systems Center, Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, Kettering Foundation (I.D.E.A. Research and Development), Mattel Toys, Inc., Army Management Staff College, International Training Consultants, the U.S. Army Europe, the American Postal Corporation, and FranklinCovey Europe.
Dr. Hamilton has delivered professional skill development programs in managerial leadership and conflict management and has directed programs in instructional system design for software development. He completed both undergraduate and graduate work in Psychology and Education at UCLA.
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