CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Business, Math and Technology Unit

Western Campus
Spring 2015
BADM 1121 Principles of Management / Organizational Behavior 4 Credits
Prerequisite: BADM 1020 or ACCT 1310 / or Department Approval
Section: 14348 Days: Monday & Wednesday Time: 1:00 to 2:50 p.m. Room: A 223
Section: 14347 Days: Tuesday &Thursday Time: 10:00 to 11:50 a.m. Room: B - 204
Required Key Card: Publisher Connect Content ISBN: 97 800 775 266 58
Kinicki and Williams - 2011, Fifth Edition

Head Set: To listen to videos from a computer

Optional Text: Management: A Practical Introduction - ISBN: 13-978800781127-3
Kinicki and Williams - 2011, Fifth Edition
Instructor: Rudy M. Stralka Phone: (216) 987 - 5487 E-mail Address: rudy.stralka@tri-c.edu

Day
M
T
W
R
F

OFFICE HOURS
Time
3:00 - 6:00 pm
7:00 10:00 pm
9:00 10:00 am
7:00 10:00 am
By Scheduled Appointment

Room
C - 200
C - 200
C - 200
C - 200

Grading Procedures
First Exam
Second Exam
Team Challenge

40 Points
A = 90 - 100 %
40 Points
B = 80 - 89 %
20 Points C = 70 - 79 %
D = 60 - 69 %

All Exams will consist of fill in sections. Team Challenges are project
assessments measuring the students ability to work within a Team Structure. Video Cases
analysis measures the individual students competencies in applying management concepts in a
complex situation. No Extra Credit will be authorized for this class. Make up Exams must
have the approval of the instructor and may not be taken during a scheduled class session.
Attendance is important in this class...so important, that a student will lose (2) points for each
class missed. If you did not sign the attendance sheet when one was circulated in classyou
were not in class.

WITHDRAW / INCOMPLETE
The last day to Withdraw from this class with the grade of W is April 15th, 2015. A Student
who stops attending class for any reason is responsible for processing and completing their own
withdrawal at Admission and Records. Failure to do so will cause the student to be assigned an F
for the course. The last day to remove an Incomplete for this course is October 1st 2016. A
student will not be authorized to carry an incomplete for this class without the written permission
from the instructor that outlines the terms and conditions that will satisfy the course requirements.
For further information on how to withdraw or satisfy an incomplete for this class please refer to
the college catalog.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

BADM 1121 Principles of Management: Introduction to management principles, concepts,

and skills employed in operation of a business organization. A special Emphasis will concentrate
on the Management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, controlling, and decisionmaking.
COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of BADM-1120, the student should be able to:

A. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental importance of management in terms of its interest, functions,
and responsibilities.
B. Understand quantitative methods such as decision trees, trend analysis, cost benefit analysis, ratio analysis.
C. Use statistical techniques common to production systems.
D. Explain statistical process control.
E. Use what if analysis.
F. Understand Delphi, nominal group, and brainstorming techniques.
G. Conduct financial analysis of income statements and balance sheet.
H. Describe the relationship between the necessity for effective planning and the success of any organization.
I. Describe the principles that make various organizational structures operational.
J. Explain the directing and motivational functions which involve leadership and communications.
K. Define the control function and describe its importance to the management process.
L. Demonstrate an understanding of ways of selecting, training, and evaluating personnel.
M. Demonstrate an understanding of budgetary and non budgetary methods of control
To increase the Quality of Class Conversation and Enhance our Learning Experience, please
review the assigned Chapter(s) prior to the scheduled class meeting. This includes:

1. Connect Videos: Are designed to reinforce Management concepts we will review in class.
2. Team Challenge: A Team Challenge will be turned in for a grade
All students will earn the same grade that your Management Team earns.

Week of:
1-12
1-26

Tentative Assignment Schedule

Chapters

Review Class Requirements / Connect to the Publishers Internet Site

Management Team: Desert Survival Team Challenge
Management Theory / The Managers Changing Environment
2

2-02

1 - Video Case: Bad Bosses

2 - Video Case: The secret of starting your own business

Work Environment / Responsibilities & Global Management

3 - Video Case: Grounded: Are U.S. airlines safe
4 - Video Case: Not made in the U.S.A
Management Team: Customs and Gestures

2-09

Global Management: Managing Across the Borders

5 - Video Case: Where there doing something new

Management Team: Situational Ethics

Management Team: Who is Standing in the Door

2-16

Planning and Strategic Management & Decision Process

6 - Video Case: Chrysler cuts jobs 13,00 Jobs
7 - Video Case: Anne Mulcahy: How to make decisions
Management Team: Lost at Sea

2-23

Review for First Exam: Chapters 1 through 7

2-30

First Exam: Chapters 1 through 7

3-02

Organizational Culture, Structure and Design

8 - Video Case: Whole food markets

9 - Video Case Job coaches

All Students: At the Movies
All Students: The Bus Stop

3-09

1, 2, 3 & 4

6 &7

8&9

No Classes This Week (Spring Break)

3-16

Human Resource Management

Organizational Change and Innovation
Managing Individual Differences and Behavior
10 - Video Case: Employer subsidized commuting
11 - Video Case: Adult bullies
Management Team: The Contraption
All Students: The Dots

10 & 11

3-23

Motivating Employees for Performance

12 - Video Case: Best Buys clock less office
Management Team: The Work Station Bonus

12

Week of:

Tentative Assignment Schedule

Chapters

4-06

Groups and Teams: Increasing Cooperation and Reducing Conflict 13 & 14

Power, Influence and Leadership
13 - Video Case: Can office friendships work
14 - Video Case: The McFarlane companies: Leadership
All Students: Leadership Questioner
All Students: Rudys 11 Leadership Traits
All Students: Rudys 4 Step Process for Setting Organizational Goals

4-13

Interpersonal and Organizational Communication

Control: Techniques for Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness
16 - Video Case: Out of control at Fannie Mae
Management Team: Moon Landing

4-20

Team Challenge (must be in class to earn points)

Management Team: The Project Planning Situation

4-27

Review for Second Exam: Chapters 8 through 16

16

Second Exam Final (Second Exam)

Chapters 8 through 16 and Selected Concepts from First Exam
Class Meets on: Day: Monday &Wednesday Time: 1:00 to 2:50 p.m.
Final Exam is Wednesday, May 6th
Class Meets: Days: Tuesday / Thursday
Final Exam is Thursday, May 7th

Room: A - 223

Time: 1:45 3:45 pm

Time: 10:00 to 11: 50 a.m.

Room: B - 204

Time: 9:15 to 11:15 a.m.