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BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
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BMT
110 - Introduction
to Management
Four Quarter Hours
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| PREREQUISITES: None; this course is not open to students enrolled in the Ohio University College of Business. |
| COURSE OVERVIEW: The course is an introduction to the functions of different levels of managers in organizations and their role in organizational effectiveness. Special emphasis is given to ethics and its role in management decisions, as well as to the challenges faced by managers in the rapidly changing global economy. |
| METHODS OF COURSE INSTRUCTION: All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and students communicate and exchange materials through postal mail. E-PRINT OPTION
Students may use e-mail to submit lesson assignments, using any e-mail provider and any standard e-mail software. The assignments that are submitted electronically are printed and sent to the instructor by mail, not e-mail, so assignments may be sent as attached documents, thus preserving the original format. Graded assignments will be returned as printed copy by postal mail. Instructions for the e-print option are enclosed with the course guide. |
TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
ISBN 0324405715 Daft, Richard, and Dorothy Marcic, Understanding Management, 5th ed., Thomson South-Western, 2006
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| NUMBER OF LESSONS: The course has nine lessons, including an unsupervised midcourse assignment and a supervised final examination. |
| TYPES
OF WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: The seven regular lessons cover 2-3 text chapters, and the assignments consist of multiple-choice questions, “ethical dilemma” problems for which students must choose a response and defend it, and an analysis of a short case study for which students must answer three questions. |
EXAMINATIONS:
Lesson 5 is an analysis assignment, which requires students to analyze material presented in the textbook and answer 10 questions about it. This is an unsupervised assignment with no time limit.
Lesson 9 is a supervised final examination. It consists of 100 multiple-choice questions covering all the material in the course. The questions are similar to those in the lesson writing assignments. Two hours is allowed to complete the examination, which must be taken without books, notes, or other supplementary materials.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
GRADING CRITERIA:
| All assignments and the examination will be graded. The final grade will be weighted as follows: |
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Lesson assignments (1-4, 6-8)
Midcourse Analysis questions
Final Examination |
50 %
20 %
30 % |
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The final grade will be awarded as a letter grade based on the following scale: |
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A = 90 % or above
B = 80-89 %
C = 70-79 %
D = 60-69 %
F = Below 60 %
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| Plus and minus may also be given at the instructor’s discretion. |
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ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call
Independent
and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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