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GENERAL INFORMATION
PROFESSOR INFORMATION
Instructor:
Professor David Wernick
Phone:
(305) 348-7050
Office:
MANGO 417 (MMC)
Fax:
(305) 348-6146
Office Hours:
Mondays 11 am -12 pm; Wednesdays 10 am to 11 am; or by appointment
E-mail:
wernick@fiu.edu (Please use Blackboard email function only)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The is an introductory course designed to help you develop an understanding and awareness
of the essentials of managing and of the way organizations behave. By exploring the four pillars of
management -- planning, organizing, leading, and controlling -- we will discover how
organizations leverage their scarce resources to achieve their goals. The objective of this
course is to provide students an overview of the field of management, and insights into the
concept of organizational structure. This task will be accomplished by introducing students to the
history, lexicon, and practices of management as a field of study, and its present position in terms of
theory, practice, and standing as a profession.
LO_MAN_01 Demonstrate understanding of how to carry out the planning function of management including:
LO_MAN_02 Demonstrate understanding of how to carry out the organizing function of management including:
LO_MAN_03 Formulate ways to carry out the controlling function in organizations, including:
LO_MAN_05 Explain how linking the organizational social practices to the community is ultimately
advantageous in regard to:
TEXTBOOKS
Required Text:
Management, 3/E
Michael Hitt, Stewart Black, and Lyman W. Porter
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012
ISBN: 978-0132553285
**Student Value Edition (loose leaf) available in FIU Bookstore: ISBN 013255335X
Required Text:
Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998
ISBN: 978-0399144462
Required Text:
I Moved Your Cheese
Deepak Malhotra
Berrett-Koehler, 2013
ISBN: 978-1609949761
Required Text:
The Ice Cream Maker
Subir Chowdhury
Doubleday Currency, 2005
ISBN: 978-0385514781
Required Text:
The Starfish and the Spider
Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom
Portfolio, 2008
ISBN: 978-1591841838
Optional Text:
Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
Chip Conley
Josey-Bass, 2007
ISBN: 978-0787988616
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
This course combines traditional class-based lectures and innovative, self-directed learning tools
and techniques, including virtual discussion groups, media clips, and interactive games and
exercises. Class lectures will include Powerpoint slides, videos, cases, and discussion articles.
Students are encouraged to actively participate in class discussions and take sides on a range of
moral and ethical issues confronting organizations, their employees, and their stakeholders.
COMMUNICATING WITH THE INSTRUCTOR
Once you have access to the course, please send me all personal correspondence through
Blackboards Course Mail tool. Only e-mails sent through the course mail tool will be answered.
DISABILITY NOTICE
If you have a disability and need assistance, please contact the Disability Resource Center
(University Park: GC190; 305-348-3532) (North Campus: WUC139, 305-919-5345). Upon
contact, the Disability Resource Center will review your request and contact your professors
or other personnel to make arrangements for appropriate modification and/or assistance.
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS
The University's policy on religious holidays as stated in the University Catalog and Student
Handbook will be followed in this class. Any student may request to be excused from class to
observe a religious holy day of his or her faith.
ASSURANCE OF LEARNING
The College of Business cares about the quality of your education. More on the College's
commitment to Assurance of Learning can be found at the following link:
http://businessonline.fiu.edu/course_addons/Learning_Commitment.pdf
RULES, POLICIES, AND ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
Assignments from the text and other resources are listed below for each class session.
Students are expected to pace their learning according to the posted course assignments.
It is expected that interactive learning and teaching will enrich the learning experience of all
students, and that each student will work in partnership with the professor to create a
positive learning experience for all. Student engagement is a necessary condition for an
effective learning experience, and includes contributions to debate and discussion (if any),
positive interactive learning with others, and an enthusiastic attitude towards inquiry.
Everyone is expected to be a positive contributor to the class learning community, and
students are expected to share the responsibility of teaching each other.
Statement of Understanding between Professor and Student
Every student must respect the right of all to have an equitable opportunity to learn and
honestly demonstrate the quality of their learning. Therefore, all students must adhere to a
standard of academic conduct, demonstrating respect for themselves, their fellow students,
and the educational mission of the University. As a student in the College of Business taking
this class:
I will not represent someone else's work as my own
I will not cheat, nor will I aid in another's cheating
I will be honest in my academic endeavors
I understand that if I am found responsible for academic misconduct, I will be subject
to the academic misconduct procedures and sanctions as outlined in the Student
Handbook
Failure to adhere to the guidelines stated above may result in one of the following:
Expulsion: Permanent separation of the student from the University, preventing readmission
to the institution. This sanction shall be recorded on the student's transcript.
Suspension: Temporary separation of the student from the University for a specific period of
time.
By taking this course I promise to adhere to FIU's Student Code of Academic Integrity. For
details on the policy and procedure click here.
NOTE: Intensive Auditing of the course will be conducted to prevent academic misconduct.
GRADING POLICY
POINT
PERCENT
500 pts = 100%
LETTER
A
A-
B+
B-
C+
C-
D+
D-
ASSIGNMENT WEIGHTS
ITEM
PERCENT
POINTS
Exams (4 - online)
60%
300
Quizzes (7)
28%
140
12%
60
Total
100%
500
Exams
There are 4 online Exams in this course which count for 60 percent of your grade (300 points). Exam
questions are based on the material in the textbook Management, by Hitt, Black, and Porter (3-4
chapters per exam) and course lectures. Each Exam consists of 65 multiple choice questions and
students will have 90 minutes to complete them.
Exams must be taken within the dates specified in the syllabus between 8:00 a.m. and 11:55 p.m.
no exceptions! Make up exams will only be given in the event of a family or medical emergency and
students will be required to furnish documentation.
Quizzes
There are 7 online Quizzes in this course which count for 28 percent of your grade (140 points). Quiz
questions are based on the books Who Moved My Cheese? I Moved Your Cheese, The Ice Cream
Maker, The Starfish and the Spider, and episodes from the reality TV series Airline, which offers an
inside look into the managerial practices and operations of Southwest Airlines. Quizzes will consist
of 10-20 multiple choice questions and students will have 20 minutes to complete them. Quizzes
must be completed by the due date specified in the course calendar no exceptions!
Web Assignments
There are 3 Web Assignments in this course which count for 12 percent of your grade (60 points).
These assignments entail viewing a video shown in class and then completing an online quiz. The
videos will be unannounced and will NOT be available online. Web assignment quizzes must be
completed by midnight on the Wednesday of the week in which the video is shown -- no exceptions
or extensions!
Attendance
Students are expected to attend all class sessions and contribute in a meaningful way to class
discussions. While attendance will not be formally recorded, each week a number of students will be
randomly selected from the class roster to participate in exercises and learning games in which they
can earn bonus points. Students that are not present in class on the day their names are called will
forfeit ALL bonus point opportunities for the semester.
COURSE CALENDAR
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
WEEK
#1 (1/12)
READINGS/TOPICS
ASSESSMENT
Introduction to Course
#3 (1/26)
#5 (2/9)
QUIZ #2 I Moved
Your Cheese (Whole
Book)
available 2/13-2/15
#9 (3/9)
SPRING BREAK
#12 (3/30)
Airline, Episode 7
Optional: Peak, Chs.9-10
#13 (4/20)