Principles of Management

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

 Understand the relevance of the western management principles and theories, for local
settings.

 Recognize the need to take a holistic approach to performance improvement rather than
a narrowly functional approach.

 Apply course concepts and theory in a practical context.

 Integrate different disciplines of management.
Course Outline:
Topics

Week 1 Introduction to Management

 Who are managers?
 What is management?
 Management Role, functions and Skills
Week 2 Historical Background of Management
 Classical Approach
 Quantitative Approach
 Behavioural Approach
Week 3 Organizational Culture
 Strong Vs. Weak Culture
 Importance of Learning organizational Culture
Week 4 Environment
 Defining internal and external environment
 Managing organization in global environment
Week 5 Decision-Making
 Decision-making process
 Rational decision making and bounded rationality
Week 6 Decision-Making(cont.)
 Types of Decision
 Decision making conditions
 Errors and biases in decisions
Week 7 Planning
 Importance of Planning
 Types of Plans
 Types of Goals
 Management by Objective(MBO)
 Week 8 Mid Term Examination

Week 9 Organizational Structure and Design

 Designing structures
 Types of organizational designs

Week 10 Understanding Behaviour

 Parameters of Individual Behaviour
 Attitude & Personality
Week 11  Perception & Learning
 Understanding Organizational Behaviour
Week 12 Employee Motivation
 Early and Contemporary Theories of Motivation

Week 13 Controlling
 Defining and Importance of Controlling in Organization
 Controlling Process
 Organizational Performance and its Importance for
Controlling
Week 14 Case study Analysis

Week 15 Case study Analysis

Final Term Examination

Recommended Text Books:

1) Management by Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter (Latest Edition).

Note: In addition to the above, any other text or book referred by Instructor can also be
included.
 ASSESSMENT MECHANISM (subject to changes)
A: Achievement Test
Achievement Test will be given during the last week of the semester.
B: Other activities during the semester include:
i. Monthly/Mid Term Test 20 %
ii. At least two assignments/presentations in each course 18%
iii. Attendance 2 %( when the attendance is at least 90 % or more)

C: Attendance
As per University rules.
D: Age Limit:
As per University rules

PRE-REQUISITES TO AWARD OF DEGREE

To be eligible for the degree, the student must obtain a minimum CGPA of 2.00 out of 4.00.

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
In order to check the overall performance of the students, a written comprehensive examination
will be conducted by the University of Education Lahore as per rules.

Teaching Methodology
Classroom Lectures
The classroom lectures will commence with an overview of what was studied in the last
session, followed by a brief outline of the topic discussed in the lecture. The instructor will
involve the students through classroom discussions, presentations and quizzes.

Assignments/Projects
Assignments will be a pivotal part of teaching strategy. On the completion of a topic,
assignments/projects will be given to the students which will carry due weightage in the final
grading.
Group Discussions
The classroom will be divided in a number of groups according to the strength and each group
will be assigned a topic for discussion. The instructor will make sure that every group member
is participating in the discussion and will allocate grade to each member accordingly.

Case Studies and Term Projects

To make sure that students are following the topics conceptually, case studies and term projects
will be assigned to the group of students. Case studies will be formally discussed in the
classroom and the students will have to submit their solutions.

A term project will also be assigned to the students which will include a formal submission of
the final report by the end of the term, presentation by each participant etc.

Market /Institutional Visits

The University should organize planned student visits to various market and institutions. This
will provide a chance to the students to see practically of what they have studied in a classroom.

The students will be asked to present a report of their visit followed by presentation.