Welcome to MT140 Introduction to Management Karen Foreman.

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Welcome to MT140 Introduction to Management

Karen Foreman

Contact InformationEmail: Kforeman@kaplan.eduAIM: forelav3

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Your Kaplan Email

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Office Hours

Wednesday 9:00 - 10:00 AM ET

Wednesday 8:00 – 9:00 PM ET

Contact me anytime I have AIM open

Campus Tour

Please take the campus tour

Located on your student home page –It will guide you through the basics of class

Course Syllabus

Software RequirementsOutcomesActivities for each UnitPoliciesGrading Rubrics

MT140 Course Outcomes

Describe solutions to management problems

Recognize the four functions of management 

Explain the steps to manage change   

MT140 General Education Outcomes

Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English

Distinguish among different theoretical perspectives in the social sciences

Late Policy

1-7 calendar days late 20% deduction in points

8-14 calendar days late 30% deduction in points

No work will be accepted more than two (2) weeks after the due date.

Must contact me prior to submitting late work

Plagiarism

Kaplan University considers academic honesty to be one of its highest values

Students are expected to be the sole authors of their work

Use of another person's work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references

Examples in the course syllabus

Questions?

Discussion Questions Grades

First post by Saturday, 2 additional posts on 2 different days

–At least 3 posts on 3 different days

Complete, well thought-out responses in Standard English

Initial post should be at least 100 wordsProofread responses for spelling and grammar Reference course material

Dropbox AssignmentsSubmitted through the DropboxClassmates cannot viewReference course materialOnly documents in Microsoft Word will be accepted

Do not type assignments into the comments section

Word Perfect documents will not be accepted–Document must end with .doc, .docx, or .rtf

Reviews

Complete readings prior to taking review

Can take it multiple times–Grade is final review submitted

No access after unit closes outReview grade available one week after the unit closes out

Unit 6 Quiz

Quiz is a review of Units 1-5Timed 2 hour quizOnly enter quiz once

Writing Assignment

Unit 10 Writing AssignmentDue Sunday of Unit 10

Seminars

We will be discussing and expanding on the readings

Seminars add to your understanding of the weekly material

Time when we can interact with each other

Stay focused and on topicNo grade for seminar participation

Questions?

Your First Weekly Activity: Reading!

• Management M Start Here by Bateman & Snell

1st Edition ISBN: 978-0-07-353039-0

• Chapter 1 pp. 12-23

• Always make you’re reading the first activity of the unit!

Unit 1 Discussion Board – 30 points

Discussion – Introduce YourselfYour name/AIM name

•If you have ever worked as a manager•Your current and/or future educational goals•How you think this course will help you

Participation•First post by Saturday•Post at least 2 other messages in response to your classmates’ postings •Post on 3 different days of the week

Unit 1 Dropbox Assignment – 15 pointsRead and review the Course Syllabus located

in Doc Sharing/Course Home/Email

Download the Unit 1 Syllabus Acknowledgement from Doc Sharing

Submit the saved document through the Dropbox

Be sure that it is the Syllabus Acknowledgement

Unit 1 Review – 20 points

Read all pages of reading

5 Questions

Can take the review as many times as you’d like

Keys to Success Work a little every day Complete the assigned readings before completing

assignments Back-up all assignments Post early in the week; first post by Saturday Actively participate Complete all tasks by the due date (Tuesday) Demonstrate respect for your fellow students on the

DBs and in the seminars

Management

Management is the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals.

Effective management

Efficient management

Four Functions of Management

PlanningOrganizingLeadingControlling