BUSN 270 - Principles of Management and Supervision

5 Credits

Examines the managerial task, with emphasis on the supervisory level. Includes coverage of the major management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling. Covers decision making, human behavior and motivation, and the outside forces affecting today’s manager. Uses interactive class activities and case analysis.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Online
Designed to Serve General business program students as well as other professional-technical program students.
Active Date 20220330T15:32:52

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 38
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

The nature of management and supervision
Planning an controlling
Making effective decisions
Motivation and human behavior
Managing conflict and change
Communication, oral and written
Leadership styles
Performance appraisal
Discipline and awards
Supervising protected groups
Managing a unionized work group
Corporate and managerial ethics

Student Learning Outcomes
Identify preferred management styles and apply this knowledge to developing situational management skills.

Practice effective management skills via hypothetical business situations.

Create discussion questions based on current events in business management.

Facilitate managerial decision making by employing Vroom’s participative decision-making model.