Learning log of Fall 2014 semester

1. Learning Log
Samantha Hidalgo (Currier)
MGT 310-03

2. Paper #2 Team
Experience
• This was a happy assignment for me that brought back
my High School Cross Country Team Memories
• I got to reflect back on different stages of the team
building that we struggled with and analyze it from a
new perspective
• This was an assignment that took a real life personal
event and connect it with class material

3. Paper #1 McDonalds Visit
• I learned how innovation plays an important role in
successful companies
• Began to learn the importance of writing concise
• Had to re write this paper and followed directions better

4. Paper #3 Cengage
Writing Experience
• This was a new type of assignment where the computer
graded my essay
• It was a very frustrating assignment since I did not learn
anything other than computer grading should not apply
to writing
• I had to re write this assignment for a better grade even
though I was proud of my original work

5. Paper #4 Manager
Interview
• This interview gave me a real life connection to the
material we are learning in class
• I learned that managers have a unique perspective when
approaching employees and experience plays a large
role
• I learned that I would also be a Theory X manager since I
also witness a lot of slacking on the job

6. CS #1 Lamb Consulting
(CH. 5)
• I learned that the idea of sexual harassment in the
workplace is very much real and it reminded me of the
hardships I had to go through in my own experiences
with it
• I learned that even though a companies policy on sexual
harassment (or other issues) can be very strict but if not
enforced, it means nothing
• The views of an owner reflect strongly upon the
employees of a company

7. CS # 2 American Images
(CH. 7)
• It is very important that people who aspire to creating a
business have some sort of business plan
• It is important to have employees be a part of the
planning/idea process so that more ideas are
incorporated to ensure success
• If I opened my own business I would open the books up
to my employees so that they know exactly where to
company stands financially

8. CS #3 Xerox
(Ch. 13)
• Diversity is a very important aspect in businesses now-a-days
• It does not matter if the employees like one another as
long as they can successfully work together
• Diversity brings many different ideas together in one
area and is a very valuable asset to a company

9. CS #4 A Captain’s Tale
• A level 5 manager is humble, shows humility, is a great
leader and listener
• The Captain in this Case Study is completely a level 5
manager, very much unlike Steve Jobs
• It was amazing to see how one person can change the
dynamic of a ship/organization with such success

10. SA 1 Bio Poem
• I did my project on Coco Chanel, I loved this assignment
and I had a lot of fun dressing up as her and writing my
speech
• The Biography had so many interesting things about her
that it was very hard to pick a few to speak about, I did
not want say too much
• I was not that nervous about presenting because I
wanted to own my character and Chanel is never
nervous

11. SA 2 Who to Hire
• My group members Mark and Ana were the best, they
were great at communicating their ideas to me and I did
the writing
• We all worked very well together and I was very
grateful since a few groups around us did not seem to
get along well at all
• I learned that working in a group that works well
together brings success to everyone in the group. We got
maximum points on pretty much everything we turned
in together.

12. SA #3 Learning Log
• This assignment gave me a chance to reflect back on the
semester and see how much I have learned
• In this class I have learned more about the subject matter
than any other class I have taken this semester
• I also love being able to use PowerPoint for assignments

13. Quiz #1
(Ch.2)
• Theory X (Old School) & Theory Y (New School)
management
• Total Quality Management
• The impact of social media in the business world today

14. Quiz #2
(Ch.6)
• Small businesses and entrepreneurs
• There is a large global impact by new companies and
entrepreneurs
• Woman are starting to become more into becoming
entrepreneurs but are still outnumbered by men

15. Quiz #3
(Ch. 11)
• Innovation and change are necessary for a company to
expand into larger areas and increase profitability
• McDonalds is very successful when it comes to
innovation and profitability
• Technology is always changing and it is important to
keep the company up to date and not stuck in the past

16. Quiz #4
(Ch.16)
• Motivating employees is not a hard thing to do when
done right, praise and acknowledgement always work
• Intrinsic and extrinsic rewards
• Managers are the biggest motivators

17. Quiz #5
(Ch.17)
• Strategic conversation
• Manager is the communication champion
• Communication skills are highly valued in a company