SYLLABLES

1. Course Information Syllabus
Course Title: Principles of Management
Course Number: BUS 310
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 24/7
Block: December 2019
Contact Days: Everyday
Location: Online
Instructor: Sir Bua Nyoh Bertrand
Office Hours:24/7
Telephone: 237 670003253/ 660111981
Email: bbertrand@smuedu.org/mcnyoh@gmail.com
Course Description
Principles of Management, provides the student with a conceptual framework for understanding the
basic theories of management. Emphasis is placed on the internal and external environment, ethics,
planning, goal setting, decision making, organizational structure, motivation and group dynamics,
and effective control mechanisms.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, students should be able to
1. Focus on the foundations of management, covering the essential concepts in management.
2. Reflection of contemporary trends in management.
3. It offers strong practical focus and also covering latest research studies in the field.
Textbook & Course Materials
Required Text:
1. Robbins, S.P. & Coulter, Mary (1996) Management; Prentice Hall.
2. Robbins, S.P. & Decenzo, David A. (2001) Fundamentals of Management, Pearson.
3. Robert L. M & John H. J () Human Resources Management, 12th ed..
4. Open Textbook for University of Hong Kong () Human Resources Management
Course Requirements/ pre- requisite
Laptops, Internet connection, Note Books, Lecture Handouts, Textbooks etc..
Teaching Philosophy and Instructional Methods
Learner centered approach shall be used as method of instruction. Most importantly, the students
will be required to identify, analyze and apply or implement the principles of this course. This
requires discussions and presentations in class by students. The students will be given assignments
which will constitute part of their continuous assessment and final examination.

2. Course Content/Outline:
Topic Source
Management Book 2, Chapter 1
Introduction to Managers and Management
 What is Management and what do managers do?
 Defining management
 Management functions
 Management roles
 Management skills
 History of management
Organizational Culture and Environment Book 1, Chapter 3
 The manager: Omnipotent or symbolic?
 The organization’s culture
 The environment
1. Defining environment
2. The specific environment
3. The general environment
4. Influence on management practice
Decision Making the Essence of Manager’s Job Book 1, Chapter 6
 The decision making process
 The rational decision maker
 Decision making styles
 Analysing decision alternatives
1. Certainty
2. Risk
3. Uncertainty
 Group decision making
Planning Book 2, Chapter 3
 The foundations of planning
 The definition of planning
 Purposes of planning
 Types of plans
 Contingency factors on planning
 Objectives: The foundation for planning
1. Multiplicity of objectives
2. Real versus stated objectives
3. Traditional objective setting
4. Management by objectives
Organization Structure and Design Book 1, Chapter 10
 Defining organization structure and design
 Building the vertical dimension of organizations
 Building the horizontal dimension of organizations
 The contingency approach to organization design
 Application of organization design
Motivation
 Motivating employees
 What is motivation?
 Contemporary approaches to motivation
Book 2, Chapter 10

3.  Contemporary issues in motivation
 From theory to practice: suggestions for motivating
employees
Leadership
 Managers verses leaders
 Trait theories
 Behavioral theories
 Contingency theories
 Emerging approaches to leadership
 Contemporary issues in leadership
Book 2, Chapter 11
Communication
 Communication and interpersonal skills
 Understanding communication
 Communication styles of men and women
 Feedback skills
 Delegation skills’
 Conflict management skills
 Negotiation skills
Book 2, Chapter 12
A)Controlling
 Foundations of control
1. What is control?
2. The importance of control
3. The control process
4. Types of control
5. Qualities of effective control
6. The dysfunctional side of control
7. Ethical issues in control
 Controlling tools and techniques
1. Information controls
2. Financial controls
3. Operations controls
4. Behavioral controls
Book 2, Chapter 13
Human Resource Management
The Personnel Function
 Terminology
 Who does personnel work?
 Staff role of the personnel department
 Personnel (Human Resource) functions
Book 4,
Chapter 1
Job Design and Analysis
 Job design
 Job information and personnel management
 Analyzing jobs-obtaining job information
 Functional job analysis
 Administration of the job analysis program
Book 4,
Chapter 4
Human Resource Planning
 Reasons for human resource planning
 The planning process
Book 3, Chapter 2
Recruitment and Selections/Testing and Interview
 Labor market considerations
Book 4,
Chapter 5

4.  Recruitment and selection policy issues
 The employment process
 Sources of people
 The selection process
 The selection procedure
 Testing: Interview
Miscellaneous
 Union and management
 Compensation administration
 Health and safety
Book 3,
Chapter 15,17&18
Course Policies
Grading policy:
Attendance & Participation 05%
Individual Weekly Assignments 35%
Final Exams/Presentations 60%
Total 100%
Attendance
Policy:
Attendance is compulsory. All students must attend at least 75% of classes.
Individual Assignments and Group Presentations Policy:
All students must submit assignments on time. Late submission of assignments will not be
tolerated. All students must actively participate in group presentations.
Make-up Policy:
If a student registers an F in this course, he or she will be given a re-sit following the School’s
official policy on re-sit. Cf. School Catalog for details.
Academic Honesty
Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and Cheating
SMU is committed to maintaining and upholding intellectual integrity. All students, faculty, and
staff have obligations to prevent violations of academic integrity and take corrective action when
they occur. The adjudication process will include the sanction imposed on students who commit
the following academic violations, which may include a failing grade on the assignment, a failing
grade for the course, suspension, or dismissal from the University:
1. Plagiarism:
The appropriation, theft, purchase or obtaining by any means another’s work, and the
unacknowledged submission or incorporation of that work as one’s own offered for credit.
Appropriation includes the quoting or paraphrasing of another’s work without giving credit
therefore presenting as one’s own the ideas, words, or products of another. All papers submitted
for grading for your course can be checked using websites such as
www.safeassign.com/www.turnitin.com where the text of the paper is compared against
information contained in their databases.
2. Cheating:
Cheating can take the following forms:
a) Submitting another person's work
b) Writing a paper for someone else
c) Working in a group effort without faculty consent
d) Buying a paper from a research service

5. e) Getting outside help or giving outside help without a teacher's expressed permission
f) Submitting the same work for credit without approval (e.g. submitting the same
assignment twice for different courses)
3. APA 6th
edition format is the SMHI standard for all written papers and research
projects.