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MGT/330 Weekly Overview

Week One: Overview of the Functions of Management

OBJECTIVES FOR THE WEEK

• Define the four functions of management

• Explain how internal and external factors impact the four functions of management.

• Explain how managers use delegation.

This Course in Context

MGT/330 is one of the first courses available to students in the Bachelor of Science of Business (BSB) program. The topics and objectives addressed in this course will begin to build your foundation of knowledge necessary to be effective business students and contributing members in the business community and will enable you to apply the principles and practices of management in a global business environment. Whether you are a manager in your organization or not, you will find this course beneficial to understanding your organization and how management decisions are made. You can also apply this information to your personal life. Whether you are managing a volunteer organization, a youth sports team, or your own household, you are utilizing the functions of management. This course will present you with skills and ideas about how to be even better at your management endeavors.

What You Already Know

Students will start this course with knowledge of communication, planning, organization, ethics, and collaboration learned in GEN/300. This background will allow students to take the information learned in the GEN/300 course and apply it in a management setting.

This Week in Context

In Week One, you will be introduced to the key concepts and theories of management’s four primary functions: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. The readings explain various internal and external factors that affect management. This is important because, as the course examines each of the four functions, you will become more aware of both the external as well as the internal influences that impact management.

Assignment Overview

The Individual assignment...