Business Administration 315
Fall, 2001
Strategic Management
Ripon College Mary Avery,CMC
Assistant Professor and
Director
of the Business Administration Program
COURSE INFORMATION
Course
Objective:
Visioning and strategic
planning are essential to all organizations.
In a world so greatly impacted by e-commerce, global markets, and
exploding technology, effective organizations must plan or perish. Examining the external environment,
discovering the organization's unique attributes/challenges, and responding
accordingly are key tasks of managers today.
This course will cover an introduction to management as well as
strategic management theory. Practical
examples and case studies will be used to help students to better understand
the manager's job.
Textbook: Ricky W. Griffin, Fundamentals of
Management, Second Edition, 2000.
The entire text is useful; we will spend more time on some topics than
others. See Course Calendar for further
information.
Instructor’s Office:
315 Todd Wehr Phone: 748-8392 (college) or 748-8405 (business)
Hours:
Monday-4:30-6:00pm; Tuesdays-10:00am -noon; Thursdays: 10:00am-noon
By appointment at other times - I am pretty accessible if
you leave messages.
Because
I still have another life in the private sector, it is sometimes necessary for
me to change my office hours. Changes
will be posted outside of my office by Monday of each week. I am happy to schedule appointments,
especially when I am unable to keep my office hours.
The
business office phone number is the best place to leave voice mail. The phone number provided rings in my office
and in my home. Feel free to call any
time after 8:00 am and before 9:00 pm.
Office
Policy: I encourage you to see me to discuss your
ideas, especially if you need technical assistance on any aspect of your course
assignments. I encourage you to bring
questions to class, since others may benefit from the ensuing discussions.
Attendance
Policy: I strongly recommend that you attend all
classes. Because the class meets only
twice per week, a missed class will be somewhat difficult to make up. Beyond "officially reported absences"
(medical problems, travel with College groups, etc.), make every effort to
attend each class meeting.
Classroom
Activities: There
will be minimal lecture in this class. Instead,
we will be doing many group and individual projects from the text.
These "hands on" activities are a great way to experience
the world of business management and I think we will have a lot of fun.
We will also have some managers in as guest speakers. We'll also work on in class case studies that often involve a video
case.
Assignments:
Assigned
Reading: I hope
to "lecture" in class as little as possible. "Hands on" activities are far more
interesting and educational than regurgitation of the reading material. I will lecture when there is material that
is critical to understanding and executing assignments, or taking exams. HOWEVER, this means that everyone must keep
up with the reading. Group and
individual in-class projects will fall flat if you do not have the context with
which to respond to them. And exams
WILL cover material from the text.
Chapter
Assignments: At the end of each chapter is a section titled
"You Make the Call." Whenever
a chapter is shown as assigned reading on the syllabus, you are responsible for
completing the discussion questions associated with that reading. We will do Chapter One together in
class. These assignments can only be
done well if they are done in the context of the assigned reading. They are due at the BEGINNING of the class
where the chapter is assigned. We will
use discussion of these assignments as a way to cover key management
concepts. These will comprise 30% of
your grade.
Mid-term
and Final Exams:
Each 20% of your grade. These
will be based on the reading, and probably short essay. The final will not be comprehensive.
Class
Participation: The
other 30% of your grade will be class participation. I will be especially interested in full participation during
in-class exercises. If we run short of
class time for some of the activities, they may become homework. If so, grades for these will become part of
your class participation grade.
Grading
Procedures:
The
+/- grading system adopted by faculty vote in 1978 will be used in this course.
The
following table will serve as my guide when deciding your overall grade:
A 92%
and above C 72 to 78
A- 90
to 92 C- 70 to 72
B + 88
to 90 D+ 68 to 70
B 82
to 88 D 62 to 68
B- 80
to 82 D- 60 to 62
C+ 78
to 80 F Below 60%
Tentative Class
Schedule:
August 23 Understanding the
Manager's Job
Reading: FOM Chapter 1
August 28 & 30 The Environment of Organizations and
Managers
Assignment: FOM
Chapter 2 and "You Make the Call"
Assignment: FOM Chapter 3 and
"You Make the Call"
September 11 &
13 Managing Decision Making
Assignment: FOM Chapter 4 and
"You Make the Call"
September 18 &
20 Entrepreurship and new Venture Management
Assignment: FOM Chapter 5 and
"You Make the Call"
September 25 &
27 Organization Structure and Design
Assignment: FOM Chapter 6 and
"You Make the Call"
October 2 & 4 Organization
Change and Innovation
Assignment: FOM Chapter 7 and
"You Make the Call"
October 9 Managing Human Resources
Assignment: FOM
Chapter 8 and "You Make the Call"
October 11 Exam - Chapters 1-8
FALL BREAK
October 23 &
25 Managing Individual Behavior
Assignment: FOM Chapter 9 and
"You Make the Call"
October 30 & Motivating Employee Performance
November 1
Assignment: FOM Chapter 10 and "You Make the Call"
November 6
&8 Leadership and Influence Processes
Assignment: FOM Chapter 11 and
"You Make the Call"
November 13 &15 Communication in
Organizations
Assignment: FOM Chapter 12 and "You Make the Call"
November 20 &22 Managing Groups and Teams
Assignment: FOM Chapter 13 and "You Make the Call"
November 27 &29 Managing the Control
Process
Assignment:
FOM Chapter 14 and "You
Make the Call"
December 4 & 6 Managing for Total
Quality
Assignment: FOM Chapter 15 and "You Make the Call"
FINAL EXAM To Be Announced (Chapters 9-15 non-comprehensive)