Management – QTRE303: Syllabus and Materials

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Mr.Ngo Quy Nham

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course prepares students with a comprehensive explanation to management principles and practices. It provides students with an introduction to contemporary management concepts and skills. It also encourages students to apply these concepts and skills into practice. Through the course, students are expected to improve their understandings of management and skills to manage their study and personal lives.

Syllabus: QTRE303 Fundamental of Management

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge

Understand fundamental management concepts; explain the functions, roles, and skills of managers
Explain the internal and external factors and forces of the organization that managers must confront in their daily work.
Explain the process, types and tools of managerial decision making
Explain the process of planning in general and strategic management in particular as well as the tools, models in business planning and strategic management.
Explain different concepts of organizational structure, process of organization designing, types of organizational structure.
Explain the key concepts and models of motivations and leadership, the process of leadership.
Explain the process of managerial controlling, the key characteristics of effective controlling system, as well as types of managerial controlling and their application.

Skills

Ability to demonstrate critical thinking when presented with managerial problems;
Build and enhance problem-solving and decision-making ability in management situations in general, and in human resource management in particular.
Build self-learning and self-study skills
Improve human skills such as team working, communication and presentation.

Attitude

Goal 12: Be cooperative and proactive in teamwork

COURSE SCHEDULE AND MATERIALS

(Click on the TITLE of each unit in the content column to get the materials for the unit)

No.	Content	Time Allocation
		Hour(s) on the class		Assignments	Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
		Lecture	Seminar	Assignments	Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
1	Unit 01: Introduction to Management Introduction to the Course Unit 01 Introduction to Management_handout Seminar No1: Case_Unit01 Leadership Transition in Microsoft	6	0		12
2	Business Environment Unit02 Business Environment_handout	3	0		6
3	Seminar No2: Case Unit 02-01 – Business Environment_Starbucks Case Unit 02-1_Busines Environment _Dell Case Unit 02-2 – Business Environment_The Sky Limit	0	3	4.5	1.5
4	Managerial Decision Making Unit03 Decision Making_handout Seminar No3 Case Unit 03-1 Decision Making Starbuck Case Unit 3 Decision Making – Manchester City	3	0		6
5	Planning and goal-setting Unit 04 Planning and Goal setting	3	0	0	6
6	Strategic Management Unit 05 Stratgic Management Reading: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is	3	0	0	6
7	Seminar No.4: Case Unit 04 -1 Planning- Starbuck Case Unit 04-2 Asanzo_strategic management	0	3	4.5	1.5
8	Organizational Structure and Design Unit 06 Organizing	3	0	Midterm	6
9	Seminar No.5: Case_Unit05 Organizing _Starbucks Case_Unit06 Organizing Dell	0	3	4.5	1.5
10	Effective Leading Unit08 Efective Leadershiphandout	3	0		6
11	Seminar No.6 Case_Unit07 Leadership_The Vision Failed	0	3	4.5	1.5
12	Motivating Employees Unit 08 Motivation	3	0	0	6
13	Seminar No.7: Case Unit 07 -Leading- Starbuck Case Unit 07 -Motivation- YakkaTech	0	3	4.5	1.5
14	Controlling	3	0		6

Total		30	15	22.5	67.5