Course Syllabus- Fall 2024

A. Course Information SSpro

Course Number MGT 201

Course Name Introduction to Management

Sections 15

Credit Hours 3

Department Department of Management Studies

Campus Beirut
Meeting Time and
Place MWF 13.00 – 13.50 (1209)

Number of Hours per

3
week
Tutorial Lab Hours 0

This course is a study of management principles and concepts, specifically its history,
Course Description and philosophy, in addition to the processes, decision-making, planning, organizing,
actuating and controlling.

Prerequisites None
B. Instructor Information
Instructor Name, title Ghada Salem, PhD

Office Location 16th Floor

Telephone Extension
[email protected]
Email & URL

Office Hours Mondays, from 14.00 till 14.30 or by appointment

C. Textbooks and Content Coverage

Required Textbook(s) MANAGEMENT by Bateman and Konopaske, 15th Edition by McGraw Hill
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D. Goals, Outcomes and Learning Methods

The School of Business at LAU follows processes to assess and evaluate how well the school
accomplishes its program educational goals and learning outcomes. These measures assist departments
and faculty members to continuously improve programs and courses.

Program Learning 1. Have essential knowledge of various disciplines in business

Goals 2. Possess problem solving capabilities
BS in Business 3. Have an awareness of social and ethical issues
4. Commit to civic engagement
5. Use written and oral communication effectively

Program Learning 1.1: The graduate will demonstrate essential knowledge acquired in the
Outcomes
following disciplines: accounting, economics, finance, management, and
This course will be used marketing.
to assess the following
program learning 2.1: The graduate will be able to propose a solution to a business problem using
outcomes:
quantitative and/or qualitative reasoning.
3.1: The graduate will be able to examine the social and ethical issues involved
in a business case.
General Skills Written communication
This course will Ethical understanding and reasoning
contribute to developing Analytical thinking
the following:
Interpersonal relations and teamwork
Diverse and multicultural work environments
Application of knowledge

General Business Economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, and social contexts of
and Management organizations in a global society
Knowledge Areas
Social responsibility, including sustainability, and ethical behavior and
This course will approaches to management.
contribute to developing
the following: Systems and processes in organizations, including planning & design,
production/operations, supply chains, marketing, and distribution.
Other specified areas of study related to concentrations, majors, or emphasis
areas
Teaching Class time is devoted to lectures, case presentations/discussions, and problem
Methodology solving and project presentations.
Required
Technology Skills Students are expected to use MS-Word, Excel, and MS PowerPoint in completing
their projects. They are also expected to have a student account for “Turn-it-in”.
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E. Performance Evaluation

Student performance evaluation will be based on exams, class discussion, case presentations,
attendance, and other assignments according to the following distribution:
Exams I 20 %
Exam II 20 %
- Teacher assigned experiential exrs10%
- On-line homework* 10% 25%
- Attendance 5%
Mini-cases – Group work 10%
Final Exam 25%
Total 100%
• Mandatory on-line homework to be done by students on Blackboard.

Quality Guidelines
Grade
Points over 100
A 4 ≥ 90
A- 3.67 87 - 89
+
University Grading Scale B 3.33 83 - 86
A letter grade will be determined B 3.0 80 - 82
based on the University grading B -
2.67
scale, as follows: 77 - 79
+
C 2.33 73 - 76
C 2 70 - 72
-
C 1.67 67 - 69
+
D 1.33 63 - 66
D 1 60 -62
F 0 < 59

Course content
The first part, managing the environment and decision making, focuses on understanding managers,
what they do, the existing new workplace, lessons of the past and present. It explores the contemporary
external and internal environments in terms of competition, diversity, organization cultures,
globalization, and entrepreneurship that contribute to managerial decision making.
The second part, planning and organizing, addresses how managers use information, technology, and
decision making for planning, organizing, and in the process of strategic management. Keeping a close
eye on ethics, corporate responsibility and sustainability, it reviews traditional and new developments
in organizational structures, and organizational designs alternatives.
The third part, human resource management (HRM), leadership and controlling, discusses issues in
HRM, presents the major models on leadership, including in-depth coverage of motivation and rewards,
individual performance and job design. Furthermore, it addresses how managers use information for
controlling, and in operations management.
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Material Covered* and Chapter Title

(* Required chapters readings, following MANAGEMENT by Bateman, 15th Edition)

o Chapter 1 Managing and Performing

Appendix A – The Evolution of Management
o Chapter 2: The External and Internal Environments
o Chapter 3: Managerial Decision Making
Exam 1 Chapters 1, 2, and 3

o Chapter 4: Planning and Strategic Management

o Chapter 5: Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, and Sustainability
o Chapter 8: Organization Structure

Exam 2 Chapters 4, 5, and 8

o Chapter 10: Human Resources Management

o Chapter 12: Leadership
o Chapter 15: Communicating
o Chapter 16: Managerial Control
o Chapter 13: Motivating and Performance (Optional)

Final Exam Chapters 1, 10, 12, 15 and 16

Mini cases / Group work

Students are divided into groups and members of each group are scheduled to orally present in class an
assigned mini case by a) summarizing the mini case at hand, and b) answering all the questions
pertaining to the case. Creative use of visual aid is highly recommended. Suggest time: 20 minutes/case

Experiential exercises
Learning though experiencing by reflecting, thinking and acting invites students to understand
themselves in management. As such, it empowers the student to take charge of managerial decisions.
Students are divided into groups, and members of each group are to work on assigned experiential
exercises. Experiential exercises can be drawn from the textbook or can be assigned from the instructor
based on his/her experience regarding the topic. Exercised are then discussed in class. Suggested time
15 minutes / exercise.
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Policies
Attendance Policy:

Students are not allowed to miss more than 6 sessions MWF or 4 sessions T.Th. (TR).
Students are held responsible for all the material presented in the classroom, even during their absence.
Makeup work and exams, if any, will be based on the rules spelled out in the course syllabus.

Students can miss no more than two weeks of classes in any semester (one week for summer term)
excused and otherwise, in any course, and still receive credit for that course.

However, Specific schools can opt for a more stringent rule. Any specific attendance regulations should
be mentioned in the syllabi. Instructors are requested to inform their departments and the Office of the
Dean of Students of any prolonged, unexplained absence of a given student.
Students who exceed the allowed number of absences must withdraw from the course; otherwise, the
course grade will be recorded by the instructor as F or NP, depending on the type of grading in the
particular course. In highly exceptional cases, students may be given special permission by the Academic
School Councils to continue in the course.
Cell phones should be turned off during classes and exams.
Missing an Exam No make-up exam will be given unless under extreme
Make-Up Policy circumstances and at the instructor’s discretion.
Late submission of Students are expected to submit their work on time as
projects/assignments specified by the instructor. However, any late work
submissions will be penalized.
Lost session due to All lost sessions will be made up, as per University
instructor’s absence Policy. The specific date and time will be determined
by the instructor.

Withdrawal Policy WI (Early Withdrawal) indicates withdrawal from the course, after the Late
Registration Period and until the end of the 5th week of the Fall and
Spring semesters, and until the 10th day of the summer modules. It has
no quality points. It does not count in the GPA, and no credits will be
added to the student’s record.
WP (Withdrawal Pass) indicates withdrawal from the course, after the 5th
week and until the end of the 10th week of the Fall and Spring semesters,
and from the 11th day of classes until 18th day of the summer modules.
It has no quality points. It does not count in the GPA, and no credits will
be added to the student’s record.
WF (Withdrawal Fail) indicates withdrawal from the course, after the 5th
week and until the end of the 10th week of the Fall and Spring semesters,
and from the 11th day of classes until 18th day of the summer modules.
It has no quality points. It does not count in the GPA, and no credits will
be added to the student’s record but is counted as repeat.
A Withdrawal Form must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

Monday 03 October is the last day for early withdrawal (WI).

The last day for withdrawing (WP/WF) is Thursday 07 November 2024

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G. Additional University Policies

Student Code of The provisions and stipulations of LAU Student Code of Conduct are applicable
Conduct to all students taking courses in the School of Business, regardless of whether or
not they are pursuing a degree in the School. Refer to LAU’s website for the
complete policy
http://www.lau.edu.lb/governance-
policies/policies/student_code_of_conduct.pdf

Copyright laws Refer to LAU’s policy on Copyrights and Patents on the web or the academic
catalogue
http://www.lau.edu.lb/governance-policies/policies/copyright_patent_policy.pdf

Academic Dishonesty Students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest
and Plagiarism standards of academic honesty. Academic misconduct for which a student is
subject to penalty includes all forms of cheating, forgery, or plagiarism.
Plagiarism is defined as the use of someone else’s ideas, words, or work, as if it
were one’s own, without clearly acknowledging the source of that information.
Any student found cheating in an exam, fabricating, falsifying, or using any
other form of academic dishonesty in the preparation of a paper or a project,
shall receive a zero on that exam, project or paper and will be issued a
Disciplinary Warning. A student found plagiarizing or cheating for a second
time shall receive an F grade for the course, as well as a second Disciplinary
Warning. Refer to the policy on academic dishonesty on LAU’s website
http://www.lau.edu.lb/academics/arp/g/rules_procedures.php

Policy on Incompletes A grade of "I" indicates incomplete work. This grade is exceptionally given by
the instructor when a student, with a valid excuse, did not sit for the final exam,
and/or did not present the final project. Students will not be entitled to an “I”
grade, unless they have a passing grade of the completed material, throughout
the course, and so long as they have not exceeded the allowed number of
absences. Not completing the course or not sitting for Final exam does NOT
entitle you for a grade of "I". A student will have to complete a request form for
an Incomplete Grade and submit it to the School Academic Council with the
necessary input from the instructor of the course.

Course Evaluation Completion of the online course evaluations is required.

To improve the effectiveness of the educational process, all students are expected
to submit their course evaluations by the last day of classes. Students who fail to
complete the evaluation of ALL registered courses by the set deadline:
1. will not be able to access their course grades from Banner or Portal until two
weeks after the end of the final exams period; and
2. will not be able to request transcripts.
The anonymity of the process and the students will be always maintained.