Management provides a solid foundation for facing the challenges of a rapidly changing and highly competitive business environment. This course introduces the fundamental management functions of planning, decision-making, organizing, leading, and controlling, as well as the tools and techniques of managing people, processes, projects, and the work environment. Students explore current issues in management and gain insights into how successful organizations operate.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to;
Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of business terminology, concepts, principles and theories.
Making business decisions by identifying the issue(s), selecting and interpreting data, applying appropriate tools and techniques, and recommending suitable solutions.
Evaluating business strategies and/or practices showing evidence of critical thinking.
Understanding the dynamics and evaluate the effectiveness of different organizational structures.
Applying skills and knowledge gained on change and change management.
Fully Online
Theoretical lectures(Lecture), Study time for Theoretical Lectures (Lecture), Case Study, Study time for final exam
No
Requires consent of instructor for non-departmental students
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Course Content
Evaluate your knowledge regarding the business management literature and answer the question: What is management? Debate why management must be understood within the context of organizations. Explain managerial paradoxes.Question the basics of the changing world of business.
Develop an answer to the question: What is a manager? Discuss why there is a need for managers. Explain the four traditional components of the overall management process. Identify three skills important for managers. Describe Mintzberg’s theory on managerial roles.
Review the origins of the management ideas and practice throughout history. Distinguish and criticize various schools of management thought. Evaluate the different perspectives of the key contributors of the management theory. Explain the basic ideas underlining the different managerial approaches.
Explain why decision making is an important component of good management.Distinguish between programmed and nonprogrammed decisions. Describe the rational, bounded rational and retrospective decision making models.
Recognize mechanisms you can resort to for developing an effective team.Question about some group concepts. Gain knowledge about group decision making process and advantages and disadvantages of it.
Explain how planning process proceeds.Define important factors should be considered in setting objectives. Evaluate different techniques you can use in planning. Analyze the distinct steps of controlling process. Understand various aspects of organization subject to control. Evaluate techniques used in controlling process.
Examine strategy formulation and implementation.Analyze how strategic management applies in different organizational levels.Evaluate different techniques used in strategic management.
Gain insight about learning organizations following Peter Senge's seminal book "The Fifth Discipline".
Distinguish different types of organizational structures.Analyze and evaluate basic elements of organizational structure.
Recognize contingency factors determining organizational structure.Examine the characteristics of mechanistic or organic tendency of organizational structure.
Evaluate the difference between managers and leaders.Examine different leadership styles and contingencies affecting their fit to the situation.
Understand key concepts of culture and analyze culture formation process. Read and interpret organizational culture.Evaluate organizational culture as a management tool.
Explain the causes of change and factors causing resistance to change.Examine the relative importance of forces driving and restraining change. Evaluate different strategies for reducing the impact of change and resistance to change.
1. Develop understanding of business operations from a system perspective with knowledge of management, marketing, finance, information systems and accounting.
2. Analyze the interrelatedness of market, economic, social and political trends, and their impact on a global environment.
3. Building ability to contribute during multidisciplinary and team-based problem-solving activities.
4. Understanding of the role of ethics in business decision-making and socially responsible behavior in general.
5. Tie theory to practice, maximizing performance from human, financial, physical and information capital.
6. Employ qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze and solve critical business problems.
7. Communicate effectively using advanced oral and written communication skills necessary for success in the business environment.
Any test, assignment, paper, or report submitted by you and that has your name on it is presumed to be your own original work that has not previously been submitted for credit in another course or has not been written partially or completely by another person. In all of your assignments, you may use words or ideas written by other individuals in publications, web sites, or other sources, but only with proper attribution as explained in your course. If you are not clear about the expectations for completing an assignment or taking a test or examination, be sure to seek clarification from your instructor. Finally, you should keep in mind that as a member of the campus community, you are expected to demonstrate integrity in all of your academic endeavors and will be evaluated on your own merits.. The consequences of cheating and academic dishonesty is a formal discipline punishment as regulated by the Turkish Higher Educational Council.
Educational Support for Disabled Students
If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and Bilgi Accessible Education Unit as early as possible in the term. Bilgi Accessible Education Unit will verify your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course. For more information, visit http://step.bilgi.edu.tr/en/ogrenci-destek-merkezi/bilgi-accessible-education-unit/
