《Management》Syllabus
Course Number: 2110010801
Course Name: Management
Instructors: Fan Zhiyong
Required Text: Management Writing Group. Beijing: Higher Education Press, 2019.
Course Description: Management is the basic and core course of business administration majors, and as a pilot course, it lays a theoretical foundation and thinking paradigm for other subsequent courses. The course includes Introduction to Management, Historical Evolution of Chinese and Western Management Thought and Theory, Decision-making, Planning, Organization, Leadership, Control, Innovation, etc. Through the study of this course, students will be familiar with the theoretical system of management, master the basic concepts and basic methods of management, update management concepts, enrich management literacy, understand the latest development trends of management, and be able to use the basic concepts, basic principles and basic methods of management to analyze and explain management phenomena and management activities, and then find and solve management problems.
Credits/Teaching Hours
This course covers an overview of the basic areas of business: (3 credits/48 lecture hours)
Chapter 1 Management Challenges 3 Teaching Hours
Section 1 Basic Concepts of Management
Section 2 Management Functions and Processes
Section 3 Roles and Skills of Managers
Section 4 Basic Principles and Methods of Management
Section 5 Historical Background of Management Activities
Chapter 2 The Evolution of Management Thought 5 Teaching Hours
Section 1 Traditional Chinese Management Thought
Section 2 Classical Management Theory
Section 3 Modern Management Theory
Chapter III: Decision-making 5 Teaching Hours
Section 1 Decision-Making and Decision-Making Process
Section 2: Environmental Analysis
Section 3: Decision-making methods
Section 4: Implementation of Decisions
Chapter 4 Objectives and Plans 3 Teaching Hours
Section 1 Meaning and Types of Objectives and Plans
Section 2 Preparation of Objectives and Plans
Chapter 5 Implementation of the Plan 2 Teaching Hours
Section 1: Management by Objectives
Section 2: Budget Management
Section 3 PDCA
Chapter 6 Organizational Design 5 Teaching Hours
Section 1 Overview of Organizational Design
Section 2: Organizational Hierarchy and Departmentalization
Section 3 Organizational Structure
Chapter 7 Staffing 3 Teaching Hours
Section 1 Tasks, Work Content and Principles of Staffing
Section 2: Personnel Selection and Hiring
Section 3: Personnel Performance Evaluation
Section 4: Personnel Training and Development
Chapter 8 Organizational Change and Organizational Culture 2 Teaching Hours
Section 1: Organizational Change
Section 2 The Composition and Function of Organizational Culture
Section 3: Organizational Culture Formation
Chapter 9 Leadership Theory 5 Teaching Hours
Section 1: Leaders and Managers
Section 2: Leadership Trait Theory
Section 3: Leadership Behavior Theory
Section 4: Leadership Contingency Theory
Section 5: New Developments in Leadership Theory
Chapter 10 Incentives 3 Teaching Hours
Section 1: Basis of Incentives
Section 2: Motivation Theory
Section 3: Incentive Methods
Chapter 11 Communication 2 Teaching Hours
Section 1: Communication and Types of Communication
Section 2: Communication Barriers and Their Overcoming
Section 3: Conflict Management
Chapter 12 Team Management 2 Teaching Hours
Section 1 Team Overview
Section 2 Team Spirit
Section 3 Team Building
Section 4 Team Communication and Motivation
Chapter 13 Types and Processes of Control 3 Teaching Hours
Section 1: The Connotation and Principles of Control
Section 2 Types of Control
Section 3 The Process of Control
Chapter 14 Methods and Techniques of Control 3 Teaching Hours
Section 1: Hierarchical Control, Market Control, and Group Control
Section 2 Quality Control Methods
Section 3: Information Technology for Management and Control
Chapter 15 Innovation 2 Teaching Hours
Section 1: Innovation Functions of Organizational Management
Section 2 Types and Content of Management Innovation
Section 3 The Process and Management of Innovation
Section 4 Innovation and Learning Organization
Total (Instructional Hours) 48
Summary of UG CPC Topics Covered in this Course: (48Teaching hours)
a. | Marketing | 2Teaching Hours |
b. | Business Finance | 0 |
c. | Accounting | 0 |
d. | Management | 30Teaching Hours |
e. | Legal Environment of Business | 2Teaching Hours |
f. | Economics | 2Teaching Hours |
g. | Business Ethics | 2Teaching Hours |
h. | Global Dimensions of Business | 2Teaching Hours |
i. | Business Communications | 2Teaching Hours |
j. | Information Systems | 2Teaching Hours |
k. | Quantitative Techniques/Statistics | 0 |
l. | Business Policies | 4Teaching Hours |
m. | Integrating Experience | 0 |
| Total Number of Teaching Hours Covering CPC | 48Teaching Hours |
