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Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Course Syllabus
PS Number: 80633 Semester: Spring Year: 2017
Faculty Name: Mark Wells Title: Professor
Course Prefix and Number: BAS 284 Course Credit Hours: 3
Course Prerequisites: BAS 160 and BAS 283, Prior Supervisory Experience, or Permission of Instructor
Course Title: Applied Management Skills
Catalog Course Description: A capstone course in which management theories and techniques are applied with an emphasis on the action-skills that managers need for success. Course topics include delegating, motivating employees, team building, conflict management, coaching, and managing change.
Instructor Contact Information:
Campus Location: Mayo Campus Building & Room: Building C—Office 118
Office Hours: See the “Office Hours” file under the “Syllabus & Office Hours” tab in Blackboard.
Office Phone Number: (606)788-2830 Alternate Number: N/A
Best Times to Call: During office hours scheduled at the Mayo Campus.
KCTCS Email: [email protected]
Special Instructions: Messages within the course are the preferred method of communication.
Supervisor Contact Information:
Name: Kelli Hall, Dean of Career Education and Workforce Development
Campus Location: Mayo Campus Building & Room: Building A—Office 101H
Office Phone Number: (606) 788-2896
KCTCS Email: [email protected]
Text and Supplies:
Daft & Marcic. Building Management Skills: An Action-First Approach, 1st edition with MindTap homework/learning platform. The homework platform and e-book were included as part of the tuition for the class. If you want to have an actual copy of the textbook, it is available at the bookstore for less than $27. The ISBN for this loose-leaf version of the textbook is: 9781305519398.
KCTCS General Education Competencies
Students should prepare for twenty-first century challenges by gaining: A. Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural worlds through study in the sciences
and mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts. Method to Achieve Competency: N/A
B. Intellectual and practical skills, including
inquiry and analysis
critical and creative thinking
written and oral communication
quantitative literacy
information literacy
teamwork and problem solving Method to Achieve Competency: N/A
C. Personal and social responsibility, including
civic knowledge and engagement (local and global)
intercultural knowledge and competence
ethical reasoning and action
foundations and skills for lifelong learning Method to Achieve Competency: N/A
D. Integrative and applied learning, including synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized skills. Method to Achieve Competency:
N/A
Course Specific Competencies (Student Outcomes):
Demonstrate the ability to give clear directions to others, improve group decision-making, and initiate actions.
Apply principles of delegation to determine what, when and how to delegate.
Identify methods that can be used to enable organizations to adapt to change.
Identify a variety of motivational techniques to improve individual and work-group performance.
Utilize delegation, feedback, and coaching to guide and foster the development of subordinate’s capabilities.
Identify and evaluate strategies for gaining influence within a group.
Identify sources of conflict and formulate strategies for managing conflicts.
Identify methods to use that facilitate the accomplishment of group tasks.
Demonstrate ability to conduct effective meetings to improve group decision making
Apply quality principles to management.
Lab Competencies (Student Outcomes): (Enter N/A if this does not apply.)
N/A
Course Outline:
Managing Yourself o Your Manager Strengths and Weaknesses o Learning About Yourself o Managing Yourself to Get Things Done o Creative Problem Solving o How Managers Communicate o Becoming an Ethical Manager
Managing Relationships o Motivating for Performance o Getting Things Done Through Networks, Relationships, and Soft Power o Developing People with Coaching, Delegation, and Deliberate Practice o Handling Difficult Conversations, Conflict, and Negotiation o Managing Your Boss
Managing Your Team o Managing Teams o Achieving Desired Outcomes: Getting the Right People and Managing Performance o Managing Cross-Culturally o Positive Leadership o Managing Personal and Organizational Change
Course Structure:
This course is an Internet course. Students will work on assignments and submit required materials via the Internet.
Technology/Media Component:
In the instructional process, this class will utilize the Internet for instruction and communication.
Service-Learning:
N/A
Course Requirements and Evaluation:
Three (3) exams @ 100 points each 300 points Sixteen (16) homework quizzes (non-timed) at 20 points each 320 points Sixteen (16) homework assignments at 10 points each 160 points Total Points Available 780 points
Grading Policy:
The scale below shows the relationship between your semester percent average and the letter grade you will receive. Slight deviations from this scale are possible if they seem advisable. A = 90% - 100% B = 80% - 89% C = 70% - 79% D = 60% - 69% E = Below 60%
Attendance Policy:
Since this is an Internet course, there is no attendance policy. However, assignments and exams will have due dates. It is recommended that students check the course several times weekly for announcements and updates.
Missed Exam Policy:
Since this is an Internet course, there is no attendance policy. However, assignments and exams will have due dates. It is recommended that students check the course several times weekly for announcements and updates.
Late Assignment Policy:
Assignments will not be accepted after the due date. However, the instructor reserves the right to extend due dates if necessary. The instructor also reserves the right to assess a late penalty on an assignment where the due date has been extended.
Withdrawal Policy:
A student may withdraw from this course from the last date that a student is eligible to drop a course without a grade, January 13, through mid-term, March 3, and receive a grade of “W”. After the mid-term date, the student must have the instructor’s permission to withdraw from the course. The last day that a student may withdraw with instructor permission and receive a grade of “W” is April 28. If a student decides to withdraw from the course, it is the student's responsibility to contact student services to make the necessary arrangements. Any student remaining on the instructor's roster at the end of the semester will receive a grade (A, B, C, D, or E) for the course. A student who is receiving financial aid needs to contact the financial aid office to discuss the effect that withdrawing from the course will have on the student’s financial aid.
Additional information can be found at the following site: http://www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu/en/Academics/Office_Hours_Schedules_and_Syllabi.aspx