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BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
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BMT
110W - Introduction
to Management
Four Quarter Hours
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| Prerequisites: None. This course is not open to students enrolled in the Ohio University College of Business. |
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| Course
Overview: The objective of this
course is to give you a basic understanding of what makes an effective manager and an effective organization. The course focuses on the important functions of different levels of management and their role in organizational effectiveness. |
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| Methods
of Course Instruction:
All material for this course is web-based. Instructor and students
communicate through e-mail. All assignments are submitted through
the course website. Examinations cannot be taken by e-mail. |
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| Textbooks
and Supplies:
ISBN 0324405715 Daft, Richard, and Dorothy Marcic, Understanding Management, 5th ed., Thomson South-Western, 2006
...available from EdMap's distance-learning online bookstore. | STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. | |
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| Technical Requirements: The following operating systems and browsers are fully tested and supported by Blackboard:
∙ Windows 2000 running Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.0.x
∙ Windows XP running Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.0.x
∙ Macintosh OS 10.3 running Internet Explorer 5.2 or Safari 1.2
Other combinations of operating systems and browsers may be compatible with Blackboard 6.3. However, they have not been fully tested so you may experience problems.
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| Number
of Lessons:
The course consists of eight lessons, including a midcourse
case study assignment and a supervised final examination. |
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| Types
of Writing Assignments: The course has nine lessons, including a midcourse case study assignment and a supervised final examination. |
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Examinations:
Lesson
5 is an analysis assignment, which requires you to analyze material presented in the textbook and answer 10 questions about it. This is an unsupervised assignment with no time limit. More specific information about the assignment is provided in Lesson 5.
Lesson
9 is a supervised final examination. It consists of 100-multiple choice questions covering all the material in the course. The questions are similar to those in the lesson writing assignments. You will have two hours to complete the examination, which must be taken without books, notes, or other supplementary materials.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take
your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange
to have their examinations proctored at another accredited
college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an
accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the
right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed
information about examination procedures will be included
with your enrollment material. Examinations
may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
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Grading
Criteria:
All
assignments are graded.
The
final grade is weighted as follows:
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Average
of lesson assignments
Midcourse Case Assignment
Final Examination |
=
50 percent
= 20 percent
= 30 percent |
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| Enrollment Information: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Five months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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