MSOM301 CWWSp2015 2 
Spring 2015 Syllabus: MSOM 301- 002- Managing People & Organizations
Course Instructor: Cheryl Wood, Ph.D.
Class: Tuesday, Thursday, 7:30am-8:45am
CRN#: 10983
Location: Innovation Hall, 204
Dates: January 20 to May 13, 2014 (no class 3/10 & 3/12).
Office Hours: By appointment
Contact Information: cwood9@gmu.edu
Cell: 703-407-6378 (no texting, please!)
Website: Blackboard
Textbook: Rue, L.W., & Byers, L.L. (2013). Management: Skills and Applications, (14th ed). NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Catalogue course description
Managing People and Organizations introduces key issues in management, organization behavior, and human resource management. Special attention is paid to best practices used by effective managers.
Course prerequisites
Prior to beginning the minor in business, students must have completed 29 credit hours (sophomore standing). Completion of Economics 103 is strongly preferred but not required.
Course Learning Objectives
This course will provide you with management skills as well as knowledge. This course is aimed at providing a conceptual and applied understanding of how to effectively manage and lead people to accomplish organizational goals that are aligned with the needs of stakeholders and the external environment. We will explore a variety of topics that include: (a) understanding contemporary management environments; (b) developing management skills which transfer across various organizational situations; and (c) five management functions: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling.
Although many management concepts and best practices can be effective across industries and organizations, the context (place/situation) where management occurs has implications for what constitutes effectiveness. We will review both general, effective management principles and contextual factors that may affect how management is carried out in a variety of common contexts. We will consider principles and best practices from
Course Instructor: Cheryl Wood, Ph.D.
Class: Tuesday, Thursday, 7:30am-8:45am
CRN#: 10983
Location: Innovation Hall, 204
Dates: January 20 to May 13, 2014 (no class 3/10 & 3/12).
Office Hours: By appointment
Contact Information: cwood9@gmu.edu
Cell: 703-407-6378 (no texting, please!)
Website: Blackboard
Textbook: Rue, L.W., & Byers, L.L. (2013). Management: Skills and Applications, (14th ed). NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Catalogue course description
Managing People and Organizations introduces key issues in management, organization behavior, and human resource management. Special attention is paid to best practices used by effective managers.
Course prerequisites
Prior to beginning the minor in business, students must have completed 29 credit hours (sophomore standing). Completion of Economics 103 is strongly preferred but not required.
Course Learning Objectives
This course will provide you with management skills as well as knowledge. This course is aimed at providing a conceptual and applied understanding of how to effectively manage and lead people to accomplish organizational goals that are aligned with the needs of stakeholders and the external environment. We will explore a variety of topics that include: (a) understanding contemporary management environments; (b) developing management skills which transfer across various organizational situations; and (c) five management functions: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling.
Although many management concepts and best practices can be effective across industries and organizations, the context (place/situation) where management occurs has implications for what constitutes effectiveness. We will review both general, effective management principles and contextual factors that may affect how management is carried out in a variety of common contexts. We will consider principles and best practices from