Week 1 EL Getting Engaged
ADMS
101
0
EXPLORING THE FUNCTIONS OF BUSINESS
TODAY
Eytan
Lasry,
Atkinson
232,
416.736.2100
eytan@yorku.ca
x.
22878,
Agenda
• About me
• About the course
• Intro to critical thinking
About me About the a.k.a. Syllabus
Course outline
Course
• Survey of the functions of business description – Accounting, Finance, Strategy, OB/HR,
Operations…
• Critical discourse about:
– Management & sub-disciplines
– Current & future business challenges
• Course readings
– Pair “classic” management articles with
“alternates”
• Current affairs
– Practical application to real issues
Course
• You will be challenged!! description – Develop, articulate, support your own thinking in relation to contemporary business issues
• Why??
– Prepare you to succeed in the program
Learning objectives • By the end of this course you should be able to:
– Describe the scope and central concepts of management and the functional domains of business
– Identify and analyze the interplay of key economic, social, and environmental trends facing business, and their implications for different functional areas
– Critically analyze management texts and be able to describe and formulate alternative perspectives on a given management issue
– Write a clear and persuasive argument to support a chosen position or course of action
– Identify management area(s) and issues that are of particular interest in relation to upper level course concentration Course readings
1. Dyer, L. (2006). Critical Thinking for
Business Students, 2e. Captus Press.
Where do I get it?
– York Bookstore
– Online retailers(?)
Course readings 2. Articles & book chapters
(see course calendar)
Where do I get them?
– Option 1: DIY
– Option 2: Pay for service
Course website • Moodle…
MOODLE & COURSE READINGS
spotlight on
Y -life
Course evaluation Writing assignments
20%
100%
Midterm exam
25%
Group presentation
20%
Final exam
35%
(25% of course grade)
Midterm
exam
• Closed-book; Material from
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•
•
•
101
0
EXPLORING THE FUNCTIONS OF BUSINESS
TODAY
Eytan
Lasry,
Atkinson
232,
416.736.2100
eytan@yorku.ca
x.
22878,
Agenda
• About me
• About the course
• Intro to critical thinking
About me About the a.k.a. Syllabus
Course outline
Course
• Survey of the functions of business description – Accounting, Finance, Strategy, OB/HR,
Operations…
• Critical discourse about:
– Management & sub-disciplines
– Current & future business challenges
• Course readings
– Pair “classic” management articles with
“alternates”
• Current affairs
– Practical application to real issues
Course
• You will be challenged!! description – Develop, articulate, support your own thinking in relation to contemporary business issues
• Why??
– Prepare you to succeed in the program
Learning objectives • By the end of this course you should be able to:
– Describe the scope and central concepts of management and the functional domains of business
– Identify and analyze the interplay of key economic, social, and environmental trends facing business, and their implications for different functional areas
– Critically analyze management texts and be able to describe and formulate alternative perspectives on a given management issue
– Write a clear and persuasive argument to support a chosen position or course of action
– Identify management area(s) and issues that are of particular interest in relation to upper level course concentration Course readings
1. Dyer, L. (2006). Critical Thinking for
Business Students, 2e. Captus Press.
Where do I get it?
– York Bookstore
– Online retailers(?)
Course readings 2. Articles & book chapters
(see course calendar)
Where do I get them?
– Option 1: DIY
– Option 2: Pay for service
Course website • Moodle…
MOODLE & COURSE READINGS
spotlight on
Y -life
Course evaluation Writing assignments
20%
100%
Midterm exam
25%
Group presentation
20%
Final exam
35%
(25% of course grade)
Midterm
exam
• Closed-book; Material from
•
•
•
•