Course Code MGMT 211
Course Title Introduction to Management
Program BA Degree in Management
Credit Hours 3
Course Description This course focuses on the basic concepts and principles of management, the
functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling, and their
relationships to key issues in management practices, such as leadership and
motivation. Decision making and effective communication are also discussed.
Course Objective This course enables the students to:
Define the term management, basic concepts and principles of
management.
Explain the general overview of management in relation to its importance,
roles, skills and universality
Acquire sound understanding of the nature and practice of management.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of basic concepts of management
functions.
Prerequisites No pre-requisites
Delivery Time
Status of the Course Support
Teaching and Learning Lecture method, Case studies,
Methods
Attendance Requirements 80 % and above to sit for the Final Examination
Evaluation Scheme Continuous Assessment – 50% and Final Exam – 50%
COURSE OUTLINE
CHAPTER- ONE - FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT
1.1. Definition of Management
1.2. Significance of Management
1.3. Managerial Functions an Overview
1.4. Levels of Management and Types of Managers
1.5. Managerial Roles and Skills
1.6. Universality of Management
1.7. Is Management an art, Science, or profession?
CHAPTER TWO - THE PLANNING FUNCTION
2.1. Concepts and Need for planning
2.2. Types of plans
2.3. Planning process
2.4. Objectives
2.5. Planning Techniques
CHAPTER THREE- DESCISION MAKING
3.1. Meaning of decision making
3.2. Rational decision making process
3.3. Types (programmed and non -programmed decisions).
CHAPTER FOUR - THE ORGANIZING FUNCTION
4.1. Concept of organizing and organization
4.2. Formal and Informal Organization
4.3. Organization chart
4.4. Departmentalization: Meaning and Bases
4.5. Span of Management
4.6. Authority and power: source of power
4.6. Line and staff authority
4.7. Delegation, centralization and decentralization
CHAPTER FIVE - STAFFING AN ORGANIZATION
5.1. The procurement function
5.2. Training and development function
5.3. Maintenance and utilization
5.4. Separation
CHAPTER SIX-THE LEADING FUNCTION
6.1. Meaning and the need for leadership
6.2. Concept and meanings of Leadership theories
6.3. Concept and meaning of Leadership Styles
6.4. Motivation
6.4.1. The concept of motivation
6.4.2. Theories of motivation
6.4.2.1. Carrot and stick approach
6.4.2.2. Need hierarchy
6.4.2.3. Herzberg’s theory
6.5. Concept and meaning of communication
CHAPTER SEVEN- THE CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS
7.1. Meaning and need for control
7.2. Control process
7.3. Types of control
7.4. Techniques of control
7.5. Effective control system
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George R. Terry and Stephen G. Franklin, “Principles of management”, All India Traveller book
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New york, 1980.
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