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(BUSM 310) Principles of Management

Fundamentals of management emphasizing organizational leadership, human resource management, and teamwork. Topics include motivation, organizational structures, multicultural environments, decision-making, corporate responsibility, and organizational change.

Credit Hours 3.0 Lecture
Prerequisites BUSM 180
Offered Fall, Winter, Spring
Programs Accounting (BS), Business Education (BS), Business Management (BS), Hospitality and Tourism Management (BS), Human Resources Management Minor, Information Systems (BS), Organizational Leadership Minor, Public Management Minor

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Recognize the essential role a manager plays in an organization.
  • Define management and its four basic functions: planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
  • Gain practical skills required for a management role in areas such as decision making, strategic planning, communication, organizational change, motivation, and managing teams.
  • Know critical management and leadership theories and philosophies and how to apply them.
  • Define and apply tasks of human resources including performance management, talent development, and recruiting and hiring a diverse workforce.