MGMT 502 MANAGEMENT

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MGMT 502 Management

About the Course

This course is designed to be an overview of the major functions of management. Emphasis is
on planning, organizing, controlling, directing, and communicating.

Who Needs This Course?

Graduate students:
- MBA, MSA
This course may also be taken by
- Business professionals for continuing education
- Business professionals as a non-degree course for professional development
- Graduate students of other schools as transfer credit

Time Investment

The time commitment for this course is approximately 60 hours. This breaks down into 2 hours
of reading/watching, 3 hours of assignments (forum discussions, case studies, skills
development assignment), and 1 hour of being quizzed, over the regular 9 units or weeks. Over
the final week, the student will also take a 6-hour final exam.

Course Outcomes

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

Understand the role of the manager performing his/her managerial skills in the
workplace.
Apply a suitable managerial decision- making style, approaches, and process
Recognize the management challenges of today’s workplace – organizational culture,
diversity, globalization, social responsibility/ ethics, and change.
Undertake planning, goal setting, strategizing, and entrepreneurial thinking as critical
managerial functions.
Create effective organizational designs for high performance.
Manage effectively work teams and human resources.
Provide effective leadership through effective interpersonal communication, organizational
behavior, and motivation.
Implement structured control of operations and activities through effective performance
management processes.

Topics to Cover

Week 1

Managers and You in the Workplace
Making Decisions

Week 2

Influence of the External Environment and the Organization’s Culture
Managing in a Global Environment

Week 3

Managing Diversity
Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics

Week 4

Managing Change and Disruptive Innovation
Foundations of Planning

Week 5

Managing Strategy
Entrepreneurial Ventures

Week 6

Designing Organizational Structure
Managing Human Resources

Week 7

Managing Groups and Teams
Managing Communication

Week 8

Understanding and Managing Individual Behavior
Motivating Employees

Week 9

Being an Effective Leader
Monitoring and Controlling

Facilitator

NATASHA NANGOY-SINAGA, PhD

Dr. Natasha Nangoy-Sinaga is an assistant professor of the Business Department of the Graduate School at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS). She teaches Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, and Management. Her research interests include focusing on utilizing qualitative methods to uncover issues related to women in the workplace, work-life balance, talent management, and coping with abrupt change. She is originally from Indonesia but has lived in the Philippines for almost half of her life. In her spare time, she enjoys flower arranging and crafting with her daughter.

Developers

DAVID LUMOWA, PhD

Dr. David Lumowa is an assistant professor of the Business Department of the Graduate School at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies. He teaches Financial Risk Management, Advanced Corporate Finance, and Entrepreneurship. He is a certified Broker, Underwriter, and Investment Manager. He holds a Master of Commerce in Applied Finance at the University of Queensland, Australia, and a PhD in Business at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, Philippines. He has been teaching business courses in the field of finance for nearly 20 years.

He is passionate about research. He is the CFO of the Asian Qualitative Research Association (AQRA), and a committee member of the Asia Pacific Research Center (APRC). He loves diving and is a Certified Rescue Diver (CMAS-3) and a Certified Dive Master (CMAS-4).

ANUP DOMINIC, PhD Candidate

Anup Dominic is presently an on-campus full-time doctoral student at AIIAS, pursuing an emphasis in business marketing. He holds a master’s in business administration from the University of Wollongong in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2018) and a Bachelor of Science in finance from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. His career that spanning over 15 years, was primarily in Sales and Marketing at several prominent companies in Dubai, UAE, representing the industries of automotive, banking, construction, consultancy, digital, publishing, and event media.