COURSE SYLLABUS

IE 423 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS (3-0) 3

Catalog Data:

Organization and management theories. Design of organization structures and procedures. Analysis and design of resource planning and control. Technology in management. Basic skills for planning, decision-making, communication, leadership and controlling. Introduction to change and reorganization. Concepts of managing in an e-business world. Managerial ethics.

Textbook:

Robbins S.P., and DeCenzo, D.A., Fundamentals of Management, 3rd edition, Prentice-Hall, 2001.

References:

· Narayanan, V.K. and Nath R., Organization Theory: A Strategic Approach, Irwin, 1993.

· Minzberg, H., Structures in Fives:Designing Effective Organizations, Prentice Hall, 1983.

· Dubrin A.J., Ireland R. D., and Williams, J. F., Management and Organizations, South-Western Publishing Co., 1989.

· Robbins, S.P., and D.A. DeCenzo, Fundamentals of Management, Prentice-Hall, 1998.

· Gray, S., Organizational Behaviour: Concepts and Applications, 4th edition, Merill Publishing Co., 1988.

Prerequisites by Topic:

Fundamental knowledge of computer software.

Method for Assessing Student Knowledge of Prerequisite Topics:

None.

Goals:

This course is designed to provide the student with a working knowledge of the essential principles and concepts of management theory and practice. It is structured to develop a concise framework inter-relating the major business disciplines and a comprehensive perspective to organize additional study in management. Practical applications of the manager’s role in planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling are demonstrated and explored.

Objectives:

· To give a broad picture about management functions and changing forces in its environment.

· To enable students acquire basic skills for planning and decision making.

· To let students gain organizational structure analysis and design skills.

· To demonstrate human core of management, emphasizing entrepreneurship, leadership, teamwork, communication and human resource management dimensions.

· To exhibit managerial control concept.

Topics:

1. Introduction to organization and management (1 week)

2. Organizational design (1 week)

3. Organization and management in manufacturing and service business (1 week)

4. Organizational resources: people and other (1 week)

5. Technology and operations (1 week)

6. Organizational processes (decision-making, planning, communication, leadership, controlling) (5 weeks)

7. Organizational change and innovation (2 weeks)

8. Managing in an E-Business world (2/3 weeks)

9. The role of the industrial engineer in management (2/3 weeks)

10. Management ethics (2/3 weeks)

Computer Usage:

Business Simulation games, web-based assignments.

Laboratory Projects:

None.

Contribution to Professional Component:

1. Mathematics or Basic Science 0 credits

2. Engineering Science or Design 3 credits

3. General Education 0 credits