AIRUNIVERSITY

Spring 2018

Faculty of Administrative Sciences

Department of Business Administration

Course Information
Course Title: Principles of Management
Class: BSAF-1 Lab (Not Required)
Credit Hrs: 3 Hours
Prerequisites For this Course: None
This course is prerequisite for: Business Ethics
Instructor: Ifrah Munir
E-mail: if.munir@gmail.com Address: China Block, Faculty Room pf02
Web: http://www.au.edu.pk Office Hours: 08:30 - 16:30 Hrs.
Tel:
Text Book: Management, 10thhEdition by Stephen P. Robbins ,Mary Coulter& Neharika Vohra
Course Outline:

This course is designed to give students the basic understanding of the global management
theories and practices. This course will teach different managerial skills which will enable our
students to become more effective and enhance their knowledge and understanding of the
functions in an organization. The global perspective of management is emphasized in each
chapter, which deals exclusively with important global issues in management.
Teaching Methodology:
Incorporating an array of teaching strategies that support intellectual engagement, connectedness
to the wider world, supportive classroom environments, and recognition of difference, will be
implemented across all key topics and subject areas. Effective pedagogical practices such as
interactive discussion and class room participation will promote the wellbeing of students,
teachers and the school community - it will improve students' and teachers' confidence and
contributes to their sense of purpose for being at school. Among the teaching techniques are:
reading ahead of class, coming prepared to deliver the lecture for additional marks, presentations,
case studies, team building and team work are a few techniques which will enable students to
understand the real world better.
Lecture Plan:

Week Topic Cases Quizzes/Assignments

1 Introduction to Management & Organization
o What is Management?
o Who are managers? Quiz # 1
Groups
o What managers do? Assignment #1
Formation
o Changing dynamics of manager’s Brief
role
o Introduction to organizations
2 Organization culture and environment Assignment #1
o What is organization culture? Submission
o How employees learn culture? Case let discussion
o Organizational cultural issues
3 Managing in a global environment
o Who owns what?
CHINA'S TRADE Quiz # 2
o Global perspective DISPUTES
o How organizations go
international?
4 Managers as decision makers
o Decision making process GVM EXPLORATION Assignment #2
o Managers making decisions LIMITED Brief
o Making decisions rationality
5 Foundations of planning
o What is planning? STRATEGIC
o Why do managers plan? PLANNING AT
o Planning and performance APPLE INC.
o Goals and plans
6 Strategic management
o Strategic management Quiz # 3
o Strategic management important? Assignment #2
o External analysis Submission
o Internal analysis

7 Organization structure and design

o Designing
o Centralization vs. BEIJING EAPS Quiz # 4
Decentralization CONSULTING INC.
o Span of control
o Formalization
8 MID TERM EXAM

9 Empowerment and Decentralization

o Authority and Power Assignment #3
o Decentralization Brief
o Delegation of Authority
10 Managing human resource
o Why HRM is imp? STAFFING WAL-
o Factors affecting HRM MART STORES, INC.
o HR planning (A)
o Recruitment
11 Understanding individual behavior
o Goals of individual behavior Quiz # 5
o Job involvement Assignment #3
o Organization commitment Submission
o Personality
12 Managing Change
o Process and training.
Assignment #4
o On Job Training.
Brief
o Organizational Development.
o Learning organization
13 Motivating Employees
o Needs theory Quiz # 6
o Equity and goal setting theory KYLE EVANS AT Assignment #4
RUFFIAN APPAREL:
o Motivation hygiene theory STAFFING A RETAIL Submission
o Expectancy Theory ESTABLISHMENT
o ERG Theory
o Reinforcement Theory
14 Project Presentations
15 Revision Session
16 FINAL EXAM
 Learning outcomes:
As one of many methods of assuring that the goals of our educational mission are
successfully met, I regularly and systematically engage in the assessment of a variety
of competencies. Some of the learning outcomes are written bellow for our students to
have acquired after the completion of the course.
1. The ability to do a self-analysis in the context of management
2. To be able to create an appropriate business model for his/her firm.
3. Develop a comprehensive business plan which will likely bring
success to the organization.
4. Acquire effective written and oral communication skills.
5. To be able to analyze the global business environment.
6. Analyze the local business environment.
7. Use critical thinking in solving problems as managers
8. Use ethics and morals in achieving business goals.
Grading and General Course Policies:
The grading will be done as per the policy of the university, however, the final grade for the course will be
determined based on the total points accumulated in the below areas with following weights:

Final Examination 40%

Midterm 30%
Quiz 5%
Assignments 5%
Class Participation/Case Studies 10%
Project 10%

Students will be assigned a team project related to the important issues of the subject. Moreover, the
students will visit at least one big organization and will write a report.
Course Objectives:

Students will learn these methodologies through class activities, assignments, industry visits
and research papers.

Note:-
1. Request for change in the deadlines of various class activities and the term
projects/presentations will not be entertained.
2. Each course will include the following:
a. At least 6 quizzes, all carrying equal weight age. Three quizzes will be
announced and others unannounced. There will be no retake of missed
quizzes.
b. Assignment: On the discretion of the faculty member/ course
requirement.
c. There will be group/ individual presentations depending on the nature
of assignments/project.