Republic of the Philippines

Zamboanga Peninsula Region

PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE
Pagadian City

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
COURSE CODE : IS 107
COURSE TITLE : FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
UNIT CREDIT : 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITE : NONE
CO-REQUISITE : NONE
INSTRUCTOR IN CHARGE : HAROLD JAY A. ORDENIZA
haordeniza@up.edu.ph
+639392295925
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the concepts, theories and principles of Business Management.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course the students should be able to:

 Identify and explain the business management theories, concepts, and principles;

 Develop students’ skills in interpreting and integrating these theories and concepts into real

life-scenarios/context;

 Enhance the students’ analytical abilities towards issues and problems affecting business

organization and enable them to offer solutions/options;

 Employ the critical role of Information Technology in a business; and

 Demonstrate methods for how to plan, incorporate innovation and build strategies for

business and management with the help of Information Technology.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

EXAMINATIONS . . . . . 30%
QUIZZES . . . . . . . 15%
REPORTING . . . . . . . 25%
COURSE PAPER/CASE STUDIES/ ASSIGNMENTS . . 20%
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION . . . . 10%
100%

1 | Course Syllabus prepared for Second Semester of Academic Year 2019-2020, ZDSPGC
 Measures/Assessments/
Week Subject Matter Learning Objectives Activities/Methodologies Materials Needed
Evaluations

A. Orientation, Setting Objectives,

Requirements, Surfacing and
Leveling of Expectations for the
Subject To discuss and level off
Week 1
with the students’ course
B. The Management Concepts &
Processes requirements.
 Lecture
 Overhead projector  Recitation
 The Organization  Discussions
Facilitate the identification  Board marker  Sharing of ideas
 The Manager  Slide presentations
and discussion of the basic
 The Management Process
concepts of management
 Functions of Management
and organization.
Week 2  Managerial Roles and Activities
 Essential Managerial Skills
 Working Today: Challenges
Week 3 C. Evolution of Management Thought To increase/provide  Lecture  Overhead projector  Recitation
 Classical Management knowledge of the students  Discussions  Board marker  Sharing of ideas
 Approaches on the topics through the  Slide presentations  Quiz
 Behavioral Management identification and  Small Group Tasks  Group Outputs

 Approaches discussion of the basic

 Modern Management concepts of management

 Foundations on the context of historical

perspective.

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 D. External Environment and
Organizational Culture
 The General Macro-Environment
o Economic Conditions
Week 4
o Legal Political conditions
o Socio-Cultural Conditions
o Technological Conditions
o Natural Environments
 The Tasks/Specific Environment
o Stakeholders
o Competitive Advantage
o Uncertainty, complexity &
Week 5
change
 Environment and Innovation
o Types of Innovation
o Innovation Process
Week 6  Environment and Sustainability
o Sustainable Development
o Sustainable Business
o Sustainability Goals,
Measurement and Reporting
o Human Sustainability
 Cultural Diversity and
International Management
o International Management
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To increase/provide  Overhead projector
 Lecture
knowledge of the students  Board marker
 Discussions  Recitation
on the topics through the  Paper
 Slide presentations  Sharing of ideas
identification and  Pentelpens
 Small Group Tasks  Quiz/Long Exam
discussion of the  Reading
 AVP  Group Outputs
organizational Materials/Handout/
 Sharing of Ideas
environment. Reference
To increase/provide
knowledge of the students
 Overhead projector
by identifying and
 Lecture  Board marker
articulating the concepts of  Recitation
 Discussions  Paper
stakeholders and  Sharing of ideas
 Slide presentations  Pentelpens
organizational  Quiz/Long Exam
 Small Group Tasks  Reading
environments and the  Group Outputs
 AVP Materials/Handout/
concepts of innovations;
Reference
identify and explain the
concepts of sustainability.
To increase/provide  Lecture  Overhead projector  Recitation
knowledge of the students  Discussions  Board marker  Sharing of ideas
by identifying and  Slide presentations  Paper  Quiz
articulating the concepts of  Small Group Tasks  Pentelpens  Group Outputs
sustainability and cultural  Case Analysis  Reading
diversity and international  AVP Materials/Handout/
 o Challenges facing the Global
Managerial Worker
o Methods and Entry to the
World Markets
management in the
o Success Factors in the Global
o Market .c`ontext of business  Sharing of Ideas Reference
o The scope, competitive
management.
advantage, potential problems
of Managing Diversity
o Organizational Practices to
Encourage Diversity
Week 7 E. Fundamentals of Planning To increase/provide  Lecture  Overhead projector  Recitation
 Why and How Managers Plan
knowledge of the students  Discussions  Board marker  Sharing of ideas
o Importance of Planning
o The Planning Process on concepts and processes  Slide presentations  Paper  Quiz/Long Exam
o Benefits of Planning of Planning  Small Group Tasks  Pentelpens  Group Outputs
o Planning and Time
o Management  Case Analysis  Reading  Simulation
 Types of plans To develop skills and right  AVP Materials/Handout/
 Planning Tools and techniques
 Implementing Plans attitudes in the preparation  Sharing of Ideas/Reporting Reference
o Goal Setting of planning
o Goal alignment
o Participation and involvement
 Strategic Planning and To increase/provide
Management
knowledge of the students
o Strategic Management
o Essentials of Strategic on concepts and processes
Management
of decision making
o Corporate Level Strategy
Formulation
o Business-Level Strategy To develop skills and right
Formulation
 Strategy Implementation attitudes for decision
 Concepts of Communication making
 Concepts of Decision Making

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 o Concepts of decision making
o Decision Making Process
o Programmed and Non-Program
Decisions
o Bounded Rationality and
o Influences in Decision Making
o Group Solving Problem and
Decision Making
o Creativity, Innovations in
Managerial Work
o Issues in Managerial
o Decision Making

F. The Fundamentals of Organizing

 Organizing as Management
Function
o Formal structure
o Informal structure
 The Organizational Structure
o Functional structure
o Divisional structure
o Informal structure
Week 8
 Horizontal organizational
Structure
o Team structure
o Network structure
o Boundary-less structure
 Organizational Designs
o Contingency
o Mechanistic and organic
o Trends in organizational design
Week 9 G. Organizational Dynamics (Change) and
Development
 Basic Concepts of HRM
o HRM planning
o HR Development
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To increase/provide
knowledge of the students
 Overhead projector
on the concepts and  Lecture
 Board marker  Recitation
frameworks of organizing  Discussions
 Paper  Sharing of ideas
 Slide presentations
 Pentelpens  Quiz
To increase knowledge of  Small Group Tasks
 Reading  Group Outputs
students by identifying and  AVP
Materials/Handout/
explaining the concepts  Sharing of Ideas/Reporting
Reference
and frameworks in
organizational designs
To increase/provide  Lecture  Overhead projector  Recitation
knowledge of the students  Discussions  Board marker  Sharing of ideas
on the topics HRM by  Slide presentations  Paper  Quiz
identifying and explaining  Small Group Tasks  Pentelpens  Group Outputs
 o Maintaining quality workforce
 Organizational Culture
 Organizational Change
H. Leading as Function of Management
 Basic Concepts of Leaderships
o Leaderships and Behavior
o Contingency Approaches to
Leadership
 Fielders Leadership model
 Heresy-Blanchard
Situational
 Path-Goal Model/Theory
 Leader-Member Exchange
Week 10 Theory
 Leader-Participation Model
o Personal Leadership
Development
 Charismatic and
Transformational
 Emotional and Intelligence
 Gender and Leadership
 Moral Leadership
 Druckers Model of
Leadership
Week 11 I. Controlling
 Basic Concepts of controlling
 Controlling and other
Management functions
 Types and strategies of Control
 Steps in the control process
 Non-Budgetary Control
Techniques
 Budget and Budgetary Control
Techniques
 Managing Cash Flow and
CostCutting
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 AVP  Reading
the concepts of HRM.  Sharing of Ideas Materials/Handout/
 Simulation Reference
To increase/provide
knowledge of the students
 Reporting and class/group
on the topics related to  Overhead projector  Feedback/group
discussion
Leadership in the context  Case Materials assessment
 Case analysis and sharing of
of management by  Reading  Class/group reaction
ideas/insights
identifying the theories and Materials/Handout/ and synthesis
 Simulation on the use of
concepts and the Reference  Quiz
monitoring and control tools
personages that
contributed such theories.
To increase/provide  Reporting and class/group  Overhead projector  Feedback/group
knowledge of the students discussion  PowerPoint assessment
on the topics related to
 Case analysis and sharing of Presentation  Class/group reaction
controlling in the context
of management by ideas/insights  Reading and synthesis
identifying the theories, Materials/Handout/  Course paper and
concepts and the processes
Reference reaction papers
involved;
To enhance the skill of
students in monitoring and
evaluation in the context of
  Non-Traditional Measures
ofFinancial Performance business operation and
 Information System and Control management.
 Characteristics of Effective Control
 Overhead projector  Feedback/group
To facilitate the  Reporting and class/group  PowerPoint assessment
articulation, critical analysis discussion Presentation  Class/group reaction
Week 12 J. Paper Reporting and Class Discussion of students on knowledge
learned and application of  Case analysis and sharing of  Reading and synthesis
skills developed. ideas/insights Materials/Handout/  Course paper and
Reference reaction papers
To contextualize and align
learnings of students in the  Overhead projector
 Feedback/group
context of theories and  PowerPoint
concepts of Business  Class discussion assessment
K. Wrap up, Summary and Synthesis, Presentation
Week 13 Management  Question and answers, group  Class/group reaction
Final Examination  Reading
analysis and synthesis and synthesis
To evaluate the learning Materials/Handout/
 Final Exam
and knowledge gained by Reference
the student

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