An- Najah National University

Economics and Administrative Sciences

Principles of Management II Syllabus (51122)

Instructor: DR Rani Shahwan

Department of Business Administration
Contact Information: r.shahwan@najah.edu
Office: Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
Office Hours: MW 9:30-11

Course Overview:

This course is designed to complement and broaden the student’s knowledge about
the essential principles and concepts of management. During the course period the
student will be able to understand important concepts, such as social responsibility
and business ethics, strategic management, human resource management,
organizational behaviour, motivation, team’s management and other related topics.
This will help the student to learn the required skills to be a good manager and
leader.

Course Objectives:
 Clarify the importance of social responsibility and managerial ethics for
organization success.
 Understand the importance of strategic management, and explain the
strategic management process.
 Describe the process of interpersonal communication, and discuss how
information technology affects organizations.
 Discuss the human resource management process, and explain the importance
of it on the organizations success.
 Define organization change, managing change, and innovation.
 Describe the concept of organizational behaviour, focusing on the five
employee behaviour that managers need to explain, predict, and influence.

COURSE MATERIALS

 Text book: Robbins, S.P. and Coulter, M., 2018. Management 14E.

Pearson Education. UK.

 Lecture notes, and case studies.

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 O U T LI N E
This is an approximate schedule of topics to be covered.

Week Topic Chapter

Social Responsibility and

1+2+3 5
Managerial Ethics
4+5 Managing Change 6
6+7 Strategic Planning 9
First Exam
Fostering
6+7 10
Entrepreneurship
8+9 Organizing around Teams 12

Second Exam

10+11 Leadership 16

12+13 Motivation 17
Controlling Activities and
14+15 18
Operations
Final Exam

Class Participation
Your class participation will be determined by your attendance, your preparation for
each class, and the extent to which you contribute to the group’s learning during each
class session. I will emphasize the quality of participation (i.e., comments that
demonstrate the understanding of the topic, reading, or other material being
discussed) more heavily than the quantity of participation. The objective of
participating is to share knowledge and insights that enhance the overall learning.
The best way to prepare for class is by reading, thinking about, and attempting to
apply the course materials outside of class.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

The final grade will be assigned according to the following:

First exam 20%
Second exam 20%
Final exam 40%
Homework and class participation 20%