1 GRADUATE SCHOOL Course No.

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Dean’s Information
MBA Management 1
720
General Objectives Instructor’s Information:

This course welcomes the professional students to the fast-changing Yuri Walter D. Akiate, DBA, PhD
world of management. The course invites the MBA students into a
journey of the four managerial functions: (a) planning, (b) organizing, (c) Professor V, Don Honorio Ventura State University
directing, and (d) controlling. The course aims to provide students with Adjunct Professor, Philippine Christian University
the basic managerial knowledge necessary for graduate students. The ywakiate@gmail.com/ ywakiate620@dhvsu.edu.ph
course focuses on providing students with analytical, developmental,
managerial and technical skills that relate to managerial positions in
organizations.
Topics Reporters Enrichment Assessmen Time
Activities t Tools Frame
I. Foundations of Management and Organizations Lecture; Interactive
1. Why Are Managers Important? Powerpoint Discussions; Case
2. Where Are Managers and Where Do They Work? Presentation Studies;
3. What Do Managers Do? Individual
4. How Is the Manager’s Job Changing? Presentation
Why Study Management?
II. MANAGEMENT HISTORY Lecture; Interactive
1. Early Management 1. Powerpoint Discussions; Case
2. Classical Approach 2. Presentation Studies; Individual
3. Behavioral Approach 3. Presentation
4. Contemporary Approaches 4.

III. CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES FOR THE Lecture; Interactive

GLOBAL MANAGER: Powerpoint Discussions; Case
1. The Manager: Omnipotent or Symbolic? 5. Presentation Studies; Individual
2. The External Environment: Constraints and Presentation
Challenges
3. Organizational Culture: Constraints and Challenges 6.
4. Current Issues in Organizational Culture
IV. THE DIVERSE WORKFORCE Lecture; Interactive
1. Diversity 101 7. Powerpoint Discussions; Case
2. The Changing Workplace Presentation Studies; Individual
3. Types of Workplace Diversity 8. Presentation
4. Challenges in Managing Diversity
5. Workplace Diversity Initiatives
V. DECISION- MAKING Lecture; Interactive
1. The Decision-Making Process 9. Powerpoint Discussions;
2. Managers Making Decisions Presentation Case Studies;
3. Types of Decisions and Decision-Making Conditions 10. Individual
4. Decision-Making Styles Presentation

VI.PLANNING Lecture; Interactive

1. The What and Why of Planning 11. Powerpoint Discussions; Case
2. Goals and Plans Presentation Studies; Individual
3. Setting Goals and Developing Plans 12. Presentation