INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO

SYLLABUS
MBA 521 - Management and Organization
2016 Fall Semester
Course
MBA 521 Weekly Hours
Code Course Name Course Type ECTS Weekly Class Schedule
Manageme T A L
nt and Management and Organization Required 3 0 0 6 B F1.17 Mo 17:00-19:50
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Lecturer Senad Bušatlić
T: 15:30-16:45
E-mail sbusatlic@ius.edu.ba
Phone 033/957 408 Office / Room No F1.12 B-building
Assistant
E-mail

This course is designed to provide a broad overview and solid foundation of the management and organization concepts; and, this will
lead students to apply these concepts to contemporary organizations. In this course it is attempted that students develop better
Course appreciation of the complexities of the settings (i.e., organizations) in which managerial work is conducted; and, the student
understand how extant theorizing on organizations can be used in dealing with managerial problems. The course aims to sensitize the
Objectives students to the impact of the cultural and institutional context on managerial and organizational practices in order to find better ways
of managing organizations. No matter what the student’s chosen career, the topics that are covered in this course will be relevant to
his/her life and work.

Robbins, P. Stephen and Coulter, Mary (2012), Management, 11th Edition, Pearson.
Textbook Daft, Richard L. (2012), Management, 10th Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning.
Scott, W. Richard (2003), Organizations: Rational, Natural, and Open Systems, 5th Edition,
After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1 Understand the basic management and organization concepts, general terminologies and theories.
2 Appreciate the importance of planning.
Learning 3 Integrate organization into the business entity.
Outcomes
4 Understand importance of leadership in organizations.
5 Comprehend the mechanisms of control.
6 Develop critical analysis skills.

The methods include:

- Lecturing (through brief presentations and question method).
Teaching - Written Assignments (through providing topics that will require research and synthesis of information collected).
Methods - Group and Pair-Work (through asking students for various analyses of texts under the scope).
- Individual or Group Presentation (through asking students to express orally assigned cases or subjects).
- Video (through providing authentic input and opportunities for oral and written analysis).

WEEK TOPIC REFERENCE

Week 1 Introduction to MBA521, Management Yesterday and Today Chapter 2
Week 2 Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics Chapter 5
Week 3 Decision-Making: The Essence of the Manager’s Job Chapter 6
Week 4 Foundations of Planning Chapter 7
Week 5 Planning Tools and Techniques Chapter 9
Week 6 MIDTERM 1, November 7, 2017; Class hour; Weight 15% Chapters: 2, 5, 6, 7 and 9
Week 7 Organizational Structure and Design; Team A presentation, Weight 10% Chapter 10
Week 8 Understanding Groups and Teams; Team B presentation, Weight 10% Chapter 15
Week 9 MIDTERM 2, November 28, 2017; Class hour; Weight 10% Chapters: 10 and 15
Week 10 Motivating Employees; Team B presentation, Weight 10% Chapter 16
Week 11 Foundations of Control; Team A presentation, Weight 10% Chapter 17
Week 12 MIDTERM 3, December 19, 2017; Class hour; Weight 10% Chapters: 16 and 17
Week 13 Student's Term Papers Presentations; Class hour; Weight 15%
Week 14 Student's Term Papers Presentations; Class hour; Weight 15%
Week 15 Work on the Term Paper
Week 16 Final Term Paper Submission; Weight 30% January 16, 2017, till 2:00 p.m.
Evaluation Tool Quantity Weight
Final Paper 1 30
Assessment Semester Evaluation 70
Methods Components
and Presentation of Class
Criteria material 2 20
Term Paper Presentation 1 15
Midterm Exams 3 35
*** ECTS Credit Calculation *** Language of Instruction: English
Student Student
Activity Hours Weeks Activity Hours Weeks
Workload Hours Workload Hours
Lecture hours 3 14 42.0 Midterm exam study 6 3 18.0
Assignments 0 0 0.0 Final paper study 7 4 28.0
Active tutorials 2 14 28.0 Term project/presentation 3 2 6.0
Home study 2 14 28.0 Total Workload Hours = 150.0
ECTS Credit = 6