MAN101 – PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

Trimester 1 – 2020
Unit Guide

About Principles of Management

Contacts
Below is a list of contacts for this unit. Please liaise directly with your unit instructor
regarding appropriate consultation times. It is usually best to make contact with the staff
via email.
Michael Saram
Unit Instructor
Email: michael.saram@isb.edu.vn
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh
Student Advisor
Phone: 028.39305952 Email: hoanganh@isb.edu.vn
Ms. Le Nguyen Hue Mien
Associate Lecturer
Phone : 028.5446.5555 (ext 119) Email: mien.le@isb.edu.vn

Unit overview
This course serves as an introduction to the discipline of management. It is designed to
intergrate the accepted theories in the area with real world applications to provide students
with the basic knowledge and skills needed for managing others. This course begins with a
discussion of the current issues in management and then proceeds to cover the traditional
functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Lecture and class
assignments given in the course are intended to help students understand the needs of
modern public and private organizations, including emerging national and internationa l
trends.
Management can be viewed as both an art and a science. The art of management is to make
people and the organization more effective and efficient. The science is the methods and
tools to accomplish the objectives and goals.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes for the unit are outlined below. Upon completion of this unit, students
will be able to:
1. Explain the importance of management in organizations, how effective managers work,
and how managers make decisions.
2. Discuss emerging issues and challenges in managing workplaces in the current business
environment.
3. Demonstrate how planning affects an organization’s ability to achieve its goals;
4. Demonstrate how managers can build oganizations capable of effectively executing
strategies and plans, and how team working is applied in organizations
5. Analyze the impact of interpersonal and organizational communication, organizational
behaviour, and leadership, in organizations.
6. Examine the control process and tools for managing organizational and employee
performance

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Pre-requisites
None
Assessment

ASSESSMENT VALUE
ASSESSMENT ITEM AND DUE DATE
NUMBER (/10)

1 Quiz (in Tutorial sessions) 10%

2 Quiz (in Lecture sessions) 10%

Debate
3 - Group work 20% 30%
- Individual work 10%

4 Final exam 50%

Assessments are of two types: individual and as members of a team

1. Quiz (individual) at the start of each Tutorial session: 10%
2. Quiz (individual) at the start of each Lecture session: 10%
3. Debate (group) on student-produced videos based on assigned material: 30%
4. Final exam (individual): 50%

Explanations:
Quiz. Due on every session (tutorial, non-debate and debate session) at the start of each
session, starting from Tutorial 1. Questions will cover all materials in the reading assigned
before class. There will be 2 types of quiz: Short quiz with 10 questions in 10 min for
debate sessions, and long quiz with 16 question in 16 minutes for other sessions; both types
are Multiple-choice: True/False, Multiple Choice).
Debate: Groups are required to produce a video that responds to assigned questions related
to the debating topic before each debate. The videos are due at midnight on the day of the
Tutorial session prior to the debate that will be held during the Lecture session. Groups will
debate on topics in accordance with the schedule below. Debates will be marked based on
the collective work of students as a group (videos) and also individually through each
student’s performance during the debate.
Final exam. The final exam will be open book, including your hard copies of all materials.
Questions will require you to apply the theory of the course to the company described in the
document. Thoughtfulness and concision will be required rather than verbosity.
Late assignment and make-up policy
All quizzes, assignments, and final exam must be taken on the assigned dates. If there are
extenuating or unforeseen circumstances, the school office must be contacted prior to the
quiz or exam dates to authorize a make-up if required. No make-up quiz or exam will be
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accepted unless a prior approval granted by the school based on a Special Consideration
Application for a supplementary examination.
Final marks and grades are subject to confirmation by the School Assessment Committees
which may scale, modify or otherwise amend the marks and grades for the unit, as may be
required by University policies.
Note: To successfully complete this unit, students must:
 Achieve a minimum of 50 marks;
 Attend 80 per cent of class time.
Assignments submission will be instructed as follow:
- Videos will be due at midnight the day of the corresponding tutorial. Videos should be
uploaded on a Google spreadsheet that you will be invited after the first session.
- Other assignments should be submitted to E-learning system http://elearning.isb.edu.vn/),
unless teacher decides otherwise. Hard copies are not required.
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Teaching activities

Session PROGRAM SCHEDULE READINGS 1 & ACTIVITIES

1. Course overview Pre-reading: Learning Guide, Chapter 1
C1 – Managers and You in the Workplace – p38 Course overview
Forming groups and assigning topics
Case application C1 – p60-61

Tutorial 1
Pre-reading: Chapter 1-2
Review lecture assignments
Prepare for next debate

Quiz 1.1 due

Video due at midnight

2. Debate 1 – Introduction to management (C1,2) Quiz 1.2 due

C2 – Decision making – p80
Reading: Chapter 1-2
Case application C2 – p105
Management Practice Part 1 – p110

Tutorial 2
Pre-reading: Chapter 3 - 7
Review lecture assignments
Prepare for next lecture

Quiz 2.1 due

3 Debate 2 – Managing in Today’s Workplace Quiz 2.2 due

(C3-7)
Reading: Chapter 3-7

Tutorial 3
Pre-reading: Chapter 3-7

Quiz 3.1 due

4 C3 – Global Management - p114 Quiz 3.2 due

C4 – Valuing a Diverse Workforce - p144 Reading: Chapter 3-7
C5 – Socially-Conscious Management - p178 Case application C3 – p138-139
C6 – Managing change - p212 Case application C4 – p172-173
C7 – Constraints on Managers – p252 Case application C5 – p205-206
Case application C6 – p245-246
Case application C7 – p276-277

Tutorial 4
Pre-reading: Chapter 8-10
Review lecture assignments
Prepare for next debate

Quiz 4.1 due

Video due at midnight

1 Readings for sessions 1-12 are taken from the prescribed textbook: Robbins, S. P., & Coulter, M. K. (2016). Management. New York, NY: Pearson
Education; and/or additional case studies on e-learning site.
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Session PROGRAM SCHEDULE READINGS 1 & ACTIVITIES

5 Debate 3 – Planning (C8-10) Quiz 4.2 due

Reading: Chapter 8 – 10

Tutorial 5
Pre-reading: Chapters 8-10
Review lecture assignments
Prepare for next debate

Quiz 5.1 due

6 C8 – Planning and Goal-Setting – p288 Quiz 5.2 due

C9 –Strategic Planning – p312
C10 – Fostering Entrepreneurship - p342
Reading: Chapter 8-10
Management Practice Part 2 – p282
Case application C8 – p308-309
Case application C9 – p336-337
Case application C10 – p373-374

Tutorial 6
Pre-reading: Chapter 11-13
Review lecture assignments
Prepare for next debate

Quiz 6.1 due

Video due at midnight

7 Debate 4 – Organizing (C11-13) Quiz 6.2 due

Reading: Chapter 11-13

Tutorial 7
Pre-reading: Chapter 11-13
Review lecture assignments
Prepare for next debate

Quiz 7.1 due

8 C11 – Organization Design – p382 Quiz 7.2 due

C12 – Organizing Around Teams – p414
C13 – Human Resource Management - p444
Reading: Chapter 11-13
Management Practice Part 3 – p378
Case application C11 – p408-409
Case application C12 – p438-439
Case application C13 – p474-475

Tutorial 8
Pre-reading: Chapters 14-17
Review lecture assignments
Prepare for next debate

Quiz 8.1 due

Video due at midnight

9 Debate 5 – Leading (C14-17) Quiz 8.2 due

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Session PROGRAM SCHEDULE READINGS 1 & ACTIVITIES

Reading: Chapter 14-17

Tutorial 9
Pre-reading: Chapter 14-17
Review lecture assignments
Prepare for next debate

Quiz 9.1 due

Video due at midnight

10 C14 – Interpersonal and Organizational Quiz 9.2 due

Communication – p486
C15 – Organizational Behavior – p518 Reading: Chapter 14-17
C16 – Leadership – p554
C17 – Motivation – p588 Management Practice Part 4 – p 482
Case application C14 – p 513-514
Case application C15 – p546-547
Case application C16 – p580-581
Case application C17 – p616-617

Tutorial 10
Pre-reading: Chapter 18
Review lecture assignments
Prepare for next debate

Quiz 10.1 due

Video due at midnight

11 Debate 6 – Controlling (C18) Quiz 10.2 due

C18 – Controlling Activities and Operations –
p630 Reading: Chapter 18

Case application C18 – p658-659

Management Practice Part 5 – p624

Tutorial 11 - Revision
Review previous lecture assignments

Quiz 11.1 due

12 Revision Quiz 11.2 due

Management Practice Part 6 – p698

Learning resources
List of readings
Robbins, S. P. , & Coulter, M. (2018) Management
Prescribed Textbook
(Global Edition, 14th Edition). Pearson
Recommended readings As assigned by Lecturer
Online resources
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http://search.proquest.com/login
E-library Username:UEHCMC2010
Password: thuvien0810
E-learning http://elearning.isb.edu.vn/

Referencing requirements
Student assignments are to contain original content created by the students. Assignments will be
rejected if they include plagiarised content or contain excessive amounts of quoted/cited material and
minimal original content. Students will receive a grade of ZERO (0%) for any assignments rejected
for this reason. We will run all written assignments through Turnitin.com, an online plagiarism-
checking tool.
Furthermore, your reference to support your statements must be from a reliable source, such as
textbooks, additional reading materials, and reference books. However, many websites are not
reliable sources. Examples are Wikipedia.org, about.com, and ask.com. If you are not sure if a
reference is acceptable or not, please contact the lecturer.
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th ed., will serve as the
primary reference materials for all students. Therefore, all papers must be submitted in APA format.
The mechanics of student papers and work will be evaluated, as well as the content. It is imperative
that guidelines be reviewed before an assignment is begun. It is also important that the required
submission format be followed in compiling the final paper or assignment.

Class Policies and Rules

Follow the official student handbook