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MGT 210 Entire Course

MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 1 Incident 1-1: Promotion I
nto Supervision
MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 2 Article Review on Diversit
y in the Workplace
MGT 210 Week 1 Assignment Article Search
MGT 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Incident 2-2: Bad Times at
Quality Shoe
MGT 210 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2
MGT 210 Week 3 CheckPoint: Incident 6-2: What Should
I Do Next?

MGT 210 Week 1 Assignment

Article Search
Assignment: Article Search
Resources: Appendix A, University Library, Ch. 1 (p. 19)
of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity , and the Referen
ces within the References Page section of Ch. 2 in Axia C
olleges Writing Style Handbook
Review the six supervisory responsibilities listed in App
endix A.
Locate articles from the University Library for each of t
he six supervisory responsibilities listed in Appendix A b
y searching the selected supervisory and related periodi
cals listed on p. 19 of the textbook.

MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint

1 Incident 1-1 Promotion Int
o Supervision

CheckPoint 1: Incident 1-1: Promotion Into Supervision

Resource: Ch. 1 (p. 15) of Supervision: Key Link to Produ
ctivity
Read Incident 1-1: Promotion Into Supervision. Think ab
out Roys personal attributes and goals and about how
he might apply those abilities to reach his goals as a sup
ervisor.
Answer, in 200300 words, the four questions on p. 15 a
t the end of the incident.

MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint

2 Article Review on Diversity
in the Workplace

CheckPoint 2: Article Review on Diversity in the Workpl

ace
As workplace demographics change, supervisors benefit
from knowing how to maximize the opportunities and
meet the challenges that diversity presents. This CheckP
oint provides you with an opportunity to read about cur
rent industry practices regarding diversity.

MGT 210 Week 2 CheckPoint

Incident 2-2 Bad Times at Qu
ality Shoe

CheckPoint: Incident 2-2: Bad Times at Quality Shoe

Decision making is an important supervisory function a
nd often a difficult one. This CheckPoint allows you to a
pply what you have learned regarding the steps in the d
ecision-making process, the advantages and disadvanta
ges of group decision making, and the differences betw
een decision making and problem solving.

MGT 210 week 2 DQ 1 and D

Q2
Discussion Questions
Recall the steps in the decision-making process (Rue &B
yars, 2004) as outlined in Ch. 2 of Supervision: Key Link
to Productivity.
Be alert to indicators and symptoms of problems.
Tentatively define the problem.
Collect facts and redefine the problem if necessary.

MGT 210 Week 3 Assignment

Exercise 7-2 In-Basket
Assignment: Exercise 7-2: In-Basket
Delegating is an important aspect of supervisory effecti
veness. Still, according to Rue and Byars (2004) in Ch. 7
of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity , failure to deleg
ate is probably the most frequent reason that superviso
rs fail in their jobs (p. 117). Some supervisors are reluct
ant to delegate at all; others do not quite know how to d
elegate, or they are unsure regarding which tasks shoul
d be delegated. Recall the basic steps in the delegation
process from Ch. 7 of your text as you formulate your a
nswers to this assignment.

MGT 210 Week 3 CheckPoint

Incident 6-2 What Should I D
o Next

CheckPoint: Incident 6-2: What Should I Do Next?

Carpenters are often told to measure twice, and cut onc
e. Spending adequate time on strategy and planning is li
ke measuring, and implementing the plan is like cutting.
Extra time and effort during the planning stage are cruci
al if you want to avoid common problems later on.
As a supervisor, you may be called upon to develop a pl
an without being given specific guidelines.

MGT 210 Week 4 CheckPoint

Work Team Concepts
CheckPoint: Work Team Concepts
Because a work group can accomplish more than an ind
ividual, many organizations create formal teams to com
plete designated work assignments. For the work group
s to be as productive as possible, individual team memb
ers, as well as supervisors and leaders, should be aware
of group norms and behaviors that can sometimes crea
te obstacles for the teams. In this CheckPoint, you have
an opportunity to reflect on your discussion experience
with assigned classmates and then to analyze that expe
rience in terms of your reading regarding work teams.

MGT 210 week 4 DQ 1 and D

Q2
Discussion Questions
Describe an obstacle to working on teams. Explain how
the team can overcome that obstacle.
Your instructor will assign one of the guidelines to prom
oting positive contributions from informal work groups
listed on p. 139 in Ch. 8 of Supervision: Key Link to Prod
uctivity. Provide an example of how this guideline has b
een successful (or unsuccessful) in your experience in t
he workplace, in school, or in your personal life.

MGT 210 Week 5 Assignment

Exercise 10-2 OJT
Assignment: Exercise 10-2: OJT
According to Rue and Byars (2004), orientation is conce
rned with introducing the new employee to the organiz
ation and the job (p. 177). On the other hand, training
involves the acquisition of skills, concepts, rules, or attit
udes by employees in order to increase their performan
ce (p. 178). Both orientation and training programs are
essential in a well-run organization.

MGT 210 Week 5 CheckPoint

Recruiting, Selecting, Orienti
ng,

CheckPoint: Recruiting, Selecting, Orienting, and Traini

ng
Staffing is one of the most important responsibilities a s
upervisor undertakes. Successful organizations must de
termine how to find the best people and then ensure th
at those people become and remain an effective part of
the company. Based on organizational needs, procedur
al preferences, and size, organizations approach recruiti
ng, selecting, orienting, and training personnel in differe
nt ways.

MGT 210 Week 6 CheckPoint

Employees Union
CheckPoint: Employees Union
Supervisors must often juggle the different needs and e
xpectations of various organizational stakeholders, such
as upper management and employee unions. Superviso
rs must also be aware of legislative changes designed to
prevent discrimination and to protect different classific
ations of workers. This CheckPoint presents a scenario i
n which you, as a supervisor, must determine how to ba
lance these various needs and expectations.

MGT 210 week 6 DQ 1 and D

Q2
Your instructor will assign one of the eight performance
appraisal methods listed on pp. 200201 in Ch. 11 of Su
pervision: Key Link to Productivity. Provide a specific ex
ample of how you would use this method to conduct a
performance appraisal for an employee.

MGT 210 Week 7 Assignment

Exercise 15-3 Test Your Leade
rship Style

Assignment: Exercise 15-3: Test Your Leadership Style

Although all supervisors and leaders share some import
ant qualities, they also approach their jobs in different
ways, depending on their styles and preferences. This a
ssignment asks you to assess your leadership style and
then to determine how you would apply those strengths
.
Resources: Appendix A and Ch. 15 (pp. 257272) of Sup
ervision: Key Link to Productivity
Complete this 700- to 1,050-word assignment by follow
ing these steps:

MGT 210 Week 7 CheckPoint

Incident 14-1 No Extra Effort
CheckPoint: Incident 14-1: No Extra Effort
Not all workers are motivated by the same rewards. Alt
hough some rewards in a company are fixed (salary ran
ges, for example), an effective supervisor should be awa
re of the motivational processes and theories to increas
e employee motivation and to improve organizational p
roductivity. This CheckPoint offers an example of a grou
p of employees that is not motivated and asks how you,
as a supervisor, might improve the situation.

MGT 210 Week 8 CheckPoint

Incident 18-1 Changes in an
Employees Behavior

CheckPoint: Incident 18-1: Changes in an Employees B

ehavior
Sometimes troubled employees will approach superviso
rs and ask about available resources and methods for c
oping with their problems. More often, however, superv
isors must determine that an employee needs help, bas
ed on changes in that employees behavior.

Resource: Ch. 18 (p. 321) of Supervision: Key Link to Pr
oductivity

MGT 210 week 8 DQ 1 and D

Q2
Dan is an employee at a regional mid-size computer co
mpany that has recently been sold to a larger, national
computer manufacturing corporation. Dan is in charge
of computer production orders, and because of this rec
ent shift in ownership, his departments day-to-day oper
ations are about to change drastically. Dan has been an
employee of the mid-size company for 10 years, and thi
nks that the current way of doing things in his departme
nt does not need any improvement.

MGT 210 Week 9 Capstone C

heckPoint
Supervisors are an essential component in improving th
e overall productivity and effectiveness of an organizati
onfrom planning and strategizing to cutting costs and
controlling assets. This Capstone CheckPoint will give yo
u the opportunity to recall the reading you have done a
s well as the activities you have completed during this c
ourse.

MGT 210 Week 9 Final Projec

t Best Practices Manual for S
upervisors

Final Project: Best Practices Manual for Supervisors

As you near the end of MGT/210, you have gained know
ledge and experience regarding what it takes to be an ef
fective supervisor. Put your newly developed skills to w
ork for yourself and others by creating a Best Practices
Manual for Supervisors.
Resources: Appendix A; Ch. 3 (pp. 3850), Ch. 7 (pp. 11
1124), Ch. 9 (pp. 144155), Ch. 11 (pp. 185201), Ch. 16
(pp. 273286), Ch. 17 (pp. 292319), and Ch. 22 (pp. 382
393) in Supervision: Key Link to Productivity ; and Ch. 1
and 2 in Axia Colleges Writing Style Handbook

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