DUY TAN UNIVERSITY

International School
IS – MGT 201: Principles of Management
Semester 2 - Academic Year: 2017 – 2018

No. of Credit Instructor Information Class Information

Hours
LEC: 2 credits NGUYEN MINH LAN ANH S - 8:00 - 11:15
Office: Rm. 111, 254 Nguyen Rm. 508B, 254 Nguyen Van Linh,
Van Linh, Danang, Vietnam Danang, Vietnam
Office Hours:
Tel.: +84-511-3650403 (Ext 106)
Cell:
Email:

Textbook(s)
Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2018). Contemporary management. New York, NY: McGraw-
Hill Education. (Book is absolutely fine, just update with the year if you want so. Otherwise it is
befitting.)

Course Description:

This important course provides fundamental knowledge for students in Business and facilitates
them to research other relevant modules. The course Principles of Management is designed to
be an overview of basic definition and nature of management and managers, management
theories and the major functions of management (planning, leading, organizing, controlling).

Academic Program: Principles of Management

Prerequisite(s) Co-requisite(s) Course Status for Program
None None Required

COURSE TOPICS & SCHEDULES

Content No. Date/Time Course Topic Readings Note

Content 1 06/01/2018 Management and Chapters 1 and 3
Managers
Content 2 13/01/2018 Managerial environment Chapter 6
Content 3 20/01/2018 Managerial decision making Chapter 7
Content 4 27/01/2018 Planning Chapter 8
Content 5 03/02/2018 Organizing Chapters 10 and 11
Content 6 24/02/2018 Leading Chapter 14
Content 7 03/03/2018 Controlling Chapter 17
Content 8 10/03/2018 Mid-term test
Content 9 17/03/2018 Group Presentation
Content 10 31/03/2018 Group Presentation

COURSE ASSESSMENT PLAN

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 Assessment Type Grade Percentile
Attendance 10%
Participation 10%
Mid term test 25%
Group Presentation 15%
Final Exam 40%
Total: 100%

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:
CLO1. Understand basic issues of management: concepts, four managerial essential
tasks, three levels of management, three basic managerial skills.
CLO2. Practice identifying, analyzing, evaluating skills of management in an
organization and managerial essential tasks: planning, organizing, leading,
controlling.
CLO3. Recognize and evaluate important role of management in an organization, how it
affect to organizational performance.

Note: Evolution of management thoughts, Management and Society: These two things if can
be included in this subject then it will be more holistic.

1. Evolution of Management Thought of Management

Pre-scientific Management Period Classical Theory

Neoclassical Theory
Modern Theory (System Approach)

2. Management and Society

Aims and Objectives

In this lesson we will study the social responsibility of business and business ethics.
After studying this lesson you will be able to:

(i) describe social responsibility and obligations of business.

(ii) know meaning and types of business ethics.

(iii) understand issues and global business management.

2.1  Introduction 

2.2  Social Responsibility of Business 

2.3  Arguments in favour of Social Responsibility of Business 

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 2.3.1  Business is a creation of society and therefore it should respond to the 
demands of the society 

2.3.2  The self­interest of business is best served by meeting the aspirations of 
society 

2.3.3  To improve the public image of business 

2.3.4  It is the moral thing to do 

2.4  Arguments Against Social Responsibility of Business 

2.4.1  Responsibility of Government 

2.4.2  Conflicting considerations of private market mechanism and social 
responsibility 

2.4.3  Disregard of Market Mechanism 

2.4.4  Arbitrary Power to Businessmen 

2.5  Obligations of Business towards different segments of the society 

2.5.1  Obligations towards owners or shareholders 

2.5.2  Obligations towards Customers 

2.5.3  Obligations towards Employees 

2.5.4  Responsibility towards Suppliers 

2.5.5  Obligations towards Government 

2.5.6  Obligation towards Society 

2.6  Business Ethics 

2.7  Types of Business Ethics 

2.7.1  Personal Responsibility 

2.7.2  Representative or Official Responsibility 

2.7.3  Personal Loyalties 

2.8  Global and Comparative Management and the Basis of Global Management 

Sir
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Here we are trying to gather more inputs into the subject. That’s why proposed this
change. Since CSR is moving into the most required research and implementation. So the
addition is there for your consideration.