MGS 2030: Principles of Management

Undergraduate management course on planning, organizing, leading, and controlling in a changing work environment.
Lecture
Undergraduate Course
Published

September 1, 2020

Keywords

management, planning, organizing, leading, controlling

Course

  • Code and title: MGS 2030, Principles of Management
  • Level: Undergraduate
  • Institution: College of Business and Public Management, Wenzhou-Kean University

Terms taught

Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2022

What students learn

The course explains the management challenges that come from a changing work environment, globalization, new technology, and an increasingly diverse workforce. Students review the core management principles involved in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, and practice applying them to recognize, analyze, and solve problems in contemporary management settings.

Topics

From the Fall 2022 syllabus:

  • The four management functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
  • Chapter-by-chapter study of the textbook (Robbins and Coulter), fifteen chapters over the term
  • Chapter summaries written before each new chapter
  • Online discussion
  • A team final project presented at a poster session
  • Exams during the term

Tools

No analytics software is specified for this course. Course materials and activities were run through the Canvas learning management system (Fall 2022 syllabus).