BUSINESS INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
COURSE SYLLABUS
SUPERVISION
St. Philip's College
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Business Information Solutions |
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Bowden 226 |
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http://www.accd.edu/acad/spc/bis/daggrey
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Bowden 234 |
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Monday-Thursday 11:30-4:00pm Friday -By Appointment
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Department Chair: Janie Gonzales
Supervision:
Concepts and Practices of Management, 10th Edition
Edwin
C. Leonard -
Raymond
L. Hilgert -
ISBN-10:
0324316240 ISBN-13: 9780324316247
632 Pages Paperbound
© 2007 Published
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The book in a
nutshell:
If you plan on a career in management, you need
SUPERVISION: CONCEPTS & PRACTICES OF MANAGEMENT, a study of management
principles, theories and practices that includes skill-building applications to
prepare you to work as a supervisor. Explore topics like crisis management,
exporting of America's jobs, protected class issues and ethics; and introduces
new discussions of appreciative inquiry, quality issues in the marketplace, and
improved communication. Cases that ask you to role-play and participate not
just read about concepts--help you remember what you're learning. Other topics
included are Emotional Intelligence and Maturity, Employee Attitudes, Risk in
the Workplace, and Poor Bosses.
COURSE OBJECTIVE: Why you Need it
- You Make the Call: this popular chapter-opening
vignette presents a current issue facing supervisors for students to
address. "What Call Did You Make?" discusses the issue further
and offers suggestions for action.
- The Integrated Learning System organizes the
text and supplements around central learning objectives, making study time
more efficient.
- Skills Applications: two all-new skills
application in each chapter for students to apply what they've learned.
- Contemporary Issues: this boxed feature applies
chapter content to recent supervisory issues affecting real companies.
- Supervisory Tips provide students with
practical information they can take with them to the current or future
jobs.
Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary
Skills (SCANS)
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Competency |
x
If Apply |
How is it Demonstrated in this
Class? Students will … |
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C1: Manages Time |
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Be
encouraged to keep time logs |
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C2: Manages Money |
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C3: Manages Materials & Facility Resources |
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Keep
completed working papers in order required |
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C4 Allocates Human Resources |
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Interpersonal |
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C5: Participates as Member of a Team |
X |
Work
in teams as part of class requirements |
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C6: Teaches Others |
X |
Be
able to teach others when applicable |
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C7: Serves Clients/Customers |
X |
Identify
customers and how best to serve them |
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C8: Exercises Leadership |
X |
Rotate
as team leader |
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C9: Negotiates to Arrive at a Decision |
X |
Exercise
decision-making process in class |
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C10:
Works with Cultural Diversity |
X |
Work
in randomly selected culturally diverse teams |
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Information |
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C11:
Acquires and Evaluates |
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Acquire
information for portfolio and evaluate worthiness |
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C12:
Organizes and Maintains |
X |
Maintain
portfolio in an organized manner |
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C13:
Interprets and Communicates |
X |
Read
and interpret for content and synthesize information |
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C14:
Uses Computers to Process Information |
X |
Use
appropriate software to prepare portfolio entries |
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Systems |
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C15:
Understand Systems |
x |
Utilize
systems approach to problem solving |
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C16:
Monitors and Corrects Performance |
x |
Utilize
a team mate approach to edit and update particular assignments |
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C17:
Improves and Designs Systems |
x |
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Technology |
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C18:
Selects Technology |
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Use
computers and other peripherals in Library and Labs |
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C19:
Applies Technology Task |
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Use
computer application to word-process portfolio contents |
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C20:
Maintains and Troubleshoots Technology |
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Utilize
Help Screens when applicable to troubleshoot |
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Basic
Skills |
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F1: Reading |
x |
Read
assigned projects |
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F2: Writing |
x |
Complete
assigned writing assignments |
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F3: Arithmetic |
x |
Figure
time necessary to complete assignments and any budget requirements |
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F4: Mathematics |
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Solve
percentage problems |
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F5: Listening |
x |
Listen
and critique presentations |
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F6: Speaking |
x |
Make
presentations to class |
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Thinking
Skills |
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F7: Creative Thinking |
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Synthesize
and create information for classroom working papers |
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F8: Decision Making |
x |
Utilize
decision making skills in team exercises |
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F9: Problem Solving |
x |
Utilize
problem solving skills in team exercises |
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F10:
Mental Visualization |
x |
Utilize
visualization when making presentations |
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F11:
Knowing How to Learn |
x |
Utilize
learning/studying techniques encouraged by their instructor |
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F12:
Reasoning |
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Use
reasoning during team exercises |
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Personal
Qualities |
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F13:
Responsibility |
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Be
responsible for his/her working papers |
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F14:
Self-esteem |
x |
Build
their self-esteem as they move through
levels of learning |
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F15:
Sociability |
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Participate
in teamwork |
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F16:
Self-management |
x |
Self-direct
their progress in working through the class assignments |
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F17:
Integrity/Honesty |
x |
Practice
integrity and honesty by following the |
INSTRUCTIONAL
TIME: Verify schedule with instructor.
PREREQUISITE (S): Before attending this course, students must have:
1.
No prerequisite required for ITSC
1301 Introduction to computers.
ATTENDANCE
POLICY: Roll
WILL be taken during each class
period. A student not present to answer roll WILL be counted absent. It is the responsibility of a student who
is late to contact the instructor at the end of class so that attendance
After the end of the “Q”
grading period, the
instructor
TARDY POLICY: Tardiness will affect your overall performa