Principles of Management - Modern States

Course Type CLEP
Subject Business and Management
Level Introductory
Length 6 Modules
Effort 20-25 Hours
Institution Modern States

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ABOUT THIS COURSE

It covers the essentials of management and organization and reviews all of the substantive material that is usually taught in an introductory course at college. Our goal as creators of this course is to prepare you to pass the College Board’s CLEP examination and obtain college credit for free.Through the guidance of Dr. Gregory Gardner, this course will cover the basic principles of management, including both vocabulary and concepts in planning, organization, control, and leadership.

“Principles of Management” is a completely self-paced course. It has no prerequisites and it is offered entirely for free as a part of the “Freshman Year for Free” program.

Instructors

Gregory Gardner, Ph.D

Professor of Business Administration at the State University of New York at Potsdam

Course Overview

Principles of Management Course Overview - Modern States

Module	Topic	Video Length	Total pages of required reading
Module 1: What is Management? 00:37:22 total video length 93 total reading pages	1.0 Introduction	0:00:56	–
	1.1 Planning, Controlling, Organizing, and Leading	0:10:05	53
	1.2 The History of Management	0:12:14	40
	1.3 Managerial Ethics	0:14:07	–
Module 2: Planning and Strategy 01:23:47 total video length 222 total reading pages	2.0 Introduction	0:01:17	–
	2.1 Planning	0:10:03	55
	2.2 Planning Tools	0:08:55	65
	2.3 Competitive Advantage	0:10:32	–
	2.4 Product Planning and Strategy	0:09:50	–
	2.5 Cost Leadership Versus Differentiation	0:05:35	–
	2.6 Managing A Cost Leader	0:09:28	–
	2.7 Managing A Differentiated Competitor	0:07:21	–
	2.8 Risk and Decision-Making	0:12:38	37
	2.9 Forecasting	0:08:08	65
Module 3: Controlling 00:29:17 total video length 53 total reading pages	3.0 Introduction	0:00:41	53
	3.1 Feedback and Control	0:06:38	–
	3.2 More on Feedback	0:07:26	–
	3.3 Financial and Non-Financial Controls	0:06:23	–
	3.4 Control and Planning	0:08:09	–
Module 4: Organizing 01:57:33 total video length 80 total reading pages	4.0 Introduction	0:01:45	–
	4.1 Organizational Charts and Designs	0:11:13	41
	4.2 Centralized and Decentralized Organization	0:10:14	–
	4.3 Span of Control	0:10:13	–
	4.4 Authority and Unity of Command	0:11:12	–
	4.5 Incentives and Motivation Tools	0:09:54	39
	4.6 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs	0:11:20	–
	4.7 McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y	0:09:53	–
	4.8 Expectancy Theory	0:11:39	–
	4.9 Equity Theory	0:09:54	–
	4.10 Herzberg’s 2 Factor Theory	0:09:19	–
	4.11 Job Design	0:10:57	–
Module 5: Leading 01:24:28 total video length 296 total reading pages	5.0 Introduction	0:00:59	–
	5.1 Leadership Versus Management	0:12:48	100
	5.2 Transactional Leadership	0:08:12	47
	5.3 Transformational Leadership	0:09:53	–
	5.4 Situational Leadership	0:09:29	–
	5.5 Personality Types	0:07:15	105
	5.6 Power in Organizations	0:10:00	–
	5.7 Leadership in Teams	0:15:05	44
	5.8 Managing Teams	0:10:47	–
Module 6: Global Trends and Issues in Management 01:16:04 total video length 187 total reading pages	6.0 Introduction	0:01:39	–
	6.1 International Management and Culture	0:17:03	40
	6.2 Conflict Resolution	0:16:50	–
	6.3 Organizational Communications	0:11:44	48
	6.4 Operations Management	0:11:59	53
	6.5 Human Resource Management	0:16:49	46

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