Upon successful completion of all the course assignments, the student will be able to:

- acquire a basic understanding of management concepts, theory and contemporary issues;

- develop an awareness of the value and limitations of management theories;

- acknowledge the role of the manager/administrator within the organization;

- understand the tools and techniques to analyze the business environment and perform strategic planning

- comprehend recent trends in management such as social responsibility, globalization and diversity;

- understand the role of organization design and human resources management;

- recognize the issues related with leadership, teamwork and motivation;

- acquire the main tools to managerial control and performance measurements;

- develop discussion  and business presentation skills;

- develop ability to work as an effective team member.

Assessment Guidelines for assigning main letter grades: A, B, C,D, and F.

A:  Work of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensiveknowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the course.

B:  This is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.

There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.

C:  This is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.

D:  This level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.

Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.

F: This work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.