Fall 1996
Revised 8/13/96
Revised 10/21/96
Last updated 10/24/96

10/24 update: In class negotiation simulation instructions added to Class Outline for 10/24. Assignment 4 instructions provided.

10/21 update: In class negotiation simulation instructions added to Class Outline for 10/22.

10/16 update: Lecture notes for 10/15 (Managing Change) are now linked to Class Outline

10/8 update: Lecture notes for 9/24 (Notes on Personnel Management) are now linked to Class Outline.

9/30 update: Lecture notes from 9/17 (Organizational theory) and 9/19 (Development of a team approach) are now linked to Class Outline

8/22 update: Lecture notes for first class are now linked to Class Outline

Additional class e-mail list information is available.

This course is required for all MSLS and MSIS students in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is possible to waive this course if you can show evidence of having completed satisfactorily similar coursework elsewhere. Please see one of the instructors for the course if you wish to pursue the waiver option.
If you plan to take this course in the Fall 1996 semester, please go to the Student Information Form , fill it out and submit it.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Instructor: Evelyn Daniel Office: 204 Manning Hall Fall 96 Office Hours: Tues/Thur 10:30-12:00 or by appointment. Telephone: (919) 962-8062/8366 Fax: (919) 962-8062 Email: daniel@ils.unc.edu

Teaching Assistant: Anne Parker Office: 8001 Davis Library Telephone: 962-7155 Email: anne_parker@unc.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Course Description

Objectives of the Course

Course Requirements and Grading

Textbooks

Class Outline

Assignment 1: Book Report

Assignment 2: Research Paper

Assignment 3: Critique of Colleague's Paper

Assignment 4: Presentation

Assignment 5: Concept Paper for Grant Proposal

Assignment 6: Budget for Grant Proposal

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

An introduction to management in libraries and other infomation settings. Topics to be studied include the organizational environment, planning and decision making, staffing, organizing, time management, team building and conflict management, finance and budgeting, leadership and change, and grantsmanship.

The course will be conducted through lecture and discussion; there will be several short assignments, a research paper, and an exam. In addition to a number of optional reserve readings, there are three required textbooks:

Hill, Linda A. Becoming a Manager; Mastery of a New Identity. New York, Penguin Books, 1992.
Miner, Lynn E. and Jerry Griffith. Proposal Planning & Writing. Phoeniz, AR: Oryx, 1993.
Montana, Patrick J. and Bruce H. Charnov. Management. 2nd ed. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1993.

Two additional more specialized but still general management texts are placed on reserve for your use. These are:

Stueart, Robert D. and Barbara B. Moran. Library and Information Center Management. 4th ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1993.
Wolf, Thomas. Managing a Nonprofit Organization. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

1. To develop personal managerial skills and a philosophy about management
2. To understand the management task within an organizational setting.
3. To appreciate the complexities of organizational life and the role of the professional within an organization.
4. As an integral part of professional life, to develop strategies for continued learning about management and continued development of the skills of leadership.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING

There is a heavy reading requirement in this course. Plan to spend about a hour and a half on the reading assignments for each class session.

Other assignments include a book report, a research paper done first in draft form then in final form, a critique of a colleague's paepr, a presentation of the paper, a short concept paper for a grant proposal, and a budget for the proposal. There will also be an exam covering concepts discussed in class and in Montana and Charnov.

The weight of the course requirements is as follows:

• Class Participation - 10%
• Assign. 1 - Book Report - 10%
• Assign. 2 - Research Paper - 20%
• Assign. 3 - Critique of Colleague's Paper - 10%
• Assign. 4 - Presentation - 10%
• Assign. 5 - Concept Paper - 10%
• Assign. 6 - Budget - 10%
• Exam - 20%

I will post separate handouts describing each assignment, the date it is due, and the criteria for its evaluation.

If you must miss a class, please let the instructor know via phone or email beforehand.

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HONOR SYSTEM

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has had a student-administered honor system and judicial system for over 100 years. Because academic honesty and the development and nurturing of trust and trustworthiness are important to all of us as individuals, and are encouraged and promoted by the honor system, this is a most significant University tradition. The system is the responsibility of students and is regulated and governed by them, but faculty share the responsibility and readily commit to its ideals. If students in this class have questions about their responsibility under the honor code, please bring them to me or consult with the Office of the Dean of Students or the Instruments of Student Judicial Governance. This document contains all policies and procedures pertaining to the student honor system. The Honor Code is, as always, in effect in this course.

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Email: Evelyn Daniel