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On conclusion of this course, you should be able to:

To define the complexities of the management task within an organizational setting with the understanding that change is a constant To develop strategies to deal with the routine and unforeseen (reactive) as well as the unknown (proactive) in organizational/professional life To develop a sense of how you would like to manage and be managed as well as the kind of organizational culture that you would find most supportive whether you are a worker or a manager To demonstrate leadership and good collaborative skills in helping to make the class and subsequent work settings effective and efficient learning environments To display personal managerial skills and an ability to think like a manager stemming from a philosophy about management To develop strategies for continued learning about management and the continual development of leadership skills

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Textbook and Other Readings

Two textbooks have been selected for the class:

Stueart, Robert S. and Barbara B. Moran. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTER MANAGEMENT. 6th ed. Greenwood Village, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002. ISBN: 1-56308-990-4 (pbk). Please note: This textbook has an accompanying website with examples, exercises, case studies, readings and the like. Please see http://lu.com/management/index.html.

Robbins, Stephen P., ed. PRENTICE HALL'S SELF ASSESSMENT LIBRARY 2.0 CD-ROM. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 0-13-144713-0

These two texts provide two different ways of looking at management. The Stuart/Moran text is based on functions (planning, organizing, staffing, leading, coordinating). This will be the primary text. We will follow the order of topics from the textbook covering about two chapters each week. The Robbins' Self-Assessment Library is skill-based and follows a three-tiered level of organization approach beginning with the individual, then the group, and finally the organization as a whole. The instruments on the CD allow you to assess your own knowledge, beliefs, feelings and actions in regard to a wide range of personal skills, abilities and interest. We will use some of these instruments as a way to personalize the topics we pursue and to keep the importance of skill development in front of you throughout the course.

In addition, you will want to explore other readings on management especially those directly applicable to your chosen career path. The resources page of this class provides some useful items. You can find others as well.

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Assignments and Grading

You are expected to participate actively and regularly in the class through postings to the bulletin boards and attendance at the weekly live sessions. Active involvement in the class is fundamental to learning. Providing encouragement to fellow classmates through your comments, questions, and suggestions on the bulletin boards for the class will help to create an effective and enjoyable learning environment. Being an active learner will make you a good citizen of the class.

I believe that choice of activities is a key to commitment to learning. With this in mind, you have many choices in assignments. Six assignments are planned for you to develop your knowledge and skills on management. For most, you have a choice of two alternatives. A third alternative would be for you to propose your own assignment if you have particular needs and interests. I will be happy to work with you on this. Of the six assignments, only one is required (the group budget exercise). You are to select any three of the remaining five assignments. This will mean that you should expect to turn in (or post) an assignment about every other week throughout the eight-week summer course.

The assignments are described in detail on the assignments webpage for the class.

This course is offered for 1 unit. Below are the grading weights for the assignments and your class participation:

Assignments Class Participation Assignment 1: Learning Contract or "Feeling the Pinch" Paper Assignment 2: Organizational Analysis or Manager Interview Assignment 3: Working with Difficult People or Career Development Plan Assignment 4: Leadership Paper or Paper about a Conflict or Feeling Different Assignment 5: Group Budget Exercise Assignment 6: Personal Philosophy of Management or Short paper on any management topic

35% 15% 15% 15% 15% 20% 15%

My expectation is that all of you will do well and pass the course with a solid B. I expect a few of you will do outstanding work that will merit an A.

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Class Policies

With the exception of the individual assignments, collaboration with your classmates is highly desirable and encouraged. Sharing your work and giving and receiving assistance from others in the class is valuable. My major interest is in your learning which will best proceed as we share questions, answers, and experiences.

I will post an agenda each week including the topics, the readings, the assignments, and a plan for our live session. Please set aside each week about three hours for reading, about two hours for posting, reading and replying to your fellow classmates, and about two hours in planning and writing your assignments.

Class policies that you should be aware of:

• All assignment due dates are posted in advance. Reading assignments should be done before each week's live session, as should your preliminary postings on the topic and any assignment that you choose to do. Any changes in the schedule will be announced during a live session and also posted on the "Announcements" bulletin board.

• Your assignments may be private if you wish but I would prefer that you choose to post them on the designated bulletin board so that your colleagues can read them and respond with comments and/or suggestions for improvement.

• Weekly participation on the class bulletin boards and the weekly live session is expected unless you have an emergency or have negotiated some alternative with me ahead of time. If you are absent from the bulletin boards or the live session, it is your responsibility to propose to me how you might make up for the missed experience. We will then negotiate your proposal.

• It is my intention to make the class interesting and fun for all of you.

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Revised 5/21/2004.