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NOTE: If you plan to take this course in
the Spring 1998
semester,
please
go to the Student Information
Form ,
fill it out and submit it.
This course deals with both the theory and practice of management.
This approach is based on the assumption that, although this is an
applied area, and students are preparing for professional positions, a
basic understanding of the underlying theories of management is
necessary in order to apply correctly the practices which have
developed from theory.
Basic management topics, issues, and functions are covered in the
course and are interpreted for the information service organization.
The ways in which libraries and information centers are different from
other types of organizations are considered in the application of
management principles and practices.
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 primarily through distance education
modes. After an introductory session on campus, we will
communicate with each other through email listservs, a discussion
board, chat sessions and internet-connected audio lectures. A
final on-campus session will provide an opportunity to examine the
work of fellow students and to consider how best to continue to
learn management skills.
In addition to a few assigned readings -- from internet sites or on
reserve in Byrd Library, there is
one required textbook:
Four additional specialized or general management texts
are placed on reserve for your use. These are:
for a company''s success or failure. Management sets deadlines,
dress codes, corporate educational policies
and determines if incompetents stay in the company."
I am wounded, but I'm not slain
I'll lay me down and bleed awhile
Then rise to fight again."
Montana, Patrick J. and Bruce H. Charnov. Management.
2nd ed. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1993.
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.
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.
Because the course is conducted primarily by distance, it will be important to be a self-directed learner. You will need to expend a bit of extra effort to work with your colleagues and to derive maximum value from the class community. I am also willing to spend some extra effort to make sure you have the guidance you need close to the time you need it. You and I both will be spending a lot of time in email communication. I'm also available by telephone and, if you have plenty of time, by surface mail as well.
Much of your work in this class will be done in groups. The final exam is an individual undertaking. Please see the assignments page for a detailed description of each of the seven parts of the grant proposal assignment.
Evaluation. Grading will be based on class participation and ability to work collegially (25%), a seven-part grant proposal (30%), a poster presentation (15%), and a final exam (30%). Each of the seven parts of the grant proposal --
Incompletes: A grade of incomplete may be taken only because of illness or special circumstances and only with the prior permission of the instructor.
©: Evelyn
Daniel, 1998.
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