31 May 2011 
Management 200, Syllabus, Summer 2011, Northern Virginia Community College
BUSiness 200 060A
John Wesley Yoest, Jr. (Jack)
Adjunct Professor of Management Science, Technology and Business
Principles of Management (Lecture)
Main Campus:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00pm – 9:20pm
A-Bisdorf/AA- Room 360
June 28, 2011 to August 4, 2011; Second Six Weeks; 11814
Northern Virginia Community College
3001 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
NVCC phone: 703 845-6200
Fax: 703-845-6009
or,
Cell: 202.215.2434
Education:
M.B.A., George Mason University
B.S., Old Dominion University
Graduate Course Work, Oxford University
1) Principles of Management:
Prerequisites: Each student must be able to:
1) Read and write English fluently. A satisfactory placement score for ENG
111 is strongly recommended, and
2) Have the desire to understand the practice of management.
Course Objectives:
To enable students to acquire knowledge concerning the basic
principles and functioning of management — including the ability to plan,
organize, lead, motivate and control.
The Alert Student will review how to problem solve, reason,
and communicate at the course completion.
Text: MGMT3 edition; Chuck Williams; South-Western Cengage
Learning, 2011, for BUS200
2) Academic Requirements:
Homework: There will be reading assignments from the text for
every class.
Find a friend: Exchange contact information with at least
three class members to keep current on class material. Your Business Professor is not the student’s first point of contact.
Quizzes: Expect a short quiz in the first ten minutes of every
class period. Questions may be short answer, or fill-in-the-blank.
Class Participation: The Student is expected to volunteer and
help move the class discussions.
Business Case Study: To be presented in person and turned in on paper. Details below.
Examinations: There will be three tests and a Final Exam; multiple choice and short answer. The Final Exam will be given on 4 August, the last day of class. The Final will be comprehensive.
3) Attendance:
Regular attendance of this course is expected. Failure to do so could have an adverse effect on the student’s course grade. Any class material and assignments missed are the student’s responsibility. Success will depend upon showing up. Punctuality is the courtesy of kings.
Attendance will be taken at each class. Attendance at scheduled tests and presentations is mandatory. Missing a scheduled test will result in the drop of ten percent or one letter grade.
If a student misses the first two weeks of class s/he will be dropped from the class.
Excessive absences, as defined in the college catalog, could result in the student receiving the grade ‘F’ for the course.
Canceled Classes: If class is canceled for any reason, the student is still responsible for the material due. Any quiz on that material might be
given at the next class, in addition to the regularly scheduled quiz.
Case Study Presentations will not be accepted late and must be delivered in person.
Special Needs and Accommodations–Please address with the
instructor any special problems or needs at the beginning of the
semester/session. If the student is seeking accommodations based on disability, then s/he should provide a disability data sheet, which can be obtained from the Counselor for Special Needs.
In the event of an emergency cancellation of class, please check Blackboard for further instructions.
The Successful Student will devote two hours of class preparation for each hour of class room instruction.
The student will be asked to grade the effectiveness of each test.
Withdrawals: Any student may withdraw from this course without
academic penalty within the first 60% of the session. Initiation of the
withdrawal is the student’s responsibility and the grade of ‘W’ will be
awarded.
Last day to drop with tuition refund or change to audit
(Census Date) is ______________.
The last day for withdrawal, without academic penalty, for this
semester/session is _______________.
Beyond this date dropping a course or failure to attend will result in the grade of ‘F’ except under mitigating circumstances. Documentation of these circumstances is required AND a grade of ‘W’ implies that the student was making satisfactory progress (passing) in the course at the time of the withdrawal.
Campus classes are closed by division, day or evening.
Sometimes day classes will meet and evening classes will be canceled or vice
versa. The evening division starts with 4:30 p.m. classes.
4) Testing and Grading:
Normally this instructor will assign only the grades of A, B, C, D, or F. Special grades such as W, I, and R will be assigned only in those circumstances prescribed in the college catalog.
The grade of X (audit) must be initiated by the student and will be assigned only when the student has attended class regularly. Failure to do so will result in the instructor issuing the grade of ‘F’.
Course Grading System:
A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = 0-59
Grade Point Allocation:
3 Tests and the Final Exam: 10 points each; 40 points total
Two Case Studies: 25 points each
Class Participation/Pop quizzes 10 points total
Total = 100 points/percent
Course Grading System:
Test #1 10%
Test #2 10%
Test #3 10%
Final Exam 10%
1st Case 25%
2nd Case 25%
Participation 10%
Class Participation: This will be a subjective measure at the discretion of the instructor. Even with the grade structure following, making your voice heard and preparedness are important – they could make the difference in a borderline grade. The only way to begin to earn Class Participation points is to show up.
Case Study: Two case studies will be solved in writing (Typed, 12 pt type, double-spaced with a cover sheet) 800 words in length and returned to the instructor on — or before — the date due. The Alert Student will be prepared to deliver a five-minute oral presentation to the class.
Practice cases will be covered in class and sample questions will be
given as a guideline. See Howto Write a Business Case Study.
Case Study points grading scale:
Topic
5
Content
7
Supporting
statements 5
Grammar
3
Appearance/delivery
3
Follow
directions 2
==
25
total
Cheating. The following will be considered cheating in this
course:
1. The giving or receiving of aid on any graded assignments or test without specific permission of this instructor.
2. The use of any material on a graded assignment or test other than those authorized by this instructor.
3. Talking or discussion of any kind during a graded test without specific permission of this instructor.
5) Notes and suggestions and hints:
Check the course catalog first for questions.
Be sure to log onto Blackboard to follow assignments and
current grade.
Expect to be asked to contribute to each class session.
No electronic devices are permitted to be used during the class. Do not text-message during class.
When Your Business Professor says “Tomorrow” he means the next class meeting – not the next day.
It is normal and customary to wait for any late Professor for 20 minutes.
Draft Your Own Reference Letter.
Additional information and public speaking helps.
Refer your friends to take this business class.
Attention to Detail and Intellectual Property: No points or credit will be awarded for any project that does not have the student’s name on the work.
BUS 200 Semester Outline; There will be only twelve (12) class sessions over six (6) weeks.
COURSE OUTLINE
1) June 28
Introduction and Expectations
Ch. 1 Management
2) June 30
Ch. 2 History
Ch. 3 Organization & Culture
Ch. 4 Ethics & Social Responsibility
Ch. 5 Planning & Decision Making
3) July 5 Last Day to drop with tuition refund or change to audit (Census Date)
Test #1
4) July 7
Ch. 6 Organization Strategy
Ch. 7 Innovation & Change
Ch. 8 Global Management
5) July 12
Ch. 9 Designing Adaptive Organizations
Ch. 10 Managing Teams
6) July 14
First Case Study
7) July 19
Test #2
July 21
Ch. 11 Managing Human Resource Systems
Ch. 12 Managing Individuals & a Diverse Work Force
Ch. 13 Motivation
Ch. 14 Leadership
July 25 last day to withdraw without grade penalty
(exceptions apply)
9) July 26
Test #3
10) July 28
2nd Case Study
11) August 2
Ch. 15 Managing Communication
Ch. 16 Control
Ch. 17 Managing Information
Ch. 18 Managing Services & Manufacturing Operations
12) August 4
Final Exam ______________________________________
If the student would like his/her graded final exam returned, please submit a
stamped-self-addressed-envelope to Your Business Professor before the
examination on August 4, 2011.
NOTE: This syllabus may be changed at anytime for any reason without notice by Your Business Professor. The class schedule, course content or tests may be amended or guest speakers may be added without any prior notification.
Management Training class suggested reading:
Do You Have An Incompetent Manager? From The Washington Post , be sure to read the comments.
One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey PowerPoint presentation
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Jack Yoest
John Wesley (Jack) Yoest Jr., is a senior business mentor in high-technology,
medicine, non-profit and new media consulting. His expertise is in management training and development, operations, sales, and marketing. He has worked with clients in across the USA, India and East Asia.
Mr. Yoest is an adjunct professor of management in the Science, Technology and Business Division of the Northern Virginia Community College. Mr. Yoest also teaches graduate business students at The Catholic University of America. He is also the president of Management Training of DC, LLC.
He has been published by Scripps-Howard, National Review Online, The Business Monthly, The Women’s Quarterly and other outlets. He was a columnist for Small Business Trends, and was a finalist in the annual 2006 Weblog Awards in the Best Business Blog category for Reasoned Audacity at www.yoest.org which covers the intersection of business, culture and politics. The blog has grown to receive over a million unique visitors in five years.
Mr. Yoest served as a gubernatorial appointee in the Administration of Governor James Gilmore in the Commonwealth of Virginia. During his tenure in state government, he acted as the Chief Technology Officer for the Secretary of Health and Human Resources where he was responsible for the successful Year 2000 (Y2K) conversion for the 16,000-employee unit. He also served as the Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Resources, acting as the Chief Operating Officer of the $5 billion budget.
Prior to this post, Mr. Yoest managed entrepreneurial, start-up ventures, which included medical device companies, high technology, software manufacturers, and business consulting companies. His experience includes managing the transfer of patented biotechnology from the National Institutes of Health to his client, which enabled the company to raise $25 million in venture capital funding.
He served as Vice President of Certified Marketing Services International, an ISO 9000 business-consulting firm, where he assisted international companies in human resource certification.
And he also served as President of Computer Applications Development and Integration (CADI), the premier provider of software solutions for the criminal justice market. During his tenure, Mr. Yoest negotiated a strategic partnership with Behring Diagnostics, a $300 million division of Hoechst Celanese, the company’s largest contract.
Mr. Yoest served as a manager with Menlo Care, a medical device manufacturer. While at Menlo, Mr. Yoest was a part of the team that moved sales from zero to over $12 million that resulted in a buy-out by a medical division of Johnson & Johnson.
Mr. Yoest is a former Captain in the United States Army having served in Combat Arms. He earned an MBA from George Mason University and completed graduate work in the International Operations Management Program at Oxford University.
He has been active on a number of Boards and competes in 26.2-mile marathon runs.
Mr. Yoest and his wife, Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D., who is president and CEO of a public interest law firm, live in the Washington, DC area with their five children.
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Last day to drop with tuition refund or change to audit
(Census Date): .
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty: .
This syllabus is subject to change by the instructor without
notification.
Also linked on Management Training of DC, LLC.