Management Principles Logbook
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Management Principles Logbook
Course Plan
Lecturer: Puan Azeyan binti Awee (Lead Lecturer, Coordinator for Kampar Campus)
Email: azeyan@utar.edu.my
1. Daft, R. (2018). Management [13th Asia Edition]. Singapore: Cengage Learning Asia
Pte Ltd.
Additional References:
2. Goodman, S. H., Fandt, P. M., Michlitsch, J. F., & Lewis, P. S. (2016). Management:
Challenges for tomorrow's leaders (6th ed.). SJ Learning.
3. Robbins, S. P., DeCenzo, D. A., & Coulter, M. (2016). Fundamentals of management:
4. Essential concepts and applications (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey:
Pearson Education.
5. McShane, S. L. (2015). Principles of management (International ed.). New York:
McGrawHill.
6. Robbins, S. P. & Coutler, M (2018). Management (14th ed.) Upper Saddle River, New
Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall
Part B: Constructive Alignment Table
1 CLO1 1 C2 Lecture √
and
Tutorial
2 CLO2 1 C2 Lecture √ √
and
Tutorial
3 CLO3 8 A3 √
Lecture
and
Tutorial
Assessment
Methods: No. Continuous Assessment Total
1. a. Midterm Test 10% (25 marks)
b. Group Assignment 20% (50 marks) 40%
c. Individual Presentation 10% (25 marks)
(100 marks)
2. Final Examination 60%
GRAND TOTAL 100%
There will be NO make-up exams without a valid and verifiable reason. Students must give
reason for absenteeism and are required to submit valid evidence (e.g. medical certificate,
police report and etc.) before any make-up examination will be considered.
Directions: Each group is required to select ONE company from the list in Appendix IV. An
analysis is to be conducted based on the company practices and relate these with the four
management functions, i.e. POLC (Planning, Organising, Leading and Controlling). You will
need to examine the company you select by utilising a variety of research sources: business
publications, the company’s own external and internal communications, the mass media, etc.
Each group should produce and submit an assignment report. The report should adhere to
the following guidelines:
Students are required to write using their own words and cite references (APA format) in
their written assignments. Please refer to Appendix V as a guide to APA format of
referencing as required by the university. Failure to do so may result in either the project
paper be rejected or failed or heavily penalized.
IMPORTANT!
The deadline for group assignment submission is on Monday, 15th November 2021
(Week 5) before 12 pm to your respective tutor via EMAIL or any other platforms
request by your tutor.
Every member in the group is required to present their written assignment during the tutorial
class. The presentation will be carried out during the tutorial class from Week 5 until
Week 6 via Microsoft Teams
Important:
Student who is absent from presentation without valid reason will be given zero mark.
Instructions:
Presentations should not exceed 15 minutes and approximately five minutes will
be allocated for Q&A session.
Students must wear formal attire during presentation
Using PowerPoint slides with maximum of 10 slides
Display of presentations must be in bulleted form with short phrases
Do not read from the notes.
(i) Softcopy of the presentation evaluation form (Appendix III) with completed details
filling in, e.g. name, tutorial group, presentation group, topic of assignment, date of
presentation.
The final examination for this subject will be three hours and will consist of TWO (2) sections:
Section A (40 marks) = ONE (1) compulsory case study question.
Section B (60 marks) = Answer any TWO (2) out of THREE (3) essay questions.
Attendance
Attendance at all lectures and tutorials is compulsory. Students must meet a satisfactory
percentage of 80% for attendance. Students must give reasons for their absence by
providing the supporting evidence(s) and apply for leave from the respective Head of
Department within 3 working days.
Poor attendance without any approved leave may prompt the faculty to take disciplinary
action, which may include being barred from sitting for the final examination.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as the submission or presentation of work, in any form, which is not
one's own, without acknowledgment of the sources. If a student obtains information or ideas
from an outside source, that source must be acknowledged. Another rule to follow is that any
direct quotation must be placed in quotation marks and the source immediately cited.
Plagiarism is also defined as copy of all or part of the work of another student(s) of current or
previous batch of this University or another higher learning institution.
The University's degree and other academic awards are given in recognition of the
candidate's personal achievement. Plagiarism is therefore considered as an act of academic
fraudulence and as an offence against University discipline.
Intellectual Property
Copyright must be seriously protected. The University takes a strong stand against any illegal
photocopying of textbooks and any other materials by students. Students are forewarned of
the consequences and the penalty that may be meted out if they are "caught in the act".
Mode of Referencing
Students are advised to incorporate proper academic modes of referencing. The normally
acceptable mode of academic referencing is the American Psychological Association (APA)
system; please refer to the attached APA referencing system document for detailed usage
(Appendix V)
You should ensure you have the full details (full name, job title, organization name, address
and telephone numbers) of anyone or organization you intend to conduct the field research.
You should establish the credibility of these respondents before your groups visit them. The
field research should be made in groups, not alone. Leave word with your fellow classmates
on your field visit (details of place, contact numbers, person you are interviewing or
conducting survey with, expected time of return, etc). The field work should be during office
hours.
Teaching Plan
Week/ Continuous
Date Lecture Topic Course Learning Outcomes Tutorial Topic Assessment Reference
Week 1 Group
Describe five Tutorial 1: Daft, R. L
Assignment
Topic 1: The management Discuss: (Chapter 1)
World of competencies in today’s
unit plan Given Date:
Innovation fast-paced and rapid First tutorial class
(18 Oct. requirements
Management changing world (Week 1)
2021 assignment &
Define four
presentation
– management functions
Management requirements
24 Oct. and types of
Competencies & deadlines
2021) management activities
for today’s associated with each expectations
world during
Explain the difference
Basic functions of tutorials
between efficiency and
Management effectiveness and their
Organizational importance for
performance organizational
performance
Management types
Describe conceptual, human,
Manager’s job
reality and technical skills and their
relevance for managers
Managing in small
business and Describe management types
nonprofit and the horizontal and
organization vertical differences among
them
Define 10 roles that
managers perform
Explain the unique
characteristic of SME and
non-profit organization
Daft, R. L
Topic 2: The (Chapter 3)
Environment and Define an organization
Corporate Culture ecosystem and how the
general and task
environment affect an
The Tutorial 2 Deadline for the
organization’s ability to
External thrives (Topic 1) registration of
environment company for
The Explain the strategies written
organization- managers use to help assignment by
environment organizations adapt to an Week 1
relationship uncertain or turbulent
The internal environment
environment: Define corporate culture
corporate culture Provide organizational
Types of culture examples of symbols,
Shaping stories, heroes, slogans and
corporate for ceremonies and explain how
innovative they relates to corporate
response culture
Describe four types of
corporate culture
Examine the relationship
among culture,
corporate values and
business performance
Define a culture leader and
explain the tools that a
cultures lead use to create a
high-performance culture
Managing in a Define globalization and
global environment explain how it is creating a
A borderless world borderless world
Daft, R. L
The changing Describe global mind-set (Chapter 4)
international and why it has become
landscape imperative for companies
Multinational operating internationally
corporations
Discuss how the
Getting international landscape is
started changing and growing power
internationally of China and India
Legal-political
challenges Describe characteristics of
Sociocultural multinational corporation
challenges Explain the bottom of the
International trade pyramid concept
alliances Define outsourcing and the
market entry strategies of
exporting and partnership
Indicate how dissimilarities in
the sociocultural and legal-
political environments
throughout the world can
affect business operations
Explain the communication
challenges managers face in
global environment
Daft, R.L
Week 5 Topic 9: Explain why Tutorial 9 (Chapter 17)
Managing communication is essential (Topic 8)
communication for effective management Assignment
and describe the Presentation:
(15 communication model
Nov 2021 Communication is Every member in the
– Explain how an open group is required to
the manager’s
communication climate and present their written
21 job assignment during the
the choice of a tutorial class
Nov 2021) Communicating communication channel
among people influence the quality of
Workplace communication
communication
Clarify how
communicating with
candor, asking question,
listening and paying
attention to nonverbal
communication affect
communication.
Describe the manager’s
role in using social media
to improve organization
communication
Explain the role of
personal communication
channels including
networks and grapevine
in enhancing
organizational
communication
Compare and contrast
formal and informal
organizational
communications
Topic 10: Discuss the Tutorial 10: Assignment Daft R. L
Presentation:
Designing Organization fundamental (Topic 9) (Chapter 10)
structure characteristics of Every member in the
organization and group is required to
explain division of present their written
Organizing the labor, chain of assignment during
vertical command, span of the tutorial class
structure management, and
centralization vs
decentralization
Describe functional
and divisional
approach to structure
Explain matrix,
contemporary team,
virtual network structure
Describe coordination
mechanisms
Identify how structure can
be used to achieve
organization’s strategic
goals
Week 6 Topic 11: Leading Explain contributions Tutorial 11: Assignment Daft R. L
Teams Presentation: (Chapter 18)
that teams make and (Topic 10)
(22 how managers can Every member in the
Nov 2021 The value of teams help teams be more group is required to
The personal effective present their written
–28 Nov dilemma of assignment during
Identify types of teams
2021) teamwork the tutorial class
and summarize the
Model of team
problems and
effectiveness
challenges
Virtual team
Team Identify ways in which
characteristics team size and diversity
Team processes of membership affect
Managing team team performance
conflict Identify the roles could
help a team be effective
Explain the general
stages of team
development
Lim YH
Ms. Lim Yong Hooi
Puan Azeyan Binti Awee Moderator Dr. Tee Chee Wee
Lead Lecturer Department of Business, FBF Head of Department
Department of Business, Department of
FBF Business, FBF
Date:10/10/2021 Date: 11/10/2021 Date: 11/10/2021
Notes: The information provided in this Unit Plan is subject to change by the Lecturers. Students shall be notified in
advance of any changes via wble.
Appendix I
Programme details
Programme : ______________________________________
Assignment Details
Students’ Details
2 Contents
Explain ONE company practice for each management function i.e 40 marks
planning, organising, leading and controlling (POLC)
3 Findings
Critique and/or provide critical review of company practices that
you have encountered from Section 2 (Content). 15 marks
Note: Critique and/or review may be based on anything that
inconsistent/contradict in achieving organisational goals/
mission. Your critique/review must be supported by e.g.
providing management theory and/or comparing with other
company’s practices.
4 Recommendations
Provide recommendations on how the principles and concepts 15 marks
of management can be applied more effectively by the
company in order to solve problems and/or further enhance the
operations (refer to section 3).
5 Conclusion
To summarise the report 10 marks
Examine and explain the most important success factors of this
company and main challenges that the company will face over
the next five years.
To share the learning outcome from the project
Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Organization of 1 2 3 4 5
1. (Lack of (Reasonably Judged) (Valid and Reliable)
Presentation
Evidence)
1 2 3 4 5
Relatedness of
2. (Not Related) (Reasonably Judged) (Consistent with
Content
Time and Purpose)
1 2 3 4 5
Adaptation to (No Attempt to (Some Attempt to (Audience
3.
Audience Relate to Relate to Audience) Thoroughly
Audience) Involved)
1 2 3 4 5
4. Visual Aids (None or Poorly (Reasonably (Effectively
Presented) Supportive) Presented)
Voice 1 2 3 4 5
5. Modulation and (Inauthentic) (Proper Cadence) (Highly Engaging)
Authenticity
Appropriate 1 2 3 4 5
6. Body (Poor Body (Some Appropriate (Very Good Body
Language Language) Body Language) Language)
1 2 3 4 5
(Badly Judged, (Reasonably Well (Exactly Judged)
7. Timing
Too Short or Judged)
Too Long)
1 2 3 4 5
Handling
8. (Poorly (Fairly Well (Competently
Questions
Handled) Handled) Handled)
TOTAL 40 marks
Converted to (/25)
Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
APA REFERENCING
The referencing format for all student assignments and research reports is adapted from the American
Psychological Association (APA) style. The following items show how various sources of information are
referenced in the assignments or research reports.
In-text citations should include the name of the author and the year of publication of the work. In-text citations are
usually presented in the following two ways:
Parenthetical citation:
The author and date appear within parentheses
e.g. (Smith, 2020)
Narrative citation
The author appears in the text with the date in parentheses
e.g. Smith (2020) describes the issue in more detail...
The purpose of the reference list is to allow the resources cited in your work to be found by your readers. It
also gives credit to authors whose work and ideas you have considered.
What to include: All references cited in the text must appear in the reference list, except for
personal communications (such as conversations or emails) which cannot be retrieved.
Location: On a new page after the text and before any tables/figures or appendices.
Heading: use References as the title at the top of the page (beginning with a capital letter, in
bold, centered, and not in italics).
Order: All references are listed by alphabetically by author, or title if there is no author; if there are
two entries with identical authors but different dates, order them chronologically, earliest first.
Hanging indent: 0.5 inch (1.27cm) from the left margin for the second and subsequent lines of
each reference.
URL: Use of hyperlinks is preferred. However, you may use plain text that is not underlined for
URLs.
3. Examples of In-text Citation and Reference List for various information sources.
Reference format:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle (3rd ed.). Publisher Name. https://doi.org/xxx
Two authors
Page, J. T., & Parnell, L. J. (2019). Introduction to strategic public relations: (Page & Parnell, 2019) or
Digital, global, and socially responsible communication. Sage. Page and Parnell (2019)
List all author up to and including the 20th author in the order they appear.
Use an ampersand ("&") before the final author.
List the first 19 authors in the order they appear, insert an ellipsis "...", and
then the final author.
(The CORE Team, 2017)
Group author (organization) or
The CORE Team. (2017). The economy: Economics for a changing world. The CORE Team (2017)
Oxford University Press.
Reference format:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article: Subtitle. Title of the Journal, Volume number(Issue
number),
page–page. https://doi.org/xxx
Reference format:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article: Subtitle. Database Name. https://xxxxxx
Cochrane review
Lane, D. A., & Lip, G. Y. H. (2013). Treatment of hypertension in peripheral
arterial disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (Lane & Lip, 2013) or
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003075.pub3 Lane and Lip (2013
Reference format:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year, Month dd). Title of the article: Subtitle. Title of the publication, Volume
number(Issue number), page–page. https://xxxx
Newspaper article
Bernama. (2020, August 5). No Malaysian soldiers affected in Beirut blasts, (Bernama, 2020) or
says Embassy of Lebanon. The Star. Bernama (2020)
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/08/05/no-malaysian- soldiers-
affected-in-beirut-blasts-says-embassy-of-lebanon
Contributor, A. & Contributor, B. (Year, Month dd-dd). Title of contribution. In C.C. Chairperson (Chair), Title of
the Symposium [Symposium]. Conference Name, Location. https://xxxx
Government report
Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. (2010). Ciri-ciri tempat kediaman 2010. (Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia,
https://www.mycensus.gov.my/index.php/census- product/publication/census- 2019) or
2010/691-characteristic-of-living-quarters-2010 Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia
(2019)
National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (National Cancer Institute,
(NIH Publication No. 18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human 2019) or
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https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient- education/takingtime.pdf
Code of professional
Board of Engineers Malaysia. (2016). Code of professional conduct. (Board of Engineers Malaysia,
http://bem.org.my/code-of-professional-conduct 2016) or
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Code of ethics
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with (American Nurses Association,
interpretive statements. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing- 2015) or
excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/coe-view-only/ American Nurses Association
(2015)
Artwork in a museum
van Gogh, V. (1889). The starry night [Painting]. The Museum of Modern Art,
New York, NY, United States. (Design for Eternity, 2015–
https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/vincent-van-gogh-the- starry- 2016) or
night-1889/ Design for Eternity (2015–2016)
Art exhibition
Design for eternity: Architectural models from the ancient Americas
[Exhibition]. (2015–2016). The Met Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United (Denali National Park and
States. https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/design-for- Preserve, 2013) or
eternity Denali National Park and
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omit it
(Vollmer & Wohlwend, 2014) or
Vollmer, A., & Wohlwend, G. (2014). Threes [Mobile iOS]. Sirvo. Vollmer and Wohlwend (2014)
http://play.threesgame.com
Instagram video
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Different men have different symptoms, but [Video]. Instagram. APA Public Interest Directorate
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