Welcome to AB140Welcome to AB140Introduction to Introduction to ManagementManagementSeminar #1Seminar #1

Janice KurthJanice Kurth

Agenda• How to Reach Me• Course Basics• Getting Ready to Start• Unit 1 Deliverables• The Functions of Management

Who are you? Your Instructor:Janice Kurth

• That’s me • Please feel free to call

me Janice or JK!• Undergrad: DePaul

(Chicago B.A. • Loyola University

M.B.A.• Live in Indiana

Student Introductions

• Name Preference• Where from?• Anything else you

would like to add

How can you reach me?

• Office Hours: Thursdays 6:00 to 8:00 pm

• AIM: jkurth13– Let me know who you are when sending

an IM• Email: jkurth@kaplan.edu

– Include your class and section number AB140-13

• Alternate Email: janice.kurth@gmail.com

• Phone: 219-230-3537 Central timeCall between 4 and 7 PM Central Time

HELP!• Everything you need is at this

number– 866-522-7747

• Listen to the options• Tech Support is Option 2, then Option 1• This number is located in several locations on

your student home page as well as on the class pages.

Campus Tour• Please take the campus tour as soon as

possible!

• It is located on your student home page. It will guide you through the basics of class.

Introduction to Introduction to ManagementManagement

Course BasicsCourse Basics

Kaplan Classes• Each course is broken down into 10 parts, called Units.

• Each course is 10 weeks in duration; there is a Unit for each week.

• Units run from Wednesday through midnight on the following Tuesday.

• Your task is to complete the assignments within each Unit during the Wednesday—Tuesday midnight timeframe.

• Don’t confuse your seminar time (also called class time) with the Wednesday through Tuesday Unit schedule.

First Steps• Locate Syllabus

– Two places-Course Home Page and DocSharing Area

• Become comfortable in class– Take Campus Tour and click around

• Ensure you have Microsoft Office• Understand Plagiarism

– Will be enforced• Understand the late policy• Use Netiquette

Late Policy• These classes go by quickly!• Make arrangements in advance!• Late work will receive a penalty

– 1-7 days (one week)=20% deduction– 8-14 days (two weeks)=30% deduction– > 14 days=will not be accepted.– IMPORTANT: No assignments can be

submitted after the last day of class!– Computer issues and connectivity

issues are not considered extenuating circumstances!

Netiquette• Be respectful!• Agree to disagree!• Keep disagreements to the subject-do not

include personal attacks!• Be scholarly and professional at all times!• DO NOT USE ALL CAPS!• Do nt use txt or chat shrt cuts!• Reread your messages to make sure that they

say what you want them to say.• If you are upset, walk away for a few minutes.

Questions?

Weekly Activity: Reading!

• Readings– The readings for this course are located in

the DocSharing link of the course. You will need to complete the readings to do well on the assignments.

– Start each new Unit on Wednesdays with the Readings

• Your Reading this week: Chapter 1

Weekly Activity: Discussion Questions!

•Respond to the Discussion Question(s)•Each week will have one (or more) Discussion Question– You need to provide an initial response

answering each Discussion Question– Post early: Your Initial Post must be made no

later than Saturday– Must be at least 100 words. More is usually

needed!– Spell Check your posts ! Proper grammar

and punctuation are required.– Pay attention to the rubric in your syllabus

Unit 1 Discussion Questions

Question 1• Please take this opportunity to introduce yourself and

then to learn something about each other. Be sure to include the following information:• Your name• If you have ever worked as an manager• Your current and/or future educational goals• How you think this course will help you

Question 2• Study and answer the following question:

www.wikieducator.org/Time_Management/Activities/Case_Study Discussion Question: What are Donna’s  time management problems? How could these problems have been avoided?

Weekly Activity: Participation•Participate in the class discussion for each Discussion Question

– Respond to at least two classmates per Discussion Question

– Posts need to cover at least three days for each Discussion Question.

•For all posts– Be thoughtful, thorough, and substantive. The posts

should address the Discussion questions or topics.– Substantial posts are a paragraph of five to

seven sentences!– Spell Check your posts ! Proper grammar and

punctuation are required.– Pay attention to the rubric in your syllabus

Questions?

Weekly Activity: Assignments!

•Exercises may consist of answering questions or writing a paper.

•Proof, proof, proof – grammar and spelling matter. Apply the concepts and language of the course

•Answer all the questions in terms of the key concepts of that unit

•Additional research may be used. •Assignments are due by Tuesday Midnight EST.

Submitting Assignments

• To submit assignments, click on the Dropbox tab.• Select “Submit an Assignment” and then choose the

correct “Submit to Basket.” • Only documents in Microsoft Word will be

accepted! • Do not type assignments into the comments section!• Word Perfect documents will not be accepted.

– Document must end with .doc, .docx, or .rtf– When saving your assignment, include your name in

the file name. – username_homework_unit1.doc

• Your username is the name you type in when logging in. Mine is jkurth

Unit 1 Assignment• For this assignment, you must read and review the

Course Syllabus located in the DocSharing area.

• Once you have read and reviewed the Course Syllabus, download the Unit 1 Syllabus Acknowledgement from the Assignment Page.

• Type your name and the date into this document and then save it using the naming conventions described in the Unit 1 Assignment Link

• When you're ready, submit the saved document

through the Dropbox. Post to the Unit 1 Dropbox as an attachment.

• Do not submit the actual syllabus! Be sure that it is the Syllabus Acknowledgement!

Questions?

Assignment Questions and Answers

There are four graded assignments in Unit 1:

1. Discussion and ParticipationTwo Discussion Questions

2. Dropbox Assignment3. Review4. SeminarReading:Chapter 1

Questions?

Field Trip• Before we begin, I thought a field trip

that will help us determine our learning style might be useful and interesting.

• Follow the link provided, take the quiz and return to seminar in 5 minutes.

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire

AB140 Course Objectives

During this term, we will:1. Describe solutions to management problems2. Recognize the four functions of management 3. Explain a process to manage technology

decisions 4. Summarize the importance of social

responsibility, and diversity in a business environment

5. Identify the ethical issues within business

What Managers Do: POLC

• P = Planning: The management function of systematically making decisions about goals and activities that an individual, a group, a work unit, or the overall organization will pursue.

• O = Organizing: The management function of assembling and coordinating human, financial, informational, and other resources needed to achieve goals.

• L = Leading: The management function that involves the manager’s efforts to stimulate high performance by employees

• C = Control: The management function of monitoring

performance and making needed changes.

What is Business ?

• A commercial entity that engages in activities to earn a profit.

What is Profit?

• The positive gain from an investment or business operation after subtracting for all expenses.

• Revenue-Expenses=Profit

What is Revenue?•For a company, this is the total amount of money received by the company for goods sold or services provided during a certain time period.

•What are Expenses?

•Any cost of doing business resulting from revenue-generating activities.

Any questions?

Instructor Contact Information

Janice KurthAIM: jkurth13

Phone: 219-230-3537E-mail: jkurth@kaplan.edu

See you next week!

• After this seminar has concluded, there will be a recording in the archives located in the seminar room. It may be selected by date.

Next Seminar• Thursday

• 8 PM EST– Please adjust for

your time zone!

Good Night