MNGT 1211 - Management Principles and Practices

Course Description

Students are provided a basic framework for understanding the role and functions of management and an explanation for the principles, concepts and techniques that can be used in carrying out these functions. Topics include planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling, as well as decision-making and managing change.

Learning outcomes

• Explain management, organization and the roles of managers.
• Evaluate the need for management in an organization.
• Justify the need for planning across management levels and global operations.
• Discuss the components of a strategic plan.
• Outline the steps of the decision-making process.
• Discuss organizational structures.
• Outline the components of human resource planning.
• Describe the importance of communication and information technology.
• Assess different leadership theories.
• Discuss how to motivate employees.
• Evaluate effective team development and management.
• Discuss the control process and its elements
• Discuss the current business landscape and trends.

Course topics

• Module 1: Introduction to Management and International Management
• Module 2: Planning in Management
• Module 3: Organizing in Management
• Module 4: Leading in Management
• Module 5: Controlling in Management
• Module 6: Ethics in Management

Required text and materials

No textbook is required for this course. Instead, the course uses Open Educational Resources (OERs), academic articles, and other media to help you meet the learning objectives. Each module contains a list of sources used, and various assignments specifically ask you to use the TRU Library databases to find research and apply it.

The only resource you need to pay to access is the following simulation used in Assignment 3: Business Simulation. See details in the Assignment 3 instructions.

• Harvard Business Publishing. (2025). Business Essentials Simulation: Coffee Shop Inc. Cost: 16.25 USD per student

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Assessments

To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course and 50% or higher on the mandatory Final Exam

Prerequisites

Provincial Grade 12 or mature student status

Exclusions

BBUS 3129