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This document provides information for the Principles of Management course offered at Regent University College of Science and Technology's Department of Divinity. The 3 credit hour course focuses on foundational management theory, including planning, organizational design, leadership, and ethics. It is designed to develop critical thinking skills. The course outline covers topics such as strategic management, environmental analysis, strategic alternatives, and implementation. Assessment includes assignments, exams, attendance, and a group presentation. The course uses PowerPoint and case studies for instruction.

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Course Outline - Principles of Management

This document provides information for the Principles of Management course offered at Regent University College of Science and Technology's Department of Divinity. The 3 credit hour course focuses on foundational management theory, including planning, organizational design, leadership, and ethics. It is designed to develop critical thinking skills. The course outline covers topics such as strategic management, environmental analysis, strategic alternatives, and implementation. Assessment includes assignments, exams, attendance, and a group presentation. The course uses PowerPoint and case studies for instruction.

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REGENT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT: DIVINITY
COURSE NAME: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
COURSE CODE:
CREDIT HOURS: 3
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 2010
LECTURER: F.G. AFARI
PHONE: +233 (20) 662 1187 +233 (27) 455 0771 +233 (24) 316 5472
EMAIL: [email protected]

1.0 COURSE DESCRIPTION:


This course focuses on the foundations of management theory. Management is presented as a
discipline and as a process. The course introduces key issues of management from the essential
skills to management ethics. Major topic areas will include the foundations of planning and
decision-making, organizational design, managing change and innovation, leadership,
motivation, communications, supervision and control of operations..

2.0 COURSE OBJECTIVE:


This course is designed to develop your critical thinking skills;

3.0 COURSE OUTLINE:


3.1 OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
 Nature and scope of strategic management
 Dimension of strategic management
 Benefits of strategic management
 The three levels of strategic management
 The strategic management process
 Guidelines for effective strategic management
 The relevance and application of strategic management to the church

3.2 DEVELOPING MISSIONS, VISIONS, OBJECTIVES, SOCIAL AND ETHICAL


RESPONSIBILITIES
 Developing the organisations strategic vision and mission
 The nature of business missions
 Components of a mission statement
 Establishing objectives
 The nature of long-term objectives
 Characteristics of high quality objectives
 Strategic management and social responsibility
 Specific areas of social responsibilities
 Influence of social responsibility on business
 Managing social responsibility
3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS, RESOURCES AND COMPETITIVENESS
 Strategic thinking
 Analysising the external environment
 key external forces
 industry and competitive analysis
 Analysing the internal environment
 SWOT analysis
 Value chain analysis

3.4 IDENTIFYING STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES


 Corporate strategic alternatives
 Generic strategies
 International strategic choices
 Considering the mode of entry

3.5 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS AND SELECTION


 Boston Consulting Group Growth Share Matrix
 Planning Grid
 Competitive Strategy Formulation
 Life Cycle Approach

3.6 THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS


 Implementing strategy
 management issues
 tactical issue

3.7 STRATEGY REVIEW, EVALUATION AND CONTROL

3.8 DYNAMICS OF COMPETITION


 Competition: introduction
 Analysing an industry
 Competitive advantage and competitive success

3.9 PERFORMANCE, GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS

4.0 COURSE STRUCTURE


 Lectures
 Case Discussions
 Group Projects
 Group presentation (Optional)
 Internal Exercises (Optional)
 Simulations (Optional)
5.0 DELIVERY METHODS
This course uses PowerPoint to deliver lecture, case studies and in-class discussions

6.0 TESTING AND ASSIGNMENTS


Assignment due dates and test dates are announced in class. Students are responsible for keeping
track of these dates.

7.0 FORM OF ASSESSMENT


 15% Assignment or group presentation
 15% Mid-Sem examination
 10% Attendance
 60% Final semester examination

8.0 REFERENCES
 Marfo-Yiadom, E., & Boachie-Mensah, F.O. (2005). Strategic Management. Germain
Publication. Cape Coast

 Thompson, J.L. (2004). Strategic Management. Fourth Edition. Gray Publishing,


Tunbridge Wells.

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