...MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION BCOM 5200 Spring 2013 Professor: Dr. Cynthia C. Barnes, Professor Office: GB 252, voice mail: 880-8049 E-mail: Cynthia.Barnes@Lamar.Edu Blackboard Address: http://luonline.blackboard.com Office Hours: 11:45 – 12:30, 4:00 – 5:00 TTH (other times by appointment) COURSE DESCRIPTION This course focuses on communication for managers and the activities they perform. The management topics of communication strategy, communication technology, effective business writing (including memos, letters, and analytical reports), nonverbal communication, and formal oral presentations will be emphasized. The course will focus primarily on written communication. Several practical writing assignments will be given and each student will be required to give an oral presentation using PowerPoint presentation software. COURSE TEXTBOOK Geraldine Hynes, MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND APPLICATIONS, 5th edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin Publishers, 2011. To cite your secondary sources accurately for the report, you must either purchase an APA Reference Style book or download my handout (on Blackboard) describing and illustrating the APA Reference Style. 882-E Scantron sheets are needed for exams. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. To understand that effective management is dependent on excellent communication skills. 2. To learn the communication skills and activities...
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...ENGLISH 221: Technical Writing Fundamentals PRINT OUT—PRINT OUT-- PRINT OUT—PRINT OUT-- PRINT OUT If you have any questions about the syllabus, please post them in the Main Classroom. Susan Colebank scolebank@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) susancolebank@gmail.com (back-up; do not CC this address when you e-mail me at my UOP address) COURSE NUMBER: ENG221 COURSE TITLE: Technical Writing Fundamentals COURSE START DATE: 1/17/12 COURSE END DATE: 2/20/2012 FACILITATOR AVAILABILITY I am in the Classroom five days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I am on in the morning and then again at night, with the afternoon set aside for telecommuting and taking care of my daughter. I provide you with these times to make it easier to communicate with me, and not to limit our contact. I want you to know that, should you need to contact me outside this timeframe, you should not hesitate to do so via my University of Phoenix e-mail. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND e-mailing me with your questions or concerns, since it is best to document our conversations with a paper trail. I have yet, in nine years of being a UOP instructor, found a student who has a question or concern that couldn’t best be discussed via e-mail. If you need to call me, then please e-mail me first to schedule a time and to leave your phone number. For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to...
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...Mgt 201. Assignments Please submit your assignments one at a time, and space the assignments so that you have a chance to get feedback from one before you submit another. Think Pieces 1. Read the material on Myers-Briggs psychological types contained in Module. Then take the online Myers-Briggs psychological type test at the following site: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm. Once you have taken the test, press the hot button that allows you to learn more about your type. a. What is your psychological type? b. How do you think your specific type affects your behavior in the workplace? c. Write down the psychological type of someone whose type is completely opposite of yours (e.g., ESTP is the opposite of INFJ). Using Myers-Briggs concepts, describe how the relationship between the two of you could be uncomfortable. Describe also how you might be able to complement each other. You should devote about two pages (single spaced, 12 point font) to your answer. 2. Harden, Harden, & Harden is a venerable Wall Street stock brokerage firm. It has its business offices located in downtown Manhattan in the Wall Street district. Its information technology offices are located across the Hudson River in Jersey City. One of HHH’s most important corporate clients is Mammoth Capital Corporation. For years, HHH has been handling Mammoth’s financial security transactions in a semi-automated fashion. Mammoth would supply HHH with financial data generated from its financial systems formatted...
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...problems • To giver you practice in writing memos to employees regarding compensation issues • To familiarize you with job evaluation procedures. PROCEDURES • Begin by reading through all of material in this assignment • Respond to each item in your in-box o Compose a written response to the sender o Add a memo to yourself concerning any additional actions you need to take on each matter. DELIVERABLES • Before the beginning of class on 9/6, submit your work electronically through EEE dropbox. • For each item in your inbox, you must turn in a written response and an additional actions memo. • Number each response to correspond to the items in the exercise • Use size 12 font and 1 inch margins EXAMPLE: Use the following format for each item: • Item XXX: • Memo response: Write out the text of the email or memo you would send in response to the item contents. Be complete. Address all issues, or indicate when they will be addressed. If there will be a delay in addressing the issues, explain why, and when an answer will be forthcoming. • Additional Actions Needed: Detail any further actions you feel need to be taken in response to this item. For example, if you believe that you should gather additional information before making a final decision on the item, explain what information you would want. Or, if you believe that additional memos or discussions with someone in the company are needed...
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...A Timely Analysis of Legal Developments ASAP Recent USCIS Memo on Employer-Employee Relationship Requirements for H-1B Visa Petitions: Regulation by Memorandum? By Jorge Lopez, Shin-I Lowe and Neil Grindstaff ® In This Issue: March 2010 The USCIS recently issued a guidance memo to its adjudication officers, “Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions, Including Third Party Site Placements.” The Memo clarifies what constitutes a valid employer-employee relationship, in the context of petitions for H-1B visas, which are commonly used by IT staffing agencies and consulting groups for placing skilled workers at third-party worksites. Donald Neufeld, Associate Director or Service Center Operations for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recently issued a guidance memo to its adjudication officers, “Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions, Including Third Party Site Placements” (“Neufeld Memo” or “Memo”). The Memo clarifies what constitutes a valid employer-employee relationship, in the context of petitions for H-1B visas, which are commonly used by IT staffing agencies and consulting groups for placing skilled workers at third-party worksites.1 On February 18, the USCIS held a “Collaboration Session” in Washington, D.C., to address the growing concerns about the implications of the Neufeld Memo. Approximately 500 people (400 via teleconference) attended the two-hour session...
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...of business communication will be an invaluable addition to every Stern student’s portfolio of knowledge. This course is a highly-interactive and participative experience that introduces the basics of business communication strategy and delivery. Deliverables will include written documents and oral presentations based on several cases. You will present both individually and in a team and will receive feedback to improve your presentation effectiveness. In the final team presentation, your challenge is to craft an oral presentation that will persuade your audience to accept your strategic recommendations. By doing this, you will see how ideas, data and advocacy are combined for a professional, persuasive presentation. Pre-Work 1. Form a team of five people before the first day of class. Refer to the class roster on Blackboard and try to link up...
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...LEG 100 WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 2 STRAYER To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/leg-100-week-10-assignment-2-strayer/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM LEG 100 WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 2 STRAYER LEG 100 Week 10 Assignment 2 Managing Your Skills - Strayer University NEW 2015 Version Note: The companies mentioned herein are merely hypothetical organizations with characteristics developed to enable students to respond to the assignment. You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. In this assignment, you, in the role of a risk manager at Simply Green Products, will draft a document that is commonly used in the business world—a memorandum to your boss. Simply Green Products is a $10 million company that produces biodegradable packing materials that orchards use in the Shenandoah Valley to transport their apples, peaches, and pears nationwide. Biodegradable materials are more eco-friendly because they break down into the environment. Such packing materials are marketed under the name “SafePack,” which is heavily advertised in trade journals. Simply Green Products have had the name “SafePack” imprinted on all of their packing material since 2008; however, they never filed for either state or federal trademark protection. With the movement toward more eco-friendly agricultural production, the fact that such packing materials are biodegradable provides a primary marketing advantage over non-biodegradable...
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... |There’s Room In the Inn | Copyright © 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course studies the lodging industry, its history, growth, development, and future direction. It covers front office procedures and interpersonal dynamics from reservations through the night audit. The course also examines career opportunities in lodging and resorts. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Bardi, J. A. (2007). Hotel front office management (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. All electronic materials are...
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...trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Course Description This course covers the fundamentals and best practices of using written communication in business and in the information technologies. Topics include strategies, techniques for producing emails, memos, reports, proposals, project specifications, and user manuals, as well as other technical documents. Course Topics & Objectives Week One: The Technical Writing Process • Identify how writing methods are used in the corporate environment. • Discuss collaboration in the modern enterprise. • Identify collaborative technologies. Week Two: Technical Writing in the Corporate Environment • Identify intellectual property issues in the corporate environment. • Discuss the role that audience plays in technical writing. • Design a memo with appropriate formatting for the corporate environment. Week Three: Writing Reports and Proposals • Implement effective document design in technical...
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...s e c TIo n client acceptance C a s es inC lu de d in t his se Ction 1 3 1.1 Ocean Manufacturing, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New Client Acceptance Decision InsTrucTor resource Manual — Do noT copy or reDIsTrIbuTe InsTrucTor resource Manual — Do noT copy or reDIsTrIbuTe ocean Manufacturing, Inc. The new client acceptance Decision ins tr uC t ional o b je C t ive s [1] To c a s e 1.1 Mark S. Beasley · Frank A. Buckless · Steven M. Glover · Douglas F. Prawitt help students understand the process of considering a new prospective audit client and the factors that auditors commonly consider in making the acceptance decision. [2] To give students experience in computing and interpreting preliminary analytical procedures commonly used in obtaining an understanding of a prospective client during the client acceptance decision process. [3] To raise issues relating to auditor independence in the context of client acceptance, both in terms of financial interests and the provision of non-audit services. To illustrate the subjective and sometimes difficult nature of the judgments involved in the client acceptance decision, and to give students the opportunity to justify a recommendation on client acceptance in the presence of both significant positive and negative factors. [5] To help students understand how information gathered in the client acceptance process can help the auditor in planning the audit if the client...
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...MANAGEMENT Marketing Channels 4060 – Mr. Lipe Instructor: Mr. Jay Lipe (I’d prefer Mr. Lipe over Professor Lipe) E-mail: lipex011@umn.edu (preferred method of contact) Phone: (612) 625-3335 Office: CSOM 4-125 Office Hours: Tue 9:45pm-11:15am (20 minute slots; details on sign ups below) Thu 9:45pm-11:15am (20 minute slots; details on sign ups below) Please see notes on office hours below. Teaching Assistants (TA) Kelsi Doran, dora0075@umn.edu (Section 001) Kendell Poch, kendell.poch@gmail.com (Section 002) Course Objectives Most brands today make their offerings available through multiple distribution channels. And increasingly, the strength of a brand’s channel structure directly impacts the brand’s value and how it differentiates itself. Brands that 1) Select the right channel partners 2) Monitor their efforts and 3) Modify behaviors, will distinguish themselves competitively. Issues facing channel managers today include multichannel marketing, managing channel conflict, disintermediation, and push vs. pull marketing efforts in the channel. 1. Marketing Channels is an advanced elective that addresses many of the strategic areas of the marketing channel management. The learning outcomes for this class are: 1. Identify key industry practices in channel design. 2. Describe how organizations create value through the distribution of their offerings 3. Analyze complex inter and intra-organizational issues in channel...
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...Assignment 3 (100 marks) ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form (Covers Modules 6, 7, and 8) Note: If this is your first time using the Online Learning Environment, check out the Course Orientation and the quick tutorials in the Support Centre. General assignment FAQs can be found in your Assignment Submission area. Prepare the answers to these assignment questions in Word and save them as one Word document on your hard drive. For the recommended format and filename, see the FAQs in the Assignment Submission area. If this assignment Word file requires the pasting of Accpac.RTF reports, or Excel.xls sections, or other files, students are strongly advised to refer to the How To/Use Software/Use Excel, Use Word or both, to ensure the successful submission of their complete assignment. Multiple-choice questions are to be completed within the Online Learning Environment in your MS2 Assignment Submission section. This portion of the assignment will be automatically graded. Do not include your answers in your Word document as they will not be graded. When your file is complete and you are ready to submit it for marking, select your Assignment Submission area. For help, refer to the quick tutorial, “Submit your assignment.” Follow these steps to ensure that your assignment was received by your marker: * Select the Grade Centre link. * Select the exclamation mark (!). In the section “Your work,” select the file. If you can view...
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...This version: 7/16/2015 College of Business Administration Loyola Marymount University MBAF 614: Financial Analysis & Strategy Fall 2015 Instructor: Dr. David Offenberg Office: Hilton 313 Phone: (310) 338-2903 E-mail: doffenberg@lmu.edu Office Hours: Tuesday, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. (or by appointment) Class time: Tuesday, 7:15 - 10:00 p.m. (HIL 023) Course Overview: The purpose of this course is to study the impact of corporate financial strategy on shareholder wealth. In essence, this course covers the fundamentals of MBAA 608 with a lot more depth. Throughout the semester, we will examine real situations that were faced by real chief financial officers. In the end, you should have a much better appreciation for the role of the CFO in keeping the corporation afloat. Method: This course is taught via case studies supported by lectures. Class sessions begin with a studentled analysis of the assigned case. The remainder of the class period will be dedicated to further analysis of the case. Students have substantial responsibility (and incentives) for coming to class prepared to engage in active discussion. Each student is expected to work in a team to analyze the cases. Readings: The textbook for the course is: Case Problems in Finance, by Kester, Ruback and Tufano, Twelfth Edition, Publisher: McGraw Hill- Irwin. The bookstore will not carry the book so you must order it online. The MBAA 608 textbook is also a useful reference, but not required (Brigham...
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...MIS 3210 Project Due Wednesday, November 26th 2014 at 11:59pm Upload all files to the Project dropbox (30 points – Project file: 5 points; Memo: 25 points) You will need to use Microsoft Project 2010 or 2013 to do this assignment. It is installed on the computers in FCB 100 and 377. You can also download the program and install it on your own computer. A video is posted on elearn that demonstrates how to download and install the program. The basic steps are as follows: 1. Go to: http://e5.onthehub.com/d.ashx?s=tm4e26krf6 2. Login with your U of M user ID and password. 3. Click the icon for either program Microsoft Project 2010 or 2013. 4. Click to download the Microsoft Project 2010 with the service pack or 2013. 5. Write down the CD key. 6. Follow the instructions to download the installer and the program file. 10. Once the download completes, the installer should run automatically to install the program. 11. Click your “start” button on the Window’s desktop. Microsoft Project 2010 or 2013 should be listed under your “programs list”. Click to run. Note: This program will NOT run on a MAC! See me for alternative instructions if you want to use a MAC.Assignment instructions: Note: A video demonstration of this process is posted on elearn. 1. Create a new project file using Microsoft Project 2010 or 2013. 2. Enter the following information about the project: • The project start date is January 5, 2015. • The project team works eight – hour days...
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...syllabus: This assignment is a written (1-2 page) memo from student to manager, highlighting the benefits and challenges of implementing a new /emerging technology at the business. Your goals for this Technology Assessment Report are the following: 1. to explain WHAT it is 2. to explain HOW it might impact "the business" (and/or society at large) 3. to ASSESS any risks, challenges, or opportunities that it creates 4. to make a RECOMMENDATION related to adoption of the technology for “your company”. In your report, it is most important to give YOUR opinion of the technology impact, YOUR assessment of the risk/return, and YOUR overall recommendation for how it might be adopted, all from the point of view of “your company”. The following elements will be assessed: 1. Technology Description and Analysis (75%), divided into the following categories: * Understanding of the technology (20%) * Success in evaluating and explaining how the technology might affect a business (20%) * Ability to consider the risks and returns that might occur with this technology, (20%) * Ability to make a clear recommendation (for or against its adoption) (15%) 2. Report format (Introduction, Key Points, Conclusion/Recommendations) (10%) * Grammar & Vocabulary (5%) * Turnitin score (5%) NOTE: Scores of less than 10% are acceptable. Please use a standard MEMO format: TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: The Body of your memo should follow...
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