BMGT 301: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS Section 0601 Mon, Wed 5:00PM - 6:15PM (VMH 1412) Section 0701 Mon 7:00PM - 9:40PM (VMH 1303) Instructor: David J McCue Teaching Assistant: -djmccue@rhsmith.umd.edu 0000 Van Munching Hall Mobile phone: (571) 212-9300 Office Hrs: Wednesday 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM and By Appointment NA Description This course integrates management concepts and information systems and technology. We will discuss how information systems are used for competitive advantage
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Table of contents: 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Presentation of the company 4. Presentation of The Human Resources Department 5. Recruitment and selection processes 6. Learning and development 7. Improving HR in Focus Group: 10 key elements 8. Conclusions 9. References 1. Abstract Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as
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Leadership Development Seminars and ECQ-based Readings The success or failure of any endeavor depends on leadership. Now, more than ever before, we need leaders in our organizations and in our world. Great leaders create and communicate a vision and move people into action to achieve it. They ignite our passion and inspire us to do our best. Government leaders in the 21st century are experiencing change at a more rapid pace than previous generations. Rapid advances in technology have expanded
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associated costs, and their advantages and disadvantages, (5) calculate and use financial statements and ratios to analyze a business and create and use pro forma statements for planning and decision-making purposes, (6) appreciate the complexities international business, and (7) demonstrate team skills by actively participating in group written cases. Course Materials Text: Background readings and problem sets are from Ross, Westerfield and Jordan (RWJ), Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 8th Edition
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INFORMATION Pre-requisites and/or Exclusions: None Posting of Grades and Feedback on Work: Grades on assignments and tests will be posted on the Blackboard site for the course. All assignments submitted for grading will be handed back within three weeks except for the final assignment which will be available for pick-up after official final grades are available. E-mail Communication: Students must use the e-mail address listed above to communicate with the instructor. Students are required to activate
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Peterson signaled the waiter, breaking the awkward silence that ended the annual review of one of her direct reports, Fred Wu. On paper, Wu’s performance was impressive. Within eight months of joining the Plano, Texas, office of AccountBack, an accounting software and services company, Wu had signed the region’s largest client and promoted AccountBack’s products and services among the Chinese business community in Plano. Despite these achievements, Wu’s review ended uncomfortably. Though they’d
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Leadership Development Seminars and ECQ-based Readings The success or failure of any endeavor depends on leadership. Now, more than ever before, we need leaders in our organizations and in our world. Great leaders create and communicate a vision and move people into action to achieve it. They ignite our passion and inspire us to do our best. Government leaders in the 21st century are experiencing change at a more rapid pace than previous generations. Rapid advances in technology have expanded
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BMGT 301: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS Section 0601 Mon, Wed 5:00PM - 6:15PM (VMH 1412) Section 0701 Mon 7:00PM - 9:40PM (VMH 1303) Instructor: David J McCue Teaching Assistant: -djmccue@rhsmith.umd.edu 0000 Van Munching Hall Mobile phone: (571) 212-9300 Office Hrs: Wednesday 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM and By Appointment NA Description This course integrates management concepts and information systems and technology. We will discuss how information systems are used for competitive advantage
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1. KEY INFORMATION 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Key Staff 3 1.3 BREO Site 3 1.4 Teaching location 4 1.5 Pod supervision 4 2. LEARNING OUTCOMES 4 3. TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY 5 3.1 Approach to Learning 5 3.2 Group Work 5 3.3 Use of Technology 5 4. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS BEING DEVELOPED 6 5. ESSENTIAL AND RECOMMENDED READING 7 6. ASSESSMENT STRATEGY 7 6.1 Overview 7 6.2 Criteria for assessment 8 6.3 Quality of work 16 6.4 A note on Plagiarism 16 7. COURSE
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class session or by appointment. Required Learning Materials This course is a series of thematic conversations about human values and your responsibilities as an emerging/aspiring business leader. There is no traditional textbook, but there is much reading. You are required to read The Moral Compass: Leadership for a Free World, a workbook by Lindsay Thompson available online as a PDF in Course Documents. You will find details about required learning materials in the Bibliography and Theme Briefs
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