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BA206 Management Fundamentals

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  • CRN: 20086
  • Credits: 3
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online, Available 24/7
      From March 31 through June 14, 2025, Linda L Paulson
    • Remote, Thursday, from 2 to 3:20pm
      From April 3 through June 12, 2025, Linda L Paulson

Class materials

Textbooks

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Details about this class

Management Fundamentals is an introductory course that explores the essentials of management and its critical role within an organization.

This remote course consists of nine engaging and interactive short Zoom sessions held on Thursdays. These sessions provide an opportunity to collaborate with classmates while exploring key strategies, terminology, and skills related to the weekly topics.

All sessions are recorded and integrated into a weekly discussion forum, aligning with the lecture content to support your responses to specific discussion topics. You can miss up to two sessions without penalty, as long as, you complete the discussion topic for that week.  

Overview: Throughout the course, you will explore management levels, their primary functions, various management styles, and decision-making and problem-solving processes.  Additionally, you will analyze core concepts of business management theory, including planning, organizing, directing, leading, and controlling, as well as factors influencing modern management practices.

Final thoughts: I believe you'll find this course format both engaging and informative as you get to know me as your instructor and connect with your classmates. Previous students have appreciated the interactive nature of the course and the opportunity to clarify various topics through our sessions together.

Recommended: BA 101, Introduction to Business. Audit available.

The text is CENGAGE WILLIAMS MGMT:  PRIN. OF MGMT.-W/ACCESS 12th edition (9780357467206). You can obtain an ebook with just the access card. You do not need the actual book unless you want to have a separate hard copy.

 

Technology

There is no additional technology required for this class.

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online and remote teaching technical requirements

Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

Online prerequisite: Start Guide for Online Learning

Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide for online learning. The start guide will help you decide if online classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be eligible to register for online classes.

The Start Guide is not required for remote classes but strongly recommended.