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hazami halwani

hhalwani@KSU.EDU.SA
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101 business management

..101 ADA

Introduction to Business is a study of functions in business. Students will develop a framework for the further study of business. This course is an interdisciplinary course drawing from such areas as organizational structures, management skills, marketing, human resource management, finance, and business ethics.

This course will describe the different areas and sciences of Business Administration. What does the term business mean? What is management? Why is management essential to the organization? What should different managers do in an organization? How does decision making process relate to different functional areas of management? The course would answer these and much more questions. Further, new concepts will be introduced and discussed such as TQM (Total Quality Management), Downsizing, SWOT analysis, and others. The discussion of different issues will be supported and reinforced by real-life examples and cases from domestic and international business world.

Reference Materials:

Lecture Notes & P.P which will be distributed in time.

Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making And Cases, by Ferrell, Fraedrich, and Ferrell. 8th ed

Business Ethics 214 Second Term 2010-2011 Course Calendar’s

 

Week

*Date

Topic

H.W

 

Quiz

1

12/2

Registration Week

 

 

2

19/2

General Introduction & Lecture1

 

 

3

26/2

lect1 from the P.P & Notes

 

 

4

5/3

lecture2

 

Quiz1 in Lecture1 Sat 5/3

5

12/3

lecture3

 

Quiz2 in Lecture2 Sat 12/3

6

19/3

lecture 3                             

First critical thinking paper is due on Wed 23/3

Quiz 3 in Lecture3 Sat 19/3

7

26/3

lecture 4                              

 

 

8

2/4

lecture 5

 

9

9/4

SPRING BREAK

10

16/4

lecture 6

 

 

11

23/4

lecture 7

MIDTERM  FROM 1-2 P.M SUNDDAY 2/4/2011 Lectures1-2-4-5

Quiz 4 in lecture lecture6

12

30/4

lecture 8

Second critical thinking paper is due on Sat 30/4

 

13

7/5

lecture 9

 

 Quiz 5 in lecture 7 & lecture8

14

14/5

lecture 10 & presentation

 

Quiz 6 in lecture 9 & lecture 10

15

21/5

Presentation & Revision

 

 

16

28/5

Make up Exam From lecture 1- lecture 6 on Monday 30/5/2011

17

Final Examinations

course attachements