Supervision Syllabus for 2013-2014
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Instructor Information

Office Location

R. E. Byrd Business Building 323D

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

(except M & W 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. - Class)

via text, phone, email and/or Google meet

* Appointments available upon request

Text: (806) 584-9833 (9 a.m. - 9 p.m.)  **Please give up to 24 hours to reply and refrain from sending multiple texts.

     **There may be a slower response on the weekends

 

Course Information

Recording Policy

Disability Statement

Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact disAbility Services (Student Service Center room 119, phone 371-5436) as soon as possible.

Statement for Mental Health and Advocacy & Resource Center:

As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student's ability to participate in daily activities. Amarillo College offers services to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. If you or someone you know are suffering from any of the aforementioned conditions, you can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus by calling the AC Counseling Center at 806-371-5900. The AC Counseling Center website is https://www.actx.edu/counseling/ . Also, if you are in need of social services (affordable housing, utilities, transportation, food, clothing, childcare, medical/dental/vision, legal), please call the AC Advocacy & Resource Center at 806-371-5439. The AC Advocacy & Resource Center website is https://www.actx.edu/arc

Amarillo College Tutoring for Success Policy:

Administrative Drop Policy

N/A

Student Withdrawal Procedures

N/A

Privacy Statement

The Amarillo College Privacy Policy is found at https://www.actx.edu/-amarillo-college-privacy-notice , and applies to all Amarillo College students.  If you have questions about this privacy statement or you believe that your personal information has been released without your consent, send email to humanresources@actx.edu .

Course

BMGT-1301-002 Supervision

Prerequisites

Course Description

A study of the role of the supervisor. Managerial functions as applied to leadership, counseling, motivation and human skills are examined.

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Department Expectations

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

TEXTBOOK:

Supervisory Management:  The Art of Empowering and Developing People,  Mosley, Mosley, and Pietri, 8th Edition

ISBN: 978-0-538-73707-4

 

 

 

Supplies

Textbook

4 scantrons

Student Performance

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1.      Explain the role, characteristics, and skills of a supervisor.  SCANS* Information C5

2.      Define and discuss the principles of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling at the supervisory level.  SCANS* Interpersonal C5; Resources C4; Interpersonal C12; Systems C16; Personal Qualities F13, F16

3.      Identify and discuss the human skills necessary for supervision including the following:

A.     Understanding job descriptions, job assignments, and work schedules.  SCANS* Resources C4

B.     Interviewing, selecting, and training employees. SCANS* Resources C4

C.     Delegating.  SCANS* Interpersonal C10

D.     Identifying problem employees, classifying disciplinary problems, and showing knowledge of how the disciplinary due process works.  SCANS* Thinking Skills F12

4.    Explain motivational techniques and give examples of how they can be utilized by a

supervisor.  SCANS* Thinking Skills F12

5.    The student will discuss ways to structure a working environment which will provide                   

a variety of ways for employees to become motivated.  SCANS* Interpersonal C9

6.   Describe ways to improve productivity and control costs with a better quality of     

      workmanship.  SCANS* Information C

 

 

*Meets Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)

Information:  Acquires and uses information

Interpersonal:  Works with others, serves clients, exercises leadership.

Systems:  Understands complex interrelationships (evaluates, monitors, improves social organizational and technological systems).

Thinking Skills:  Thinks creatively, makes decisions solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn and reason.

Personal Qualities:  Displays responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and honesty.

Resources:  Identifies, organizes, plans and allocates resources (time, money, materials and facilities and human resources).

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

CLASSROOM GROUND RULES:

Be on time and prepared for classroom discussion. No food or drink in computer classrooms. Cell phones and pagers must be in silent mode while class is in session. NO TEXTING DURING CLASS. NO IPODS. NO CELL PHONES. ALL CELL PHONES MUST REMAIN IN YOUR BACKPACK, POCKET, OR PURSE DURING CLASS.

Grading Criteria

GRADING SCALE:

            90 - 100%         =          A          Excellent

            80 -   89%         =          B          Above Average, Very Good

            70 -   79%         =          C          Average, Good

            60 -   69%         =          D          Poor, but passing

          Below 60%         =          F          Failing

EXAMINATIONS:

Examinations will consist of essay, true-false, multiple choice, matching, or short answer questions. Should  an emergency arise, contact the instructor in ADVANCE before 7:00 via phone, e-mail or text.  Tests taken more than a week from the original test date will result in docked or a zero grade.  There are no make-up exams.    Only one make up exam will be allowed to be missed. 

ASSIGNMENTS:

Assignments are expected to be handed in on-time. Late assignments are subject to a decrease in points.  The instructor reserves the right to accept or not accept late assignments.

Final grade will be determined by dividing total number of points by the number of tests and projects.  

Instructor reserves the right to subjectively influence the final grade relative to class attendance, participation, and attitude.

The final exam is scheduled according to the Amarillo College final exam schedule. 

 

Attendance

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Students are expected to attend all regularly scheduled class meetings.  Should you miss a class, it is your responsibility to determine what you have missed and take appropriate actions. Please obtain the names and phone numbers of at least two of your fellow classmates and contact them about anything you have missed.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY:
It is the responsibility of the student to initiate drop or withdrawal procedures through the registrar’s office.  Students who stop attending class but do not officially drop or withdraw from this course will receive a letter grade at the end of the semester.

                      Wednesday,  November 20, 2013       Last day to withdraw (drop)

 

Calendar

Tentative Fall 2013 

The instructor can modify at any time. 

 

Week

Chapters

Assignments/Tests

August 27

Intro to Supervision

Read Chap. 1

Assign:

Skill Builder 1-2

Case 1-1 (1,2)

September 3

Chapter 1 - Supervisory Roles and Challenges

Read Chap. 2

Assign:

Case 2-1

September 10

Chapter 2 - Fundamental of Planning

Read Chap. 3

Assign:

Skill Builder 3-3

 

September 17

Chapter 3 - Decision Marketing, Problem-Solving & Ethics

Prepare for the exam

Assign:

TBA

September 24

Chapter 4 - Fundamentals of Organizing

EXAM 1

(Chapter 1,2,3,)

Assign:

Read Chap. 4

Case 4-1

 

October 1

Chapter 4 - Fundamentals of Organizing (cont'd)

Assign:

Read Chap. 5

Skill Assessment 5-1

Skill Assessment 5-2

Skill Builder 5-3

October 8

Chapter 5 - Delegating Authority

Prepare for the examp

Assign: TBA

 

October 15

Chapter 15 - Selecting, Appraising and Disciplining

EXAM 2

(Chapter 4,5)

October 22

Chapter 15 - Selecting, Appraising and Disciplining (cont'd)

Chapter 9 - Group Development and Team Building

Assign:

Read Chap. 15, 9

Skill Builder 15 - 1

Skill Builder 15 - 2

Case 1-1

Skill Builder 9-1

Skill Builder 9-2

October 29

Chapter 13 - Exercising Control

EXAM 3

(Chapter 15,9)

Assign:

Read Chap. 13, 11

Skill Builder 13 -1

Case 11-1

 

 

November 5

 

 

Chapter 11 - Coaching for Higher Performance

 

Prepare for exam

Assign:

TBA

November 12

Chapter 10 - Meetings and Faciliation Skills

EXAM 4

(Chapter 13,11)

Assign:

Read Chapter 10, 12

Skill Builder 10-5 (your answer only)

Case 10-1

Skill Builder 12-1

Skill Builder 12-3

November 19

Chapter 10 - Meetings and Faciliation Skills (cont'd)

Chapter 12 - Managing Conflict, Stress and Time

Prepare for exam

Assign: TBA

November 26

 

EXAM 5

(Chapter 10,12)

December 3

Chapter 7 - Motivation

Chapter 8 - Leadership

Emotional Intelligence

Mini-test w/point value

December 10

FINAL WEEK

FINAL EXAM

Additional Information

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