Welcome to MT140

1. Welcome to MT140 Unit 1 Seminar – Introduction to Management Introduction to Management Professor Jennifer Teague

2. Agenda • Instructor Contact Details • Course Objectives • Course Activities • Late Policy

3. Instructor Contact Information Professor Jennifer Teague Email: jteague@kaplan.edu Telephone: 281.401.9189 (CST) AIM: ProfessorTeague Office hours: Sundays and Wednesdays 9-10pm EST

4. MT140 Course Objectives During this term, we will: • Describe solutions to management problems • Recognize the four functions of management • Explain a process to manage technology decisions • Summarize the importance of social responsibility and diversity in a business environment • Identify the ethical issues within business

5. The Course Syllabus:Your Roadmap to The Course! • You will find our Syllabus in the Syllabus Area of our classroom and in the Doc Sharing area of our course. I have also sent everyone an advance copy by email. • Print it out from Doc Sharing • Review the course requirements and expectations.

6. Your First Weekly Activity: Reading! • This course uses two e-texts, both by Bateman & Snell: • Management M Start Here, 2nd ed. • Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World, 9th ed. • Your reading this week: • Chapter 1 in M Starts Here • All readings are available as files in Doc Sharing • Always make your reading the first activity of the unit!

7. Your Second Weekly Activity: Class Discussion! • Discussions allow us to: • Learn from the many different perspectives represented • Add experiential knowledge to our course material • Ask questions • Get help from instructor and classmates • Exchange ideas • Get feedback • Have fun!

8. How To Do Well In Class Discussion: • Post early: • Your Initial Post must be made no later than Saturday, 11.59pm ET. The earlier the better! Posts must be made on at least 3 different days. This is expected to be an on-going discussion! • Respond to at least two classmates or the instructor. • Be sure your Initial Discussion Post is at least 100 words in length. • Check out the key terms at the end of each unit– try to incorporate them. • Use web-based researchwhere appropriate to make a point. If you use referenced material, this must be correctly cited. • Be thoughtful, thorough, and substantive. The posts should address the discussion questions or weekly topics. • Check frequently to see if anyone has asked questions. • Spell check your posts! Proper grammar and punctuation are required. • Pay attention to the rubric in your syllabus

9. Your Third Weekly Activity: Homework Assignments! • Exercises may consist of answering questions in a text chapter, writing a paper, or completing some other assignment. Exercises are usually performed offline. • Proof, proof, proof – grammar and spelling matter. Apply the concepts and language of the course • Answer all the questions in terms of the key concepts of that unit • Additional research may be used. • Assignments are due by Tuesday, 11.59pm ET. • Is everyone clear on how to use the Dropbox? • If something is confusing, please check with me.

10. How to Do Well in Homework Assignments: • You are encouraged to begin using APA formatting • APA style means that you are required to include: • A title page • The paper itself • A references page • A title pagecontains three items: the paper's title, the date and the author's name. • The last thing required is the references page. • Sources should be alphabetized by the author's last name (or, for sources without authors, by the first letter in the title). • The second line of each source should be indented a half inch (the first line is not indented).

11. How To Do Well In Homework Assignments (Continued) • Be sure your response adequately answers the assignment question(s). • Be sure your Homework Assignment is well-written without spelling errors and using complete sentences. • Be sure your assignment is submitted to the correct Dropbox as an attachment in MS Word (.doc or .docx) format. • Be sure your file is named using the correct Kaplan file naming convention. (This will be covered in Unit 2).

12. Your Fourth Required Weekly Activity: Quizzes! • Multiple choice • Quizzes are not timed • Think the question through • Retake the quizzes as necessary • Press the “Submit for Grade” button when you are finished to see your score • If you have any technical problems, call the Help Desk immediately

13. Your Fifth Required Weekly Activity: Exams! • Multiple choice • Exams are timed • Think the question through • Can only be taken once • If you have any technical problems, call the Help Desk immediately

14. Your Sixth Required Weekly Activity: Class Seminars! • Fun and helpful • Opportunity to ask questions • Opportunity to interact with classmates • You can review the recording if you are unable to attend • Go to the KHE link as you did to enter this Seminar and choose “History.” Choose the date of the Seminar you would like to review and click on it. • Seminar Participation is graded so you are strongly encouraged to attend!

15. Late policy • Assignments and Alternate Seminar Assignments may be submitted late, albeit with a penalty. • 1-7 days late: 20% deduction • 8-14 days late: 30% deduction • After 14 days: no credit • Quizzes, Exams, and Discussions may not be submitted late.

16. Any Questions?

17. See you next week! Same time… same place. After this seminar has concluded, there will be a recording in the archives located in the seminar room. It may be selected by date.