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  • 1.  Recommendations for MBA general management course

    Posted 10-26-2005 15:26

    Hi everyone

     

    I the spring I'll be teaching a general management class for MBAs for the first time and am looking for some advice to prep the course.  I would like to ask for suggestions for texts, cases, readings, etc. and would love to see any syllabi that anyone would be willing to share.

     

    Thanks in advance,

    Wendy Casper



  • 2.  Recommendations for MBA general management course

    Posted 10-27-2005 08:36
    Hello

    I know that our french students are slightly different
    (they are younger ans their corporate experiences is less
    important), but I use to ask them to think, analyse and
    write (between 2 and 10 pages) "I and the Management" , I
    ask them to think individually (but I encourage the
    discussion between them)of a situation where they were
    concerned by the topic of the day (motivation, conflict,
    communication, delegation, ethics...)
    Sometimes I ask them some questions but most of the time
    they just have to think at a situation at 4 levels:
    The person,
    the team,
    The company
    the environment
    and how the inter relations between these 4 elements
    contribute to the situation.
    They also have readings and they must use them to analyse
    the situation.

    At the end of the 10 sessions they have to draw a general
    portait of themselves(from 5 to 10 pages)
    Most of them appreciate this introspection that they are
    not used to do.

    Their work is evaluated according the deepness of their
    analyse and their ability to grasp complexity and to use
    theory to understand situations.

    The discussion are very lively and interesting.
    It is the opportunity do discover differences between
    people and organizations and to perceive them from other
    points of view.

    May it can work with yous students.

    Cordialement

    Maryse


    On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:25:55 -0500
    "Casper, Wendy J" <wjcasper@UTA.EDU> wrote:
    > Hi everyone
    >
    >
    >
    > I the spring I'll be teaching a general management class
    >for MBAs for
    > the first time and am looking for some advice to prep
    >the course. I
    > would like to ask for suggestions for texts, cases,
    >readings, etc. and
    > would love to see any syllabi that anyone would be
    >willing to share.
    >
    >
    >
    > Thanks in advance,
    >
    > Wendy Casper
    >

    Maryse Dubouloy
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