MGMT 320 Principles of Management EF: Home Fall 2021

Weekly Micro-Presentation Topics

WK1 OPEN - Introduction

WK2 The Exceptional Manager

WK 3 Management Theory

WK4 Ethical Responsibilities

WK 5 Global Management

WK 6 Planning

WK7 Strategic Management

WK8 OPEN CSR Paper and Presentation due Friday, October 8, 2021 at 9:00 am (20 points)

WK9 Organizational Culture, Structure and Design

WK10 Organizational Change

WK11 Managing Individual Differences

WK12 Groups and Teams

WK13 Control

WK14 OPEN

WK15 Group Presentations

Weekly Micro-Presentations: Each week approximately 3 students will deliver [individual] presentations on a current issue related to the week's topic, Review at least two articles on the issue from reputable sources, and organize your findings into a brief PowerPoint presentation. The presentation should highlight the facts of the case, some interesting issues, maybe some puzzling questions and some lessons learned. It should be relevant to the week's course material [e.g. the Micro-Presentation topic for the week you do your presentation].You will briefly (5-10 minutes) discuss your research with the class and submit your presentation to the instructor. The PowerPoint file should include a full citation for the articles consulted [see the 'APA style' page on this LibGuide].

Final Group Presentation: The Group selects a contemporary event (a case), development or article and presents how it relates to one of the chapters/topics in the course [e.g. one of the Micro-Presentation topics].. 15 minute presentation, pre-recorded and submitted on Blackboard. Presentation platform may include: adding audio to a PowerPoint deck, Panopto/YouTube video, etc. 

CSR Group Presentation Assignment (introduction WK 5, due WK 8)

Using the Pyramid of Social Responsibility, prepare a 10-minute group PowerPoint presentation and a two-page paper about one company’s efforts to be a Socially Responsible citizen.

1. Identify a company from the InterBrand Global 100 you would like to research (sign up on Blackboard)
2. Research their efforts on each level of the pyramid
3. Determine whether or not the company is behaving ethically in each area of responsibility (CSR)
4. Prepare a Power Point with your findings (one slide for each part of the pyramid).  Also submit a two-page write up of your findings.
5. Use/list a minimum of 3 sources (one can be the company website).
6. Determine whether or not this is a socially responsible company, based on your research

See the Periodicals tab for library subscriptions to articles on your topic.

See the APA style tab for how to write the full citation for your articles.

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