Topic 1: Overview of Management

Module 1.2: Course Introduction

The technology utilized in this course will be familiar to some of you; for others, it may be your first experience with some of the on-line features which are part of this course. This lesson should help you become more comfortable with the technology and how the course is structured. In addition, the first module is designed to increase your familiarity with the course mechanics, goals, and deliverables. A course that is self-directed is often more challenging than one that involves face-to-face meetings. We often skip reading the details of a course (e.g., the syllabus). In this environment that is problematic.

Objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

1. Successfully use Blackboard
2. Understand the organization and operation of the course
3. Become familiar with the complex role of managers in an applied setting

Readings

Read:

1. First, review the course homepage, the syllabus and the schedule.

2. Read the following article:

(2008) How Google Fuels Its Idea Factory, April 29, 2008 [available at http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_19/b4083054277984.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5].

Elgin, B. (2005) Managing Google's Idea Factory; Marissa Mayer helps the search giant out-think its rivals, BusinessWeek, Vol. 3953, pp. 88.

Note: you can find the Elgin article through the UI library website or at the BusinessWeek website.

Lecture

Note: The following lectures will open in separate windows. Please make sure you have the speakers volume turned 'on' to listen to the lecture. Once the page has finished loading you can start the lecture by hitting 'Play'.

	No lecture for this module (read through the course material)

Activities/Assignments

	Blackboard Quiz
	Individual Assignment