COURSE: Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals        CODE: BOH4M (University/College)

CREDIT VALUE:  One

PREREQUISITE: None                             TEXTBOOK:  Management, 8^th Edition, Schermerhorn, Replacement Cost: $120.00  

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyse the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning. Effective business communication skills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized.

How This Course Supports the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations

Catholic students must recognize that all businesses can attain prosperity within the precepts of our faith. In light of globalization and the rapid changes taking place in the workplace, both management and employees must collaborate to proactively evaluate the pressing situations that present themselves each day. Dynamic companies are characterized by excellent leadership and focus. Visionary leadership requires both a long-range view of opportunities and short range plans to promote strategic growth. Students examine how change demands proper planning, which in turn facilitates the achievement of individual and company goals. Highly competitive companies embrace change despite resistance. Management must be the agent of change, especially when new ideas can lead to the advancement of the common good.

COURSE OVERVIEW:  

UNIT	TITLE	Correlations
1	Foundations of Management	Ch. 1, 2, 3
2	Leading	Ch. 13, 15, 16
3	Management Challenges	Ch. 14, 15, 17
4	Planning and Controlling	Ch. 7, 8, 9
5	Organizing	Ch. 10, 12, 15

EVALUATION:  TERM WORK (70%)

Evaluation is designed to determine if the expectations of the course have been met, and to determine student response to the curriculum.  In accordance with the Ministry Guideline, the following is the breakdown in evaluation in this course:

KNOWLEDGE/UNDERSTANDING	30%
COMMUNICATION	20%
THINKING/INQUIRY	25%
APPLICATION/MAKING CONNECTIONS	25%
TOTAL	100%

Evidence of student achievement for evaluation is collected over time from 3 different sources – observations, conversations, and student products (i.e. Tests, quizzes, projects, oral and written reports, case study analyses, assignments, demonstrations and presentations.)Teachers will weigh all evidence of student achievement and will use both mathematical calculations and their professional judgment to determine the student’s report card grade.

EVALUATION:  SUMMATIVE (30%)

FINAL EXAM	30%
TOTAL	30%

EVALUATION:  LEARNING SKILLS and WORK HABITS

The learning skills and work habits component of this course will be assessed and reported  for information only on Provincial Report Card under the following categories: 

RESPONSIBILITY, ORGANIZATION, INDEPENDENT WORK, COLLABORATION, INITIATIVE, SELF-REGULATION

      E – Excellent                 G – Good          S – Satisfactory             N – Needs Improvement

*All aspects of your work are important and are included in your final mark*