Management

Principles of Management

Overview

Principles of Management is equivalent to a 1 semester, college level business course that covers human resources; operational and functional aspects of management; and contemporary issues in management.
This course is available live and on-demand through the online Nursing , Other Degree , and Individual Course Credits programs.

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  • All Other Degrees

    When you complete a Credit-By-Course through Distance Learning Systems™, you are eligible to receive an ACE Transcript for credit transfer purposes. More than 2,000 colleges and universities consider ACE credit recommendations.

    Course Type: Credit-By-Course
    Credits: 3 Semester Credits
    Category: Business
    Course Equivalence: College-Level Business or General Elective
    Length: 7 Lectures + 1 Final Exam
    Assessments: Weekly Quizzes and Final Exam (90 mins | 100 Questions)

    About This Course

    This course covers human resources; operational and functional aspects of management; and contemporary issues in management.

    Course Objectives

    After completing this course, you will be able to:

    • Recall specific factual knowledge of management.
    • Recognize and demonstrate a general understanding of purposes, functions and techniques of management.
    • Correlate the meaning of specific terminology with important management ideas, processes, techniques, concepts and elements.
    • Analyze and find examples of theory and significant underlying assumptions, concepts, and limitations of management data.
    • Connect rationale of procedures, methods, and analyses.
    • Apply knowledge, general concepts, and principle to specific management scenarios.
    • Give examples of theory and significant underlying assumptions, concepts, and limitations of management data.
    • Illustrate comprehension rationale of procedures, methods, and analyses.
    • Apply knowledge, general concepts, and principles to specific management scenarios.

  • Nursing

    The Credit-By-Exam course offered by Distance Learning Systems™ allows individuals to earn college credits without attending a traditional college class by simply passing one nationally standardized exam for the award of credit. CLEP®, DSST® and Pearson Vue® offer their own exams in place of traditional courses which award credits that can be transferred toward earning a degree from 2,900 U.S. colleges and universities.

    Course Type: Credit-By-Exam
    Credits: 3 Semester Credits
    Category: Business
    Course Equivalence: College-Level Business or General Elective
    Length: 7 Lectures + 1 Final Exam
    Assessments: 1 Exam at a CLEP® Testing Facility (90 mins | 115 Questions)

    About This Course

    This course prepares individuals for a credit-by-exam. This exam covers human resources; operational and functional aspects of management; and contemporary issues in management.

    Course Objectives

    After completing this course, you will be able to:

    • Recall specific factual knowledge of management.
    • Recognize and demonstrate a general understanding of purposes, functions and techniques of management.
    • Correlate the meaning of specific terminology with important management ideas, processes, techniques, concepts and elements.
    • Analyze and find examples of theory and significant underlying assumptions, concepts, and limitations of management data.
    • Connect rationale of procedures, methods, and analyses.
    • Apply knowledge, general concepts, and principle to specific management scenarios.
    • Give examples of theory and significant underlying assumptions, concepts, and limitations of management data.
    • Illustrate comprehension rationale of procedures, methods, and analyses.
    • Apply knowledge, general concepts, and principles to specific management scenarios.
  • About Instructor

    Jon Weiss
    Jon Weiss graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Wisconsin where he majored in Political Science and specialized in social science research methodology. Jon served as a Department Research Assistant at Marquette University where he used Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to create a database of members of the US House of Representatives which was used to predict legislative voting behavior. During his time as an educator, Jon pursued other research interests such as community-based mediation and conflict resolution which led to a career with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Mediation Center and Chicago’s Center for Conflict Resolution where he became the Executive Director. Jon returned to formal education while serving as the Chair of the Ford Motor Company Consumer Appeals Board where he was a mediation and ethics instructor for several Chicago area law schools. He also served as the lead instructor and workshop presenter on advanced mediation techniques and training at the Center for the Analysis of Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems. Today, Jon is an in-demand instructor, especially in the areas of computer science, natural science and mathematics. He enjoys teaching statistics, microbiology, and chemistry. Jon looks forward to using his educational expertise and past experiences for teaching.