MGT 130 - Principles of Supervision

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course places emphasis on the managerial directing functions, including the necessary supervisory qualities, duties and responsibilities. Attention is also given to contemporary supervisory approaches to supervision; the supervisor’s relationship to the total management environment; self-management; and the supervisor’s relationship to the individual employee and the work group.

SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the skills, traits, and functions of a supervisor.
Explain group processes.
Determine the need for ethics and diversity in the workplace.
Articulate the supervisor’s role in planning and organizing.
Define quality in the workplace.
Describe the communication skills needed for a supervisor.
Compare motivational techniques.
Distinguish the need to counsel and manage employee stress.
Describe conflict management.
Compare employee selection techniques and criteria.
Characterize training and appraisal methods.