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2. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Entire Course MGT 210 Week 1 Assignment Article Search • MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 1 Incident 1-1: Promotion Into Supervision • MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 2 Article Review on Diversity in the Workplace • MGT 210 Week 1 Assignment Article Search • MGT 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Incident 2-2: Bad Times at Quality Shoe • MGT 210 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • Assignment: Article Search • Resources: Appendix A, University Library, Ch. 1 (p. 19) of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity, and the References within the References Page section of Ch. 2 in Axia College’s Writing Style Handbook • Review the six supervisory responsibilities listed in Appendix A.

3. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 1 Incident MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 2 Article • CheckPoint 1: Incident 1-1: Promotion Into Supervision • Resource: Ch. 1 (p. 15) of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity • Read Incident 1-1: Promotion Into Supervision. Think about Roy’s personal attributes and goals and about how he might apply those abilities to reach his goals as a supervisor. • CheckPoint 2: Article Review on Diversity in the Workplace •  As workplace demographics change, supervisors benefit from knowing how to maximize the opportunities and meet the challenges that diversity presents. This CheckPoint provides you with an opportunity to read about current industry practices regarding diversity.

4. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Incident MGT 210 week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • CheckPoint: Incident 2-2: Bad Times at Quality Shoe • Decision making is an important supervisory function and often a difficult one. This CheckPoint allows you to apply what you have learned regarding the steps in the decision-making process, the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making, and the differences between decision making and problem solving. • Discussion Questions • Recall the steps in the decision-making process (Rue &Byars, 2004) as outlined in Ch. 2 of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity. • Be alert to indicators and symptoms of problems. • Tentatively define the problem.

5. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Week 3 Assignment: Exercise 7-2: MGT 210 Week 3 CheckPoint: Incident • Assignment: Exercise 7-2: “In-Basket” • Delegating is an important aspect of supervisory effectiveness. Still, according to Rue and Byars (2004) in Ch. 7 of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity, “failure to delegate is probably the most frequent reason that supervisors fail in their jobs” (p. 117). • CheckPoint: Incident 6-2: What Should I Do Next? • Carpenters are often told to measure twice, and cut once. Spending adequate time on strategy and planning is like measuring, and implementing the plan is like cutting. Extra time and effort during the planning stage are crucial if you want to avoid common problems later on.

6. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Week 4 CheckPoint: Work Team MGT 210 week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • CheckPoint: Work Team Concepts • Because a work group can accomplish more than an individual, many organizations create formal teams to complete designated work assignments. • Discussion Questions • Describe an obstacle to working on teams. Explain how the team can overcome that obstacle. • Your instructor will assign one of the guidelines to promoting positive contributions from informal work groups listed on p. 139 in Ch. 8 of Supervision:

7. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Week 5 Assignment: Exercise 10-2: MGT 210 Week 5 CheckPointRecruiting • Assignment: Exercise 10-2: OJT • According to Rue and Byars (2004), “orientation is concerned with introducing the new employee to the organization and the job” (p. 177). On the other hand, “training involves the acquisition of skills, concepts, rules, or attitudes by employees in order to increase their performance” (p. 178). • CheckPoint: Recruiting, Selecting, Orienting, and Training • Staffing is one of the most important responsibilities a supervisor undertakes. Successful organizations must determine how to find the best people and then ensure that those people become and remain an effective part of the company. Based on organizational needs, procedural

8. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Week 6 CheckPoint: Employees MGT 210 week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • CheckPoint: Employees’ Union • Supervisors must often juggle the different needs and expectations of various organizational stakeholders, such as upper management and employee unions. Supervisors must also be aware of legislative changes designed to prevent discrimination • Your instructor will assign one of the eight performance appraisal methods listed on pp. 200–201 in Ch. 11 of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity. Provide a specific example of how you would use this method to conduct a performance appraisal for an employee.

9. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Week 7 Assignment: Exercise 15-3 MGT 210 Week 7 CheckPoint: Incident 14-1 • Assignment: Exercise 15-3: Test Your Leadership Style • Although all supervisors and leaders share some important qualities, they also approach their jobs in different ways, depending on their styles and preferences. This assignment asks you to assess your leadership style and then to determine how you would apply those strengths. • CheckPoint: Incident 14-1: No Extra Effort • Not all workers are motivated by the same rewards. Although some rewards in a company are fixed (salary ranges, for example), an effective supervisor should be aware of the motivational processes and theories to increase employee motivation and

10. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Week 8 CheckPoint: Incident 18-1 MGT 210 week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • CheckPoint: Incident 18-1: Changes in an Employee’s Behavior • Sometimes troubled employees will approach supervisors and ask about available resources and methods for coping with their problems. More often, however, supervisors must determine that an employee needs help, based on changes in that employee’s behavior. • Dan is an employee at a regional mid-size computer company that has recently been sold to a larger, national computer manufacturing corporation. Dan is in charge of computer production orders, and because of this recent shift in ownership, his department’s day-to-day operations are about to change drastically. Dan has been an employee of the mid-size company for 10 years, and thinks that the current way of doing things in his department does not need any improvement.

11. MGT 210 Phoenix Course Tutorial MGT 210 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint MGT 210 Week 9 Final Project • Supervisors are an essential component in improving the overall productivity and effectiveness of an organization—from planning and strategizing to cutting costs and controlling assets. This Capstone CheckPoint will give you the opportunity to recall the reading you have done as well as the activities you have completed during this course. • Final Project: Best Practices Manual for Supervisors • As you near the end of MGT/210, you have gained knowledge and experience regarding what it takes to be an effective supervisor. Put your newly developed skills to work for yourself and others by creating a Best Practices Manual for Supervisors.

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