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2. MGT 210 Entire Course MGT 210 Successful Learning 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 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 MGT 210 Week 1 Assignment Article Search

3. MGT 210 Successful Learning • MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 1 Incident 1-1: Promotion Into Supervision CheckPoint 1: Incident 1-1: Promotion Into Supervision Resource: Ch. 1 (p. 15) of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity 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 MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 2 Article Review on Diversity in the Workplace

4. MGT 210 Successful Learning • MGT 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Incident 2-2: Bad Times at Quality Shoe CheckPoint: Incident 2-2: Bad Times at Quality Shoe Decision making is an important supervisory function and often a difficult one Discussion Questions Recall the steps in the decision-making process (Rue &Byars, 2004) as outlined in Ch. 2 of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity. MGT 210 week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2

5. MGT 210 Successful Learning • MGT 210 Week 3 Assignment: Exercise 7-2: “In-Basket” Assignment: Exercise 7-2: “In-Basket” Delegating is an important aspect of supervisory effectiveness. CheckPoint: Incident 6-2: What Should I Do Next? Carpenters are often told to measure twice, and cut once MGT 210 Week 3 CheckPoint: Incident 6-2: What Should I Do Next?

6. MGT 210 Successful Learning • MGT 210 Week 4 CheckPoint: Work Team Concepts 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. MGT 210 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2

7. MGT 210 Successful Learning • MGT 210 Week 5 Assignment: Exercise 10-2: OJT 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). CheckPoint: Recruiting, Selecting, Orienting, and Training Staffing is one of the most important responsibilities a supervisor undertakes. MGT 210 Week 5 CheckPointRecruiting, Selecting, Orienting, and Training

8. MGT 210 Successful Learning • MGT 210 Week 6 CheckPoint: Employees’ Union CheckPoint: Employees’ Union Supervisors must often juggle the different needs and expectations of various organizational stakeholders, such as upper management and employee unions. 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. MGT 210 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2

9. MGT 210 Week 7 Assignment: Exercise 15-3: Test Your Leadership Style MGT 210 Successful Learning 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 CheckPoint: Incident 14-1: No Extra Effort Not all workers are motivated by the same rewards. MGT 210 Week 7 CheckPoint: Incident 14-1: No Extra Effort

10. MGT 210 Week 8 CheckPoint: Incident 18-1: Changes in an Employee’s Behavior MGT 210 Successful Learning 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 Dan is an employee at a regional mid-size computer company that has recently been sold to a larger, national computer manufacturing corporation MGT 210 week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2

11. MGT 210 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint MGT 210 Successful Learning 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 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. MGT 210 Week 9 Final Project: Best Practices Manual for Supervisors

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