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2. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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 MGT 210 Week 3 CheckPoint: Incident 6-2: What Should I Do Next? MGT 210 Week 3 Assignment: Exercise 7-2: “In-Basket”

3. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 1 Assignment Article Search For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. Locate articles from the University Library for each of the six supervisory responsibilities listed in Appendix A by searching the selected supervisory and related periodicals listed on p. 19 of the textbook.

4. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 1 Incident 1-1: Promotion Into Supervision For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. Answer, in 200–300 words, the four questions on p. 15 at the end of the incident.

5. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 1 CheckPoint 2 Article Review on Diversity in the Workplace For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. Resources: 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

6. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Incident 2-2: Bad Times at Quality Shoe For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. Resource: Ch. 2 (pp. 35–36) of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity Read Incident 2-2: Bad Times at Quality Shoe.

7. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. Collect facts and redefine the problem if necessary. Identify possible alternatives.

8. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 3 Assignment: Exercise 7-2: “In-Basket” For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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). Some supervisors are reluctant to delegate at all; others do not quite know how to delegate, or they are unsure regarding which tasks should be delegated. Recall the basic steps in the delegation process from Ch. 7 of your text as you formulate your answers to this assignment.

9. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 3 CheckPoint: Incident 6-2: What Should I Do Next? For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. As a supervisor, you may be called upon to develop a plan without being given specific guidelines. This CheckPoint offers you an opportunity to determine what information a supervisor would need to create a plan for upper management and then to outline how you would prepare the plan.

10. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 4 CheckPoint: Work Team Concepts For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com CheckPoint: Work Team Concepts Because a work group can accomplish more than an individual, many organizations create formal teams to complete designated work assignments. For the work groups to be as productive as possible, individual team members, as well as supervisors and leaders, should be aware of group norms and behaviors that can sometimes create obstacles for the teams. In this CheckPoint, you have an opportunity to reflect on your discussion experience with assigned classmates and then to analyze that experience in terms of your reading regarding work teams.

11. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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: Key Link to Productivity. Provide an example of how this guideline has been successful (or unsuccessful) in your experience in the workplace, in school, or in your personal life.

12. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 5 Assignment: Exercise 10-2: OJT For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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). Both orientation and training programs are essential in a well-run organization. Resource: Ch. 10 (p. 184) of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity Review Exercise 10-2: OJT.

13. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 5 CheckPointRecruiting, Selecting, Orienting, and Training For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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 preferences, and size, organizations approach recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training personnel in different ways.

14. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 6 CheckPoint: Employees’ Union For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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 and to protect different classifications of workers. This CheckPoint presents a scenario in which you, as a supervisor, must determine how to balance these various needs and expectations.

15. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. Select one of the following statements from p. 221 of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Explain your reasons.

16. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 7 Assignment: Exercise 15-3: Test Your Leadership Style For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. Resources: Appendix A and Ch. 15 (pp. 257–272) of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity

17. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 7 CheckPoint: Incident 14-1: No Extra Effort For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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 to improve organizational productivity. This CheckPoint offers an example of a group of employees that is not motivated and asks how you, as a supervisor, might improve the situation.

18. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 8 CheckPoint: Incident 18-1: Changes in an Employee’s Behavior For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. Resource: Ch. 18 (p. 321) of Supervision: Key Link to Productivity Read Incident 18-1: Changes in an Employee’s Behavior. Answer the two questions on p. 321 at the end of this incident in 200-300 words.

19. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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.

20. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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. Post your 200- to 300-word response to this question: In your opinion, what is the most important thing a supervisor can do to improve the overall productivity and effectiveness of an organization? Explain your answer.

21. MGT 210 Innovative Educator MGT 210 Week 9 Final Project: Best Practices Manual for Supervisors For more course tutorials visit www.mgt210.com 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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