Human Resource Management

Health Management PH 730 Fall 2008

Instructor:

Dr. Sireen M. Alkhaldi Email: [email protected] Office: M4, Department of Health Services Administration Time: Tuesdays, 10 am – 1 am Room: Public Health seminar room

SYLLABUS Course Description This course provides a review of management as an area of theoretical development as well as a field of practice. It comprises classical management theories and modern approaches to organization and business. Main blocks of the course are functions of management, managerial processes, and interaction between organizations and their environment. The course includes elements of organizational behavior. Business cases are used as application for theoretical concepts.

As the student progresses through the management principles, it will become apparent that many of the same principles are used in business but are applied to healthcare in general. The major difference between health care and business is the product: Health care is caring for individuals’ health.

Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe and discuss the elements of effective management. 2. Identify environmental issues as they impact management and develop strategies to adapt to these environments. 3. Discuss and apply the planning, organizing and control processes. 4. Identify, discuss and/or describe various theories related to the development of leadership skills, motivation techniques, teamwork and effective communication 5. Communicate effectively through both oral and written presentations

Text Book Daft, Richard L., Management (7th ed. - with Infotrac). Thompson-Southwestern, 2005.

This is an excellent text, used widely in universities. The author reviews relevant theories and provides us with many valuable stories from which we can gain insights into the practice of management in a variety of contexts. Course Grading Students have an opportunity to accrue a total of 100 points during the course. The breakdown of points is as follows: (1) Presentation ...... …...25% (2) Attendance and participation……...10 % (3) Case analysis ………………...……25% (4) Final exam ………………………...40%

REMEMBER…… 70% mark is required to pass the class at the master’s level.

Course Format  Students will be preparing presentations (in pairs), for the chapter to be discussed.  It is the responsibility of the students presenting a topic to distribute the power points for the presentation to their colleagues and to the instructor (via email for example) before 12:00 noon the day before the presentation.  Each student will be required to prepare a presentation twice during the semester.  Each student presenting will be evaluated by the end of the session by fellow students using a certain form, and this will count toward the presentation grade.  Attendance and active participation in all classes is required by all students.  Cases for critical analysis should be prepared and submitted on time, and will be discussed later in class.

Course Schedule

Week Topic Resources Week 1: ------Meeting ------Week 2: Sep 23 Introduction ------Week 3: Oct 7 Managing in Turbulent Times Chapter 1 Week 4: Oct 14 Evolution of Management Thinking Chapter 2 Week 5: Oct 21 The Environment and corporate Culture……case analysis Chapter 3 Week 6: Oct 28 Managing Small Business Start Ups Chapter 6 Week 7: Nov 4 Managerial Planning and Goal Setting Chapter 7 Week 8: Nov 11 Strategy Formulation and Implementation Chapter 8 Week 9: Nov 18 Designing Adaptive Organizations………....case analysis Chapter 10 Week 10: Nov 25 Human Resource Management Chapter 12 Week 11: Dec 2 Dynamics of Behavior in Organizations Chapter 14 Week 12: Dec 16 Leadership…………………………………..case analysis Chapter 15 Week 13: Dec 23 Motivation Chapter 16 Week 14: Dec 30 Communication Chapter 17 Week 15: Jan 6 Managerial and Quality Control…………….case analysis Chapter 19 Week 16: Jan 20 Final Exam ------

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