Administration (ADMN) 232
Administrative Principles (Revision 6)

This version of ADMN 232 closed October 9, 2002. To current version.

Delivery modes: Individualized study (May be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.)

Grouped study

**e-Class® (Availability is subject to a minimum number of registrations. Students registered in an e-Class® offering that must be cancelled due to insufficient registrations will be notified by December 12 for January start dates and August 12 for September start dates.
Credits: 3 - Applied Studies
Prerequisite: None. This course is recommended as a suitable point of entry to the Bachelor of Administration and the Bachelor of Commerce degree programs.
Centre: School of Business
Challenge for Credit: ADMN 232 has a Challenge for Credit option
Télé-université du Québec equivalency: ADM 1005

**Note: Students registering in the e-Class® delivery should note that there may be some differences in the Evaluation and Course Materials information indicated below. To obtain the most up to date e-Class® information, contact the School of Business Call Centre at 1-800-468-6531.

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Overview

Administration 232 is the three-credit required course in the Bachelor of Administration and Bachelor of Commerce programs offered at Athabasca University. It is equivalent to a one-semester course at a conventional university.

Administration 232 translates administrative theory into effective administrative practice by examining what administrators do and how they do it. The course presents theories of administration applicable to the public and private sectors and then reconciles these theories with current practice, focusing primarily on the student's experience.

Outline

  • Unit 1 Introduction to Management
  • Unit 2 Defining the Manager's Terrain
  • Unit 3 Planning
  • Unit 4 Organizing
  • Unit 5 Leading
  • Unit 6 Controlling

Evaluation

To receive credit for Administration 232, students must achieve a composite course mark of at least 50 per cent and a mark of at least 50 per cent on each of the examinations. The weighting of the composite mark is as follows:

Assignment 1Assignment 2Mid-term ExamAssignment 3Assignment 4Final ExamTotal
15%15%20%15%15%20%100%

Note: Credit can be earned in this course by passing the challenge for credit.

Course Materials

Textbook

Robbins, S. P., Coulter, M., and Stuart-Kotze, R. 2000. Management,(Canadian sixth edition). Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice Hall Canada Inc.

Other material

Other course materials include a study guide and course manual/assignments.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice.
Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

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