BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION-
HONOURS PROGRAMBADM 4400 Applied Business
Project
DIPLOMA
IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
WINTER 2012
Tom McKaig's sections-
Mondays 11:45 - 12:35 p.m. & 3:25
- 4:15
Thomas Manning's sections -
Tuesdays
11:45 - 12:35 p.m. &3:25 - 4:15
IMPORTANT 2012 DATES
INSTRUCTORS Tom McKaig
EMAIL
(respectively) tmckaig@uoguelph.ca
PHONE
NUMBER:
905 458-6400
Thomas Manning
tmanning@uoguelph.ca
FAX
NUMBER: 416-798-2905
OFFICE: TBA
PROGRAM
HEAD: George
Bragues
EMAIL
AND EXTENSION george.bragues@guelphhumber.ca,
416-798-1331 ext. 6049
PROGRAM
ADVISOR:
Joe Varamo
EMAIL
AND EXTENTION
joe.varamo@guelphhumber.ca,
416-798-1331 ext. 6089
GUELPH
HUMBER WEBSITE: www.guelphhumber.ca
Course Title: Applied Business Study
Pre-requisites: 15 Credits
Co-requisites: None
Credits: 0.50
Calendar Description:
In this course, students relate the knowledge and
skills acquired through their coursework in earlier semesters by participating
in the workplace for a minimum of 100 hours.
Students are required to evaluate both the employment element of their
role and the application of business theories to the workplace through a series
of assignments. An essential part of the
course is for students to engage in the career development process and to
direct their own learning.
Course Learning Outcomes
On
completion of this course the student will be able to:
1.
Describe the essential elements
of both of the organizational and industry-wide environment where the placement
is being done;
2.
Discuss
the interdependence between the various functional areas of a business in
meeting customer needs;
3.
Discuss
the applicability of business theories in the actual workplace;
4.
Compare
and contrast different styles of supervision with respect to their
effectiveness in achieving organizational goals;
5.
Observe
and, analyze and evaluate how workplace issues are managed, e.g. the trade-offs
and stresses involved for the various stakeholders;
6.
Describe
the interpersonal skills required for problem-solving, conflict resolution and
communicating with a range of audiences;
7.
Establish
and maintain effective working relationships as a team member in diverse
groups;
8.
Develop
a personal skills inventory based on acquired learning and experience at the
workplace
Learning Resources
Required Textbook(s):
N/A
Course Schedule
Week/Lesson
|
Topic
|
Reading(s)/Activities
|
1
|
OVERVIEW
|
|
2
|
REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SKILLS PORTFOLIO
|
|
3
|
SKILLS
PORTFOLIO CONTINUED
|
|
4
|
SKILLS
PORTFOLIO CONTINUED
|
|
5
|
RESUME AND
COVER LETTER (Career Services
Presentation) AND SUBMISSION OF
SKILLS PORTFOLIO
|
McKaig
-
Feb.6 Due Date – Skills Portfolio
Feb.6 in class
Career Services presentation (Resume
and Cover Letter)
Manning Feb. 7 Due Date – Skills Portfolio
- Feb.7 in class
Career Services presentation (Resume
and Cover Letter) |
6
|
INTERVIEWING
(Career Services Presentation)
|
McKaig-
Feb.13 in class
Career Services presentation
(Interviewing)
Manning - Feb.14 in class
Career Services presentation
(Interviewing)
|
|
READING WEEK
|
|
7 |
INTERVIEW QUIZ
|
McKaig - Feb.27 Interview Quiz
Manning -Feb.28 Interview Quiz
|
8 |
PREPARING THE
REFLECTIVE PAPER
|
|
9 |
LIFE AFTER
GRADUATION
|
McKaig - Mar.12 in class
Career Services presentation (Life
after Grad)
Manning - Mar.13 in class
Career Services presentation (Life
after Grad)
|
10 |
Etiquette
Guest Speaker |
Etiquette Speaker
in McKaig's Monday March 19 class
Etiquette
Speaker in Manning's
Tuesday March 20 class
|
11 |
STUDENT
QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT REFLECTIVE
PAPER
If you do not write in your
section, you will be graded as 0.
|
Etiquette quiz McKaig - in class
March 26
Etiquette quiz Manning in
class March 27
|
12 |
DUE DATE OF
REFLECTIVE PAPER
|
Reflective Paper Due McKaig- April 2nd
Reflective Paper Due Manning- April 3rd |
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated in
this course through:
Skills
Portfolio (McKaig due February 6 th) - Manning Feb 7th 30%
Class
participation including Interview Quiz (McKaig Feb.
27th) - Manning Feb.28th ..........
Etiquette Quiz (McKaig Mar 26th) - Manning Mar 27th
...................................10%
Reflective
Paper ( McKaig due April 2nd ) Manning - April 3rd 60%
Total 100%
LATE PAPERS
ARE NOT ACCEPTED
Employer’s Verification
and Performance Evaluation Pass/Fail*
* Students must record a “Pass” in the
Employer’s Verification and Performance
Evaluation component in
order to receive any credit for the course.
Students who do
not pass this component will receive either
45% as their final grade, or the
accumulated value of their evaluation
pieces, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
The Employer
Verification component is due prior to the
start your placement, no
later than January 21. The
Performance Evaluation (which includes the
record of
hours worked) is due at the end of
your placement, no later than April 15.
THE SUBMISSION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
AFTER
APRIL 15 WILL INCUR A 1% REDUCTION IN THE
FINAL GRADE PER
DAY LATE, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 10%.
Class
Participation component: students are expected
to contribute to discussions in lectures and presentations during the
term. In addition, this component
includes the Skills Portfolio due on February 6th
- McKaig (7th for Thomas Manning's classes) with the Interview Quiz to
be held on
February 27th - McKaig (Feb 28th for Thomas Manning's classes),
and the final reflective paper is due in class on April
2nd - McKaig (April 3rd for
Thomas Mannings's classes). Late papers are not
accepted
LATE SUBMISSIONS OF THE SKILLS PORTFOLIO OR
THE REFLECTIVE PAPER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Every
effort will be made to manage the course as
provided in this Course Outline.
However, adjustments to the course schedule may be necessary at the
discretion of the
Instructor and any changes will be announced in class.
It is
the student’s
responsibility to become aware of any
announced changes in class.
NOTE: The University of Guelph-Humber
Undergraduate Calendar states:
“Students
need to remain aware that instructors have
access to and the right to use electronic
and other means of detection”
Accordingly, instructors may decide to use
originality checking services, such as
Turnitin.com, to ensure that submitted work
conforms with the university’s Academic
Misconduct policy. Students will be notified
of such a requirement in advance by the
instructor. More information on Academic
Misconduct is included below in this
outline.
All sources used in written work are to be
cited in accordance with APA (American
Psychological Association) format.
Academic
Policies
Important
University of Guelph-Humber Academic Regulations
Academic Integrity / Academic
Honesty
Academic misconduct is behaviour that erodes the basis of mutual
trust on which scholarly exchanges commonly rest, undermines the University's
exercise of its responsibility to evaluate students' academic achievements, or restricts
the University's ability to accomplish its learning objectives.
The University takes a serious view of academic misconduct and will
severely penalize students, faculty and staff who are found guilty of offences
associated with misappropriation of others' work, misrepresentation of personal
performance and fraud, improper access to scholarly resources, and obstructing
others in pursuit of their academic endeavours. In addition to this policy, the
University has adopted a number of policies that govern such offences,
including the policies on Misconduct in Research and Scholarship and the
Student Rights and Responsibilities regulations. These policies will be
strictly enforced.
It is the responsibility of the University, its faculty, students
and staff to be aware of what constitutes academic misconduct and to do as much
as possible through establishment and use of policies and preventive procedures
to limit the likelihood of offences occurring. Furthermore, individual members
of the University community have the specific responsibility of initiating
appropriate action in all instances where academic misconduct is believed to
have taken place. This responsibility includes reporting such offences when
they occur and making one's disapproval of such behaviour obvious.
University of Guelph-Humber students have the responsibility of
abiding by the University's policy on academic misconduct regardless of their
location of study; faculty, staff and students have the responsibility of
supporting an environment that discourages misconduct. Students should also be
aware that if they find their academic performance affected by medical,
psychological or compassionate circumstances, they should inform the
appropriate individuals,(instructors, Program Advisor)
and follow the available procedures for academic consideration outlined in the
University's calendar.
Students are
encouraged to review the policy in the 2010-2011 Academic Calendar at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/guelphhumber/current/c07/c07-amisconduct.shtml
Grading Procedures
Feedback to students on work completed
or in progress is an integral part of teaching and learning in that it allows
students to measure their understanding of material and their progress toward
achieving learning objectives. Feedback
often goes beyond grading and should be an indication of the standard a student
has achieved and should to include comments on the particular strengths and
weaknesses of a student’s performance.
While the nature and frequency of such feedback will vary with the
course, the University of Guelph-Humber is committed to providing students with
appropriate and timely feedback on their work. Faculty members are urged to provide
meaningful feedback (approximately 20% of the total course evaluation is the
standard), prior to the 40th class day. This is the last day that
students are permitted to drop classes without incurring any academic penalties.
Missed Final Exams / Deferred
Privileges
When students do not write a required
final examination, complete a final assignment, or complete a work term report
prior to the last class date, they must request Academic Consideration to be
considered for a deferred privilege.
When granted, a deferred privilege allows a student the opportunity to
complete the final course requirements after the end of the semester, but
during established timelines.
Please note that faculty members do not
grant deferred privileges. Faculty can
only grant academic consideration for work that is due during the semester and
cannot grant extensions beyond their deadline for submission of final grades.
The nature of the deferred privilege
may take the form of either a deferred condition or a deferred
examination. The Admissions and Academic
Review Sub-Committee grants deferred privileges on the basis of medical, psychological or compassionate
consideration. Please see your Admission and Program advisor for details.
Accommodation Procedures
Students will identify themselves to Services for
Students with Disabilities and, where required, provide appropriate documentation of their need. Where appropriate,
students will inform individual instructors of their disabilities and academic
accommodations required, by distributing the "SSD Memo to Faculty".
When
students require test accommodations, they will:
·
Remind instructors at least one week in advance of each test or as
soon as possible, that they require test accommodations
·
Book the test date and time in the SSD office or
make the appropriate arrangements to write in the Test Centre at least one week
in advance of each test, or as soon as possible.
Students
with special needs are accommodated through Humber ITAL Services for Students
with Disabilities. Students should make themselves familiar with the policies
relating to special accommodations by visiting the website at: http://studentservices.humberc.on.ca/ssd/pnp/fac_resp.htm.
It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with
the University’s policies and Academic Regulations. These policies can be found at:
http://www.guelphhumber.ca/cstudents/policies/index.shtml
