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FUN mental Management



Organize, control, lead and plan
These are the tools manager and leaders need to command
Every day the papers are filled with ethical conduct that makes us gawk
You hear how companies have tough ethical standards,
Yet everyday you left to wander
To prevent this managers on top must walk the talk
And not make ethical decision that’s transparent as a chalk


Approaches to management are many and varied
Taylor’s approach looks at careful selections
Weber’s approach deals with bureaucratic deductions
Hierarchy of needs was done by Maslow
While administrative principles were done by Fayol

Decisions are always to be made
While problems never disappear
Systematic and intuitive problem solving styles must be used
To make optimizing decision and defuse


Leaders and manager are differently subsets
Leader directs and inspires followers in extraordinary ways
While managers make sure you follow what they say

Setting objectives and determining how to get there
A key step in planning that a manger must not fear
Making a clear decision and analyzing it
Will make you a good leader, a perfect fit


CO

A blogtastic semester

This semester three of my five classes have been using blogs as an interactive learning tool. It has been very interesting and unique.But was it effective? In those classes it was not, lack of clarity, information overload and ambiguous task led to the detriment of those blogs. However, the difference between management 3120 and those classes was that this blog was created by me. It was manage by me; I was in control of its content. The information that was being displayed was my thoughts. This blog has added value to the educational process. You are able to obtain a diversity of view from others. Although sometimes it could be a bit annoying, it did add value to the learning process.

Potential of Blogs as an Educational Tool:

“Serves as an online journal encouraging personal reflection, and as a means of encouraging collaboration through the sharing of links to resources and up-to-date information (Oravec, 2002)."
“Offers a unique voice for students, empowering them, and encouraging them to become more critically analytical in their thinking because others can critique, comment, and interpret a blog (if it is public) and therefore a student has to stand by one's opinions“ (Oravec, 2002).

Taken From http://mason.gmu.edu/~ndabbagh/using-blogs.ppt%23259,6,Potential%20of%20Blogs%20as%20an%20Educational%20Tool

It does provide a way for students to learn about and from each other. I have learnt many things about my group member from their blog or from their comments to my blog. It has provided a medium for us to share our opinion; not everyone is comfortable speaking in class. I think if more communication online was encourage it would enhance the effectiveness of the blog. It definitely got me thinking about the activities that were done in class. By having to blog about the activities, we are encourage to be apart of the experience, to observe and be aware of the derivatives of our role in these activities. Not only did it encourage analysis but in also encourage involvement. By relating our experience we learn or reinforce important management concepts that the exercise displayed. I do feel there was little introduction of outside matter. While the introduction of outside material not directly related to the course of study might be interesting ( it was, loved the post on 11/14/09 on Krupis’ blog) having too much information creates a situation where blogging becomes information overload. I would love to see more media on the Prof’s blogs, when you visit his blog you could feel overwhelmed by the amount of words and lack of interactive media. The bonus of the blog is that it offers a way to control 20% of your grade, that was great. It provides an incentive to get online, talk, share, and get involve with the process. You feel that unlike the quizzes, you are able to control what is said. Your opinion becomes of values to your grade. Whether I continue using the blog is still in the air. However, I have linked by blog to my FaceBook page so all can read. It is my opinion that the blog should remain apart of the course. It would be more interactive and fun if there was more dialogue between classmates.