BA 130 - Introduction to Management

3 Credits
Outline Effective Date: Academic Year 2025/2026
Revised Date: Sep 3, 2025
Date Approved: Sep 3, 2025

Lecture Hours: 45

Course Description:
This course introduces essential concepts in management. BA 130 focuses on people in an organization through the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling framework. Topics considered include change management, the global environment, ethics, diversity, technology, entrepreneurship, and teamwork.

Rationale:
This is a 45-hour elective course for Business Administration students. BA 130 is designed to provide fundamental concepts for effective management to help students understand their own management capabilities and learn what it is like to manage in an organization today. A solid grounding in the basic management functions ensures a better approach to the rapidly changing environment that demands constant adaptation. Workers well-trained in the basics of management are better able to handle the intense competition, the global perspective, the diverse workforce, and the steady consumer demand for high quality products and services that characterize today’s marketplace.

Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

Course Learning Outcomes:
A student who successfully completes the course will have reliably demonstrated the ability to

1.explain what managers do.

2.describe why the study of management is so important.

3.examine both the Canadian and international management environments.

4.evaluate what managers should know about ethics, diversity, culture, and social responsibility in order to carry out managerial responsibilities effectively.

5.describe and analyze the planning process as it relates to strategy with a strong emphasis on decision making practices.

6.define the fundamentals of organization structure as it relates to organizing and staffing a business.

7.explain the importance of leadership in the contexts of employee motivation, organizational communication, teams, and organizational change.

8.describe control process steps used to ensure that performance produces desired results.

Required Resource Materials:
Robbins, S. P., Coulter, M. A., Leach, E., & Kilfoil, M. (2022). Management (13th Canadian ed.). Pearson Education Limited. eText ISBN 9780136626480, 0136626483

Optional Resource Materials:
None

Conduct of Course:
To enhance the experiential setting of this course and to stimulate critical-thinking, this class is composed of both interactive discussions and group projects. Therefore, completion of assignments in a timely fashion is critical to individual and group success in this course.

Class lectures and discussion are based on the assumption that each student has adequately prepared the required material in advance.

Students should budget one to two hours of time in preparation for each hour of class time, for a total of six to ten hours per week.

Learners are expected to demonstrate their participation/attendance through discussion forums, sharing research results, contributing relevant information, submitting assignments on time, communicating with colleagues and the instructor, and participating in asynchronous activities.

Regular attendance is essential for success in any course. Absence for any reason does not relieve a student of the responsibility of completing course work and assignments to the satisfaction of the instructor. Poor attendance may result in the termination of a student from a course(s).

The instructor recommends that the Registrar withdraw any student who does not meet the established attendance requirements. A failing grade of RW (Required to Withdraw) appears on the student’s transcript.

In cases of repeated absences due to illness, the student may be requested to submit a medical certificate.

Instructors have the authority to require attendance at classes.

Content of Course:

Introduction to Management: Leading Edge Management and Management Thinking
The Environment of Management: Corporate Culture, Global Environment, Ethics and Social Responsibility, and Entrepreneurship
Planning: Tactical and Strategic Decision-Making
Organizing: Organizational Structure and Design
Leading: The Leader as Motivator, Communicator, Team Influencer, and Change Manager
Controlling: Quality and Performance

Course Assessments:
The final grade is composed of the following components:

Assessments/Assignments	50%
Quizzes/Case Studies and Final Project	50%
Total	100%

Official final grades will be available on My Lakeland. Grades posted in D2L should be considered interim grades.
“Lakeland College is committed to the highest academic standards. Students are expected to be familiar with Lakeland College policies and to abide by these policies. Violations of these policies are considered to be serious and may result in suspension or expulsion from the College.”

Course Pass Requirements:
A minimum grade of D (50%) (1.00) is required to pass this course.

Letter	F	D	D+	C-	C	C+	B-	B	B+	A-	A	A+
Percent Range	0-49	50-52	53-56	57-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84	85-89	90-94	95-100
Points	0.00	1.00	1.30	1.70	2.00	2.30	2.70	3.00	3.30	3.70	4.00	4.00

Students must maintain a cumulative grade of C (GPA - Grade Point Average of 2.00) in order to qualify to graduate.

Every effort has been made to ensure that information in this course outline is accurate at the time of publication. Lakeland College reserves the right to change courses if it becomes necessary so that course content remains relevant.

In such cases, the instructor will give students clear and timely notice of changes.

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