Archives for the Month of November 2005 on Alison Glew's Online Journal
MGMT 250 - a 4 credit hour class?
Many students, myself included, feel that this course should be worth four credit hours instead of three. If you think about it, this makes perfect sense.
Most four credit hour courses occur due to labs or recitations. No, this class does not have either, but it's possible that our HR simulation could be counted as a lab.
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Ethics
Business ethics was one topic brought up in our debate on Jonah Creighton. It was suggested that there are certain laws which are habitally broken due to societal laws. Equal opportunit laws was one examples given in class. If a society as a whole does not follow these laws, are they really laws, and should they be followed by all?
It is true that if you go against the societal norm of a culture you may be committing business suicide. The question is whether or not you put you business above such issues. This is how the whole concept of business ethics came about.
Incomplete Information
Incomplete information is a leading cause of conflict. One of the best examples of this was our class discussion on the Jonah Creighton case this past week. There were many different views seen in class over what Jonah did wrong or whether or not he did anything wrong. Had the case included more information, maybe there would have been a smaller range of views seen by all the students.
Some of the missing information was 1.) how did the recruiters know Martin Blanks is black, 2.) do England and Australia have discrimination laws comparable to the U.S., 3.) was the company based in the U.S., and 4.) if so, do their branches in other countries have to follow U.S. laws.
Had we been privy to this information, perhaps there would have been less confusion in the debate we had in class.
Professionalism
College is supposed to prepare students for a "real world" job. What most don't realize is that this not only includes teaching us the information needed for our chosen careers, but also preparing us to conduct ourselves as professionals.
One thing I've learned through my classes and internships is how to be polite in a meeting, whether it be in class or on the job. In the class setting you should always raise your hand before speaking. In the office it can be a little different. You may not raise your hand in a meeting, but you'll wait your turn and not interupt others. I've noticed in class some students don't follow this rule of proper class etiquette. I think that some students need to realize that they can't just shout out things whenever they want. It interrupts others and causes some to never get called on, let alone the fact that it's rude, and it won't fly in a meeting at a real job.