December 11, 2006
Final Blog
This is my last blog entry for my MGMT250 class. I am unsure if blogging will be an option in MGMT251. I will most likely take it again if it is. I have enjoyed this option of the contract a lot. I may also continue to write in this blog. One good thing about continuing the blog after my class is I don't have to worry about spelling and grammar as much. Overall, the blogging was a good experience. I never even knew what a blog was before this class. Now I know a lot about them and how popular they are. I look forward to winter break and finishing finals. I hope everyone has a great vacation after finals.
December 08, 2006
Learning Plan
I turned in my final Learning Plan today. It was a good feeling to finally finish it. I spent a lot of time working on it. It ended up being 20 pages long. It was a good thing that she got rid of the page limit for the paper because I don't think I could have made my paper only 15 pages long. Overall, it was a great project. It helped me realize who I am and where I am going. I look forward to next semester and the projects it will bring.
December 06, 2006
Annual Report
We turned in our annual report for the human resource simulation today. Our paper is 18 pages long including graphs and figures. The paper was very well done. In our group we split up the work so everyone had an even amount. Our team leader then put it all together. Overall, the HR simulation was a good process. There was a lot to learn about the human resource position. I am also relieved it’s all over.
Last Class
Today was our last class of MGMT250. It was a quick class. We talked about what we learned and what could be improved. My favorite part of the class was the networking session. I had no suggestions on how to improve the class. I learned a lot throughout the management course so far. I remember learning about how body language can display a lot to another person. It is important to keep track of your eye contact, posture, space, and touching. After the debriefing, Professor Johnson came to talk to us.
Professor Poonamallee talked about the human resource simulation. We talked about what we liked and disliked. I enjoyed the whole process of learning what a human resource manager does in their position. Professor Poonamallee only talked for about 15 minutes. After she was done we all said goodbye and left the class. I can't wait untill MGMT251.
December 04, 2006
12/4/06 Class
Today in class we talked a lot about employee hiring. There are a lot of criteria one should look at before hiring an employee. We also talked about whether it’s better to hire young or old employees. In my opinion, it depends on the job. There was also talk on how to tell if an employee is honest or not. There are many different ways to check. Some ways are to call up there references, run background checks, look at their body behavior, etc. After the class we got to evaluate the MGMT250 course. I rated the course highly, but I won’t go into specifics. I have really enjoyed this course so far and look forward to MGMT251 next semester.
November 08, 2006
11/8/06 Class
Today's class theme was on feedback. We talked about the advantages and disadvantages of giving and receiving feedback. Feedback can motivate people to work harder, or create a negative vicious cycle. Some of the things included in the vicious cycle were procrastination and jealousy. Overall, I feel feedback is a good thing because it shows areas one can improve on.
After our class talk, we broke up into our HR groups. We were each given a specific scenario. It was our goal to think of solutions to resolve the scenarios peacefully. Our scenario was about a group leader of a team who did all the work and did not let his teammates participate. We suggested that the team confront the leader and ask what he was looking for. They could also all type up the report together. Once we formalized our results we presented them in front of the class. This was another great class assignment that I learned from.
Annual Report
Today we got back our annual reports. We ended up getting 9.75 out of 10. I am very satisfied with the grade we received. We worked very hard on it. We missed points because we didn’t relate the material in the book to our report. However, we did relate class discussions into our report. Our report was very well done with graphs and a lot of information inside. I really enjoy the HR simulation so far. I have learned a lot about the HR position. It interests me a lot, and I will have to wait and see if I want to go into this field later in life.