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University of California, Irvine

Fundamentals of Management

Are you about to enter the workforce? Are you an emerging professional? Are you new to your role in the organization? All prospective new employees benefit from understanding management principles, roles and responsibilities, regardless of position. Now you can acquire an in-depth understanding of the basic concepts and theories of management while exploring the manager's operational role in all types of organizations. Gain insight into the manager's responsibility in planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling within the workplace. It’s never too soon to plan your professional path by learning how the best managers manage for success! Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Describe the difference between managers and leaders 2. Explore the focus of a manager’s job 3. Cite the required skills for a new manager’s success 4. Describe the five functions of management 5. Explain the new model management operating philosophy 6. Describe the hierarchy of planning 7. Use the SMART goal setting technique 8. Discuss the concept of evolution of leadership 9. Explain how customer satisfaction is linked to controlling 10. Discuss the power of building a network

Status: Organizational Leadership
Status: Leadership Development
Course8 hours

Featured reviews

VY

5.0Reviewed May 27, 2020

This course is very useful for management fraternity whether they are practitioners or academiciansit changes my orientation with relevant examples. Thank you for the wonderful course.

K

5.0Reviewed Sep 11, 2020

I really enjoyed learning this course.It gave me a whole infrastructure of a manager and how a manager deals with the things.I also learnt about how to do organizational planning and implementing it.

ME

5.0Reviewed Jan 7, 2016

I liked how the course is structured and Dr. Dave Nagy is amazing in delivering the information, Thank you Dr. Dave Nagy. the course is 100 % structured and deliver all the information

J

5.0Reviewed Sep 22, 2015

This course really helps me to get the general concepts about management.I'm willing to take further courses provided by UCI.Thanks for the faculty.

MJ

5.0Reviewed Nov 8, 2015

Great for people that, like me, does not have a management background but maybe end up dealing with this type of position. Good guidelines, simple but complete and using understandable examples.

MM

5.0Reviewed Jan 8, 2017

Very useful course and a lot of information that could be used in real world . Even with my 15 years of experience I learned a lot from this course

JA

5.0Reviewed Jan 9, 2021

Highly impressed with the content and delivery of this Course. I without reservation recommend this Course to all practicing and upcoming managers/leaders.

KV

5.0Reviewed Dec 12, 2020

The concepts and techniques were explained thorougly with relevant examples. Great reading resources to followthrough and deepen the learnings in this course.

AA

5.0Reviewed Nov 10, 2017

This course help me to know about how to planning and organizing and how leading people in organization ,I recommend it for anyone who wants to know more about fundamentals of management

AK

4.0Reviewed Aug 13, 2017

A good, quick, to the point course on basics of management. Recommended for everyone who is new to this field & wants to get acquainted with the various terms, philosophies & processes.

FH

5.0Reviewed Aug 12, 2017

Really great and very useful course! One of the most interesting and fruitful courses I have passed. I want to thank the turor for his contribution and sharing valuable knowledge with us!

NY

5.0Reviewed Apr 6, 2020

It was very informative and too simple courses which everyone who wants to be one step ahead should take it. Every fundamental aspects have been shown

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