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Monday
Quiz - managment functions, skills, roles, and theories
Review ethics notes.
Group activity - fun!
Homework - finish your first hand-in assignment (Consultant's Report).
Tuesday
Hand in Consultant's Report.
Note - Case study format .
Case example - Big Rock Construction Company.
Homework - complete steps 1 to 4 for the Joe McBrine Case.
Wednesday
In groups, prepare a case study solution for the Joe McBrine Case. I will provide feedback to each group about their answer.
Homework - complete steps 1 to 3 for the Sandwich Shop Case.
Thursday
Take up Joe McBrine case - Answers
Finish the Sandwich Shop Case.
Take up Sandwich Shop Case - Answers
Start assignment #2 - hand in case - Jeff Martin. (Case is in hard copy format. Click here for marking key instructions .)
Homework - Jeff Martin Case
Friday
No Classes - P.A. Day
Monday
No Classes - Family Day.
Tuesday
Review unit one concepts.
Work period - Assignment #2 - Jeff Martin hand in case.
Wednesday
Unit one test!
Homework - Jeff Martin case.
Thursday
Start unit two - leading.
Case/handout - Jack's Frustrations - complete the questions.
Note - Personality in organizations - OCEAN .
Article/handout - "Office Pests" - read and discuss.
Activity - personality trait test .
Activity/overhead - optillusions.
Homework - Jeff Martin case
Friday
Note - perception and errors in the perceptual process .
Activity/handout - more perception errors .
Homework - Finish today's work (not including the Gull Products case) and complete your Jeff Martin case.
Monday
Hand in your Jeff Martin case.
Take up Friday's questions about Perception errors.
Poem/discussion - The Blind Man and the Elephant - How does it relate to perception errors?
Case - Gull Products
Video - An episode of "The Office" - relates to perception errors.
Homework - describe three examples of perception errors made by either your work supervisor or teacher. Write about three different perception errors, not three examples of the same perception error.
Tuesday
Take up homework.
Note - The benefits of a positive attitude .
Video - TED Talks - Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do.
Final review of perception errors.
Wednesday
Review unit two concepts.
Debrief yesterday's video.
Note - Quality of work life.
Group activity - bonus homework check up for grabs!
Debrief group activity - What teamwork skills were used by each group member? What were the problems encountered? Did each group member have a role? Etc.
Note - roles for team/group effectiveness.
Homework activity:
Write down the role(s) of each group member in today's group task. How did each person demonstrate their role?
Study for Friday's quiz.
Thursday
Review yesterday's team roles.
Handout - team roles preference scale.
Note - Introduction to groups .
Activity - read the handout about group development and answer the following questions .
Handout - self assessment of group cohesiveness.
Homework:
Finish today's group development questions.
Study for tomorrow's quiz (personality, perception, attitide, and quality of work life).
Friday
Quiz- personality, perception, attitide, and quality of work life.
Finish taking up questions from yesterday. (Here's the answers - group development/performance questions .)
Note - teams vs groups.
Activity - Applying group knowledge to a group/team that you have experienced . (other than the Obelisk activity)
Introduce Lucent Technologies hand in questions (case is a handout) - hand it in Thursday or the Monday after the break.
Homework - Lucent Technologies.
Monday
Work period - Lucent Technologies.
Tuesday
Brainstorm - What makes a great leader?
Note -Leadership traits.
Video - Jeff Bezos Biography: Complete traits chart (hand-out) as you watch the movie.
Homework - complete the Lucent Technologies case.
Wednesday
Reveiw leadership traits (especially the 7 most important).
Note - Three leadership theories: Trait theory, behaviour theory and contingency theory.
Activity - Contingency theory: complete a chart about four different leadership styles. (Here's the answers )
Start tomorrow's activities if time.
Homework - finish today's activity if necessary and your Lucent Technologies questions.
Thursday
Review leadership theories.
Activity - Who's the boss.
Review activity - Jeremiah Bigatallio's Leadership Challange - Questions . (Case study is a handout)
Homework - finish Lucent Technologies if you have not handed this in already.
Friday
No Classes - Start of March Break!!
Monday
Hand in Lucent Technologies.
Review unit two concepts from before the Break.
Take up the Jeremiah Bigatallio questions.
Homework: Begin studying for the unit two test on Friday.
Tuesday
Start of unit three: Management Challenges. Two introductory activities.
Note - Introduction to communication.
Funny story - Tickle Me Elmo
Note - Types of noise in the communication model.
Homework - study for Friday's unit two test.
Wednesday
Discuss the two notes from yesterday.
Activity - listening to newspaper articles.
Note - Verbal and non-verbal communication.
Note - Current trends in organizational communication.
Brainstorm - Ways to deal with conflict
Activity - Using the internet, research conflict management strategies and complete a chart .
Homework:
Finish conflict chart.
Review your notes for Friday's test!
Thursday (short class - P/T interviews today)
Take up the conflict chart from yesterday.
View an episode of The Office that is about conflict.
Homework - study for tomorrow's test.
Friday
Unit two test.
Homework:
Write a paragraph explaining a conflict and the strategy used to resolve the conflict that you recently watched on a T.V. show. (If you can't recall any shows, then your homework is too watch some t.v. this weekend!!)
Review your communication and conflict notes.
Monday
Take up the homework conflict activity.
Introduction to stress: Do you guys ever face stress? Why?
Note - What is stress?
Note - Stressors - causes of stress.
Handout/discussion - "Super Moms Face Super Stress" and "Technostress for Over Connected Canadians"
Activity/homework - Read the case "Stress in the MBA program" and answer the two questions at the end.
Tuesday
Review communication, conflict, and stress.
Hand in assignment - small case and questions about stress (due Tuesday)
Homework:
Study for thursday's quiz - stress, communication, conflict
Work on your stress assignment - due Tuesday
Wednesday
Note - Introduction to motivation.
Activity - Introduce content theories of motivation. Complete a chart based on a handout reading.
Take up the chart.
Homework - finish your stress assignment for Tuesday and study for tomorrow's quiz.
Thursday
Study time - 15 minutes.
Quiz - stress, communication, conflict
Read Note - process theories of motivation.
Activity/handout - complete the case - "Perfect Pizzeria" (Answer the questions at the end of the case.)
Homework - complete today's work and finish your stress assignment.
Friday
Easter Friday - No Classes
Monday
Easter Monday - No Classes
Tuesday
Take up Thursday's work and review the content/process theories of motivation.
Discussion articles - "Fulfilling Needs Through Cyber Easter Eggs" and "Ethics of Fair Pay Among Canada's Bank Executives"
Homework - review motivation theories.
Wednesday
Take up the unit two test.
Review motivation theories.
Group activity - employee reward systems.
Note - Intrinsic vs extrinsic rewards
Stories/handout - "Soggies Take the Risk..." and "When Rewards Go Wrong".
Activity/homework - Case: "Keeping Suzanne Chalmers"
Homework - start working on this motivation assignment .
Thursday
Work period - motivation assignment. (Due Monday)
Friday
Note - Introduction to planning.
Activity - Real life examples of planning .
Activity - How good is your time managment?
Note - Personal time management technique.
Video - Stephen Covey's time management matrix.
Homework - Time management matrix activity .
Monday
Hand in your motivation assignment.
Take up the time management matrix activity.
Test review.
Tuesday
Unit three test.
Homework - choose any three companies and locate their mission statements on their websites. Copy the three mission statements into a word document.
Wednesday
Note - planning terms.
Ford Motor Company - sample vision statement, mission statement, and core values.
Partner activity - buying a car.
Note - short term vs long term planning.
Note - major types of planning.
Homework Activity - "Strategic Planning: Five Steps to a More Secure Future"
Thursday (no classes due to literacy test)
Friday
Review planning terms.
Take up strategic planning questions.
Note - Management Analysis Tools
Activity/handout - Highly Brill Leisure Centre
SWOT Activity - Skoda case study . (Prepare a SWOT analysis in a seperate document. Ignore the questions at the end of the case study. Also prepare a PEST analysis based on your current knowledge of Europe and the car industry.)
Monday
Note - steps in the control process.
Activity - assessing controls at your work - complete the first two questions today.
Hand-in activity - Portakabin case study. (due Friday) - work on the first two questions today.
Tuesday
Note - forms of managerial control.
Activity - assessing controls at your work - complete the remaining questions today.
Work period - continue with your Portakabin assignment - you can now answer all of the questions.
Wednesday
Portakabin work period.
Review some unit four concepts.
Thursday
Note - What are performance appraisals?
Note - Challenges to effective measurement.
Case study/handout - New Boss, New Problems.
Homework - finish Portakabin case study - due tomorrow
Friday
Final review of unit four.
Complete the Portakabin assignment.
Monday
Start unit 5 - organizing - Introductory activity: Designing an organization chart.
Note - The nature of organization structure.
Activity/worksheet - Elements of organization structure - read the handout and answer the following questions .
Homework:
Study for Wedndesday's unit four test.
Complete today's worksheet
Tuesday
Take up the elements of organization structure questions.
Activity - "Departmentalization..." handout and questions .
Wednesday
Unit four test.
Thursday
Take up Tuesday's questions.
Review elements of org. structure.
Activity - DHS org chart activity.
Homework - "Challenging the Rules at Cosmo Plastics" case.
Friday
Work period - PMC AG Case . (due next Wednesday)
Monday
Note - Recent trends in organizational design
Article/discussion - The Westray Mine Disaster
Activity - Types of workplace settings and arrangements .
Homework - finish PMC AG case.
Tuesday
Finish take up the workplace arrangements from yesterday.
Partner activity - The Changing Nature of Work .
Note - job satisfaction.
Partner activity/handout - job design alternatives (Which job will Remo be most satisfied with?) and approaches.
Discussion/handout - various stories of companies whose employees have fun.
Homework:
Write a paragraph describing if you are satisfied with your current job (or most recent). Refer to the job satisfaction note and the job design approaches when answering this question.
Make sure PMC is finished - due tomorrow.
Review your notes from this unit.
Wednesday
Take up the homework paragraph.
Note - The psychological contract.
Activity - describe the pyschological contract at your work or in the classroom.
Brainstorm - list as many labour laws as you can think of.
Activity - legal considerations in the staffing process.
Homework - finish legal considerations activity and review unit 5 notes.
Thursday
Finish yesterday's "legal considerations" activity.
Activity - research questions about unions.
Homework - finish today's questions.
Friday
DHS pep rally this period! - don't forget to "buy-in"
Introductory union videos.
Work period - finish PMC and hand-in today.
Homework - start studying for next week's test and also make sure the activities from the last two days are complete.
Monday
Take up legal considerations questions.
Take up union questions. (Let's turn it into a debate!)
Tuesday
Prom Assembly.
Wednesday
Finish any "union" activities.
Review for theunit five test
Introduce the practice ISU.
Thursday
Work period - practice ISU
Friday
Work period - practice ISU
Monday
Victoria Day - No Classes
Tuesday
Practice ISU negotiations.
Introduce ISU
Wednesday
Unit 5 Test.
Thursday (Carnival afternoon for those who "Buy-In")
Work period - Part I of ISU.
Friday
Work period - Part I of ISU.
Monday
Work period - Part I of ISU.
Tuesday
Work period - Part I of ISU.
Wednesday
Work period - Part I of ISU.
Thursday
Work period - Part I of ISU.
Friday
Negotiations - Day 1 (Attendance is Mandatory!)
Monday
Negotiations - Day 2 (Attendance is Mandatory!).
Tuesday
Work period - Parts II/III of ISU.
Wednesday
Work period - Parts II/III of ISU.
Thursday
Work period - Parts II/III of ISU.
Friday
Work period - Parts II/III of ISU.
Monday
Work period - Parts II/III of ISU.
Tuesday
Last day to submit Parts II/III of the ISU.
Wednesday
Exam Review
Thursday
Exam Review
Friday
Grade 12 Exams
Monday
Grade 12 Exams
Tuesday
Grade 9 to 12 Exams
Wednesday
Grade 9 to 12 Exams
Thursday
Grade 9 to 11 Exams
Friday
Grade 9 to 11 Exams
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Graduation - UOIT/DC
Thursday
Friday
Monday, April 22nd - Windsor Miniature Golf Case
Monday, April 29th - Portakabin Case
Wednesday, May 1st - Unit four test
Monday
Review ethics notes.
Take up Letron Corporation Case Study.
Hand in Consultant's Report
Note - Case study format.
Case example - Big Rock Construction Company.
Homework - complete steps 1 to 3 for the Joe McBrine Case.
Tuesday
Review case format.
In groups, prepare a case study solution for the Joe McBrine Case. I will provide feedback to each group about their answer.
Wednesday
Take up the unit one quiz.
Handout/Individual practice case study - Sandwich Shop Case.
Review unit one concepts.
Homework - finish Sandwich Shop Crisis (point form is ok)
Thursday
Take up Joe McBrine Case.
Take up Sandwich Shop Case
Start hand in case - Jeff Martin Case.
Friday
No Classes - P.A. Day
Monday
No Classes - Family Day
Tuesday
Work period - Jeff Martin hand in case.
Wednesday
Start unit two - leading.
Case/handout - Jack's Frustrations - complete the questions.
Note - Personality in organizations - OCEAN .
Article/handout - "Office Pests" - read and discuss.
If time - review for next week's test.
Homework - Jeff Martin case.
Thursday
Work period - Jeff Martin hand in case.
Friday
Activity - personality trait test .
Activity/overhead - optillusions.
Note - perception and errors in the perceptual process .
Activity/handout - more perception errors .
Homework - Finish today's work (not including the Gull Products case) and complete your Jeff Martin case.
Monday
Take up Friday's questions about Perception errors.
Case - Gull Products
Skits - demonstrating perception errors.
Review for tomorrow's test!
Tuesday
Unit one test!!
Wednesday
Poem/discussion - The Blind Man and the Elephant - How does it relate to perception errors?
Note - The benefits of a positive attitude.
Video - An episode of "The Office" - relates to perception errors.
Final review of perception errors.
Thursday
Note - Quality of work life.
Group activity - bonus homework check up for grabs!
Debrief group activity - What teamwork skills were used by each group member? What were the problems encountered? Did each group member have a role? Etc.
Handout - roles for team/group effectiveness.
Activity - write down one role for each member of today's group task. How did each person demonstrate their role?
Homework - take it easy tonight :)...(Unless you owe me your Jeff Martin case still!)
Friday
Review yesterday's team roles.
Handout - team roles preference scale.
Note - Introduction to groups.
Activity - read the handout about group development and answer the following questions .
Handout - self assessment of group cohesiveness.
Homework - finish today's group development questions.
Monday
Finish taking up questions from Friday. (Here's the answers.)
Note - teams vs groups.
Activity - Applying group knowledge to a group/team that you have experienced . (other than the Obelisk activity)
Review for tomorrow's quiz - personality, perception, attitide, and quality of work life.
Tuesday
Quiz
Work period - Lucent Technologies hand in questions (case is a handout) - hand it in this Thursday or the Monday after the break.
Wednesday
Brainstorm - Leadership behaviours and traits.
Note - Leadership traits.
Video - Jeff Bezos Movie: Complete traits chart as you watch the movie.
Homework - complete the Lucent Technologies case.
Thursday (no power all period - moved to another room)
Reveiw leadership traits (especially the 7 most important).
Note - Three leadership theories: Trait theory, behaviour theory and contingency theory.
Activity - Who's the boss.
Homework - finish today's activity if necessary and your Lucent Technologies questions.
Friday
No Classes - Start of March Break!!
Monday
Hand in Luncent Technologies.
Review leadership theories.
Activity - Contingency theory: complete a chart about four different leadership styles.
Take up the chart.
Homework - study for Friday's unit test.
Tuesday
Review activity - Jeremiah Bigatallio's Leadership Challange - Questions. (Case study is a handout)
Take up the questions.
Final review of unit 2.
Homework - study for Friday's unit 2 test.
Wednesday
Start of unit three: Management Challenges. Two introductory activities.
Homework - study for the test.
Thursday ( Short period due to parent/teacher interviews.)
Note - Introduction to communication.
Funny story - Tickle Me Elmo
Video - The Office - Boys vs Girls episode
Friday
Unit two test.
Monday
Note - Types of noise in the communication model.
Activity - listening to newspaper articles.
Note - Verbal and non-verbal communication.
Note - Current trends in organizational communication.
Brainstorm - Ways to deal with conflict
Activity - Using the internet, research conflict management strategies and complete a chart .
Homework:
Finish conflict chart.
Review your notes!
Tuesday
Video - The Office - "Conflict Resolution" episode.
Take up homework.
Activity - conflict role play.
Homework - review communication and conflict notes.
Wednesday
Introduction to stress: Do you guys ever face stress? Why?
Note - What is stress?
Note - Stressors - causes of stress.
Handout/discussion - "Super Moms Face Super Stress" and "Technostress for Over Connected Canadians"
Activity/homework - Read the case "Stress in the MBA program" and answer the two questions at the end.
Thursday
No classes due to the Literacy Test.
Friday
Review the first two notes about stress.
Note - Individual differences in stress.
Hand in assignment - small case and questions about stress . (due Tuesday)
Activity - Introduce content theories of motivation. Complete a chart based on a handout reading.
Homework:
Study for Monday's quiz - stress, communication, conflict
Finish the first two rows of the motivation chart from today.
Work on your stress assignment - due Tuesday
Monday
Quiz
Note - Introduction to motivation.
Activity - complete the "content" theories chart from Friday.
Article - Genentech
Self assessment - what motivates you?
Homework - finish your stress assignment for tomorrow.
Tuesday
Hand in the stress assignment. (save an electronic copy in the "hand in" folder)
Read the note - process theories of motivation.
Read the articles/handout - "Fulfilling Needs Through Cyber Easter Eggs" and "Ethics of Fair Pay Among Canada's Bank Executives" (We will discuss these on Wednesday.
Activity/handout - complete the case - "Perfect Pizzeria" (type out your answers in a word document)
Homework - complete today's work.
Wednesday
Take up yesterday's case.
Group activity - employee reward systems.
Note - Intrinsic vs extrinsic rewards
Stories/handout - "Soggies Take the Risk..." and "When Rewards Go Wrong".
Activity/homework - Case - "Keeping Suzanne Chalmers"
Thursday
Take up case - "Keeping Suzanne Chalmers"
Work period - motivation assignment .
Friday
No Classes - Good Friday
Monday
Note - steps in the control process.
Activity - answer the following questions about the controls in place at your work.
Review for tomorrow's quiz.
Complete Windsor Miniature Golf case - due tomorrow.
Tuesday
Quiz - planning (doesn't include culture or change notes)
Note - forms of managerial control.
Activity - answer the following questions about managerial control at your work .
Hand-in activity - Portakabin case study. (due Friday)
Wednesday
Review culture, change, and control notes.
Work period - Portakabin case study (I have a handout of the case, since the link is blocked.)
Thursday
Note - What are performance appraisals?
Note - Challenges to effective measurement.
Case study/handout - New Boss, New Problems.
Homework - finish Portakabin case study - due tomorrow.
Friday
Hand in the Portakabin case.
Start unit 5 - organizing - Introductory activity: Designing an organization chart.
Note - The nature of organization structure.
Activity/worksheet - Elements of organization structure - read the handout and answer the following questions .
Homework:
Study for Monday's unit four test.
Complete today's worksheet (for Tues)
Monday
Unit four test!
Tuesday
Take up the elements of organization structure questions.
Activity - "Departmentalization..." handout and questions .
Wednesday
We will be active participants in a trial run of a leadership camp workshop.
Thursday
Take up Tuesday's questions.
Review elements of org. structure.
Note - Recent trends in organizational design
Activity - DHS org chart activity.
Group activity/handout - "Challenging the Rules at Cosmo Plastics" case.
Homework/handout - "A New Challenge for an Old Company" case.
Friday
Take up homework.
Assignment/homework - PMC AG Case . (due next Wednesday)
Monday
Article/discussion - The Westray Mine Disaster
Activity - Types of workplace settings and arrangements .
Homework - finish PMC AG case.
Tuesday
Finish take up the workplace arrangements from yesterday.
Partner activity - The Changing Nature of Work .
Note - job satisfaction.
Partner activity/handout - job design alternatives (Which job will Remo be most satisfied with?) and approaches.
Discussion/handout - various stories of companies whose employees have fun.
Homework:
Write a paragraph describing if you are satisfied with your current job (or most recent). Refer to the job satisfaction note and the job design approaches when answering this question.
Make sure PMC is finished - due tomorrow.
Review your notes from this unit.
Wednesday
Take up the homework paragraph.
Note - The psychological contract.
Activity - describe the pyschological contract at your work or in the classroom.
Brainstorm - list as many labour laws as you can think of.
Activity - legal considerations in the staffing process.
Homework - finish legal considerations activity and review unit 5 notes.
Thursday
Take up the legal considerations activity.
Introductory video about unions.
Activity - research questions about unions.
Friday
Union vidoes.
Finish union questions.
Monday
Take up union questions. (Let's turn it into a debate!)
Review for tomorrow's unit five test.
Tuesday
Unit 5 Test.
Wednesday
Practice ISU.
Thursday
Practice ISU
Friday
Prom Day
Monday
Tuesday
Practice ISU
Wednesday
Practice ISU
Thursday
ISU Work period - Part One
Friday
ISU Work period - Part One
Monday
ISU Work period - Part One
Tuesday
ISU Work period - Part One
Wednesday
ISU Work period - Part One
Thursday
Negotiations
Friday
Negotiations
Monday
Finish negotiations.
Start parts 2 and 3 of ISU.
Tuesday
Work period - parts 2 and 3 of ISU.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
ISU Part II/III - Work Period.
Thursday
Exam review.
Friday
Grade 12 exams.
Monday
Grade 12 exams.
Tuesday
Grade 9 to 12 exams.
Wednesday
Grade 9 to 12 exams.
Thursday
Grade 9 to 11 exams.
Friday
Grade 9 to 11 exams.
Monday
Extra exam day.
Tuesday
Credit completion.
Wednesday
Graduation at Durham College
Thursday
PA Day
Friday
PA Day
Career Cruising
Eye On Dunbarton
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