MGMT 3699 Topics in Management
Topic:  Quality and Leadership
Summer 2004 GN Section 
5:30 - 8:00 Mondays and Wednesdays 
June 7, 2004 - July 28, 2004

The course is offered as an elective.  
This course is not a required course in any official Plan of Study. 

This is a new course for Summer 2004.  As such, the information on this website is preliminary information!  Additional information will be added as we approach the start of the semester and as we go through the semester.  

Instructors

Overview:  The quality and leadership fields have developed along parallel tracks; yet, there are many similarities.  This course will look at some of the areas where the two fields converge.  Some of the topics that will be explored are “definitions” of leadership and quality; the role of values and shared vision; trust, cooperation, and competition; individual and organizational learning; systems thinking; and change for improvement. 

This course is not a quantitative course and will be practitioner oriented.  Students will be expected to participate in class discussion and in hands-on activities during class.  The presentation of the material will draw on the instructors’ areas of specialization (Melton for the quality area; Schaffer for the leadership area).  At times the same topics may be presented from both perspectives; class discussion will attempt to identify similarities, differences, contradictions, and implications to current business practice.

This course can be used for elective credit.  Since this course has never been taught before, the format and content will be taking shape as we progress through the semester.  The specific topics and depth of coverage will be determined by the interest within the class.

Goal:   “to have fun, to learn, and to make a difference” 
[Answers W. Edwards Deming gave to the question, "Why are we here?" at the beginning of his seminars.]

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