Syllabus – Spring 2026
MGT 3120 – EMWA (27517)
Fundamentals of Management
General Information
Meeting Times: Monday and Wednesday (synchronously via ZOOM)
2:30 PM- 3:45 PM EST
Course Modality: Class will meet online (synchronously) both on Monday and
Wednesdays .
Zoom link: https://baruch.zoom.us/j/89082595323?
pwd=GkIbsOs9hWhOrkRCc7vphyRn337shk.1
Meeting ID: 890 8259 5323
Passcode: 361153
Instructor: Dr. Margaret (Meg) Walsh
Email:
Telephone: 1.646.312.3613
Office Location: NVC 9-240
Office Hours: Online hours available by appointment
Course Information
Course Description
This course provides a framework for understanding the opportunities and challenges
impacting managers and how they conduct business. Management is about working with
teams of employees to achieve organizational goals and performing the work effectively
and efficiently. Successful management requires managers to master the four main
functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Managing these
functions is essential for achieving important organizational goals. Students will learn the
skills needed to manage people in the changing demands of a global environment,
emphasizing the roles and challenges of managing a diverse workforce, increasing ethical
awareness and social responsiveness, developing commitments to quality and
productivity, and developing decision-making and interpersonal team building skills. The
course aims to increase the students' self-awareness, foster critical-thinking skills, and
analyze, solve, and communicate solutions to the practical problems faced by managers.
Using an experiential learning method, students will focus applying key principles to the
,MGT 3120 – EMWA Syllabus
Spring 2026
human side of management through role-play exercises, simulations, expert talks, and
group projects.
Course Learning Goals
The objective of this course is for each student to be able to know, comprehend, apply,
analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the fundamentals of managing organizations. You will
complete specific activities, as identified in the syllabus, related to each of the four
functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
By the time that you have completed this course, you should be able to:
1. Understand the process of managing organizations and the kinds of problems and
issues contemporary managers face;
2. Adapt the principles, practices and models used by contemporary management to
deal with these issues and problems;
3. Recognize the importance and impact of ethical and unethical behavior in
organizations;
4. Describe the benefits and challenges of a diverse, global workforce;
5. Develop self-awareness and problem-solving skills through the analysis of
organizational issues and challenges facing managers;
6. Analyze implications of management trends and popular management programs in
a global work environment.
7. Practice writing and referencing reading materials and outside sources;
8. Develop your written, spoken, and electronic communication skills so they are (a)
purpose-oriented and audience-aware, (b) professional, clear, concise, evidence-
driven, and persuasive.
This course primarily addresses the BBA program learning goals of oral and written
communication, analytical skills, civic awareness, and ethical decision making, and global
awareness. These are mapped to the various assignments in the course map at the end of
this document.
Required Textbook and Learning Materials
Management: A practical introduction (10th ed.) Evergreen Release
Authored by: Kinicki, A., Soignet, D. B., & Hartnell Chad (2024)
Published by: McGraw-Hill Education.
ISBN: 978-1-264-55726-4 (bound edition) or 978-1-265-03618-8 (loose-leaf edition)
Connect access (with SmartBook) is required for this class!
Option 1 (recommended): Connect Online Access standalone
(includes the textbook in e-book format)
Purchasing the e-book (rather than a physical copy) will give you instant access to the
Connect system, which is required to complete your weekly assignments. . It costs $78 for
2
, MGT 3120 – EMWA Syllabus
Spring 2026
Baruch students but a service fee ($3.25) will be added when you check out so it will
cost $81.25 in total.
1. Click any link to a Connect assignment paired with Brightspace
2. Enter your Baruch email to join Connect as well as our course Connect page.
3. Choose the “Connect” option on the second tab.
Option 2: Physical textbook, bundled with a Connect Access Card
You can order the physical textbook, bundled with a Connect Access card, using this link.
The link below provides you with the physical textbook bundled with a Connect Access
Card for $99.06 (shipping cost and tax not included). You would have to wait to receive
this package via Federal Express Ground. This option does not provide instant access to
the Connect system.
Note: a physical textbook is not required for this course, Option 1 (above) is
sufficient.
Recommended Additional Readings
To enrich our class discussions, I encourage you to read beyond the required textbook.
The following are great resources to stay up-to-date on the economy and what's
happening in the world of business: Financial Times, The Economist, The New York Times,
Harvard Business Review, Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, MIT/Sloan
Management Review. All of these are available through the Baruch Library. In addition, as
a Baruch student, you have free access to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
You can use the link below to register. Please go
to https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/librarynews/2025/07/21/free-subscription-to-the-
financial-times/
Learning Platform Requirements
The modality for this course is "Synchronous-online”, via the ZOOM link provided.
Class sessions are online held on Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30 PM- 3:45 PM EST.
Please plan for an on-time entry to the ZOOM session.
Brightspace
Communication and assignments related to this course will be delivered online through
Brightspace. I recommend that you check Brightspace for updates once a day.
McGraw-Hill Connect
Connect is the learning and assessment solution used for this course. Connect provides
tools and resources to enhance your learning and will also be used to complete and grade
assignments required for this course. You can access Connect through the links in our
Brightspace course site.
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MGT 3120 – EMWA (27517)
Fundamentals of Management
General Information
Meeting Times: Monday and Wednesday (synchronously via ZOOM)
2:30 PM- 3:45 PM EST
Course Modality: Class will meet online (synchronously) both on Monday and
Wednesdays .
Zoom link: https://baruch.zoom.us/j/89082595323?
pwd=GkIbsOs9hWhOrkRCc7vphyRn337shk.1
Meeting ID: 890 8259 5323
Passcode: 361153
Instructor: Dr. Margaret (Meg) Walsh
Email:
Telephone: 1.646.312.3613
Office Location: NVC 9-240
Office Hours: Online hours available by appointment
Course Information
Course Description
This course provides a framework for understanding the opportunities and challenges
impacting managers and how they conduct business. Management is about working with
teams of employees to achieve organizational goals and performing the work effectively
and efficiently. Successful management requires managers to master the four main
functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Managing these
functions is essential for achieving important organizational goals. Students will learn the
skills needed to manage people in the changing demands of a global environment,
emphasizing the roles and challenges of managing a diverse workforce, increasing ethical
awareness and social responsiveness, developing commitments to quality and
productivity, and developing decision-making and interpersonal team building skills. The
course aims to increase the students' self-awareness, foster critical-thinking skills, and
analyze, solve, and communicate solutions to the practical problems faced by managers.
Using an experiential learning method, students will focus applying key principles to the
,MGT 3120 – EMWA Syllabus
Spring 2026
human side of management through role-play exercises, simulations, expert talks, and
group projects.
Course Learning Goals
The objective of this course is for each student to be able to know, comprehend, apply,
analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the fundamentals of managing organizations. You will
complete specific activities, as identified in the syllabus, related to each of the four
functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
By the time that you have completed this course, you should be able to:
1. Understand the process of managing organizations and the kinds of problems and
issues contemporary managers face;
2. Adapt the principles, practices and models used by contemporary management to
deal with these issues and problems;
3. Recognize the importance and impact of ethical and unethical behavior in
organizations;
4. Describe the benefits and challenges of a diverse, global workforce;
5. Develop self-awareness and problem-solving skills through the analysis of
organizational issues and challenges facing managers;
6. Analyze implications of management trends and popular management programs in
a global work environment.
7. Practice writing and referencing reading materials and outside sources;
8. Develop your written, spoken, and electronic communication skills so they are (a)
purpose-oriented and audience-aware, (b) professional, clear, concise, evidence-
driven, and persuasive.
This course primarily addresses the BBA program learning goals of oral and written
communication, analytical skills, civic awareness, and ethical decision making, and global
awareness. These are mapped to the various assignments in the course map at the end of
this document.
Required Textbook and Learning Materials
Management: A practical introduction (10th ed.) Evergreen Release
Authored by: Kinicki, A., Soignet, D. B., & Hartnell Chad (2024)
Published by: McGraw-Hill Education.
ISBN: 978-1-264-55726-4 (bound edition) or 978-1-265-03618-8 (loose-leaf edition)
Connect access (with SmartBook) is required for this class!
Option 1 (recommended): Connect Online Access standalone
(includes the textbook in e-book format)
Purchasing the e-book (rather than a physical copy) will give you instant access to the
Connect system, which is required to complete your weekly assignments. . It costs $78 for
2
, MGT 3120 – EMWA Syllabus
Spring 2026
Baruch students but a service fee ($3.25) will be added when you check out so it will
cost $81.25 in total.
1. Click any link to a Connect assignment paired with Brightspace
2. Enter your Baruch email to join Connect as well as our course Connect page.
3. Choose the “Connect” option on the second tab.
Option 2: Physical textbook, bundled with a Connect Access Card
You can order the physical textbook, bundled with a Connect Access card, using this link.
The link below provides you with the physical textbook bundled with a Connect Access
Card for $99.06 (shipping cost and tax not included). You would have to wait to receive
this package via Federal Express Ground. This option does not provide instant access to
the Connect system.
Note: a physical textbook is not required for this course, Option 1 (above) is
sufficient.
Recommended Additional Readings
To enrich our class discussions, I encourage you to read beyond the required textbook.
The following are great resources to stay up-to-date on the economy and what's
happening in the world of business: Financial Times, The Economist, The New York Times,
Harvard Business Review, Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, MIT/Sloan
Management Review. All of these are available through the Baruch Library. In addition, as
a Baruch student, you have free access to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
You can use the link below to register. Please go
to https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/librarynews/2025/07/21/free-subscription-to-the-
financial-times/
Learning Platform Requirements
The modality for this course is "Synchronous-online”, via the ZOOM link provided.
Class sessions are online held on Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30 PM- 3:45 PM EST.
Please plan for an on-time entry to the ZOOM session.
Brightspace
Communication and assignments related to this course will be delivered online through
Brightspace. I recommend that you check Brightspace for updates once a day.
McGraw-Hill Connect
Connect is the learning and assessment solution used for this course. Connect provides
tools and resources to enhance your learning and will also be used to complete and grade
assignments required for this course. You can access Connect through the links in our
Brightspace course site.
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