COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Introduction to management theories, processes and principles as applied
to efficient use of human, financial, and material resources in promotion of individual and family well being.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Understand management as a process and how it applies to individuals and to families of different compositions, in changing contexts.
2. Understand the historical, interdisciplinary and theoretical foundations of family life management.
3. Become familiar with the basic concepts of life management including: values, attitudes, goals, resources, decision making, problem solving, implementing, evaluating and communicating.
4. Apply life management principles to the appropriate use of human resources, time management , the balancing of work and family, the management of stress and fatigue, and/or the use of environmental resources and finances.
5. Explore management concerns facing families in the future.
6. Explore the use of the internet to enhance classroom learning.

GROUND RULES: Understanding the material in this course will take effort on your part. Your attendance, attention to your readings, and your performance in class is critical. As students in a mid-level course (300 connotes a junior level course), you need not be reminded of the importance of regular class attendance. However, the choice to attend class or not is strictly up to each individual. But be forewarned that actions, as they say, have consequences. Lecture material will definitely appear on in-class examinations, and only one comprehensive make-up exam will be given during finals week for anyone who missed any exam at the time it was originally given. Further, attendance points will be given. We will be discussing the text material in class, which means that Students must read the text assignments before classtime.

GRADES: Your final grade will consist of the following:

• Attendance points
  
• for the daytime class
   (0-2 absences=50 points, 3=45, 4=40, 5=30, 6=20, 7=10, 8 or more=0 points)
• for the evening class
  (0-1 absences=50 points, 2=40, 3=30, 4=20, 5=10, 6 or more=0 points)
• Three in-class examinations  (100 points each) 300 points for exams - All examinations will be of the multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, essay type and all will be held in class (see the course outline).
• Six take home assignments (25 points each) 150 points for assignments. Assignments are listed below.You ill have assignments or examinations due 9 out of 15 weeks.Can't be late - Can't be incomplete.  Dates and times are on the syllabus. Ink them in your calendars now!
Total possible points for the class:  Attendance 50 + Exams 300 + Assignments 150 = 500 points.