NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Principles of Management
Course prefix, number, and section number: BMGT 1327-0311
Semester/Year of course: FA/25
Semester start and end dates: August 25, 2025 – December 13, 2025
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Asynchronous online
Class meeting location, days, and times: Asynchronous online
Semester credit hours: 3
Course Description: Fundamental business principles including structure, functions, resources, and operational processes.
Required course materials: Principles of Management: OpenStax ISBN-13: 978-1-947172-94-4 (eBook only) Must be purchased on the OpenStax website.
Name of instructor: Haley McCracken
Office location: Online via Webex
Telephone number: 913-608-8894
Email address: hmccracken@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Monday (online, by appointment)
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
• 15 Discussion Forums
• 18 Chapter Quizzes
• 2 Aspire to be Hired Assignments
• 3 Learning Objective Quizzes
• 1 Management Paper
Final grade scale:
•A 90%-100%
• B 80% - 89%
• C 70% - 79%
• D 60% - 69%
• F 0 – 59%
Late work policy: In order to be fair to all students, I do not accept late work except for documented illnesses or family emergencies. You have 7 days to complete assignments. Please take advantage of the time you have. If you have a problem uploading an assignment and choose to email it to me, it must be time stamped before 11:59 p.m. on Sunday or whenever the due date is. All assignments are important so please do not discount them.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected of being engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct”.
Artificial Intelligence Policy: This course assumes that all work submitted by students will be generated by the students themselves, working individually or in groups. Students should not have another person/entity do the writing of any substantive portion of an assignment for them, which includes hiring a person or a company to write assignments and using artificial intelligence tools.
Attendance Policy: Because this is an asynchronous online course, “attendance” is measured by active participation rather than physical presence. Students are expected to log in to Canvas regularly, keep up with course announcements, and complete assignments, quizzes, and discussions by their posted deadlines. Per NCTC policy, students must participate in more than 75% of all required course activities to successfully complete this course. Lack of participation, such as failing to submit work for multiple consecutive weeks, may result in a lower grade or being dropped from the course. If you encounter an illness, family emergency, or other situations that may prevent you from keeping up, contact me as soon as possible to discuss options. College-sponsored activities are excused when documented in advance.
Withdrawal Policy: A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form. Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is Monday, November 3, 2025
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain key theories, processes, and functions of management.
- Apply management theories to real-world business contexts.
- Identify and analyze leadership roles within organizations.
- Describe the essential elements of the communication process.
COLLEGE POLICIES
ADA STATEMENT
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
AI STATEMENT
Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.
When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.
Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
STUDENT SERVICES
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: Teresa Laman
Office location: Corinth Campus, Suite 170, Office 172
Telephone number: 940-498-6263
E-mail address: tlaman@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Debbie Huffman
Office location: Gainesville 2106
Telephone number: 940-688-3357
E-mail address: dhuffman@nctc.edu