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About the Course

Are you about to enter the workforce? Are you an emerging professional? Are you new to your role in the organization? All prospective new employees benefit from understanding management principles, roles and responsibilities, regardless of position. Now you can acquire an in-depth understanding of the basic concepts and theories of management while exploring the manager's operational role in all types of organizations. Gain insight into the manager's responsibility in planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling within the workplace. It’s never too soon to plan your professional path by learning how the best managers manage for success! Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Describe the difference between managers and leaders 2. Explore the focus of a manager’s job 3. Cite the required skills for a new manager’s success 4. Describe the five functions of management 5. Explain the new model management operating philosophy 6. Describe the hierarchy of planning 7. Use the SMART goal setting technique 8. Discuss the concept of evolution of leadership 9. Explain how customer satisfaction is linked to controlling 10. Discuss the power of building a network...

Top reviews

MJ

Nov 8, 2015

Great for people that, like me, does not have a management background but maybe end up dealing with this type of position. Good guidelines, simple but complete and using understandable examples.

VY

May 27, 2020

This course is very useful for management fraternity whether they are practitioners or academicians

it changes my orientation with relevant examples. Thank you for the wonderful course.

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By Kanishk S

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Feb 16, 2023

A very well constructed course and is very simple to understand. The examples given throughout the course are something we all must've come across at one point or another, this makes it quite engaging. Overall, a very essential course for those starting out their careers.

By Akash S

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Jun 28, 2020

This course is very good as the lecture is very understanding and easy to understand its fundamentals. As I read and now I have a good idea of fundamentals of management the level of question and answers are also good help me to understand the main factor of this subject.

By Tomeu M

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Apr 10, 2020

Contenido de mucho valor, se aprende mucho en poco tiempo. Temas muy acertados y tratados de forma que despierta curiosidad y ganas de aprender más. El profesor excelente, se nota su experiencia y profesionalidad en este ámbito. Curso muy recomendable.

By Danny W

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Jan 3, 2019

A very good course, I highly recommend if you have an interest in how the world of management works or if you are looking to pursue management as a career. Many useful and engaging topics covered, I really enjoyed this course and gained a lot from it.

By UMESH K

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Apr 26, 2020

It’s never too soon to plan your professional path by learning how the best managers manage for success! This is nice stuff with detailed explanations. I have acquired an in-depth understanding of the basic concepts and theories of management.

By Laura C

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Jul 21, 2017

This course has a ton of great information. I will most definitely be recommending this course to several of my colleagues! Thanks Coursera for having such a wide range of courses available for those that can not make it to an actual college!

By Dileep K

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Aug 20, 2021

The course has really given me valuable insights into various aspects of management and I am implementing that effectively for my core area of activity- Disaster Management. I am getting applaud from my peers too. Thanks Coursera.

By MARYADA P B

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May 15, 2020

awesome course as a management student i have learned many new things and pretty satisfied with the course and the way it is structured all the way . and dave nagy teaching is really good and i suggest others to do the course

By Robinar P

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Aug 7, 2020

This course was exactly what I needed especially as young professionals thinking of venturing into leadership roles. I t was done at the right pace and made in a way that was easy to understand. I would highly recommend it.

By Deleted A

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May 8, 2019

Very exceptional course. The teacher explained everything we needed to know in order to be confident in a management role. I have learned a lot and more things about management than my first two years in management program.

By Amitava D

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Oct 7, 2015

This is an excellent course. It clearly explains what are the key functions of Management and what skills are useful in a Manager. It also highlights the importance of Networking in today's global environment.

By Prem S P

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May 18, 2020

It's an amazing platform to learn basic and the sir navy is marvelous, I can understand his language the way he make us understand at our level. He put out the things so clear and in a easy way,thank u..

By V V K

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Sep 12, 2020

I really enjoyed learning this course.

It gave me a whole infrastructure of a manager and how a manager deals with the things.

I also learnt about how to do organizational planning and implementing it.

By Mokhtar E

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Jan 8, 2016

I liked how the course is structured and Dr. Dave Nagy is amazing in delivering the information, Thank you Dr. Dave Nagy. the course is 100 % structured and deliver all the information

By Rashik K

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Mar 5, 2019

With Business Administration experience I was able to relate what I learnt from this course. Also this is a great course to start with. Recommended for leadership roles. Thank you

By Burhan C A

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Oct 25, 2015

It is a very simple and clear program, ı have ever seen in this area.Thank you so much Dave NAGY and to provide this program.Knowledge is universal and should be shared.

By Nagabhushan S

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Dec 20, 2020

The course gives the introduction to the very basics of management skills. This helps the entrant people managers to develop skillset besides technical knowledge.

By Kristine P V

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Dec 13, 2020

The concepts and techniques were explained thorougly with relevant examples. Great reading resources to followthrough and deepen the learnings in this course.

By Mario J R M

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Mar 30, 2017

Fundamentals of Management

Congratulations on the platform

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Congratulations on the Success of the Course

By Letterio B

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May 7, 2021

Very useful course to follow at any time of your career to match what you have learned by doing and improve it with the relevant key messages of this course

By Joshua A

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Jan 10, 2021

Highly impressed with the content and delivery of this Course. I without reservation recommend this Course to all practicing and upcoming managers/leaders.

By 钟举

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Nov 10, 2022

Through the study of this course, my management ability has been improved, my knowledge has been enriched, and it will be of great help to my future work

By Nijat Y

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Apr 6, 2020

It was very informative and too simple courses which everyone who wants to be one step ahead should take it. Every fundamental aspects have been shown

By July Y (

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Sep 23, 2015

This course really helps me to get the general concepts about management.

I'm willing to take further courses provided by UCI.

Thanks for the faculty.

By Mohamed M

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Jan 9, 2017

Very useful course and a lot of information that could be used in real world . Even with my 15 years of experience I learned a lot from this course