ocw.smithw.orgOpenCourseWare - Wayne Smith, Ph.D.

OpenCourseWare Instructional Materials for Wayne Smith's courses Wayne Smith Ph.D. [ wayne.smith@csun.edu ] © Copyright, 2006, Wayne Smith. All Rights Reserved. -- -- The text on this web page is licensed under a Creative Commons License . -- -- -- Mon, Jan 6, 2020 [updated: Monday, January 6, 2020] "Science can be the religion of the nonreligious, the poetry of the non-poet, the art of the man who cannot paint, the humor of the serious man, and the love making of the inhibited and shy man. Not only does science begin in wonder, it also ends in wonder." -Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) "One should have a devotion to abstraction and a passion for details." -Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) Preface The primary purpose of this web page is to provide a "landing" page for students arriving from the CSUN portal. This is useful for students as they begin to explore courses and enroll in specific sections. This page organizes the instructional materials for my classes. Just as SOLAR includes course information for multiple semesters, this page too includes information for multiple semesters. To the extent possible, the materials linked from this page conform to the spirit of the OpenCourseWare initiative sparked by the leadership at MIT . I have a brief CSUN 'faculty app' web page as well. The PDF materials on this page require the "free" Acrobat Reader . Current Office Hours My current (Spring, 2020) office hours are as follows: Mon/Wed 8:45am - 9:15am, Mon/Wed 12:15pm - 12:45pm, Mon/Wed 3:15pm - 3:45pm, Tue 6:15pm - 7:15pm, and Fri 11:15am - 12:15pm. Naturally, I am also available by appointment at a mutually convenient time. Appointments can be arranged via email or via telephone (818-677-4524); however, advisement and other key matters, including discussions regarding scores, grades, or letters of recommendation only occurs in person in my office (BB4225). Wayne Smith, Ph.D. Lecturer Dept. of Management CSU Northridge 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge , CA 91330-8376 United States 818-677-4524 N 34° 14' 31" W -118° 31' 50" Resource Descriptions Web page . The individual web page links below point to a section-specific web page that is the "home page" for each section of a course. Feed . The individual feed links below enable a motivated user to be automatically notified of changes to the course schedule. Similar to the core functionality in blogs, subscription feed technology combines the key value of email (i.e., automated notification) and the the key value of web (i.e., rich content). The content in the feed centers on information that prospective students would need or information of interest to enrolled students before the course begins. Calendar . The individual calendar links below can be used by a motivated user to incorporate section-specific meeting days and times into a personal or enterprise calendaring system. -- Email . The individual email links below provide an appropriate email subject line for each distinct section. Naturally, you may add a small amount of information in the email subject line as well. Please ensure that you double-check your writing both for context and content before you press the "Send" button. In particular, please ensure that you include your full name. Good communication, especially when conducted via an electronic medium, is a critical success factor for COBAE student professionals. If you are unsure how to communicate effectively, please read the following document entitled-- "How Successful Student Professionals Communicate Electronically" . Courses: 2020, Fall ( Subsequent Semester) I'll likely teach at least one BUS 302, at least one MGT 370, and at least one BUS 497a. I might teach FIN 352, MGT 458, MGT 462, SOM 120, or UNIV 100 as well. Courses: 2020, Summer ( Next Semester) MGT 360 (Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior), Class #10471, Tue/Thu 9:00am - 12:10pm (Tue 5/26 - Tue 7/7, 6 weeks), BB1133, traditional format [ CSUN 2020 Summer MGT 360 10471 ] [ Adds/Waitlist ] [ email ] Courses: 2020, Spring ( Current Semester) BUS 302 (The Gateway Experience), Class #13769, Mon/Wed 9:30am - 10:45am (Wed 1/22 - Wed 5/13, 16 weeks), BB2206, traditional format [ CSUN 2020 Spring BUS 302 13769 ] [ Adds/Waitlist ] [ email ] BUS 302 (The Gateway Experience), Class #13770, Mon/Wed 11:00am - 12:15pm (Wed 1/22 - Wed 5/13, 16 weeks), BB2206, traditional format [ CSUN 2020 Spring BUS 302 13770 ] [ Adds/Waitlist ] [ email ] BUS 497a (Capstone: Strategic Management), Class #13397, Fri 8:30am - 11:15am (Fri 1/24 - Fri 5/15, 16 weeks), BB1103, traditional format [ CSUN 2020 Spring BUS 497a 13397 ] [ Adds/Waitlist ] [ email ] BUS 497a (Capstone: Strategic Management), Class #13517, Tue 3:30pm - 6:15pm (Tue 1/21 - Tue 5/12, 16 weeks), BB1208, traditional format [ CSUN 2020 Spring BUS 497a 13517 ] [ Adds/Waitlist ] [ email ] MGT 370 (Management Skills Development), Class #13570, Mon/Wed 2:00pm - 3:15pm (Wed 1/22 - Mon 5/11, 16 weeks), BB1240, traditional format [ CSUN 2020 Spring MGT 370 13570 ] [ Adds/Waitlist ] [ email ] Courses: ( Prior Semesters) Course Archive - 2019 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2018 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2017 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2016 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2015 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2014 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2013 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2012 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2011 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2010 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2009 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2008 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2007 [ .html ] Course Archive - 2006 [ .html ] BUS 302L Statistics Exam Review Audio-video ("screencasting") and audio-only ("podcasting") materials Tutorials Visual ("screencasting") tutorials Recommended Reading How Successful Student Professionals Communicate Electronically [ .pdf ] (Wednesday, September 1, 2010) Waddell, C. (2015), Basic Prose and Mechanics . [ .pdf ] Beason, L. (2001), "Ethos and Error: How Business People React to Errors", College Composition and Communication , 53 (1), Sep., pp. 33-64. [ JSTOR (Arts and Sciences III) ] Williams, J., and McEnerney, L. (2008) Writing in College (Univ. of Chicago) [ .pdf ] Rhetoric and Composition: A Guide for the College Student [ .pdf (especially § 34 to § 55) ] Jabr, F. (2013), "The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens", Scientific American , Apr. 11 [ Scientific American ] [ local mirror (.pdf) ] Alley, M., and Neeley, K. (2005), "Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides: A Case for Sentence Headlines and Visual Evidence", Technical Communication , 52 (4), Nov., pp. 417-426. [ Communication and Mass Media Complete (EBSCOHost) ] Personal Materials My Personal Background [ .pdf ] (Wednesday, September 1, 2010) My Academic Research Streams [ .pdf ] (Wednesday, September 1, 2010) My Teaching Philosophy [ .pdf ] (Wednesday, September 1, 2010) My Summer Reading Cuddihy, W. (2009) The Fourth Amendment: Origins and Original Meaning, 602-1791 , Oxford University Press. Galloway, S. (2017) The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google , Portfolio. Gratton, L., and Scott, A. (2017) The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity , Bloomsbury Business. Janero, R., and Altshuler, T. (2011) The Art of Being Human (10th ed.) , Pearson. McElreath, R. (2016) Statistical Rethinking: A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and Stan , CRC Press. Muller, J. (2018) The Tyranny of Metrics , Princeton University Press. Pearl, J., and Mackenzie, D. (2018) The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect , Basic Books. Singer, I. (2011) Modes of Creativity: Philosophical Perspectives , MIT Press. Stone, D. (2018) The Food Explorer; The True Adventures of the Globe-trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats , Dutton. Turkle, S. (2015) Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age , Penguin Books. Walker, M. (2017) Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams , Scribner. Recommended Student Organizations Every COBAE student should strongly conside...