MGT 310 Management Theory · CSUDH · Fall 2026
MGT 310 · Management Theory · CSUDH · Fall 2026 · Dr. Thomas J. Norman

Learn management by actually managing.

Management doesn't happen in a textbook. It happens when you have to motivate someone, make a hard call, handle a conflict, lead a change, or figure out why a team isn't working. This site turns the concepts from MGT 310 into things you can use at work.

Learn a conceptThree to five minutes each, with an example and a quick check Solve a management problemStart from what is happening at work Use an AI toolPrompts that sharpen your reasoning instead of replacing it
Use it at work

What can I actually do with this?

Learn

Concept cards: a 30-second explanation, an example, the question a manager asks, the common mistake, and a test.

Problems

My boss is terrible. My coworker coasts. Should I quit? Each one mapped to the concepts underneath it.

AI Lab

Situation Analyzer, Motivation Diagnostic, Ethical Decision Analyzer, Conflict Coach, Bias Checker, and more.

Toolkit

Feedback plan, delegation plan, decision matrix, stakeholder map, motivation diagnostic, team charter.
This semester

The project and the course

Service Learning project

A real client, a real question. Timeline, clients with live seat counts, and the team board.

Team board

Join, create, or leave a team with your CSUDH email. Closes Sun Oct 11.

Chapter guides

Slides, lecture video, workbook, and quiz for all 12 chapters, with Canvas links.

Muddiest points & bonus cases

The questions you asked most, answered with a second example. Practice cases, no points.

This week

Due Sun Oct 4

Chapter 5 Quiz · Exit Ticket 6 · Visit Reflection 2 (Career Center)

Due Mon Oct 5

Module 5 workbook items

Due Sun Oct 11

Personal Ethical Code (extended) · Team Formation in Canvas · final team signup

Grades, due dates, submissions, and discussions stay in Canvas. This site is the part you can keep using after the semester ends.