Course Syllabus

Manufacturing U
Module 5
Leadership, Supervision, Project & Operations Management

Instructor Information
Instructor:
Steve Carwell
Office Location: Dixie Commons Campus, 1664 South Dixie Drive, St.
George, UT 84770
Telephone:
(435) 674-8400
E-mail:
steve@dxatc.edu
Office Hours:
8am 4pm Monday - Thursday

Course Identification
Course Name: Leadership, Supervision, Project & Operations
Management
Course Location:
Dixie Commons Campus 1664 South Dixie Drive,
St. George, UT 84770
Class Times:
Lectures 3 6 pm Tuesdays & Thursdays,
May 5, 2015 to August 20, 2015
Prerequisites:
None

Course Description/Overview
Students will complete this Module with a working knowledge of
Operational Leadership & Supervisory Skills as well as gaining a working
knowledge of Project Management Principles. Students will learn about
human motivation, learning styles, development of teams, problem
solving, critical thinking, legal aspects of hiring and firing, establishing
performance expectations, taking corrective action, conducting effective
meetings, corporate management communications and how to present a
business case including a return on investment analysis.

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Course Learning Objectives

Identify the elements that constitute a strong company that is built
to last
Know the management factors that can move a company from
good to great
Understand management failures that can make a mighty business
fall
How a management team can survive and thrive in times of market
uncertainty
Understand the basic elements of project management certification
Become familiar with the project management Body of Knowledge
How to establish teams, give feedback & resolve conflict
Learn how to legally interview, set expectations & take corrective
actions
Understand how to listen, how to empower others & how to fire
someone
Know how to build high performance teams and conduct Hoshin
planning
Identify problem solving methodologies and factors of human
motivation
Learn to avoid group think and get out of the drama triangle
Communicating a clear vision effectively to differing temperament
types
Spotting leadership self-deception, dysfunctional meetings and bad
training
How to delegate, how to find root causes, how to avoid
discrimination
Improve oral and written communication
Gain an advanced understanding of how to make and give Power
Point Presentations

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Course Resources
Course Website(s)
Canvas Classroom Learning Management System
Required Course Text
Good to Great : why some companies make the leap--and
others don't; Jim Collins, 2001 1st ed. New York, NY : Harper
Business, ISBN 9780066620992
Project Management Institute: A Guide to the Project
Management Body of Knowledge 5th Edition (PMBOK) 2013,
ISBN 9781935589679
Suggested Textbook(s)
1. How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give
In; Jim Collins, 2009 HarperCollins Publishers, ; ISBN:
9780977326419
2. Great By Choice; Jim Collins ISBN 978-0-06-212099-1
3. Built to Last; Jim Collins ISBN 978-0060516406
Course Supplies
Pen, Paper, Open Mind, Willingness to Learn
Computer and Internet access

Course Schedule
Class topics are subject to change based on the needs of the cohort.
Some assignments from the lectures will be combined. Instructors
will notify students when assignments are posted.
Beginning Date: 05-05-15

Ending Date: 08-20-15

No Classes on 7/7/15 or 7/9/15 for 4th of

July Break
Approximate Scheduled Breakdown for Each of 30 Three-Hour Classes (90 Hours):
1 Hour Jim Collins Textbooks

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1 Hour Leadership Topic

1 Hour Project Management Overview

Class 1

5/5/15

DXATC & Canvas Orientation

Built to Last Chapters 1 & 2 (Best of the Best; Clock Building, Not

Time Telling)
PMP - Introduction to Project Management & Certification - 1
Class 2
Progress)

5/7/15

Chapters 3 & 4 (More than Profits, Preserve the Core/Stimulate

Company Comparisons - Case Study Assignments
PMP - Introduction to Project Management & Certification - 2

Class 3

5/12/15

Chapters 5 & 6 (BHAGs, Cult-Like Cultures)

Team Dynamics Model & Management Styles
PMP - Organizational Influences and Project Life Cycle - 1

Class 4
5/14/15
Grown Management)

Ch 7 & 8 (Try a Lot of Stuff & Keep What Works, HomeGiving Constructive Feedback, Receiving Criticism
PMP - Organizational Influences and Project Life Cycle - 2

Class 5
Beginning)

5/19/15

Chapters 9 & 10 (Good Enough Never Is, The End of the

Resolving Conflict
PMP - Project Management Processes - 1

Class 6
Roots)

5/21/15

Chapter 11 & Appendix (Building the Vision, Founding

Establishing Performance Expectations
PMP - Project Management Processes - 2

Class 7

5/26/15

Good to Great Chapter 1 (Good is the Enemy of Great)

Taking Corrective Action
PMP - Project Integration Management - 1

Class 8

5/28/15

Chapter 2 (Level 5 Leadership)

Interviewing Legally
PMP - Project Integration Management - 2
Class 9

6/2/15

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How to Fire an Employee

PMP - Project Scope Management - 1
Class 10

6/4/15

Chapter 4 (Confront the Brutal Facts)

Student - Empowerment Max & Max
PMP - Project Scope Management - 2

Class 11

6/9/15

Chapter 5 (Hedgehog Concept)

Student - Listening with the intent to understand
PMP - Project Time Management - 1

Class 12

6/11/15

Chapter 6 (A Culture of Discipline)

Student - Team Building Nuclear Reactor

PMP - Project Time Management - 2
Class 13

6/16/15

Chapter 7 (Technology Accelerators)

Problem Solving, 4 Blocks, Hoshin Planning

PMP - Project Cost Management - 1
Class 14

6/18/15

Chapter 8 (The Flywheel & the Doom Loop)

Student - Team Building Paper Tower

PMP - Project Cost Management - 2
Class 15

6/23/15

Chapter 9 (From Good to Great to Built to Last)

Student - Six Thinking Hats

PMP - Project Quality Management - 1
Class 16
6/25/15
of Impending Doom)

How the Mighty Fall Chapter 1 (The Silent Creep

Student - Survival Exercise

PMP - Project Quality Management - 2
Class 17

6/30/15

Chapter 2 (Five Stages of Decline)

Student - Whale Done principles & Motivation

PMP - Project Human Resource Management - 1
Class 18

7/2/15

Chapter 3 (Stage 1 Hubris Born of Success)

Student - Group Think
PMP - Project Human Resource Management - 2

Holiday

7/7/15

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Holiday

7/9/15

Summer Break

Class 19

7/14/15

Chapter 4 (Stage 2 Undisciplined Pursuit of More)

Strengths & Weaknesses

PMP - Project Communications Management - 1
Class 20

7/16/15

Chapter 5 (Stage 3 Denial of Risk and Peril)

Student - Drama Triangle

PMP - Project Communications Management - 2
Class 21

7/21/15

Chapter 6 (Stage 4 Grasping for Salvation)

Student - Communicating Vision Ropes Exercise

PMP - Project Risk Management - 1
Class 22
Death)

7/23/15

Chapter 7 (Stage 5 Capitulation to Irrelevance or

Student - Gung Ho Principles

PMP - Project Risk Management - 2
Class 23

7/28/15

Chapter 8 (Well Founded Hope)

Student - Myers-Briggs Temperament Test

PMP - Project Procurement Management - 1
Class 24
Uncertainty)

7/30/15

Great by Choice Chapter 1 (Thriving in

Student - Leadership & Self Deception

PMP - Project Procurement Management - 2
Class 25

8/4/15

Chapters 2 & 3 (10Xers, 20-Mile March)

Student - Death by Meeting
PMP - Project Stakeholder Management - 1

Class 26

8/6/15

Chapter 4 (Fire Bullets, Then Cannonballs)

Student - How to Teach a Person a Job
PMP - Project Stakeholder Management - 2

Class 27

8/11/15

Chapter 5 (Leading Above the Death Line)

Student - How to Delegate

Leadership Point of View Presentations
Class 28
Consistent)

8/13/15

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Student - Discrimination Blue Eye/Brown Eye

Leadership Point of View Presentations
Class 29

8/18/15

Chapter 7 (Return on Luck)

Root Cause Analysis

Leadership Point of View Presentations
Class 30

8/20/15

Final Exam

Grading
Grading will be done on a Pass/Fail Basis with a minimum of 80%, based
on the following Grading Criteria:

Grading Criteria
Grades will be based on the following:
On The Job Training Experiences
Assignments
Final Exam
Total Points

600
200
200
10
00

Assignments and Late Assignments

Students must complete all assignments within the timeline of the
semester. Students are to turn in all assignments via Canvas. The Final
Exam must be completed in Canvas.
OJTE (On-the-Job Training Experiences): For this Module, all OJTE
work will be conducted off site or at a students place of employment.
Progress on the project management courses will be tracked on-line. At
the conclusion of your 90-hour OJTE your designated coordinating
supervisor or DXATC instructor must sign off on your work.

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Course Policies
Students will be expected to maintain 100% attendance. In the
occurrence that a class is missed, the student will have to catch up by
watching a recorded video of the class that is located on Canvas, and
writing a one page synopsis on what they learned from the class, or
perform other make-up work as assigned. Unless there is a special
circumstance, students will only be allowed to make up a total of 2
classes.

DXATC Policies
Students must comply with all published policies and procedures as
found on:
http://www.dxatc.edu

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Appendix One
Manufacturing U Module 5 Leadership
On-The-Job Training Experiences Approximately 90 Hours Total
is Expected

OJTE (90 Hours)

My Leadership Point of View

(10 Hours)

Leadership Topic Research & Presentation

(5 Hours)

Company Comparison Case Study & Presentation

(5 Hours)

Project Management On-Line Course 1

(30 Hours)

Project Management On-Line Course 2

(30 Hours)

Ownership Spirit

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