Introduction to Business Logistics  

LMGT 1319 

Fall Semester 2004 

Student Syllabus 

Keep this syllabus as a guide throughout the semester.  Contact your instructor for a replacement if you lose this copy. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A systems approach to managing activities associated with traffic, transportation, inventory management and control, warehousing, packaging, order processing, and materials handling.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this course are as to: 

1. Develop an understanding of the role of logistics in a marketing-oriented society;

2. Provide an opportunity for comprehensive analysis and discussion of key contemporary issues and problems in logistics;

3. Develop an understanding of the characteristics of logistics system elements and their interrelationships within individual companies; and

4. Develop conceptual and pragmatic insights into logistics and related areas.

TEXTBOOK

The required textbook for this course is Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock, and Lisa M. Ellram, Fundamentals of Logistics Management (Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1998). 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

During the next 16 weeks, we will cover a great deal of material as we explore the subject of Business Logistics (at an introductory level). 

Due to the fact that I am on-line a lot at home, you will receive e-mails from this e-mail address (rubenjohnson@earthlink.net). 

You may contact me at the above phone numbers, 8:00 AM  - 10:00 PM, Central Standard Time, any day. 

I am looking forward to working with each of you. Unless you have a strong preference to be more formal -- please call me 'Ruben.'

If you have a nickname or preferred name which you would like me to use when I address you, please let me know.

NOTE: This is the course syllabus and it is unique to this course AND to this instructor. Refer to the syllabus for all reading assignments, test, weekly participation, individual paper, weekly discussion questions, weekly summary, and group project.

A copy of the syllabus will also be posted in eCampus.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

In accordance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act" and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, any student who feels that he or she may need special assistance or accommodation because of an impairment or disabling condition needs to contact the North Lake College Disability Services Office at (972) 273-3165.  It is the policy of NLC to provide reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity.  It is the student's responsibility to contact the Disability Services Office. 

North Lake College will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities.  Because of legal implications, it is imperative that all students requesting academic accommodations first notify and provide appropriate documentation of their disabling condition to the Disability Services Office.  Disability Services staff will evaluate this information and develop an individualized academic accommodation plan that will then be shared with the students' instructors.    

COURSE REQUIREMENT 

To complete this course successfully, you should do the following: 

1.  Complete all reading assignments.

2.  Prepare to take four (4) tests and one (1) final exam.

3.  Complete all homework, individual, and group assignments.

4.  Submit all assignments for instructor evaluation on or before the due date to avoid deduction of grading points.

5.  Prepare and submit individual assigned research paper. 

COURSE SCHEDULE/CALENDAR 

TESTING AND FINAL EXAMS

Four tests and a final exam will be given during the semester.  The first test will cover the first three chapters of the course. The second test will cover the next three chapters of the course.  The third test will cover the next three chapters of the course. The forth test will cover the next three chapters of the course. The final exam will cover the last two chapters of the course.  Each test and the final exam will include the assigned readings, lecture materials and any handouts provided.  A review before each test or exam will be provided.  The format for each test and the exam will be similar.

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES

Students who anticipate the necessity of being absent from the class due to the observation of a major religious observance must provide notice of the date(s) to the instructor, in writing, by the second-class meeting. 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY 

The Student Code of Conduct prohibits activities and prescribes penalties for academic dishonesty. According to North Lake College Policy, adopted by the President's Cabinet and printed in NLC Operational Memoranda, students found guilty of any form of academic dishonesty, including (but not limited to) cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and collusion, may receive an F on the assignment and/or an F in their course(s) from the instructor and may be suspended from college by administrative action. 

Students' rights to appeal grades and/or other disciplinary action and the procedures which students must follow for appeals are published the College Catalog under the Student Code of Conduct and at the NLC Web Site under Operational Memoranda.

COURSE GRADING

In determining grades, each student will be judged solely on the following criteria.  The student will take a total of four tests and one exam.  One test with the lowest grade will be dismissed.  The final exam will not be comprehensive.  There is no extra credit or additional items beyond the list below: 

LATE ASSIGNMENTS  

The good news is -- late assignments are accepted.  The bad news is that late assignments receive a discount.  The late discount is ten percent (10%) of the possible points per day.  Do not depend on being able to post assignments on Friday evening -- the servers get busy at that time. Don't wait until the last minute.  Assignments are due anytime during the relevant week.  Late assignments are accepted only up to one week after their due date. All assignments must be completed by the last day of the last week.

ABSENCES   

If you will be away on travel, consider taking a laptop with you.  One of the beauties of the On-line campus is the ability you have to communicate from wherever you have access to a phone line. 

CONDUCT  

The objective for on-line participation is to be collaborative, not combative. Even an innocent remark in the on-line environment can be misconstrued. Therefore, proof read your responses to make sure that others do not take them as personal attacks. However, your points of view are encouraged and we will have occasion to disagree on issues. This is OK as long as we can reasonably defend our positions and refrain from personal attacks and insults.

LEARNING TEAMS

The on-line Learning Team is a cooperative group of 3-5 students who work together for the duration of a course.  By sharing talents, experiences, and learning resources, learners individually achieve greater self-direction and responsibility for their own learning and an increased capacity for self-assessment.  Learning Team members are interdependent and share responsibilities; this arrangement allows information to be generated and assimilated in a shorter period of time than an individual learner could achieve working alone.  The Learning Team simulates cooperative workplace groups and provides a safe environment in which to experiment and practice a wide range of interpersonal behaviors, communication techniques, and roles.  In a Learning Team, no superiors or subordinates exist; all learners are equal and are free to make mistakes and learn from them.

Office Hours

The instructor will be available Monday - Friday for consultation. 

State of Response

The instructor will response to the student’s inquires via phone call and/or e-mail within a 24 hour response time, Monday through Friday.  If a response is NOT provided within the specified response time, please contact Chip Ates, Dean of Business & Computer Information Technology at 972-273-3451.

Attendance Policy 

The student is expected to be in class (electronically) regularly and to consult with the instructor when an absence is necessary.  Attendance is necessary and considered apart of the student’s class participation grade.

Nondiscrimination Statement

Educational opportunities are offered by the Dallas County Community College District without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sex, disability or sexual orientation.

Change of Address

If your address changes, you must immediately notify (in person or in writing) the campus admissions office where you are enrolled in order to be certain that you receive all necessary information.  This is important.  If you have enrolled before and your address has changed since then, please point this out to the register.

Students in Receipt of Financial Aid (Grants or Loans)

If you are receiving Financial Aid grants or loans, you must begin attendance in all classes.  Do not drop or stop attending any class without consulting the Financial Aid Office.  Changes in your enrollment level and failing grades may require that you repay financial aid funds."

Drop/Withdraw Policy

The student is expected to be in class regularly and to consult with the instructor whenever an absence is necessary.  If the student is unable to complete the course, official withdrawal is required.  Withdrawing from the course is a formal procedure which the student must initiate; the instructor cannot do it!  The student may initiate the drop procedure in Admissions or counseling.  If the student stops attending and does not drop, a performance grade, usually an "F" will be awarded.  Please consult the college Catalogue for the exact procedure.  .

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH A GRADE OF “W”: THURSDAY, 11 November 2004!