Describe the primary functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) and the associated skills, tools, and theoretical approaches that can be used to accomplish these functions.

· Explain the principal theories and the various approaches to management that have evolved over time and their application to current management situations.

· Explain the decision-making process management uses to develop viable courses of action to a variety of management situations.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.