First Year Students

Management Concepts

Magt 131 LA:  Management Concepts
T/TH   9:30 AM  – 10:45 AM          TH 1:00 – 1:50 PM

This course is an introduction to the exciting world of business.  The course examines the fundamentals of planning, organizing, leading and controlling an organization.  Students will analyze a variety of business structures and strategies and apply those strategies to current business issues.     This is not a Cornerstone course.

Three hours.

This course is of particular interest to students:

  • Considering a career in the business majors (accounting, economics, marketing, management, international management) or preparing for pre-professional programs or positions in the non-profit sector.
  • Wishing to meet members of the business faculty to learn about the business department majors and minors.

The summer 2010 reading and first assignment for this class is:

  • The Servant Leader,
    By: James A. Autry, Three Rivers Press/ Crown Publishing, ISBN 1-4000-5473-7
    Summer reading books will be available for purchase at the Simpson College Bookstore during Summer Orientation.   If you have more questions about this assignment, please contact your instructor or your DL.

Ruth WeatherlyMeet Your Professor
Ruth Weatherly, J.D., M.B.A.
Professor of Management

Ruth Weatherly earned her undergraduate and Law degrees at Drake University in Des Moines.  Her business career began with Northwestern Bell (an AT&T subsidiary) in a law clerk position, while she attended law school.  Over the course of her career in the telecommunications industry, she held responsibilities in both legal and executive management positions.  Her last management position prior to a career change to teaching was as vice president, human resources and corporate contracts, for a start-up high technology firm in Colorado.

While living in Denver, Professor Weatherly earned her M.B.A with honors from Regis University.  She joined the Simpson faculty in 1991, and now holds the position of professor of management.

Outside the classroom, Professor Weatherly engages in labor contract mediation and arbitration.

Meet Your Destination Leader
Brad Davison

Brad DavisonHey, my name is Brad Davison and I will be your destination leader for Management 101. So a little about myself, I am going to be a sophomore at Simpson next year and I am planning on double majoring in Business Management and Spanish, but I haven’t declared these majors so they are still up in the air.

I am from the east side of Des Moines and I went to East high school.  In high school I took several woodshop classes and I fell in love with the trade, I decided then that woodworking is something I would really like to pursue after college.  I am currently working for a Business Management degree so after college I will be able to open my own woodworking shop and be my own boss.  And I’m not really sure how a Spanish major will apply to this dream of mine, but I just really enjoy the language so I continue to take classes.

At Simpson I am currently very active in our religious life activities, which I would strongly encourage all of you to look into (they have been a life changing activity for me).  And if any of you are worried about or looking for a church or bible study to attend, please ask me because I would love to help, as Hebrews 13:16 says “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God”.

This past fall I played football for the storm, but I’ve decided next year that I will focus more on my school and leave my football days behind.  Through Simpson I have been able to do a variety of volunteer activities on campus, in Des Moines, and in Texas; I would encourage you with a passion to participate in some kind of volunteer opportunity at Simpson.  I am excited to meet and to get to know all of you, and I hope that you won’t be afraid to come to me for any help or reassurance because I would like to lend you a hand.

Last Updated: 11/18/11