This document is a learning log summarizing Samantha Hidalgo's experiences in an MGT 310 management class over the course of the semester. It outlines her reflections on writing assignments, case studies, presentations, group projects, and quizzes covering topics like innovation, teamwork, sexual harassment, diversity, leadership, and motivation. Overall, Samantha felt she learned more in this class than others and enjoyed applying the material to analyze real-life experiences and connect with course concepts.
2. Paper #1 McDonalds Visit
• I learned how innovation plays an important role in
successful companies
• Began to learn the importance of writing concise
• Had to re write this paper and followed directions better
3. Paper #2 Team
Experience
• This was a happy assignment for me that brought back
my High School Cross Country Team Memories
• I got to reflect back on different stages of the team
building that we struggled with and analyze it from a
new perspective
• This was an assignment that took a real life personal
event and connect it with class material
4. Paper #3 Cengage
Writing Experience
• This was a new type of assignment where the computer
graded my essay
• It was a very frustrating assignment since I did not learn
anything other than computer grading should not apply
to writing
• I had to re write this assignment for a better grade even
though I was proud of my original work
5. Paper #4 Manager
Interview
• This interview gave me a real life connection to the
material we are learning in class
• I learned that managers have a unique perspective when
approaching employees and experience plays a large
role
• I learned that I would also be a Theory X manager since I
also witness a lot of slacking on the job
6. CS #1 Lamb Consulting
(CH. 5)
• I learned that the idea of sexual harassment in the
workplace is very much real and it reminded me of the
hardships I had to go through in my own experiences
with it
• I learned that even though a companies policy on sexual
harassment (or other issues) can be very strict but if not
enforced, it means nothing
• The views of an owner reflect strongly upon the
employees of a company
7. CS # 2 American Images
(CH. 7)
• It is very important that people who aspire to creating a
business have some sort of business plan
• It is important to have employees be a part of the
planning/idea process so that more ideas are
incorporated to ensure success
• If I opened my own business I would open the books up
to my employees so that they know exactly where to
company stands financially
8. CS #3 Xerox
(Ch. 13)
• Diversity is a very important aspect in businesses now-a-days
• It does not matter if the employees like one another as
long as they can successfully work together
• Diversity brings many different ideas together in one
area and is a very valuable asset to a company
9. CS #4 A Captain’s Tale
• A level 5 manager is humble, shows humility, is a great
leader and listener
• The Captain in this Case Study is completely a level 5
manager, very much unlike Steve Jobs
• It was amazing to see how one person can change the
dynamic of a ship/organization with such success
10. SA 1 Bio Poem
• I did my project on Coco Chanel, I loved this assignment
and I had a lot of fun dressing up as her and writing my
speech
• The Biography had so many interesting things about her
that it was very hard to pick a few to speak about, I did
not want say too much
• I was not that nervous about presenting because I
wanted to own my character and Chanel is never
nervous
11. SA 2 Who to Hire
• My group members Mark and Ana were the best, they
were great at communicating their ideas to me and I did
the writing
• We all worked very well together and I was very
grateful since a few groups around us did not seem to
get along well at all
• I learned that working in a group that works well
together brings success to everyone in the group. We got
maximum points on pretty much everything we turned
in together.
12. SA #3 Learning Log
• This assignment gave me a chance to reflect back on the
semester and see how much I have learned
• In this class I have learned more about the subject matter
than any other class I have taken this semester
• I also love being able to use PowerPoint for assignments
13. Quiz #1
(Ch.2)
• Theory X (Old School) & Theory Y (New School)
management
• Total Quality Management
• The impact of social media in the business world today
14. Quiz #2
(Ch.6)
• Small businesses and entrepreneurs
• There is a large global impact by new companies and
entrepreneurs
• Woman are starting to become more into becoming
entrepreneurs but are still outnumbered by men
15. Quiz #3
(Ch. 11)
• Innovation and change are necessary for a company to
expand into larger areas and increase profitability
• McDonalds is very successful when it comes to
innovation and profitability
• Technology is always changing and it is important to
keep the company up to date and not stuck in the past
16. Quiz #4
(Ch.16)
• Motivating employees is not a hard thing to do when
done right, praise and acknowledgement always work
• Intrinsic and extrinsic rewards
• Managers are the biggest motivators
17. Quiz #5
(Ch.17)
• Strategic conversation
• Manager is the communication champion
• Communication skills are highly valued in a company
