LAST UPDATED 01/06/2004

Kent State University

College of Business Administration

Business Policy and Strategy

M&IS 44285           Spring 2004

Monday 7:15 - 9:45

 

Campus

Section

Call Number

Ashtabula

200

20275

East Liverpool

300

18613

Lorain

900

13858

Salem

500

17345

Tuscarawas

850

18099

 

 

Instructor:

Ed Ziegler

Home Phone:

(330) 666 - 1387

Email:

eziegler@bsa3.kent.edu

Office Fax:

(330) 672 - 2953

Web:

http://131.123.8.40/orion/ksu/

 

 

Objectives:

(1)    Introduce students to the core concepts and theories of strategic management.

(2)    Give students practical experience in applying methods of strategic management to actual business situations.

Required Text:

(1) The Business Strategy Game, Seventh Edition. Thompson & Stappenbeck. ISBN: 0-07-282009-8.

(2) Essentials of Strategic Management, Third Edition. Hunger & Wheelen. ISBN: 0-13-046595-X.

 

Additional (optional) Resources:     

(1)    Strategic Management Competitiveness and Globalization, Hitt, Michael A., Ireland, R. Duane, and Hoskisson, Robert E.

(2)    Strategic Management, A Managerial Perspective, Bourgeois III, L.J, Duhaime, Irene M., and Stimpert, J.L.

 

Communications:

Distance learning classes provide many advantages to students but also have unique challenges, not the least of which is communication outside of class time between the student and the instructor.  E-mail is one solution to this, and I encourage you to use it.  To make sure that I will promptly answer any email, you must use "M&IS44285" as the first part of any subject heading.

 

The Following Policies Apply to All Students in this Course.

A.     Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.

B.     Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  You are advised to review your official class schedule during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section.  Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until January 23, 2004 to correct it with your advising office.  If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.

C.     Academic Honesty:  Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit.  The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense.  It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course.  Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.

D.    For Spring 2003 the course withdrawal deadline is Saturday, March 20, 2004.  Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

E.     Students with disabilities:  In accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester or when given an assignment for which an accommodation is required.  Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Service Center (672-3391).

F.       

Class:  While attendance is not mandatory, you are encouraged to attend all classes. Class time will be devoted to lectures, discussion, team conferences and projects.  If you are absent from class, it is your responsibility to obtain information. Obviously, your team/class participation grade will suffer if you do not attend.

 

 

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Component

Points

 

Total Points

Letter Grade

Exam 1

25

 

90 - 100

A

Exam 2

25

 

80 - 89

B

Quizzes

15

 

70 - 79

C

Simulation

25

 

60 - 69

D

Team Projects

10

 

0 - 59

F

 

 

 

Exams 1 and 2 will cover the assigned text chapters and class lectures. The exams will include True/False, Multiple Choice and short essay questions. They will be taken in class using the Orion class management system on-line testing feature.  Unless arrangements are made in advance, there are no make-up exams.

 

There will be approximately five unannounced quizzes.  The total point value of all quizzes will be15 points.  Unless arrangements are made in advance, there are no make-up quizzes.

 

You are also expected to be an active participant in team projects that take place during class.

 

Teams, comprised of 3-5 members will play the Business Strategy Game.  There will be 15 teams.  The top team will receive the maximum 25 points; other teams will receive points on a sliding scale based on their performance relative to the best team.  IF ALL DECISIONS AND TEAM PROJECTS ARE TURNED IN ON TIME, The lowest number of points earned will be 15.

 

M&IS 44285        Tentative Schedule         Spring 2003

 

Week

 

Date

 

Topic

Decisions &

Exams

1

01/12

Course Introduction.

 

2

01/19

No Class      MLK Jr. Day

 

3

01/26

Business Strategy Simulation

 

4

02/02

1-Basic Concepts

BSG Y11 (2/06)

5

02/09

 

BSG Y11 (2/16)

6

O2/16

OAT

 

7

02/23

2-Corporate Governance

BSG Y12 (2/28)

8

03/01

3-Environmental Scanning

 

9

03/08

 

BSG Y13 (3/13)

10

03/15

 

Exam (1-3) & BSG

11

03/22

Spring Recess - No Classes

 

12

03/29

4-Internal Scanning

BSG Y14 (4/03)

 

13

04/05

 

 

14

04/12

5-Situation Analysis & Business Strategy

BSG Y15 (4/17)

15

04/19

 

 

16

04/26

6-Corporate Strategy

BSS Y16 (5/01)

17

05/03

Final Exam

Exam (4-6) & BSG

 

Final Exam: Monday May 03, 2004 7:15 PM

Last day for course withdrawal - March 20, 2004.