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: |
|
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 |
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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 |
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Final
Exam: Monday May 03, 2004 7:15 PM |
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Last
day for course withdrawal - March 20, 2004. |