Strategic Management:
Bus. 475.01
Dr. Susan Stites-Doe

Day ONE

What are my expectations?

Your fears?

What I expect:

Dedication
Thoroughness
Growth
Good citizenship in your teams
Integration with what you’ve learned in previous years, semesters.

Results… Effort is expected, but it’s the results that count!

Who’s the customer:

– Fairness

– Respect

– Challenge

– I expect your best work every day, per our contract

YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYER

– The big cahoona

Grades: You earn them, I’ll record.

Chapter, multi-chapter Quizzes = 20%

Individual papers = 20%

Mid-semester group projects: = 15%

– “Piggy back” executive summary

– Group plan

– Presentation grades

Final Project = 25%

Peer/ Instructor evaluation = 10%

Final exam = 10%

What’s in the syllabus?

General Information
Grades
Required reading
Rules and regulations

– I FAIL PEOPLE WHO DON’T SHOW UP for class, I take points off for chronic tardiness.

– You have to type everything, attach a memo.

Extra credit opportunities

This is a senior level class...

It’s supposed to be hard!
You’re expected to use what you know NOW to develop informed decisions.
You’re going to have to work a lot of hours outside this class.

– To the extent possible we’ll allow time IN CLASS for you to work in your teams.

If I could give you ONE piece of advise about how to pass this class it would be:

Start early.

As soon as you get your case assignment and your team get to work on researching your industry, your company.

Your challenges:

To keep up with the reading.

To take the class seriously.

To be patient and thoughtful in dealing with team problems.

To TRY TO LEARN from all of this.

You’re busy, right?

So are your team mates.

Most of you work, keep up relationships, pay bills, have outside interests.

You’ll have to STRETCH to do well.

Be prepared to sacrifice some of these commitments for brief periods of time.

Whining is strictly forbidden.

We all have lives, you need to keep your promises.

Administrivia for today:

Please TELL ME if the course outline has any errors that conflict with dates you’re aware of.

Data sheets

Hand-out folder, with Wall St. Journal, other sign-up forms.

Necessary pre-requisites have NOT been met by all students… Regretfully you’ll have to take the class another semester.

Sign class contract -- now or next class.

Some final points...

Learn how to use PowerPoint

Get as much practice as you can with preparing graphics on programs such as EXCEL

If you are afraid of doing research try to get over it.

DON’T rely too heavily on the Internet for your research!

Abbreviated class notes are available on the business network. They are intentionally INCOMPLETE.

To copy the PowerPoint notes, go to business lab, open PowerPoint, and “open file” using this procedure:

Strategic Management: Bus. 475.01 Dr. Susan Stites-Doe

Day ONE

What are my expectations?

Your fears?

What I expect:

Dedication

Thoroughness

Growth

Good citizenship in your teams

Integration with what you’ve learned in previous years, semesters.

Results… Effort is expected, but it’s the results that count!

Who’s the customer:

YOU

– Fairness

– Respect

– Challenge

ME

– I expect your best work every day, per our contract

YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYER

– The big cahoona

Grades: You earn them, I’ll record.

Chapter, multi-chapter Quizzes = 20%

Individual papers = 20%

Mid-semester group projects: = 15%

– “Piggy back” executive summary

– Group plan

– Presentation grades

Final Project = 25%

Peer/ Instructor evaluation = 10%

Final exam = 10%

What’s in the syllabus?

General Information

Grades

Required reading

Rules and regulations

– I FAIL PEOPLE WHO DON’T SHOW UP for class, I take points off for chronic tardiness.

– You have to type everything, attach a memo.

Extra credit opportunities

This is a senior level class...

It’s supposed to be hard!

You’re expected to use what you know NOW to develop informed decisions.

You’re going to have to work a lot of hours outside this class.

– To the extent possible we’ll allow time IN CLASS for you to work in your teams.

If I could give you ONE piece of advise about how to pass this class it would be:

Start early.

As soon as you get your case assignment and your team get to work on researching your industry, your company.

Your challenges:

To keep up with the reading.

To take the class seriously.

To be patient and thoughtful in dealing with team problems.

To TRY TO LEARN from all of this.

You’re busy, right?

So are your team mates.

Most of you work, keep up relationships, pay bills, have outside interests.

You’ll have to STRETCH to do well.

Be prepared to sacrifice some of these commitments for brief periods of time.

Whining is strictly forbidden.

We all have lives, you need to keep your promises.

Administrivia for today:

Please TELL ME if the course outline has any errors that conflict with dates you’re aware of.

Data sheets

Hand-out folder, with Wall St. Journal, other sign-up forms.

Necessary pre-requisites have NOT been met by all students… Regretfully you’ll have to take the class another semester.

Sign class contract -- now or next class.

Some final points...

Learn how to use PowerPoint

Get as much practice as you can with preparing graphics on programs such as EXCEL

If you are afraid of doing research try to get over it.

DON’T rely too heavily on the Internet for your research!

Abbreviated class notes are available on the business network. They are intentionally INCOMPLETE.

To copy the PowerPoint notes, go to business lab, open PowerPoint, and “open file” using this procedure:

Network Neighborhood

Bus_Server

Data

Clasnote

Bus475_Doe

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For next time:

Read the entire syllabus package.

– You’ll be tested on its contents this week.

Strategic Management:
Bus. 475.01
Dr. Susan Stites-Doe