The Business Strategy Case lab must either be taken concurrent with the strategy lecture, or during the semester immediately following the strategy lecture. A minimum GPA of 2.75 or permission of instructor. Students will work in teams with the management of small to medium-size businesses in the surrounding area. Extensive field work will be required. Students will be required to meet regularly with the managers of firms assigned to their team, conduct an analysis of the firm s problems and develop a plan of action for solving the problems identified.
Professional presentations are an integral part of course.
A major emphasis of the course will be on the use of personal computer technology to obtain information, analyze data, and prepare presentations. The Business Strategy Consulting lab must either be taken concurrent with the strategy lecture or during the semester immediately following the strategy lecture. Team members are assigned functional authority for decision making and are required to apply their knowledge of functional business disciplines. The Business Strategy Computer lab must either be taken concurrent with the strategy lecture, or during the semester immediately following the strategy lecture. By completing the course, the student will be able to utilize a full range of management tools for decision making.