Course Schedule Date Topics Covered Assignment 1/20 (Tues) - Class Orientation. Syllabus discussion. - Capsim Foundation® Business Simulation & CompXM® online registration /downloads. - Team formation due by 2/10/15. - In Class 1/22 (Thur) - Lecture: Strategic Management “Creating Competitive Advantages” - Chapter 1 - Read Chapter 13 1/27 (Tues) - Lecture: “Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm” - Chapter 2 1/29 (Thur) - Lecture: “Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm” (con’t) - Chapter 2 (con’t) 2/3 (Tues) - Foundation® Business Simulation Software Demonstration -- Reports - In Class 2/5 (Thur) - Foundation® Business Simulation Software Demonstration -- Templates - In Class 2/10 (Tues) - Lecture: “Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm” - Foundation® registration and team formation due date. - Chapter 3 - Practice Decision 1 by 10 PM 2/12 (Thur) - Lecture: “Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm” - Chapter 3 (con’t) - Practice Decision 2 by 10 PM 2/17 (Tues) - Lecture: “Recognizing a Firm’s Intellectual Assets: Moving Beyond a Firm’s Tangible Resources” - Foundation resets from ‘Practice’ to ‘Competition’ on Wednesday, 2/18/15 at 8:00 AM - Chapter 4 - Practice Decision 3 by 10 PM 2/19 (Thur) - Lecture: “Recognizing a Firm’s Intellectual Assets: Moving Beyond a Firm’s Tangible Resources” (con’t) - Chapter 4 2/24 (Tues) - Lecture: “Business Level Strategy: Creating & Sustaining Competitive Advantages” - Chapter 5 - Foundation Decision 1 due by 10 PM 2/26 (Thur) - Lecture: “Business Level Strategy: Creating & Sustaining Competitive Advantages” - Chapter 5 3/3 (Tues) - Lecture: “Corporate Level Strategy: Creating Value Through Diversification” - Chapter 6 - Foundation
Decision 2 due by 10 PM 3/5 (Thur) - Exam I covering Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 - In Class 3/10 (Tues) - Spring Break - No Class 3/12 (Thur) - Spring Break - No Class 3/17 (Tues) - Lecture: “International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets” - DVD Discussion: Starbucks, Building Relationships With Coffee Growers - Business Week (TBA) - Chapter 7 - Foundation Decision 3 due by 10 PM 3/19 (Thur) - Lecture: “International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets” (con’t) - Business Week (TBA) - Chapter 7 (con’t) 3/24 (Tues) - Lecture: “Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics” - Chapter 8 - Foundation Decision 4 due by 10 PM 3/26 (Thur) - Lecture: “Strategic Control and Corporate Governance” - Chapter 9 3/31 (Tues) - Lecture: “Strategic Control and Corporate Governance” (con’t) - Chapter 9 (con’t) - Foundation Decision 5 due by 10 PM 4/2 (Thur) - Lecture: “Creating Effective Organizational Designs” - DVD Discussion: New Belgium Brewery, Organizational culture & Structure - Chapter 10 4/7 (Tues) - Lecture: “Creating Effective Organizational Designs” (con’t) - Chapter 10 (con’t) - Foundation Decision 6 due by 10 PM 4/9 (Thur) - Lecture: “Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization” - Chapter 11 4/14 (Tues) - Lecture: “Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization” (con’t) - Power Point Presentation and Annual Report follow up discussion. - Chapter 11 - Foundation Decision 7 due by 10 PM - Lecture: “Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship” - Download CompXM® Guide from website for discussion on Tuesday 4/21. - Chapter 12