material is covered in the course. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS: Required: Understanding Business (with Connect access card), 11th Edition, Nickels, McHugh, and McHugh. Publisher: McGraw-Hill Irwin, Boston, MA EVALUATION: Exams, Assignments, and Attendance: There will be a 10 question quiz on each chapter covered. The quizzes will be comprised of multiple choice questions and are administered online. The dates for the quizzes and are listed in the course outline located in this syllabus. Each quiz must be completed by the due date to receive credit. There are Connect LearnSmart assignments to complete for each chapter. The assignments are worth 10 points each, multiple choice and fill in the blank, and they are completed online. The assignments should be completed during the week the chapters are covered and the assignments are due by Sunday midnight of that week (an outline is provided in this syllabus). Late assignments will not be accepted, and you must complete 100% of the chapter Connect LearnSmart assignment to earn the points. You should complete the assessments using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome as your browser instead of Internet Explorer. If you experience any difficulties in Blackboard, please contact VC Blackboard help at 407-582-5600. There are Connect Video Cases to complete for select chapters. The assignments are worth 10 points each, multiple choice, and they are completed online. The assignments should be completed during the week the chapters are covered and the assignments are due by Sunday midnight of that week (an outline is provided in this syllabus). Late assignments will not be accepted. You should complete the assessments using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome as your browser instead of Internet Explorer. If you experience any difficulties in Blackboard, please contact VC Blackboard help at There will be four case studies worth 25 points each. Responses to the case studies should be typed in a Microsoft Word document, submitted through Blackboard, and are due by the dates indicated in the course outline. Each submission will be run through SafeAssign to check for plagiarism. There will be a 50 question multiple choice final exam administered in class on Thursday, 4/24, from 7:00 pm – 9:45 pm. Attendance will be called each class meeting and one point will be awarded for those in attendance. Absent students will receive a “0” for that class meeting and attendance points cannot be made up. Please see the attendance policy below. GRADING SCALE: Assessment Total Points Percentage of Grade
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES GEB 1011 - Introduction to Business Session Full (CRN 24521) Spring 2018 Week Beginning (Monday) Assignment Due Date Points Possible Week 1 January 9th Read: Syllabus Read: (1) Dynamic Business Environment Complete: LearnSmart Assignment Complete: One Video Case Complete: Quiz Monday, January 15th LearnSmart:10 Video Case: 10 Quiz: 10 Attendance: 2 Week 2 January 16th Read: (2) Understanding How Economics Affects Business Complete: LearnSmart Assignment Complete: Quiz Monday, January 22nd LearnSmart:10 Quiz: 10 Attendance: 2 Week 3 January 23rd Read: (3) Doing Business in Global Markets and Complete: LearnSmart Assignment Complete: Quiz Monday, January 29th LearnSmart:10 Quiz: 10 Attendance: 2 Week 4 January 30th (4) Demanding Ethics and Socially Responsible Behavior Complete: LearnSmart Assignment Complete: Quiz Complete: Chapter 2 Case Study Monday, February 5th LearnSmart:10 Quiz: 10 Attendance: 2 Case Study: 25 Week 5 February 6th Read: (5) How to Form a Business and (6) Entrepreneurship and Starting a Small Business Monday, February 12th LearnSmarts:20 Quizzes: 20 Case Study: 25 Attendance: 2
Complete: LearnSmart Assignments Complete: Chapter 6 Case Study Complete: Quizzes Week 6 February 13th Read: (7) Management and Leadership and (9) Productions/ Operations Management Complete: LearnSmart Assignments Complete: Video Case Complete: Quizzes Monday, February 19th LearnSmarts:20 Video Case: 10 Quizzes: 20 Attendance: 2 Week 7 February 20th Read: (11) Human Resource Management Complete: LearnSmart Assignment Complete: Video Case Complete: Quiz Monday, February 26th LearnSmart:10 Video Case: 10 Quiz: 10 Attendance: 2 Week 8 February 27th Read: (12) Dealing with Employee – Management Issues Complete: LearnSmart Assignment Complete: Case Study Complete: Quiz Monday, March 5th LearnSmart:10 Case Study: 25 Quiz: 10 Attendance: 2 Week 9 March 6th Read: (13) Marketing – Helping Buyers Buy and (14) Developing and Pricing Goods and Services Complete: LearnSmart Assignment Complete: Video Case Complete: Quizzes Monday, March 12th LearnSmarts:20 Video Cases: 20 Quizzes: 20 Attendance: 2 Week 10 March 13th College is Closed for Spring Break – No Classes this week Week 11 Library, Research, Internship and Advisor Presentation
March 20th (Location TBD) Attendance: 2 Week 12 March 27th Read: (15) Distributing Products and (16) Using Effective Promotions Complete: LearnSmart Assignments Complete: Video Case Complete: Quizzes Monday, April 2nd LearnSmarts:20 Quizzes: 20 Case Study: 10 Attendance: 2 Week 13 April 3rd Read: (17) Understanding Accounting and Financial Information Complete: LearnSmart Assignment Complete: Case Study Complete: Quiz Monday, April 9th LearnSmart:10 Quiz: 10 Case Study: 25 Attendance: 2 Week 14 April 10th Read: (18) Financial Management (19) Using Security Markets for Financial and Investment Opportunities Complete: LearnSmart Assignments Complete: Quizzes Monday, April 16th LearnSmart:20 Video Case: 10 Quizzes: 20 Attendance: 2 Week 15 April 17th Read: (20) Money, Financial Institutions, and the Federal Reserve Complete: LearnSmart Assignment Complete: Quiz Monday, April 23rd LearnSmart:10 Quiz: 10 Attendance: 2 Week 16 April 24th Final Exam Week Final Exam The final exam is from 7:00 pm - 9:45 pm on Tuesday, 4/24. Final Exam: 50 Attendance: 2