"All business depends on men fulfilling their responsibility."
-Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)

Contents

• Preface
• Notes
• Pre-course Materials
• Course Materials
• General Materials
• Student Tips
• Case Writing Materials
• Case Presentation Materials
• Case Discussion ("Challenge") Materials
• Additional Materials
• Further Study

Preface

The purpose of this web site is to provide information and materials for students enrolled in Wayne Smith's Business 302 course, Class #  10337, for the Summer, 2008 semester. This course meets Mon/Tue/Thu 7:00pm - 9:50pm (Session III, 7/9 - 8/19, 6 weeks) in JH2208 [ Campus Map, Google Maps, Google Earth ]. This course is offered by the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). CSU Northridge is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system.

My email address is wayne.smith@csun.edu. For email sent to me by students, the Subject line should start with "[CSUN Bus302]" (without the quotes) [ example ]. Interested students may learn more about me by reviewing my personal web page. The PDF materials on this page require the "free" Acrobat Reader.

Notes

The following notes are updates and changes that occur prior to the beginning of class (in descending chronological order).

• Mon. Jul 7, 2008:  From the Gateway Chair--Please send wait list students to JH 2232 at 1:30PM, where we have 13 empty seats.

• Wed. Jun 4, 2008:  Students enrolled in BUS302 (lecture) must also enroll in BUS302L (lab).

• Tue. Apr 8, 2008:  Students who wish to add this course should bring the necessary paperwork to the first day of class in order to demonstrate completion of the prerequisites. This documentation is limited to the CSUN Degree Progress Report and/or unofficial transcripts from a transfer school.

• Sat. Mar 29, 2008:  Yes, there are many students who wish to add this course. I cannot handle adds until the first day of class. Until then, adds are handled by the SOM/Gateway Office.

The above notes are also available as a subscription feed [ .atom ]. A subscription feed is a contemporary approach to automated notification.

Pre-Course Materials

These materials can be accessed before the first class session. These resources can be useful for prospective students desiring to gain a better appreciation for the subject matter of this course without enrolling in the course or purchasing the required textbook(s). These materials are especially useful for non-business majors who are considering enrolling in this course. Materials in this particular section will not appear on any quiz or exam.

• Electronic Calendar [ .pdf | .ics ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Course-pedia [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• My Personal Background [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• My Academic Research Streams [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• My Teaching Philosophy [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• CSUN Grade Distribution/Inflation Study (BUS courses) [ .xls ]
• CSUN/ExL Administrative Enrollment Details for Summer [ .html ]

Course Materials

These materials should be reviewed before the first class session.

• Syllabus [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Outline [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Calendar (revised) [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Supplemental Materials [ .html ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• BUS 302 and 302L Course (Common) Page [ .html ]
• Wayne Smith's BUS 302L Statistics Exam Review [ .html ]
• The "ABC's" of Gateway Success [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Key COBAE Courses [ .pdf | .odg ] (Sat. Dec 31, 2016)
• LDC Core Concepts ("Top Ten Topics") [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)

General Materials

The following materials apply to all my courses independent of subject matter.

• Focus on the Organization [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• "How Successful Student Professionals Communicate Electronically" [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Class Behavior [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Class Participation Guidelines [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Quantitative Evaluation [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Understanding Standardized Scores [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• The Language of Performance [ .pdf ] (Mon. Aug 15, 2011)
• The Role of Office Hours [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• How to Fool Yourself with Information Technology [ .pdf ] (Tue. May 21, 2019)
• Managing Expectations about Performance, Scores, and Final Grades [ .pdf ]

Student Tips

The following tips were all written by my BUS 302 students within the past three years.

• Tips for Success - By Students, For Students [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Tips for Team Contracts - By Students, For Students [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)

Case Writing Materials

The following materials apply primarily to the case writing deliverables in this course.

• Scoring Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Sample Case Scoring Rubric[ .xls ] (Thu. Oct 9, 2014)
• Formatting Requirements for Written Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Wed. Jul 8, 2015)
• Structure Requirements for Written Case Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Sun. Sep 18, 2022)
• Written Case Deliverables - Case-specific Details [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• A Management Writer's Reference [ .pdf ] (Tue. May 21, 2019)
• Management Vocabulary [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Application Tips for MS-Word [ .pdf ] ([an error occurred while processing this directive])
• Application Tips for MS-Excel [ .pdf ] ([an error occurred while processing this directive])

Case Presentation Materials

The following materials apply primarily to the case presentation deliverables in this course.

• Requirements for Oral Presentations [ .pdf ] (Fri. Sep 28, 2012)
• Presentation Tips [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)
• Binkley, C. (2008) "Business Casual: All Business, Never Casual", Wall Street Journal, Apr 17 [ ABI Inform ]
• Formatting Requirements for Presentation Deliverables [ .pdf ] (Wed. Sep 1, 2010)

Case Discussion ("Challenge") Materials

The following materials apply primarily to the discussion after a case is presented in class.

• Towards Insightful Questions [ .pdf ] (Tue. Apr 25, 2017)
• Sample Discussion Questions [ .pdf ] (Fri. Oct 20, 2017)
• Case Discussion Questions (template) [ .pdf ] (Tue. Sep 12, 2023)

Additional Materials

The following materials don't "fit" anywhere else neatly.

• Jung Typology Test (Myers-Briggs Personality Profile) [ .html ]
• "Two-Stage" decision-making [ .html ]

Further Study

The following is a collection of materials in various media that students should review just before the end of the the course.

• Materials for Further Study [ .html ] (Mon. Sep 21, 2015)