Course Outline/Calendar
CSUN
Business 302
The Gateway Experience
Fall, 2012
12965-pace
Tue 6:00pm - 7:50pm, Sat (4) 8:30am - 12:00pm (Tue 8/28 - Sat 10/13, 8 weeks)
JH2206
Thu, Oct 11, 2012
[updated: Thursday, October 11, 2012]
"There are five managerial roles; they are to set objectives, organize, motivate and communicate, measure, and develop people."
-Peter Drucker (1909-2005)
Course Outline/Calendar (Summary)
In general, the course will cover the topics and do the activities outlined in the common BUS 302 calendar.
However, the days and times for specific topics and activities will vary depending on a range of factors, including how well the class is doing in specific areas. More
information will be provided in class.
You will run and bring to class, but not turn in, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test. You will skip the "case preferences" assignment.
Exercise #1 will be done in written form, not oral form. I score the oral presentations and oral challenges as group performance rather than individual performance. I tend not to given "second chance"
oral presentations. I use some time in class for overall group evaluations and for personal group discussion. As indicated on the syllabus, this class will have a few "pop quizzes" as well.
There is no final exam in this course.
Note: Materials listed as (CSUN only) are restricted to CSUN students, faculty, and staff only. To access these restricted materials, CSUN stakeholders will need to enter their full CSUN email address and their CSUN password.
Course Outline/Calendar (Detail)
The purpose of this web site is to provide information and materials for students enrolled in Wayne Smith's Business 302 course, Class # 12965-pace, for the Fall, 2012 semester.
This course meets Tue 6:00pm - 7:50pm, Sat (4) 8:30am - 12:00pm (Tue 8/28 - Sat 10/13, 8 weeks) in JH2206 [ Campus Map, Google Maps, Google Earth ].
The following summary identifies the key terms used in the course outline.
- Topic(s):
- General topic(s) to be discussed
- Coursepack:
- Readings from the coursepack [ .html ]
- HBR:
- Readings from the Harvard Business Review materials
- Supplemental:
- Readings from the supplemental materials (or occasionally, a direct, online resource)
- Due:
- Assignment or report due at the immediate beginning of class
- Activity:
- done individually or in teams (announced and done in-class)
- Lecture:
- presentation and discussion led primarily by the instructor
- (contingency)
- Slack time embedded during the course to cover unforeseen events
The following is the detail of the course in chronological order. Students must complete the readings and assignments before the due date.
Week 1: Tue. Aug 28, 2012 (6:00pm-7:50pm)
- Topic(s): Enrollment Management, Course Introduction, Class Materials, Team Assignment, Exercise #1 (Trust), Exercise #2 (Contract/Rules)
- Lecture: Course Introduction, Class Materials
- Supplemental: Spring, 2010 Lab Capacity Utilization Chart [ .pdf ]
- Coursepack: Creating Teams-Exercise #1 (Building Trust) [ .doc ]
- Coursepack: Creating Teams-Exercise #2 (Rules of Behavior "Contract") [ .doc ]
- Additional/Optional Activity: (Thursday, Aug. 30) 11:30am-1:00pm and - 5:30pm-7:30pm (Bayramian Hall Lawn) President's Picnic
Week 2: Tue. Sep 4, 2012 (6:00pm-7:50pm)
- Topic(s): Team Building, Case Process (Lifecycyle), Ethics, Academic Honesty
- Due: Humanmetrics-Jung Test (Myers-Briggs Typology Indicator) [ .html ]
- HBR: Katzenbach and Smith
- Coursepack: Creating Teams [ .html ]
- Lecture: Team Building
- Due: Exercise #1 (Building Trust) (written only, no oral presentation)
- Due: Exercise #2 (Rules of Behavior "Contract")
- Supplemental: Sandberg
- Coursepack: Team Process Rules and Preparing for Cases [ .html ]
- Supplemental: Case Preparation Document ("CasePrepDoc") [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: Case Deliverable Structure Requirements [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: Case Writing Materials [ .html ]
- Lecture: Case Process (Lifecycle)
- Coursepack: Academic Honesty [ .html ]
- HBR: Andrews
- Supplemental: TED Talks (Dan Ariely on our buggy moral code) [ .html ]
- Lecture: Ethical Decision-making [ .ppt ]
Week 2: Sat. Sep 8, 2012 (8:30am-12:00pm)
- Topic(s): Coach Case #1 (July at the Multiplex), Planning and Strategy, Legal Analysis for Business Case Study, Stakeholders' Summit, Time Management, Professional Influence
- Due: Student Core Values Statement (sign and date) [ .html ]
- Due: Statement on Academic Honesty and Plagiarism (sign and date) [ .doc ]
- Due: Case Preparation Document for Case #1 (July at the Multiplex)
- Supplemental: Case #1 - (July at the Multiplex) - Case Text
- Supplemental: Case #1 - Coaching Presentation Slides
- Activity: Coach Case #1 (July at the Multiplex)
- Supplemental: Porter's Generic Strategies (Wikipedia) [ .html ]
- Lecture: Strategic Thinking
- Lecture: Legal Analysis for Business Case Study [ .ppt ]
- Coursepack: Ethics-"Stakeholders' Summit" (BAZ, Inc.) [ .doc ]
- Activity: Stakeholders' Summit
- Coursepack: Time Management [ .html ]
- Lecture: Professional Influence [ .ppt ]
Week 3: Tue. Sep 11, 2012 (8:30am-12:00pm)
- Topic(s): Coach Case #2 (Convenience Cookware), Presentations
- Due: Case Preparation Document for Case #2 (Convenience Cookware)
- Supplemental: Case #2 - (Convenience Cookware) - Case Text
- Supplemental: Case #2 - Coaching Presentation Slides
- Activity: Coach Case #2 (Convenience Cookware)
- HBR: Porter (What is Strategy?)
- Supplemental: Case Presentation Materials [ .html ]
- Lecture: Presentation Examples (Powerpoint presentations from my prior BUS 302 classes)
Week 4: Tue. Sep 18, 2012 (6:00pm-7:50pm)
- Topic(s): Case #1 (July at the Multiplex), Continuous Improvement for Writing, Citations/References, Dialog and Feedback Skills
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #1 (July at the Multiplex)
- Due: Presentation (team: 1) for Case #1 (July at the Multiplex)
- Due: Team Evaluation Form for Case #1 (July at the Multiplex) [ .doc ]
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
- Activity: Critical Reasoning (Argument and Logic) for Case #1
- Supplemental: Dvorak (English)
- Lecture: Continuous Improvement for Writing
- Supplemental: Case Writing Materials [ .html ]
- Supplemental: Ethics Essay Writing Errors (CSUN only) [ .xls ]
- Lecture: Citations and References [ .ppt ]
- Coursepack: Dialog and Feedback Skills [ .html ]
Week 4: Sat. Sep 22, 2012 (8:30am-12:00pm)
- Topic(s): Present Case #2 (Convenience Cookware), Coach Case #3 (Sierra Nevada Trees)
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #2 (Convenience Cookware)
- Due: Presentation (team: 2) for Case #2 (Convenience Cookware)
- Due: Team Evaluation Form for Case #2 (Convenience Cookware) [ .doc ]
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
- Due: Case Preparation Document for Case #3 (Sierra Nevada Trees)
- Supplemental: Case #3 - (Sierra Nevada Trees) - Case Text
- Supplemental: Case #3 - Coaching Presentation Slides
- Supplemental: Case #3 - Data File
- Activity: Coach Case #3 (Sierra Nevada Trees)
- Coursepack: Strategic Thinking-A Discussion Paper (Leidtka Model, 1998) [ .pdf ]
Week 5: Tue. Sep 25, 2012 (6:00pm-7:50pm)
- Topic(s): COBAE Majors/Options, Team meetings with instructor
- Lecture: Student Success: The Multiple Perspectives of a Business Student [ .ppt ]
- Activity: Team meetings with instructor
Week 6: Tue. Oct 2, 2012 (6:00pm-7:50pm)
- Topic(s): Speech Practice, Speech Theory
- Lecture: The Practice of Speech [ .ppt ]
- Lecture: The Theory of Speech [ .ppt ]
Week 6: Sat. Oct 6, 2012 (8:30am-12:00pm)
- Topic(s): Present Case #3 (Sierra Nevada Trees), Coach Case #4 (Economic Forecasting at Bank of Green)
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #3 (Sierra Nevada Trees)
- Due: Presentation (team: 3) for Case #3 (Sierra Nevada Trees)
- Due: Team Evaluation Form for Case #3 (Sierra Nevada Trees) [ .doc ]
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: Individual Ethics Essay Materials [ .html ]
- Due: Case Preparation Document for Case #4 (Economic Forecasting at Bank of Green)
- Supplemental: Case #4 - (Economic Forecasting at Bank of Green) - Case Text
- Supplemental: Case #4 - Coaching Presentation Slides
- Activity: Coach Case #4 (Economic Forecasting at Bank of Green)
- HBR: Porter (Five Forces)
Week 7: Tue. Oct 9, 2012 (6:00pm-7:50pm)
- Topic(s): In-class Ethics Essay, Logical Fallacies
- Activity: In-class Ethics Essay
- Lecture: Logical Fallacies [ .ppt ] (Mon. Jul 22, 2013)
- Activity: Prose for Case #3
- Supplemental: Developing and Revising Prose: Managing your Writing Brand [ .pdf ] (Sat. Dec 31, 2016)
- (contingency)
Week 7: Sat. Oct 13, 2012 (8:30am-12:00pm)
- Topic(s): Present Case #4 (Economic Forecasting at Bank of Green)
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #4 (Economic Forecasting at Bank of Green)
- Due: Presentation (team: 4) for Case #4 (Economic Forecasting at Bank of Green)
- Due: Team Evaluation Form for Case #4 (Economic Forecasting at Bank of Green) [ .doc ]
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
Week 8: Tue. Oct 16, 2012 (6:00pm-7:50pm)
- Topics(s): Course Debrief, Performance Review, and Preparation for Future Success
- Supplemental: Tips for passing the Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam [ .pdf ] (Fri. May 4, 2018)
- Lecture: Materials for Further Study [ .html ] (Mon. Sep 21, 2015)
- Lecture: End of Semester Brief [ .ppt ] (Fri. Dec 15, 2017)
- (no final exam)