Course Outline/Calendar
CSUN
Business 302
The Gateway Experience
Spring, 2020
13770
Mon/Wed 11:00am - 12:15pm (Wed 1/22 - Wed 5/13, 16 weeks)
BB2206
(traditional format)
Wed, May 6, 2020
[updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2020]
"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 give "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.
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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 # 13770, for the Spring, 2020 semester.
This course meets Mon/Wed 11:00am - 12:15pm (Wed 1/22 - Wed 5/13, 16 weeks) in BB2206 [ Campus Map ].
This course is taught in the traditional format.
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.
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 ]
- Library:
- Readings from the library materials (or occasionally, a direct, online resource)
- Supplemental:
- Miscellaneous Readings
- 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
- Video Clip(s):
- Video Clip(s) shown in class, typically from a movie or TV show
- (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: Mon. Jan 20, 2020
- (no class, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Week 1: Wed. Jan 22, 2020
- Lecture: Enrollment Management
- Lecture: Course Introduction
- Lecture: Class Materials
- Supplemental: NACE 2019 Job Outlook Data (Required Employability Skills) [ .html ]
- Supplemental: NACE 2018 Job Outlook Data (Skill Gaps in Entry-level Professionals) [ .html ]
Week 2: Mon. Jan 27, 2020
- (note: room change: please meet in BB2125 computer lab)
- Lecture: Guest, Ms. Danielle Rodriguez (Programs Coordinator, DNCOBAE Career Education and Professional Development (CEPD) Office)
- office: BB2234, phone: 818-677-4697
- Due: Nazarian CEPD 'Handshake' Registration (answer the questionnaire to set up a profile) [ .html ]
- Due: Nazarian CEPD 'VMock' Registration (create a login with your CSUN email address and, if possible, upload your current resume) [ .html ]
Week 2: Wed. Jan 29, 2020
- (please place non-needed items in the back shelves or "cubbyholes")
- Activity: Team Assignment
- Lecture: Team Building and prior Teams' Performance
- Coursepack: Creating Teams-Exercise #1 (Building Trust) [ .pdf ]
- Coursepack: Creating Teams-Exercise #2 (Rules of Behavior "Contract") [ .pdf ]
- Coursepack: Creating Teams
- Team "Icebreakers" [ .doc ]
- Building Effective Teams [ .ppt ]
- Humanmetrics-Jung Test (Myers-Briggs Typology Indicator)
- Due: MBTI Assessment Test [ .html ]
- MBTI Interpretation [ .ppt ]
- Library: Woo (Teams)
Week 3: Mon. Feb 3, 2020
- Supplemental: Student Success: The Multiple Perspectives of a Business Student [ .ppt ]
- Supplemental: The Persistent Value and Relevance of LDC Topics [ .pdf ]
- Coursepack: COBAE Options/Majors Presentation [ .html ]
- Lecture: COBAE Options/Majors Presentation
- Requirements for the COBAE Options Oral Presentation [ .pdf ]
- Scoring Rubric [ .xls ]
Week 3: Wed. Feb 5, 2020
- Due: Exercise #1 (Building Trust)
- Due: Exercise #2 (Rules of Behavior "Contract")
- Library: Sandberg (Tardiness Contagion)
- Coursepack: Team Process Rules and Preparing for Cases [ .html ]
- Supplemental: Case Preparation Document ("CasePrepDoc") [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: Case Deliverable Structure Requirements [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: Additional Case Writing Materials [ .html ]
- Lecture: Case Process (Lifecycle)
Week 4: Mon. Feb 10, 2020
- Coursepack: Academic Honesty [ .html ]
- Supplemental: The Behavioral Moment [ .html ]
- Lecture: Ethical Decision-making [ .ppt ]
- (contingency)
Week 4: Wed. Feb 12, 2020
Week 5: Mon. Feb 17, 2020
Week 5: Wed. Feb 19, 2020
- Due: COBAE Options/Majors Presentation (presentation by all teams)
Week 6: Mon. Feb 24, 2020
- Coursepack: Time Management [ .html ]
- Lecture: Professional Influence [ .ppt ]
- (contingency)
Week 6: Wed. Feb 26, 2020
- Lecture: Legal Analysis for Business Case Study [ .ppt ]
- (contingency)
Week 7: Mon. Mar 2, 2020
- Coursepack: Ethics-"Stakeholders' Summit" (BAZ, Inc.) [ .doc ]
- Activity: Stakeholders' Summit
Week 7: Wed. Mar 4, 2020
- Due: Written (all teams) for Case #1 June at the Multiplex
- Activity: Critical Reasoning (Argument and Logic) for Case #1
- Due: Case Preparation Document for Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Supplemental: Case #2 - Case Text
- Supplemental: Case #2 - Case Law Library
- Supplemental: Case #2 - Data File
- Supplemental: Case #2 - Coaching Presentation Slides
- Activity: Coach Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Supplemental: Porter's Five Forces [ .html ]
Week 8: Mon. Mar 9, 2020
- Supplemental: Requirements for Oral Presentations [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: Formatting Requirements for Presentation Deliverables [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: Additional Case Presenting Materials [ .html ]
- Lecture: Presentation Examples (Powerpoint presentations from my prior BUS 302 classes)
Week 8: Wed. Mar 11, 2020
- Supplemental: Examples of Strong Writing: Sentences [ .ppt ], Paragraphs [ .ppt ], Arguments [ .ppt ], and Style [ .ppt ]
- Supplemental: Examples of Areas for Improvement: Language Use and Grammar [ .ppt ]
- Activity: Personal Reflection #1
- (contingency)
Week 9: Mon. Mar 16, 2020
- (no class, Spring Recess)
Week 9: Wed. Mar 18, 2020
- (no class, Spring Recess)
Week 10: Mon. Mar 23, 2020
- Lecture: Presenter Teams' Responsibilities
- Lecture: Public Speaking Tips (pp. 12-5 to 12-10) [ .pdf ]
- Lecture: Audience Teams' Responsibilities [ .html ]
- Lecture: Citations and References [ .ppt ]
- Activity: Informal Team Evaluation and Team meetings with the Instructor [ .ppt ]
- (contingency)
Week 10: Wed. Mar 25, 2020
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Due: Presentation (team: tbd) for Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
Week 11: Mon. Mar 30, 2020
- Due: Presentation (team: tbd) for Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
Week 11: Wed. Apr 1, 2020
Week 12: Mon. Apr 6, 2020
- Lecture: Use of Secondary Sources
- (contingency)
Week 12: Wed. Apr 8, 2020
Week 13: Mon. Apr 13, 2020
- Lecture: Continuous Improvement for Writing - Semantics [ .ppt ]
- Lecture: Important Business Communication Skills [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: Developing and Revising Prose: Managing your Writing Brand [ .pdf ]
- (contingency)
Week 13: Wed. Apr 15, 2020
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #3 Pine Trees, Inc.
- Due: Presentation (team: tbd) for Case #3 Pine Trees, Inc.
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
Week 14: Mon. Apr 20, 2020
- Due: Presentation (team: tbd) for Case #3 Pine Trees, Inc.
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
Week 14: Wed. Apr 22, 2020
- Supplemental: Individual Ethics Essay Materials
- Ethics Essay Scoring Rubric [ .pdf ]
- Ethics (Sample Cases) [ .html ]
- Ethics Essay Writing Errors (CSUN only) [ .xls ]
- (contingency)
Week 15: Mon. Apr 27, 2020
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #4 Hotel California
- Due: Presentation (team: tbd) for Case #4 Hotel California
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
Week 15: Wed. Apr 29, 2020
- Due: Presentation (team: tbd) for Case #4 Hotel California
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
Week 16: Mon. May 4, 2020
- Activity: In-class Ethics Essay
Week 16: Wed. May 6, 2020
- Activity: Formal Team Evaluation
- (Spring: student evaluations of faculty) (please complete by Fri. May 8 at 11:59pm) [ .html ]
- Activity: Personal Reflection #2
- (contingency)
Finals Week: Wed. May 13, 2020
- Note: Special Time - (10:15am - 12:15pm)
- Note: This day and time needs to be verified by each student individually in SOLAR after the beginning of the semester (especially to make sure there are no conflicts).
- (no final exam)
- Activity: Business Honors students on Leadership
- Supplemental: "CalStatePays" (post-graduation salary data for several CSU campuses) [ .html ]
- Supplemental: Tips for passing the Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: "20 Things 20-year-olds Don't Get" (Forbes, 2013) [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: "What Does It Mean to Be Professional at Work?" (U.S. News and World Report, 2013) [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: "Why Thousands of College Grads Start Their Careers at a Rental Car Company" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 2019) [ .pdf ]
- Library: Davidson
- Library: (anonymous) (How'd You Get That Job?)
- Lecture: End of Semester Debrief, Performance Review, Preparation for Future Success [ .ppt ]