Course Outline/Calendar
CSUN
Business 302
The Gateway Experience
Summer, 2012
10648
Mon/Tue/Thu 6:30pm - 8:50pm (Thu 7/12 - Tue 8/21, 6 weeks)
JH2206
Tue, Aug 21, 2012
[updated: Tuesday, August 21, 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.
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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 # 10648, for the Summer, 2012 semester.
This course meets Mon/Tue/Thu 6:30pm - 8:50pm (Thu 7/12 - Tue 8/21, 6 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: Thu. Jul 12, 2012
- Topic(s): Enrollment Management, Course Introduction, Class Materials, Student Introductions ("Icebreaker")
- Lecture: Course Introduction, Class Materials
- Supplemental: Spring, 2010 Lab Capacity Utilization Chart [ .pdf ]
- Activity: Class "Icebreaker" [ .ppt ]
Week 2: Mon. Jul 16, 2012
- Topic(s): Team Assignment, Team Building, Exercise #1 (Trust), Exercise #2 (Contract/Rules), COBAE Options/Majors Presentation
- Due: Humanmetrics-Jung Test (Myers-Briggs Typology Indicator) [ .html ]
- HBR: Katzenbach and Smith
- Coursepack: Creating Teams [ .html ]
- Coursepack: Creating Teams-Exercise #1 (Building Trust) [ .doc ]
- Coursepack: Creating Teams-Exercise #2 (Rules of Behavior "Contract") [ .doc ]
- Lecture: Team Building
- Coursepack: COBAE Options/Majors Presentation [ .html ]
- Lecture: COBAE Options/Majors Presentation
Week 2: Tue. Jul 17, 2012
- Topic(s): Case Process (Lifecycyle), Ethics, Academic Honesty
- 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 ]
- Coursepack: Ethics-Ethical Decision-making [ .ppt ]
- Lecture: Ethical Decision-making
Week 2: Thu. Jul 19, 2012
- Topic(s): Coach Case #1 July at the Multiplex, Planning and Strategy
- Due: Exercise #1 (Building Trust) (written only, no oral presentation)
- Due: Exercise #2 (Rules of Behavior "Contract")
- 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
Week 3: Mon. Jul 23, 2012
- Topic(s): Stakeholders' Summit, Time Management, Professional Influence
- Coursepack: Ethics-"Stakeholders' Summit" (BAZ, Inc.) [ .doc ]
- Activity: Stakeholders' Summit
- Coursepack: Time Management [ .html ]
- Lecture: Professional Influence [ .ppt ]
Week 3: Tue. Jul 24, 2012
- Topic(s): COBAE Options/Majors Presentation, Legal Analysis for Business Case Study
- Due: COBAE Options/Majors Presentation (presentation by all teams)
- Lecture: Legal Analysis for Business Case Study [ .ppt ]
Week 3: Thu. Jul 26, 2012
- Topic(s): Citations/References, Dialog and Feedback Skills
- Supplemental: Dvorak (English)
- Lecture: Citations and References [ .ppt ]
- Coursepack: Dialog and Feedback Skills [ .html ]
Week 4: Mon. Jul 30, 2012
- Topic(s): Case #1 July at the Multiplex, Presentations
- Due: Written (all teams) for Case #1 July at the Multiplex
- Due: Team Evaluation Form for Case #1 July at the Multiplex [ .doc ]
- Activity: Critical Reasoning (Argument and Logic) for Case #1
- Supplemental: Case Presentation Materials [ .html ]
- Lecture: Presentation Examples (Powerpoint presentations from my prior BUS 302 classes)
Week 4: Tue. Jul 31, 2012
- Topic(s): Coach Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Due: Case Preparation Document for Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Supplemental: Case #2 - Baron Art Mart - Case Text
- Supplemental: Case #2 - Coaching Presentation Slides
- Supplemental: Case #3 - Data File
- Activity: Coach Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- HBR: Porter (What is Strategy?)
- (contingency)
Week 4: Thu. Aug 2, 2012
- Topic(s): Continuous Improvement for Writing, Team Meetings with Instructor
- Lecture: Continuous Improvement for Writing
- Supplemental: Case Writing Materials [ .html ]
- Supplemental: Ethics Essay Writing Errors (CSUN only) [ .xls ]
- Activity: Team meetings with instructor
Week 5: Mon. Aug 6, 2012
- Topic(s): Present Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Due: Presentation (team: tbd) for Case #2 Baron Art Mart
- Due: Team Evaluation Form for Case #2 Baron Art Mart [ .doc ]
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
Week 5: Tue. Aug 7, 2012
- Topic(s): Coach Case #3 International Investments
- Due: Case Preparation Document for Case #3 International Investments
- Supplemental: Case #3 - International Investments - Case Text
- Supplemental: Case #3 - Coaching Presentation Slides
- Supplemental: Case #3 - Data File
- Activity: Coach Case #3 International Investments
- Coursepack: Strategic Thinking-A Discussion Paper (Leidtka Model, 1998) [ .pdf ]
Week 5: Thu. Aug 9, 2012
- Topic(s): Speech Practice, Speech Theory
- Lecture: The Practice of Speech [ .ppt ]
- Lecture: The Theory of Speech [ .ppt ]
- (contingency)
Week 6: Mon. Aug 13, 2012
- Topic(s): Present Case #3 International Investments
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #3 International Investments
- Due: Presentation (team: tbd) for Case #3 International Investments
- Due: Team Evaluation Form for Case #3 International Investments [ .doc ]
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
- Supplemental: Individual Ethics Essay Materials [ .html ]
Week 6: Tue. Aug 14, 2012
- Topic(s): In-class Ethics Essay, Coach Case #4 A Day at the Beach
- Activity: In-class Ethics Essay
- Due: Case Preparation Document for Case #4 A Day at the Beach
- Supplemental: Case #4 - A Day at the Beach - Case Text
- Supplemental: Case #4 - Coaching Presentation Slides
- Activity: Coach Case #4 A Day at the Beach
- HBR: Porter (Five Forces)
Week 6: Thu. Aug 16, 2012
- Topic(s): Logical Fallacies
- 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: Mon. Aug 20, 2012
- Topic(s): Present Case #4 A Day at the Beach
- Due: Written (all non-presentation teams) for Case #4 A Day at the Beach
- Due: Presentation (team: tbd) for Case #4 A Day at the Beach
- Due: Team Evaluation Form for Case #4 A Day at the Beach [ .doc ]
- Activity: Discussion ("Challenge") Question Template (1 per team per presentation) [ .pdf ]
Week 7: Tue. Aug 21, 2012
- 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)