Schedule of Topics and Assignments
Note: All dates and assignments are tentative; changes may be made as the semester
progresses. Any changes will be announced in class or on the course website. Students
who miss class are responsible for obtaining any announced schedule changes.
Week Day/Date
Topic
Assignment
1
Tu 8/30
Introduction & Course Overview
Web*: Syllabus and Schedule
1
Th 9/1
The Strategic Management Process
Ch. 1; p. 210 – 212: Designing a
Profitable Business Model
2
Tu 9/6
Analyzing Strategic Management
Cases
p. 396 – 404: Guide to Case
Analysis
2
Th 9/8
Analyzing Strategic Management
Cases (Cont’d)
Case (HO): Paradise Farms
3
Tu 9/13
Intro to the Business Strategy Game
Form BSG Teams
3
Th 9/15
BSG Teams Meet in TBD
4
Tu 9/20
Creating Direction
Ch. 2; p. 179 – 187: Long-Term
Objectives & Strategies
4
Th 9/22
Business Citizenship
Ch. 3
5
Tu 9/27
Business Citizenship (cont’d)
Case (web*): Smithfield Foods
5
Th 9/29
Debrief BSG Practice Yr11 Results
6
Tu 10/4
Test 1: Chapters 1, 2, 3
6
Th 10/6
BSG Teams Meet in TBD
BSG
Decision
Practice
Yr11**
BSG Simulation Quiz #1 due by
beginning of class
7
Tu 10/11
Analyzing the External Environment:
Creating Strategic Alignment
Ch. 4
7
Th 10/13
Analyzing the External Environment
(cont’d)
Case #16: ChoicePoint, Inc.***
8
Tu 10/18
Analyzing the Internal Environment:
Creating Core Competencies
Ch. 5
8
Th 10/20
BSG Teams Meet in TBD
9
Tu 10/25
Internal Analysis (Cont’d)
9
Th 10/27
BSG Teams Meet in TBD
Yr11**
Yr 12**
Case #11: Koots Green Tea***
Yr 13**
10
Tu 11/1
Business Level Strategy: Creating
Competitive Advantage
Ch. 8
10
Th 11/3
BSG Teams Meet in TBD
11
Tu 11/8
Test 2: Ch. 4, 5, 8
11
Th 11/10
BSG Teams Meet in TBD
12
Tu 11/15
Implementation
Ch. 10
12
Th 11/17
Implementation (cont’d)
Case 9: FIJI Water***
13
Tu 11/22
Leadership and Culture
Ch. 12
13
Th 11/24
Leadership and Culture (cont’d)
Case 28: Whole Foods***
14
Tu 11/29
BSG Teams Meet
14
Th 12/1
Thanksgiving Holiday
15
Tu 12/6
Strategic Control
Ch. 13
15
Th 12/8
Strategic Control (cont’d)
Final Case Analysis Due
Yr 14**
Complete BSG Peer Evaluations
before class
Yr 15**
Yr 16**
Yr 17**
Test 3: Ch 10, 12,13
Notes:
*
**
Web assignments are posted on the course website
All BSG decisions are due on Saturday at 11:59 PM of the assigned week.
Whatever decisions are saved to BSG-Online at that time will be used in the simulation
*** Students who signed-up for the case must submit Case Factor Analysis papers at the
beginning of class. Students who have not signed-up must be prepared to discuss the
case in detail.