BUS 470 Summer Session 1: Proposed schedule
Monday
May 18
1.
Introduction
2.
Syllabus review
3.
Course overview
4.
Mission, vision, objectives
5.
Business model
6.
Stakeholder analysis
7.
Ethics, values and social contract theory
Homework
1.
Read the Robin Hood and Google cases
2.
Read Chapters 1 – 6
Memorial Day
Homework
May 25
Write the memo
Continue with the modules
1.
2.
Homework
June 1
Questions/administration
Chapter 3 in class Opportunities and threats review for Google
Read remaining chapters in the text
1.
Questions/administration
2.
Chapter 4 remaining questions
1.
2.
June 8
SWOT and action plan using Costco
Homework
June 15
Questions/administration
Wednesday
May 20
1.
Questions/administration
2.
Learn Smart modules
3.
Team formation
4.
Business macro-environment
5.
Questions 1 and 2 in Chapter 3
6.
IRA
Homework
3.
First memo
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Assignment

Approach and examples

Rubric
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Writing policy
1.
Questions 1 and 2 from Chapter 3 applied to the Google case
2.
Write the memo
3.
Start modules
May 27
1.
Questions/administration
2.
Continue PESTEL
3.
Questions 1-7 in Chapter 3
4.
First memo due
5.
IRA
Homework
Questions 1-7 from Chapter 3 applied to the
Google case
June 3
1.
Questions/administration
2.
Questions 1-5 from Chapter 4
3.
IRA
Homework
Questions 1-5 from Chapter 4 applied to the
Costco case
June 10
1.
Questions/administration
2.
Chapter 3 and 4 in class discussion of the Costco case
June 17
1.
Questions/administration
2.
Final report format
3.
Final presentation

Read the Nucor case
June 22
Nucor case case – team time
June 24
Team presentations of Nucor