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(1) Writing clear and well-structured essays and reports;

(2) Listening actively and reading effectively;

(3) Expressing ideas clearly and supporting argumentation effectively;

(4) Developing strategic planning skills;

(5) Strengthening small group interaction skills;

(6) Defining ethical parameters for business policy makers.

This is a full time year long coordinated study program. The program seeks to identify the larger social, political, economic and environmental issues impacting business policy makers as we enter the 21st century and to equip students with planning and thinking skills to be effective as policy makers.

Fall quarter seminar discussions and lectures are devoted to identifying and learning more about domestic issues. Our objective is to begin to identify critical factors that frame the work of strategic planning. Readings invite us to think about changes within the United States regarding class structure, gender roles, family and work life issues, government policies which impact business planning, and environmental issues. Skill workshops explore quantitative tools and the dynamics of small groups in task oriented environments. Research papers and presentations complement, refine and further our understanding of these issues.

Winter quarter readings will broaden the inquiry to the international context. Readings will examine environmental and workplace issues in less developed countries, the role of international financial institutions, regional trade agreements, the importance of international trade to the domestic economy, and so on. Lectures, discussion forum and paper topics will complement and broaden our understanding of these issues. Workshops will continue, as will strategic management case studies. Students will write two-page seminar papers and team case reports in selected weeks. Their final project will be to write a business case study–topic to be chosen by their team (maximum 20 pages with exhibits).

Spring quarter is devoted in part to computerized business simulation. Student teams will make the full range of decisions required to operate a business successfully in a global economy. Simulation will intensify the small group learning opportunity. We will learn what it is like to design and implement a strategic plan in a competitive industry. Workshop time will be devoted to the simulation. Final team retrospective reports, individual journals and periodic discussions will glean insights from the simulation. Students are encouraged to blend internships with the spring academic program.

Weekly Program Schedule

Monday Lecture and Discussion (1-3 PM)

Tuesday Seminar (9-11 AM)

Thursday Seminar (9-11 AM)

Writing for effectiveness Designing and delivering presentations

Working in small groups/team dynamics Leadership

Total quality management Web Page Construction

Interpreting financial data High involvement work teams

Understanding organizational behavior Business Simulations

Comparative Advantage Bridging the Cultural Gap

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Credit equivalencies

Business policy, international trade, business ethics, strategic planning, financial management, organizational behavior, business simulation, group dynamics, leadership, total quality management, regional trade agreements.

Papers

• Seminar papers are in essay format--maximum of 2 pages double spaced (not including references); due every other week on a topic related to that week’s readings.
• Seminar papers and case reports (maximum 4 pages) will be submitted through Web CT. Students will learn to use Web CT in Week 1&2 workshops. Students will review and make comments on each other’s case and seminar papers. All will be linked to the Strategic Business Policies home page.
• Case Study Teams will be formed during Week 1. Teams will write case analyses, and submit both electronic (Web CT) and hard copies of their reports to faculty every other week.
• FINAL PROJECT: Case Teams will have an opportunity to write their own case study on a business (profit, non-profit or public) to be selected by the team. Case studies are due during Week 9. Case is limited to 20 pages, double spaced, plus exhibits.

 
 
 

	Monday	Tuesday	Thursday	Remarks
	Lecture & Discussion 1-3pm Lab I 1047	Seminar 9-11am (Lib.1505 Olson; L1507 Kennedy; L1509 Mohoric) Workshop 12:30-2:30 Lib.1612	Seminar 9-11am (same)     Workshop 12:30-2:30 Lab I 1050
Week 1 Jan 4-7	Introduction to winter and new students	Seminar: Kanter Workshop: Team Formation	Seminar: Kanter Workshop: Web Page Construction Part 1
Week 2 Jan 11-14	Trade Liberalization (CK/DO)	Seminar: Mander & Goldsmith 2,8,9,23 Workshop: Web Page Part 2	Seminar: Mander & Goldsmith 24,25,30,39 Workshop: Comparative Advantage / Accounting	Seminar paper due Thursday morning on Web CT
Week 3 Jan 18-21	MLK Day No Classes	Seminar: Krugman Workshop: Corporate Finance	Seminar: Team Time Workshop: BARNGA / Quaker Oats Case	Case report due Thursday morning on Web CT
Week 4 Jan 25-28	Cross-Cultural Communication in Business (CK)	Seminar: Marquez Workshop: Bridging the Cultural Gap	Seminar: Marquez Workshop: Managing Conflict in Teams	Seminar paper due Thursday morning on Web CT
Week 5 Feb 1-4	International Human Resources Management (MM)	Seminar: Nair handouts Workshop: Corporate Finance	Seminar: Team Time Workshop: Lincoln Electric Case	Case report due Thursday morning on Web CT
Week 6 Feb 8-11	Trade and the Environment (DO)	Seminar: Powers Workshop: The Debt and Development Crisis	Seminar: Powers Workshop: (Guest Speaker)	Seminar paper due Thursday morning on Web CT
Week 7 Feb 15-18	President’s Day  No Classes	Seminar: Emecheta Workshop: Business in the New Russia	Seminar: Team Time  Workshop: Whirlpool Case	Case report due Thursday morning on Web CT
Week 8 Feb 22-25	Washington State Trade Issues (Guest Speaker)	Seminar: Mander & Goldsmith TBA Workshop: Film	Seminar: Film Discussion Workshop: Intro. to Business Simulation	Prepare for Case Study Presentations due Week 10
Week 9 Mar 1-4	International Monetary Issues (CK/DO) BS #1 Decision Due	Seminar: Handouts Workshop: Team Time BS #1 Results (pick up and discuss)	Seminar: Handouts      Workshop: BS #2 Decision due	Final Team Case Studies are due Thursday morning on Web CT
Week 10 Mar 8-11	Case Study Presentations BS #2 Results (pick up and discuss)	Seminar: Summative discussions Workshop: Case Study Presentations	Workshop: Potluck!
Week 11	EVALUATIONS	EVALUATIONS	EVALUATIONS

 

Winter Quarter Readings

1. Required Text: Strategic Management Concepts and Cases, Tenth Edition, Thompson & Strickland, (1998) Irwin McGraw-Hill
2. World Class:Thriving in the Global Economy, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, (1995) S&S Trade
3. The Case Against the Global Economy: and for a turn toward the local, Edited by Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco ((1996)
4. Pop Internationalism, Krugman, MIT Press (1996)
5. 100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Avon Books (1971 or most recent)
6. Gain, Richard Powers (1998)
7. The Bride Price, Buchi Emecheta, NY: G. Braziller, (1976)
8. Player’s Manual: The Business Strategy Game, 5^th Edition, Arthur Thompson and Gregory Stoppenbeck, (1997), Irwin McGraw Hill

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