Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Dr. Christi Sanders

Fall 2015
September 2, 2015
December 9, 2015

Strategy & Policy in Business

On Campus COURSE SYLLABUS

BUS 4473

Contents
COURSE DESCRIPTION..................................................................................................2
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:...............................................................................2
COURSE TEXTS:..............................................................................................................2
COURSE REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................2
COURSE METHODOLOGY:.............................................................................................2
COURSE EVALUATION:...................................................................................................3
COURSE POLICIES..........................................................................................................7
SAGU ACADEMIC POLICIES...........................................................................................7
PROFESSOR CONTACT..................................................................................................7
COURSE DESIGN.............................................................................................................9

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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Problem analysis and strategic management of todays businesses. The integration of
knowledge and application of theories across functional areas is stressed. Simulation
approach will develop skills of problem identification, analysis of alternatives, decisionmaking, and proposal presentation. (Prerequisite: MGT 2313 and ACC 2223)
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
This course has a strong focus on contemporary issues facing decision makers who
operate, or seek to operate, in the global marketplace. After completing this course, the
student will be able to:
1. Explain and describe the principles and concepts of strategic management,
strategic competitiveness, and the multiple facets of internal and external
competitive environments.
2. Evaluate and apply the formulation of strategic actions applicable to competitive
rivalry and dynamics, corporate restructuring, global strategy, and cooperative
strategy.
3. Explain fundamentals of implementing strategic actions applicable to corporate
governance, organizational structure, strategic leadership, and strategic
entrepreneurship.
COURSE TEXTS:
GLO-BUS Valupak (2014). http://www.glo-bus.com/
Maxwell, J. & Elmore, T., (2007) Maxwell Leadership Bible, 2nd Ed., Nashville, TN:
Thomas Nelson Publishing Co. ISBN: 978-0-7180-2015-6 (Any version
acceptable)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. The student will access and follow all course instructions found in the Course
Content area of the Blackboard course.
2. The student will complete the assigned quizzes and exams as indicated in
Blackboard.
3. The student will complete and submit assignments as indicated in
Blackboard.
4. The student will complete an on-going semester-long group project in
accordance with the instructions given in this syllabus and in Blackboard.
COURSE METHODOLOGY:
The course will be delivered using classroom lectures consisting of verbal and
multimedia presentations, group discussions, and written assessments. The students
will be assessed in obtaining the course objectives through simulation assignments.
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COURSE EVALUATION:
Grades for the course will be based upon the cumulative total of course content exams
covering lectures and textbook reading. The evaluation will also include the simulation
assignments and class participation.
Student scores are to be discussed in private conference with the instructor. A rough
approximation of relative values for evaluation is included in the Grading section.
Reading Quizzes
Students will complete a reading quiz each week. Students will take the quizzes online
by accessing the GLO-BUS simulation website. Grades will be made available to the
student following the submission of the quiz.
Chapter Exercises
Students will complete end-of-chapter exercises for each chapter by accessing the
GLO-BUS simulation website.
Maxwell Leadership Bible Devotion Essays
You will be assigned two leadership devotionals from John Maxwells Leadership Bible.
You will complete a one-page (minimum) summary of the devotional and its application
to international business. You may cite other scripture in support of your responses.
GLO-BUS Group Projects
Students will be placed into teams for the duration of the semester and will work
together in an online simulation where each team will make a variety of business
decisions, drawing from material they have learned throughout their education and in
this course.
Exams
This course contains two exams. Exams are closed book and will cover material
covered in the textbook reading and in assigned lectures.

Case Studies
Students will complete 3 individual case studies from the GLO-BUS Simulation website.
Details will be provided in the simulation software.

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Assignment Guidelines
1 Submitting Work: When you submit written work, please prepare it in a wordprocessor using a format/style consistent with professional business practice. We
will use the Style Guide of the American Psychological Association (also known
as: APA manual) as the standard. Your use of the APA style assures that you
demonstrate consistency, professional appearance, organization, and effective
authentication and documentation. Quality work is free of spelling and grammar
errors and has a professional appearance. I will consider the use of APA style
and professional appearance of your work in determining your grade for an
assignment. Below is a website that will help with APA style. It is also easy to
find examples of APA citations and references by doing key word searches on
the internet. For example citing websites.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01
2 Identifying Submissions: Please include, as the first page of each assignment, a
title page that provides appropriate identifying information. You will find an
example of a title page on the website given above. If the requirements for an
assignment indicate a minimum or maximum number of pages, the title page,
table of contents, if any, and list of references are not counted in the number of
pages submitted. Your submissions should follow the following guidelines:
a
b
c
d
e
f

Use double spacing left justified (not right-left justified)

Type size of 12 points
Times New Roman font or its equivalent
One inch margin on all sides
Provide an identifying title page
Provides a reference page

3 Late Submissions/Resubmission's: No late work will be accepted.

4 You must submit assignments only in Word or RTF format. Any documents I send
to you electronically will be in Word format.

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GRADING
I will grade each exam and assignment within seven days after a student submits it
through Blackboard.
Grades will be determined as follows:
Type of Grade
Number of
Point Value for
Total Points
Assignments
Each
Possible
Portfolio Development
1
20
20
Chapter Reading Quizzes
12
20
240
GLO-BUS Chapter
12
10
120
Exercises
Maxwell Devotions
2
10
20
Exams
2
50
100
GLO-BUS Practice
2
20
40
Quizzes
GLO-BUS Decision
10
20
200
Rounds
GLO-BUS Strategic Plans 2
20
40
GLO-BUS Presentation
1
50
50
GLO-BUS Peer
2
10
20
Evaluation
Case Studies
3
50
150
Total:
37
1000
*Items in yellow indicate a TEAM activity. All others are individual activities.
Undergraduate
Grading Scale
A
93-100
A90-92
B+
87-89
B
83-86
B80-82
C+
77-79

GPA
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3

Point
Scale
930-1000
900-929
870-899
830-869
800-829
770-799

Undergraduate
Grading Scale
C
73-76
C70-72
D+
67-69
D
63-66
D60-62
F
59-below

GPA
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.0

Point
Scale
730-769
700-729
670-699
630-669
600-629
0-599

Since the various assignments in this class do not always have 100 points possible, the
letter grade for each assignment can be calculated using percentages, just as the final
grade for the course will be calculated. For example, if an assignment has a total point
value of 50 points and the point award is 41 points, 41 50 = 82%, then the letter
grade is B-. For the final course grade, the same methodology will be used. If 972 of
1040 points are earned, the letter grade will be A (972 1070 = 93.5%).
Grading Rubric
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Created by: Dr. Christi Sanders
Effective Spring 2014
Numerical
Points

Letter
Grade

93-100

90-92

A-

87-89

B+

83-86

80-82

B-

77-79

C+

73-76

70-72

C-

67-69

D+

63-66

60-62

D-

59-below

Descriptor

Excellent

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Good

Fair

Poor

Unacceptable

Explanation
Completes all required parts of the assignment,
demonstrates deep understanding of materials,
exemplifies advanced critical thinking skills, uses
very clear and effective expression appropriate to
scholarly writing, and has very few or no errors in
grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
Completes all or most required parts of the
assignment, demonstrates good understanding of
readings, exemplifies good critical thinking skills,
uses mostly clear and effective expression
appropriate to scholarly writing, and has few errors
in grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
Completes most required parts of the assignment,
demonstrates some understanding of readings,
exemplifies some critical thinking skills, and writing
is somewhat clear, effective, and scholarly, and has
some errors in grammar, mechanics, and APA
formatting.
Completes some required parts of the assignment,
demonstrates little understanding of readings,
exemplifies few critical thinking skills, and writing is
difficult to understand and unscholarly and has
several errors in grammar, mechanics, and APA
formatting.
Completes few required parts of the assignment,
demonstrates little to no understanding of readings,
exemplifies little to no critical thinking skills, and
writing is difficult to understand and unscholarly
and has many errors in grammar, mechanics, and
APA formatting.

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COURSE POLICIES
Late Work
Due to the nature of the course, whereby team members are affected by the
performance of other students, there is a ZERO TOLERANCE policy for late work.
Students must attend class and participate in all activities or their grades will be
negatively affected. Students who miss activities that occur during a regularlyscheduled class time will receive a zero unless they are participating in a
university activity or can prove they are too ill to come to class (doctors note).
Students who participate in extra-curricular activities will be required to make
arrangements with their team members to contribute regularly to team
assignments.
SAGU ACADEMIC POLICIES
For specific academic policies pertaining to your courses please click on the SAGU
Academic Policies button inside Blackboard.
PROFESSOR CONTACT

The best way to contact me is via email. I will respond within 24 hours.
I will be available to you via:
o Email: csanders@sagu.edu
o Office phone: 972-825-4871
o Cell phone: 817-559-5620
The best time to reach me by phone is: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Monday through
Friday.
Office location: A4015
Office hours: See schedule below.

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Dr. Christi Sanders

Fall 2015
Phone: 972-825-4871
csanders@sagu.edu
M/W/F Schedule
Time
8:00- 9:00 am
9:05-10:00 am
10:15-11:15 am
11:35-12:30 pm

Activity
Office Hours
BUS 4473
Chapel
MGT 2383

12:30- 1:30 pm

Office Hours

Description
Strategy & Policy
Management
Communications

Location
A4015
LIB- L2007
SC
A4013
A4015

T/Th Schedule
Time
8:00-9:25
9:30-10:30
10:50-12:10
12:20-1:40

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Activity
Office Hours
Chapel
Bus 4113
HRM 3113

Description
Business Ethics
Human Resource
Management

Location
A4015
SC
FC114
A4013

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COURSE DESIGN
Wee
k No.

Dates

Assignments

Due
Dates

Go over course syllabus/ Assign

Teams/ Introduction to GLO-BUS
1

Sept
2

Portfolio Development Assignment

Sept
6

Read GLO-BUS Participants Guide

before next class period

Chapter 1: What is Strategy & Why

is it Important?
2

Sept
7

Chapter 1 quiz due

Chapter 1 Exercise due

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Sept
13

Notes
All
Assignment
s due at
Midnight on
the due date
unless
otherwise
specified.

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Chapter 2: Charting a Companys

Long-Term Direction: Vision,
Mission, Objectives, & Strategy
3

Sept
14

Chapter 2 quiz due

Sept
20

Chapter 2 Exercise due

Complete Quiz 1 in Class- Students
must score 90% or higher
Maxwell Devotion #1 Due
GLO-BUS Practice round #1 (yr 6)
decision entries due
Chapter 3: Evaluating a Companys
External Environment
4

Sept
21

Chapter 3 quiz due

Chapter 3 Exercise due

Sept
27

GLO-BUS Practice round #2 (yr 7)

decision entries due

Sept
28

Chapter 4: Evaluating a Companys

Resources & Ability to Compete
Successfully
Chapter 4 quiz due
Chapter 4 Exercise due
Maxwell Devotion #2 Due
Lululemon Case Study Due

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Chapter 5: The Five Generic
Competitive Strategy Options:
Which One to Employ?
6

Oct
5

Chapter 5 quiz due

Oct
11
Homecomin
g
October 10

Chapter 5 Exercise due

GLO-BUS Year 6 Decision entries
Due
Chapter 6: Supplementing the
Chosen Competitive StrategyOther Important Strategy Choices
Chapter 6 quiz due
7

Oct
12

Oct
18

Chapter 6 Exercise due

Fall Break!
Oct 16-19

GLO-BUS Year 7 Decision entries

Due
Chapter 7: Strategies for
Competing Internationally or
Globally
8

Oct
19

Chapter 7 quiz due

Oct
25

Chapter 7 Exercise due

Complete Quiz 2- in Class
GLO-BUS Year 8 Decision entries
Due
Midterm Exam Chapter 1-7
GLO-BUS Strategic Plan for years
9-10-11 Due
9

Oct 26
GLO-BUS Year 9 Decision entries
Due
Peer Evaluation #1 Due

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Nov
1

IACBE
Regional
Assembly

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Chapter 8: Diversification
Strategies
Chapter 8 quiz due
10

Nov
2

Chapter 8 Exercise due

Nov
8

GLO-BUS Year 10 Decision entries

Due
Chapter 9: Strategy, Ethics, and
Social Responsibility
11

Nov
9

Chapter 9 quiz due

Chapter 9 Exercise due

Nov
15

GLO-BUS Year 11 Decision entries

Due
Costco Case Study Due
Chapter 10: Building an
Organization Capable of Good
Strategy Execution
Chapter 10 quiz due
Chapter 10 Exercise due
12

Nov
16

Nov
22
GLO-BUS Year 12 Decision entries
Due
GLO-BUS Strategic Plan for years
12-13-14 Due

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Chapter 11: Managing Internal
Operations: Actions that Promote
Good Strategy Execution
13

Nov
23

Chapter 11 quiz due

Nov
29

Chapter 11 Exercise due

GLO-BUS Year 13 Decision entries
Due
Chapter 12: Corporate Culture &
Leadership- Keys to Good Strategy
Execution
14

Nov
30

Chapter 12 quiz due

Dec
6

Chapter 12 Exercise due

GLO-BUS Year 14 Decision entries
Due
GLO-BUS Year 15 Decision entries
Due
15

Dec
7

End-of-Simulation Company
Presentations Due
Country-Wide Case Study Due
Final Exam Due

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Dec
9

Thanksgiving
Break
Nov 25-29

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MODEL COVER SHEET*
[*Student - Remove these top two lines prior to submission]

SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY

Course Name
Course Code and Section Number

Instructor: [Name]

[Appropriate Assignment Title]

STUDENT DATA:
Name (use official name as it appears in eCAMS)
E-mail
Phone
Semester
Date

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