STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

MARK ALLOCATION

Class Attendance / Participation 07%

Module Quizzes 15%
Assignments 1 5%
Strategy concept Presentation 8%
Assessment 01 25%
Major Assessment 40%

Total 100%
[Every mark is important. Take the points seriously from the first class. If you do not care
about any aspects of assessment, you may lose the possible grade.]

STRATEGY CONCEPT PRESENTATION (TEAM OF 3 TO 4 STUDENTS)

At the end of the semester, you will do a presentation on a strategy topic of your choice.
You can pick any topic that is related to strategy such as: competitive advantage, core
competence, strategic groups, diversification, boards of directors, ethics, social
responsibility/conscious capitalism, etc.

You will submit your topic proposal (no more than one page, double-spaced) by April 10th, 2020.
Once the topic is approved, you will develop your presentation. You should start with a
description of the topic and explain its importance to business and strategy. Next, building on
and updating what is in the textbook, present the key findings related to the topic that
currently exist in the popular business press and academic literature. Then, and most
importantly, discuss the challenges and unanswered questions associated with the topic and
offer your recommendations to senior managers for dealing with the challenges.

You will have fifteen minutes to present. Afterward there will be a brief Q&A session. A
professional PowerPoint presentation is expected.

COURSE EXPECTATIONS

In this course, much of your time will be spent in group interaction. This enables you to share
ideas and to improve communication skills. Through interaction, you will discover for yourself
the meaning of concepts, the subtleties inherent in everyday business situations, and the
rationales for various solutions to managerial problems. To achieve effective interaction, I have
three expectations:

1. Attendance. Because interaction is central, and also because your fellow group members
will be relying on you for ideas, I expect you to attend every online class. Valid reasons for
absence include serious illness and family emergencies. Studying for exams and completing
assignments are not valid reasons to miss class.
2. Preparation. You are expected to read assigned material (Video/Audio/Documents) in
advance and to be fully prepared for class discussion. You may be called upon to begin the
class and to contribute to discussion at any time. Unsupported opinion will not substitute for
informed discussion.

3. Group work. You will participate in some group work during the term. The group should
address group problems or conflict in a timely fashion. I will be available to assist groups
experience any problems.

PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism means using the ideas of someone else without giving them proper credit. That
someone else may be an author, critic, journalist, artist, composer, lecturer, tutor, or another
student. Unintentional plagiarism can result if you don’t understand and use the acceptable
scholarly methods of acknowledgement. In either case you have chance to face penalties,
which can be very severe. When it is desirable, or necessary, to use other people’s material
take care of include appropriate references and attribution. (See Harvard system of Referencing
and Citation of Electronic Sources).

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

 Students are expected to attend all classes, examinations and assessments.

 For plagiarism, the grade will be automatically become “F” for that exam / assignment.

Please Note: You are encouraged to attend all lectures in your class since you will have
opportunities to clarify what you learn, to discuss and to discuss additional relevant matters
that come up during the session only in your class.

GRADING SCALE

Number Letter Grade Grade Point

80% and above A + (Plus) 4.00
75% to less than 80% A (Plain) 3.75
70% to less than 75% A – (Minus) 3.50
65% to less than 70% B + (Plus) 3.25
60% to less than 65% B (Plain) 3.00
55% to less than 60% B – (Minus) 2.75
50% to less than 55% C + (Plus) 2.50
45% to less than 50% C (Plain) 2.25
40% to less than 45% D (Plain) 2.00
Less than 40% F (Fail) 0.00