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BA 101: Business Now (6 credits)

Spring 2009 Course Syllabus

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Instructor:      Geoff Archer, M.E.M., M.B.A., PhD Candidate

 

Classroom Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2pm-3:30pm

 

Lab Hours: 6 sections of lab on Tuesdays in Bexell 324

 

Office Hours: Mon. & Wed. 12:20pm-1:50pm, 330 Bexell Hall

 

Contact: geoff.archer@bus.oregonstate.edu, Office Phone (541)737-2616

 

Pre-requisites: None

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OVERVIEW:  This broad survey course is designed to introduce you to the world of business.  Specifically, BA 101 students will learn to:

 

·         Explain key business disciplines and career opportunities.

  • Describe the financial, legal, and administrative procedures involved in starting new business ventures.
  • Analyze and explain current business news from the perspective of different business disciplines.
  • Evaluate ethical issues facing businesses.
  • Communicate effectively and professionally in business situations through writing, listening, and by use of electronic media.
  • Use team building and collaborative behaviors to accomplish group tasks.
  • Represent financial analysis models in a spreadsheet including preparation of charts and graphs.

 

 

MATERIALS 

Business: A Changing World, 7th Ed. by O.C. Ferrell, Geoffrey Hirt and Linda Ferrell, 2008, McGraw Hill

 

Microsoft Office Excel 2007: In Business by Joseph Manzo, 2008, Pearson Prentice Hall

 

Capsim computer simulation

 

Clicker by Qwizdom (bring this to class every day, extra batteries are a good idea too)

 

 

 

 

 

GRADING

I will give plus and minus grades as follows: 94 and above = A, 90-93 = A-, 87-89 = B+, 84-86 = B, 80-83 = B-, 77-79 = C+,  74-76 = C, 70-73 = C-,  67-69 = D+,  64-66 = D, 60-63 = D-, 59 and below= F.  The composition of your grade is determined by a mixture of individual and group efforts, specifically:

 

Individual Graded Work (77%):

25% Final Exam - During Exam Week, Time TBA

15% First Mid-Term Exam – Friday, April 17th

15% Second Mid-Term Exam – Monday, May 11th

10% Class Participation

11% Memos

1% Simulation Rehearsal  - (before class) Wednesday, May 6th

 

Group Graded Work (23%):

10% Excel Exercise – (in lab) Tuesday, May 5th

3% Simulation Final Rank in Industry

5% Creative Communication Assignment

5% Peer Evaluation from Simulation

 

LATE ASSIGNMENTS
Unexcused late assignments will lose one point for every day that they are late.

 

CHEATING

Please refer to the University’s policy on cheating http://oregonstate.edu/admin/stucon/achon.htm

 

Statement Regarding Students with Disabilities
Accommodations are collaborative efforts between students, faculty and Disability Access Services (DAS). Students with accommodations approved through DAS are responsible for contacting the faculty member in charge of the course prior to or during the first week of the term to discuss accommodations. Students who believe they are eligible for accommodations but who have not yet obtained approval through DAS should contact DAS immediately at 737-4098.

 

 

Code of Conduct

http://www.bus.oregonstate.edu/about/cobcodeofconduct.htm

Guiding Principles for members of the College of Business Community

As a member of the College of Business Community I will:

  • treat others with honesty, respect, and courtesy
  • maintain the highest levels of academic integrity
  • act in accordance with my ethical and social responsibilities
  • strive to foster a professional learning environment
  • act in a professional manner

 

DAILY SCHEDULE

 

 

Class

 

Day / Date

 

Class Topic

1

Mon. 03/30/09

Introduction 

Read: Ch. 1 The Dynamics of Business & Economics

2L

Tues. 03/31/09

Lab: Excel Day 1

Read: Excel Chapters 1 and 2

3

Wed. 04/01/09

Management & Guest Brenda Sallee

Assignment: Memo 1 

Read: Ch.7 The Nature of Management  

4

Fri. 04/03/09

Business Movie: Office Space

Read: Ch.8 Organization, Teamwork & Communication

5

Mon. 04/06/09

Marketing 1

Read: Ch 12

Assignment:  Memo 2 & Open a wageroo.com account  

6L

Tues. 04/07/09

Lab: Excel Day 2

Read: Excel Chapter 3

Assignment: 6 partnerships present for 6 minutes

7

Wed. 04/08/09

Marketing 2

Read: Ch 13

Assignment: Memo 3

8

Fri. 04/10/09

Business Movie: Supersize Me

 

9

Mon. 04/13/09

Operations 1 &  Guest: John Sloan

Assignment: Memo 4

Read: Ch. 9 Managing Service & Manufacturing Operations

10L

Tues. 04/14/09

Lab: Excel Day 3

Read: Excel Chapter 4

Assignment: 5 partnerships present for 6 minutes

11

Wed.  04/15/09

Operations 2 & Guest Prof Byron Marshall

Assignment: Memo 5

Read: Ch. 4 Managing Information Technology and E-Business

12

Fri. 04/17/09

FIRST MID-TERM EXAM

13

Mon. 04/20/09

Finance 1 & Guests

Read: Ch.14 Accounting and Financial Statements

14L

04/21/09

Lab: Excel Day 4

Read: Excel Chapter 5

Assignment: 5 partnerships present for 6 minutes

15

Wed. 04/22/09

Business Movie:   The Smartest Guys in the Room

16

Fri. 04/24/09

Business Ethics

READ: Ch. 2 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility & Appendix B

Assignment: Memo 6

17

Mon. 04/27/09

Business Movie:  Wall Street

 

18L

04/28/09

Lab: Excel Day 5

Read: Excel Chapter 6

Assignment: 5 partnerships present for 6 minutes

19

Wed. 04/29/09

Finance 2

Assignment: Memo 7

Read: Ch.15 Money and the Financial System

20

Fri. 05/01/09

Finance 3 – Guest

Read: Ch.16 & Appendix D

21

Mon. 05/04/09

Human Resources & Guest: Nancy Homan

Read: Chapter 10 & Appendix C

Assignment: Memo 8

22L

Tues. 05/05/09

Lab: EXCEL TEST

23

Wed. 05/06/09

Intro to Simulation

Assignment: Complete Individual Rehearsal Simulation

24

Fri. 05/08/09

Business Movie: Boiler Room

Read: Chapter 11

25

Mon. 05/11/09

SECOND MIDTERM EXAM

26L

Tues. 05/12/09

Lab: Simulation Day 1

Assignment: 1st Practice Round Simulation Decisions Due  at 8pm

27

Wed. 05/13/09

International Business & Guest: Harry DeWolf (OSU alum)

Assignment: 2nd Practice Round Simulation Decisions Due at 2pm

Read: Ch. 3 Business in a Borderless World

28

Fri. 05/15/09

Entrepreneurship 1

Read: Ch.6 Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Franchising

Assignment: 3rd  Practice Round Simulation Decisions Due at 2pm

29

Mon. 05/18/09

Business Movie:  Pirates of Silicon Valley

Assignment: Memo 9

30L

Tues. 05/19/09

Lab: Simulation Day 2

Assignment: 1st Round LIVE Simulation Decisions Due before section

2nd Round LIVE Simulation Decisions Due at the end of section

31

Wed. 05/20/09

Entrepreneurship 2  

Read: Appendix C

Assignment: 3rd  Round LIVE Simulation Decisions Due

32

Fri. 05/22/09

Entrepreneurship 3

Read: Ch. 5 Options for Organizing a Business

Assignment: 4th  Round LIVE Simulation Decisions Due 

33

Mon. 05/25/09

NO CLASS – MEMORIAL DAY

34L

Tues. 05/26/09

Lab: Simulation Day 3

Assignment: 5th Round LIVE Simulation Decisions Due at the beginning of lab – 6th Round will be done during lab

35

Wed. 05/27/09

Family Business = Dr. Robin Klemm, PhD

Read: TBA – see blackboard

Assignment: Memo 10

36

Fri. 05/29/09

Franchising & Guest: Aaron Deen

Assignment: 7th Round LIVE Simulation Decisions Due 

Assignment: Memo 11

37

Mon. 06/01/09

Sustainability

Read: TBA – see blackboard

38L

Tues. 06/02/09

Lab: Review of the Simulation Experience

Assignment 1: 8th Round LIVE Simulation Decisions Due 

Assignment 2: Print and submit Simulation Peer Evaluations

39

Wed. 06/03/09

Review of the Course

Read: TBA – see blackboard

40

06/05/09

 

Business Movie: Tucker