More detailed instructions will be provided in the first class.
- One Midterm Exam (25%)
Midterm exam will be given during the regularly scheduled class time. You are expected to be present at the beginning of class for the exam so please arrange your schedule accordingly. If you believe you have an excellent reason for not being there, you must get permission BEFORE the exam and arrange a make-up exam. Failure to take the exam on the scheduled date in the scheduled time slot may result in a zero on the exam.
- Case Analysis—Case Write-up + Presentation (25%)
The case assignment consists of two parts: group write-up (5-page at maximum) and group presentation in class. For one of the cases, your group will be chosen to play the role of consultants. Your role is to use the case to develop a set of recommendations derived from proper analysis. The case questions attached in the syllabus should guide students in the write-up and in-class discussion. Students are encouraged to state and address additional problems identified in the case.
A copy of the group’s case write-up and presentation slides should be uploaded to Moodle by 5 PM the day before the presentation. You are also expected to hand in the hard copy of the case write-up in class. Late assignments will NOT be accepted and cannot be made up.
- Term Project —Report + Presentation (30%)
For the term project, your team is expected to identify a situation that a company makes a corporate-level strategic decision. Corporate-level strategic decisions relate to issues such as M&A, alliance formation, diversification, vertical integration, international expansions, business ethics, and so forth that are covered in our course topics after the midterm exam.
Each team will be required to (a) submit a term project report (6-page at maximum) and (b) provide a presentation outlining the background, analysis, and conclusion of your term project. Each team will have 20 minutes for the presentation in December 24th. A copy of the term project report and presentation slides should be uploaded to Moodle by 5 PM the day before the presentation. You are also expected to hand in the hard copy of the term project report in class. Late assignments will NOT be accepted and cannot be made up. More detailed instructions will be provided in class as the semester progresses.
- Attendance and Class Participation (20%)
Attendance: Students are expected to arrive this course on time. Class attendance is part of the learning process. I will check the attendance randomly. If you miss over THREE times at the random call, your grade will be affected and may fail to get the credit.
Class participation: In grading the class participation score, I will use several criteria, most of which emphasize the quality of comments, including (a) relevance, (b) additivity, (c) substance, (d) persuasiveness, (e) questioning, and (f) amount of participation.
- Peer Evaluation
In evaluating group project work and assigning grades, it is important to have input from the members of the groups that participated. In this regard, you will be evaluating each of your group member’s contribution at the end of the semester.
- Course Policy and Requirements
In this course, our class meetings will be “unplugged.” Please turn off all computers, tablets, organizers, phones, or other electronic devices during class meetings, so that everyone can focus their full attention on the class discussion itself. You will be regarded as “ABSENCE” if you use laptop and smartphone during the class.
There are very high expectations about professional behavior in this course. Please avoid the following unprofessional behaviors:
- Arriving late for class meetings.
- Not being prepared for class and case discussion.
- Holding side conversations during class meetings. (If you have a question about the class material, please raise your hand and ask it, rather than whispering it to your neighbor. Chances are good that if you have a question about what’s happening, then many of your classmates may also have the very same question, so asking the question publicly rather than privately helps everyone. If you have to discuss something unrelated to class with a classmate, then please wait until after class.)
- Inattention during class meetings (e.g., using laptop or cell phone, reading unrelated materials or studying for other classes).
- Personal attacks or comments of a disrespectful or insulting nature, directed toward anyone.
Unprofessional behavior may be penalized. Penalties may include losing points in class participation grade, a zero on the assignment, not being eligible for grade curve, zero on the exam, being moved within the classroom, being asked to leave the room, or other as allowed by the University or limited by my creativity. Please also note that assignments that appear to be copied in whole or in part will be considered to violate the academic code of conduct and will be dealt with accordingly.
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