BA 4101 SU II Syllabus 1 
Global Business Policies
BA 4101, Section 711 Summer II - 2015
Instructor: Dr. Guntram F. A. Werther, Professor of Strategic Management
Virtual Office hours: Wednesday 4:00-6:00 PM or by appointment
Office Location: Speakman 381 (Integrative Studies Suite)
Contact Information: guntram.werther@temple.edu
Class Time and Dates: W at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (EDT) – PARTICPATION OPTIONS AWARDED
WebEx Link: foxsbm.webex.com
WebEx Session #: TBD
Course pre-requisites
All lower and upper division core requirements must be successfully completed before registering for BA 4101.
Readings: Teaching Online at Temple, 2nd edition, Russell Conwell, Online & Digital Publishing (Temple University Press, 2012).
Buy several Harvard Business Cases (A link is provided within the Blackboard site in each week and under Harvard Business Cases) at about $4 per case and do other free readings placed in each week.
Teaching Philosophy: Building a real-world strategy is not about conjuring up some idea that might work. It is not guesswork or hope or wishful thinking, but rather is the well-considered outcome of appropriate-to-task CHOICES involving the PROPER use of methods, concepts, information, theory, and practical experience. Strategy is also not a generic enterprise, but rather a context-specific one enfolding this particular entity (individual, firm, agency, group, society) into this specific context at this specific - present and forecast future - time and place. Strategy is about futures.
The standard for this course is very high: In this course, I hold you to proofs not hopes, assessment not guesswork, thoughtfulness not rhetoric. The professor, department & Fox School of Business expect professional quality work that demonstrates your prior learning and future potential. I GRADE AT THAT LEVEL.
Welcome and Course Objectives: Welcome to the capstone course of the undergraduate curriculum! This course culminates your learning experience before graduation. The
BA 4101, Section 711 Summer II - 2015
Instructor: Dr. Guntram F. A. Werther, Professor of Strategic Management
Virtual Office hours: Wednesday 4:00-6:00 PM or by appointment
Office Location: Speakman 381 (Integrative Studies Suite)
Contact Information: guntram.werther@temple.edu
Class Time and Dates: W at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (EDT) – PARTICPATION OPTIONS AWARDED
WebEx Link: foxsbm.webex.com
WebEx Session #: TBD
Course pre-requisites
All lower and upper division core requirements must be successfully completed before registering for BA 4101.
Readings: Teaching Online at Temple, 2nd edition, Russell Conwell, Online & Digital Publishing (Temple University Press, 2012).
Buy several Harvard Business Cases (A link is provided within the Blackboard site in each week and under Harvard Business Cases) at about $4 per case and do other free readings placed in each week.
Teaching Philosophy: Building a real-world strategy is not about conjuring up some idea that might work. It is not guesswork or hope or wishful thinking, but rather is the well-considered outcome of appropriate-to-task CHOICES involving the PROPER use of methods, concepts, information, theory, and practical experience. Strategy is also not a generic enterprise, but rather a context-specific one enfolding this particular entity (individual, firm, agency, group, society) into this specific context at this specific - present and forecast future - time and place. Strategy is about futures.
The standard for this course is very high: In this course, I hold you to proofs not hopes, assessment not guesswork, thoughtfulness not rhetoric. The professor, department & Fox School of Business expect professional quality work that demonstrates your prior learning and future potential. I GRADE AT THAT LEVEL.
Welcome and Course Objectives: Welcome to the capstone course of the undergraduate curriculum! This course culminates your learning experience before graduation. The