Business Policy
Section 002 3.0 credit hours
College of Business Administration
Winthrop University
Spring 2013 http://faculty.winthrop.edu/robbinsk/ Contact:
Instructor: Keith Robbins, Ph.D., Chair Department of Management and Marketing, Professor of Management
Office: 429 Thurmond Building
Phone: 323-2699
E-Mail: RobbinsK@Winthrop.Edu
Hours:
Class hours: Section 002: T, R 9:30-10:45
Office hours: 10:45-12:45 TR 9:00-1:00 W
Prerequisites: FINC 311, MGMT 321, MKTG 380, MGMT 326, MGMT 341, MGMT 355 and senior standing.
Topics covered/Course content: Seminar in applied business, designed to integrate all subjects of business administration required for business administration majors. A component of the course will be devoted to the assessment of student understanding of the other required core business courses. This is a capstone course for business administration majors. This seminar in applied business policy is designed to integrate all subjects of business administration. Management 480 represents the terminal course in the integrative core sequence - BADM 180,ACCT 280,MKTG 380, MGMT 480. The course is primarily taught by lectures, case analysis and a comprehensive strategic analysis project that extends the concepts developed via the prerequisite courses to the broader strategic orientation. Grading of students is based upon periodic examinations and evaluations of case analyses, class participation and the business project. A component of the course will be devoted to the assessment of student learning outcomes developed in the required core business courses.
Course Requirements/Required Text: Strategic Management, Pearce & Robinson (13th Edition)
Grading System: Grade Components and Associated Weights
Exam 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% Exam 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% Exam 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .