In order to get you
thinking in a meaningful direction, I have changed the first night’s written
assignment. in this email I have provided some specific questions to
think about and address in that assignment. The more specific and
detailed you can be in addressing them, the better.
1. Learning Session
1 Assignment (I answered
inRED)
–
Complete the 2-4 page (or longer if
needed) paper answering these questions:
a.
What exactly do you want your paper to accomplish? What do you want it to
achieve?Was is need
to reduce labor force?
b. What specifically do you want your research
to attempt to prove or accomplish?Do not know
how to answer this question.
c. What
concepts/ideas/theories from your MBA program classes will be applicable to
your research?
Do not know
how to answer this question.
d. Which of your MBA textbooks might provide
useful information and supporting facts/concepts for your research?Operations, Statisics not sure how to answer this
question
e. What specific types of
information do you need to research in order to accomplish your goal?I do not know
f. What kind of sources
will you need to use to get this information?Internet,
articles. Business articles, books,etc
g. How much company
information is available to you?Limited to
the internet for Johnson Controls Inc.
h. If writing about your
own company, will your company be receptive to supporting your research?No, I do not have access to any sensitive
information, only what is public.
Are there any potential obstacles in your way?
Limited data, only from internet or jci
portal
The more thought you put into these questions
before class, the more progress we can make during the first night of class.
2. Everyone should download the Capstone sample
paper (from MyStritch Student Academic materials group page– see
syllabus p. 26). Review the sample paper and bring it to class the first
night. You should also download the Capstone Guide. We will talk more about
these the first night of class.
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This course illustrates the
development, implementation and reformulation of global business strategy. It
stresses the need for, awareness of, and accommodation to changes in a
company’s internal and external environments and covers generic types of business
strategies and techniques for analyzing global initiatives and operations.
Students will complete a capstone paper that incorporates concepts from this
course and previous courses and analyzes a problem or opportunity found in the
workplace. Students will defend their research during an oral presentation that
also provides an overview of the capstone paper.
