BUSN460 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018
January
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WEEK 1: SELLING YOUR TEAM’S SERVICES TO CANGO
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As a team of management consultants, your job is to persuade CanGo
to purchase your services to help them correct their management issues.
1. Tell us
your Team Name
2. Identify
your individual team members
3. Give us
some idea of the individual strengths you bring to this picture.
Teams, we will keep the Team Names to Team A, Team B, etc., and of
course you will not be able to do this posting until all time zones are in and
I assign the team members.
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WEEK
1: MISSION, VISION & VALUES
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How does a corporation determine what direction they will take in
the marketplace? The first three elements of setting this direction are Mission
Vision and Value Statements. What do these mean? How do they impact
decision-making at a corporation?
BUSN460 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018
January
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WEEK
2: BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM SOLVING
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Planning a Technological Solution
Nick has been handed a project where he has to implement Online
Gaming, requiring significant technological integration.
- What
factors does he need to consider and manage for the project to be a
success?
Cost/Benefit Analysis
- What
are the costs of the new systems that may be implemented? How do we
justify their implementation at CanGo?
dq 2
WEEK
2: TEAM STATUS
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In this discussion,one person from each team will
provide an update on their team project based on Week 1 in the form of a
VoiceThread (2-3 minutes). This VoiceThread must be posted no later than
Tuesday.
The team must coordinate who will post this each week of the
class.
Each of you will view the voice threads submitted by the other
teams and to earn full credit you must comment on at least 3 of them with
substantive postings.
Don’t forget what is in the “Team Status VoiceThread?”
The VoiceThread deliverable is just a “conversational
update” on how the team is doing. How is the team communicating, have you
done any group collaboration meetings, progress being made, excitement building
as the project is coming together, etc.
BUSN460 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018
January
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WEEK 3: FLOW CHARTING PROCESSES
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Jack shows us a flow chart of the new warehouse system this week.
1. What does
a flow chart tell us?
2. How can
we use that information?Give
specific examples that CanGo could use a flowchart for.
dq 2
WEEK 3: TEAM STATUS
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In this discussion,one
person from each teamwill provide an update on their team project
based on Week 1 in the form of aVoiceThread
(2-3 minutes).This VoiceThread must be
posted no later than Tuesday.
The team must coordinate who will post this each
week of the class.
Each of you will view the voice threads submitted
by the other teams andto earn full credit you
must comment on at least 3 of them with substantive postings.
Don’t forget what is in the “Team Status
VoiceThread?”
The VoiceThread deliverable is just a “conversational
update” on how the team is doing. How is the team communicating, have you
done any group collaboration meetings, progress being made, excitement building
as the project is coming together, etc.
BUSN460 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018
January
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WEEK 4: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
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Group vs Team
Let’s discuss the differences between groups and teams. How do we
convert a group to a team? What benefits might come from this conversion in a
business environment?
Matrixed Environments
Today, employers are using employees more and more in a matrixed
environment. What does that mean? How can we contend with the various stressors
in such an environment? How do we manage expectations up for various projects?
Note there are multiple questions (5 separate
questions), and your answers should be a separate paragraph for each question!
dq 2
WEEK
4: TEAM STATUS
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In this discussion,one
person from each team will provide an update on their team
project based on Week 1 in the form of aVoiceThread (2-3 minutes).This VoiceThread must be posted no later than Tuesday.
The team must coordinate who will post this each
week of the class.
Each of you will view the voice threads submitted
by the other teams andto earn full credit you
must comment on at least 3 of them with substantive postings.
Don’t forget what is in the “Team Status
VoiceThread?”
The VoiceThread deliverable is just a “conversational
update” on how the team is doing. How is the team communicating, have you
done any group collaboration meetings, progress being made, excitement building
as the project is coming together, etc.
BUSN460 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018
January
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WEEK 5: PERFORMANCE REVIEW SESSION
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Let’s talk about the performance review Nick received from Warren.
1. Would you
accept the review if you were Nick?
2. What
would you want to be different and why?
Note there are multiple questions(2 separate questions), and your answers should
be a separate paragraph for each question!
dq 2
WEEK
5: STATUS REPORTS
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In this discussion,one
person from each teamwill provide an update on their team project
based on Week 1 in the form of aVoiceThread
(2-3 minutes).This VoiceThread must be
posted no later than Tuesday.
The team must coordinate who will post this each
week of the class.
Each of you will view the voice threads submitted
by the other teams andto earnYOUR INDIVIDUAL
credityou must do substantive comments on at least 3 of the team postings, with
the first posting by Wednesday.
BUSN460 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018
January
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WEEK 6: CORPORATE DECISION MAKING
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CanGo is looking at ways to grow its business.
1. How
should they approach the decision on how to do it?
2. When
making recommendations, how do we assign weights to criteria?
3. Is it
always based strictly on logic and achieving the best quantitative resultand why?
Don’t forget there should be a separate
paragraph for each question!
Note there are 3 questions above; however, questions #2 and #3 can
be answered in one paragraph.
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WEEK
6: STATUS REPORT
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In this discussion,one
person from each teamwill provide an update on their team project
based on Week 1 in the form of aVoiceThread
(2-3 minutes).This VoiceThread must be
posted no later than Tuesday.
The team must coordinate who will post this each
week of the class.
Each of you will view the voice threads submitted
by the other teams andto earnYOUR INDIVIDUAL
credityou must do substantive comments on at least 3 of the team postings, with
the first posting by Wednesday, and the 3 postings must be on 3 separate days.
BUSN460 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest
2018 January
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WEEK 7: CORPORATE ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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Corporate Ethics tactics and operating a business in an ethical
manner takes time, effort and commitment.
1. What are
the key elements to a company having successful organizational ethics?
2. What can
we do as managers to encourage ethical behavior and to raise ethical standards
in our organizations?
There is sometimes a perceived conflict between earning profit and
being responsible.
1. What
should CanGo do about adding violent games to their product mix?
2. What
impact might this have on the various stakeholders for the company?
3. Why might
the perception that profits can’t mix with responsibility be false?
4. How does
this affect CanGo’s decision whether to sell games with violent content?
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WEEK 7: STATUS REPORT
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In this discussion,one
person from each teamwill provide an update on their team project
based on Week 1 in the form of aVoiceThread
(2-3 minutes).This VoiceThread must be
posted no later than Tuesday.
