devry busn460 week 1
discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Selling your team’s services to CanGo (graded) |
As a team of management consultants, your job is to persuade CanGo
to purchase your services to help them correct their management issues. Tell us
your Team Name, identify your individual team members and give us some idea of
the individual strengths you bring to this picture.
dq 2
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Mission, Vision & Values (graded) |
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?
devry busn460 week 2 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Planning a Technological Solution (graded) |
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?
dq 2
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Cost/Benefit Analysis (graded) |
What are the costs of the new systems that may be implemented? How
do we justify their implementation at CanGo?
devry busn460 week 3 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Flow Charting Processes (graded) |
Jack shows us a flow chart of the new warehouse system this week.
What does a flow chart tell us? How can we use that information?
dq 2
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Implementing Technology (graded) |
What do we still need to investigate and decide for implementing
the new system into CanGo’s operations?
devry busn460 week 4 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Group vs Team (graded) |
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?
dq 2
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Matrixed Employee Environments (graded) |
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?
devry busn460 week 5 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Performance Review Session (graded) |
Let’s talk about the performance review Nick received from Warren.
Would you accept the review if you were Nick? What would you want to be
different and why?
dq 2
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Status Reports (graded) |
You’ve had a variety of weekly leaders in this class, and you’ve
all turned in Status Reports. What can you do to improve that process and
better evaluate and manage your teammates?
devry busn460 week 6 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Corporate Decision Making (graded) |
CanGo is looking at ways to grow its business. How should they
approach the decision on how to do it?
dq 2
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Weighing Decision Criteria (graded) |
How do we assign weights to criteria? Is it always based strictly
on logic and achieving the best quantitative result and why?
devry busn460 week 7 discussion dq 1& dq 2 latest 2016 may
dq 1
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Corporate Ethics Tactics (graded) |
Operating a business in an ethical manner takes time, effort and
commitment. What are the key elements to a company having successful organizational
ethics? What can we do as managers to encourage ethical behavior and to raise
ethical standards in our organizations?
dq 2
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Profit vs. Responsibility (graded) |
There is sometimes a perceived conflict between earning profit and
being responsible. What should CanGo do about adding violent games to their
product mix? What impact might this have on the various stakeholders for the
company? Why might the perception that profits can’t mix with responsibility be
false? How does this affect CanGo’s decision whether to sell games with violent
content?
devry busn460 week 1
Team Name and Contract latest 2016 may
team
Assignments
Team Formation and CharterandTeam
Discussions and iConnect Participation
- Teams will be
formed by the instructor in Week 1. - The teams and
members will be posted in the Course Home underAnnouncementson Sunday – Week 1. - Start using the
Team Discussion to “get acquainted” and begin your team’s
collective work. - Begin to use
the iConnect Team Meetings (tab located at the bottom of the left hand
side of the eClassroom) to facilitate and record your team’s work. - Each individual
will share his/her personal resume with the team in its designated team
discussion area. This will help identify skills and abilities of each team
member. - Read the other
team members’ resumes and comment as to strengths and skills each
individual brings to the team. - Start
discussing the requirements for the Final Presentation and Final Report. - Select an
appropriate and unique team name. - Create a Team
Contract for assignment and completion of duties through the rest of the
course. In other words, this is a contract between the team members about
how you will operate throughout the course (this is not a contract between
your team and CanGo). - The team
contract should, as a minimum, include: - How work will
be divided - How decisions
will be made - How disputes
will be resolved - How deadlines
for submitting work will be determined - Each team
member will submit the Team Name and Contract to his/her Week 1 Dropbox
signifying his/her agreement to the terms of the team’s contract.
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BUSN460 Team Contract
Successful teams begin with guidelines that help to
manage their work. For this class you and your teammates will need to create a
set of rules called a Team Contract. As a team, complete all the sections
listed below to build your Team Contract.
Section I: Team Member Skill Inventory
Each team member must complete this section.
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Name |
Strengths/Contributions |
Not |
Section II: Work Plan
This section should include a plan for communication and written
work.
· How will the team members share their work?
· When will all members need to have their part of the project
done so that it can be turned in on time? What will you do if members turn in
work after the deadline?
· How will you manage team members who do not participate?
· How will you choose your team leader? What will be the
responsibilities of the team leader?
Section III: Conflict Management
This section should include your plan for conflict management.
·What are
potential conflicts that might arise among or between team members during this
course?
·How do team
members agree together that they will deal with these and other conflicts?
Section IV: Team Goals
This section should include your team goals.
· What are your team goals? (These may include project assignment
goals, group process goals, quality level goals, etc.)
·What are
potential barriers to the achievement of these goals? How will you overcome
these potential barriers?
The team contract must be signed by every member of
the team before submitting it individually to your dropbox.
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Name |
Signature |
Date |
devry busn460 week 2
Analysis Report latest 2016 may
Team Video Analysis
Report
In preparation for preparing and submitting
the team’s Final Project, each week you will create your own consultant’s notes
as you observe various CanGo meetings (via the video episodes/cases).
For the week 2 Team report you are to list 6
issues facing CanGo that you gleaned from the week 1 and 2 videos. They should
be prioritized in order of importance. They should be numbered.
The team must then come up with an actionable
recommendation for each of the issues found. These should also be numbered.
Each Issue and Recommendation is worth 4
points for a total of 48 points.
devry busn460 week 3 Analysis Report latest 2016 may
Individual Financial Analysis Report
Conclude working on your Individual Financial Analysis Report,
due this week.Note
that this is not a team assignment. Be sure to include proper citations for all
references you use.
Go to theCanGo
Intranetand pull
the financial statements. Use these to fill out the table found in Doc Sharing
labeled Financial Analysis Project, and submit to the Individual Financial
Analysis Dropbox in Week 3after
making sure that you have added your last name at the beginning of the file
name for your file.
devry busn460 week 4 Analysis Report latest 2016 may
Team Video Analysis Report
In
preparation for preparing and submitting the team’s Final Project, each week
you will create your own consultant’s notes as you observe various CanGo
meetings (via the video episodes/cases).
For
the week 4 Team report you are to list 6 issues facing CanGo that you gleaned
from the week 3 and 4 videos. They should be prioritized in order of
importance. They should be numbered.
The
team must then come up with an actionable recommendation for each of the issues
found. These should also be numbered.
Each
Issue and Recommendation is worth 4 points for a total of 48 points.
devry busn460 week 6 Analysis Report latest 2016 may
Team Video Analysis Report
In
preparation for preparing and submitting the team’s Final Project, each week
you will create your own consultant’s notes as you observe various CanGo
meetings (via the video episodes/cases).
For
the Week 6 Team report you are to list 6 issues facing CanGo that you gleaned
from the week 5 and 6 videos. They should be prioritized in order of
importance. They should be numbered.
The
team must then come up with an actionable recommendation for each of the issues
found. These should also be numbered.
devry busn460 week 7
Final Presentation latest 2016 may
Team Discussions and iConnect Participation
Each
team member is required to post in the designated team area a minimum of three
times each week, starting no later than Wednesday. This will feed into your
individual grade for how well you are assisting your teammates with the
preparation for the Final Presentation and Final Report.
Be
sure to schedule and attend your team iConnect meetings. As a reminder, you
must record your iConnect meetings. This allows you to review what your team
has covered as well have a reference for any team member unable to attend the
live session.
Stay active with your team!
Final Presentation and Final Report
This
week, you will give your Final Presentation at the date/time scheduled by your
instructor (information was posted in the Course Home Announcements area). You
will also continue work with your team on the finishing touches to your Final
Report. You will use the feedback from the Final Presentation to improve your
Final Report, due in Week 8.
Your
Final Presentation PowerPoint document is due no later than 12 hours before the
presentation time scheduled by your instructor. The Week 7 Team Leader will
submit the Final Presentation PowerPoint file to Document Sharing> Final
Reports and Presentations. The file should be named [Team] – [Team Name] Final
Presentation. Example, Team A’s team name is Above Average Consulting, so the
file would be named:Team A –
Above Average Consulting Final Presentation.
You
will continue to work on your Final Report, due by midnight Mountain Time on
Thursday of Week 8.
Team Leader Weekly Status Report
Each
week, it is the weekly Team Leader’s responsibility to complete and submit the
Weekly Status Report to track the team’s activities and progress on current
projects. This is also the place to point out any developing issues with team
members who are failing to perform their share of the work or to address any
other issues that may affect team performance. Identify your Weekly Team Status
Report by using the team letter and week number as part of the name of your
file. For example, for Team C and Week 7, the file name isTeam_C_7_Weekly_Status_Report.
devry busn460 week 8
Peer Review latest 2016 may
BUSN460 Senior Project Final
Peer Review
Instructions: This
form is to be completed and submitted by each student at the end of Week 8.
Team Name:
Reviewer Name:
Please assign a
numeric value (not a letter grade) to each item, according to the following
scale: 5 = Excellent 4 = Good 3 = Fair 2 = Poor 1 = Failure
CRITERIA MEMBER 1 MEMBER 2 MEMBER
3 MEMBER 4 MEMBER 5
Type team member’s
name ->
Attended all team
meetings.
Arrived prepared for
all team meetings.
Submitted assigned
tasks on time.
Submitted work in
usable form, that adhered to the team standards.
Actively contributed
extra effort to meet team goals.
Shared information,
perceptions, and feedback.
Remained focused on
important issues during team discussions
Demonstrated good
leadership/followership.
Worked well with and
demonstrated respect towards other team members.
Demonstrated
commitment to quality of final project.
TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0
AVERAGE SCORE #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
What letter grade
would you give this person’s work on the team project to date?(A-F)
REQUIRED qualitative
comments:
Note: The aggregate
average score, grade, but not your comments, will be available to the reviewed
student in the grade book. Also note that the Instructor has an equivalent
number of participation points that can be awarded at his/her discretion. In
total, the peer review points and the faculty review points can total a maximum
of 190 points.
devry busn460 week 8 Final Report latest
2016 may
Final Report
Based
on weekly input, the team will include in its Final Report details, in priority
order, of CanGo’s notable challenges and the team’s recommendations to resolve
those challenges.
In
Week 8, each consulting team will submit to CanGo management a definitive
report, with the following considerations and requirements:
Format
of the paper (using Microsoft Word 2010):
- Your team
report must support your Microsoft PowerPoint Final Presentation
(presented in Week 7). - You may prepare
other materials (Gantt charts, diagrams, etc.) to support your conclusions
and recommendations. - Report length:
2000 – 2500 Words. - Font face:
Times New Roman - Font size: 12
pt - Line spacing:
Double spaced - Margins: Left,
Right, Top and Bottom must not exceed 1 inch
If
you quote or paraphrase from external sources, you must cite the sources in the
body of your documents and add the source to a separate reference page. Use APA
citation format for all assignments submitted for DeVry Online undergraduate
courses.
The Final Report must be posted by the Week 8 Team Leader in
Document Sharing > Final Reports and Presentations no later than midnight
Mountain Time on Thursday of Week 8.DoNOTuse the Dropbox for submitting these files. The file should be
named [Team] – [Team Name] Final Report. Example, Team A’s team name is Above
Average Consulting, so the file would be named:Team A – Above Average Consulting Final
Report.
Team Discussions and iConnect Participation
Each
team member is required to post in the designated team area a minimum of three
times each week, starting no later than Wednesday. This will feed into your
individual grade for how well you are assisting your teammates with the
preparation for the Final Report.
Be
sure to schedule and attend your team iConnect meetings. As a reminder, you
must record your iConnect meetings. This allows you to review what your team
has covered as well have a reference for any team member unable to attend the
live session.
Stay active with your team!
Status
Reports
Team Leader Weekly Status Report
Each
week, it is the weekly Team Leader’s responsibility to complete and submit the
Weekly Status Report to track the team’s activities and progress on current
projects. This is also the place to point out any developing issues with team
members who are failing to perform their share of the work, or to address any
other issues that may affect team performance. Identify your Weekly Team Status
Report by using the team letter and week number as part of the name of your
file. For example, for Team D and Week 8, the file name isTeam_D_8_Weekly_Status_Report.
