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.
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.