| COURSE NUMBER: |
BUSI 399 |
| COURSE TITLE: |
Special Topics in Business - 2013/14 Winter - Applied
Business Simulation |
| NAME OF
INSTRUCTOR: |
Gordon Preston |
| CREDIT WEIGHT
AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 3(hrs lect 0 - hrs sem 3 - hrs lab 2) |
| COURSE
DESCRIPTION: |
A course on a topic of figure of special interest to a
member of the business faculty and offered on a non-recurring basis.
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor
2013/14 Winter
This course provides students an opportunity to apply business theories
to a complex, interactive, virtual business environment.
Working in teams students will establish strategy and implement
management decisions in the areas of operations, finance, and human
resources. As well, teams will need to respond to various
ethical dilemmas placed before them during the course of the
simulation.
Prerequisites:
BUSI 396, 355
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| REQUIRED TEXTS: |
Registration
with CapSim www.capsim.com
Sim ID: C62371 (registration requires on-line credit card
payment) A student manual will be provided once you have
registered. |
| MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
| Performance
Metrics |
25% |
| Business
Plan & Presentation |
20% |
| Reflective
Journal |
25% |
| Final Exam |
20% |
|
|
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100% |
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| COURSE OBJECTIVES: |
Students will:
- Appreciate the integrated nature of a business
enterprise at a strategic and tactical level
- Develop a greater understanding of business metrics,
particularly financials
- Develop greater team communication skills
- Develop greater understanding in a function
area.
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| COURSE OUTLINE: |
- Week 1
- Course Overview & Introduction
- View Solo Rehearsal – Round 1
- Register with CapSim (Industry ID: C62371 )
- Review the Solo Rehearsal Overview
- Complete the Rehearsal Rounds and
Quiz
- Week 2
- Jan 16 – meet as a class Review Rehearsal
- Complete Practice Round 1 Jan 22
- Week 3
- Jan 23 – meet as a class Review Practice Round 1
- Complete Practice Round 2 Jan 29
- Week 4
- Jan 30 – meet as teams with instructor
- Complete Practice Round 3 on Feb 3, and Round 4 on
Feb 5
- Week 5
- Review Results of Practice Rounds
- Complete Competition Round 1 on Feb 9
- Week 6
- Feb 11 (Tuesday) - meet as teams with instructor
- Complete Competition Round 2 on Feb 12 (Note: in
this round you start to input HR decisions)
- Feb 13 (Thursday) - meet as teams with instructor
- Feb 17-21 Reading Week – no class
- Week 7
- Feb 27 – meet as teams with instructor
- Complete Competition Round 3 on Feb 26 (Note: in
this round you have to start making advanced Marketing decisions. As
well, you must enter the success measurements upon which you wish to
primarily be assessed.)
- Week 8
- March 6 – meet as teams with instructor
- Complete Competition Round 4 on March 5
- Week 9
- March 13 – meet as teams with instructor
- Complete Competition Round 5 on March 12
- Prepare Business Plan & Presentation
- Week 10
- March 17-21 (exact date TBD) Business Plan
Presentations
- Present Plan and prepare Round 6 decisions
- Week 11
- March 25 (Tuesday) - meet as teams with instructor
- Complete Competition Round 6 on March 24
(Note: in this round there is the possibility of Labour
unrest)
- Week 12
- April 3 - meet as teams with instructor
- Complete Competition Round 7 on March 31
(Note: another round with potential Labour unrest)
- Week 13
- April 8 (Tuesday) - meet as teams with instructor
- Complete Competition Round 8 on April 6
- April 10 (Thursday) - meet as a class for
the simulation debrief
- April 12 (Saturday) – submit reflective journals
- Week 14
- April 14-18 (Date TBD) – complete Capsim CompXM)
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