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Business Policies and Strategy BUS-8500: Note: Total 8 assignments for 8 weeks. That means, each week will have one assignment with due date. Week1: Set-up Your MBA Program Digital Portfolio Due: Thursday (May/06/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT Assignment Content This week you set up a website for your MBA Program Assessment digital portfolio. Your website/digital portfolio will include artifacts (signature assignments) from each of your core courses to demonstrate your learning in the MBA program. This digital portfolio is something you can use in interviews as you take the next steps in your career. This week you only need to create a webpage for this class, post your short introduction biography on the site, and create pages for the core program courses where you can upload your artifacts throughout the term. In week 8, you submit your completed MBA Program Portfolio & Assessment. Your assignment this week consists of two steps that should be completed by Thursday (May/06/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT: 1. create your website (see details on how to do this below); 2. submit your assignment. Step 1: Create Your Website 1. Select and set up your website using Wix or Google Sites. Your website must be viewable by me. 2. Name your website: "Your Name's MBA Program Portfolio". 3. Include images and backgrounds that emphasize your focus but be careful that these are not too distracting. Your website should represent you as a business professional. 4. Create the following pages on your website. You should have one page for each core MBA course and a biography page: 5. Biography - Add a short biography, as the author of the site. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Organizational Behavior & Theory Value Systems & Professional Ethics Strategic Marketing Managerial Economics Managerial Finance Management Information Systems Management Accounting Step 2: Submit Your Assignment 1. Take a screenshot of your introduction biography page (directions for taking a screenshot on any device). Include your website's header that shows the name and the menu that shows the pages. 2. Insert your screenshot into a Word document and include the hyperlink to your website in the document. Make sure I can view your site. 3. Click the "MBA Program Assessment: Set-up Your Digital Portfolio" link in week 1. 4. Use the "Browse Computer" option to select your Word document. Make sure that your document includes the link to your website and a screenshot of your introduction biography page. 5. Click Submit to submit your assignment for grading. Click the Grading rubric link to see the criteria I will use to assess your work and to compare your work to the rubric before submitting it. Due: Thursday (May/06/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT Points Possible: 10 Week2: Pot of Gold: The Legalized Marijuana Industry Case Analysis Due: Thursday (May/13/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hchVkY6bm0g&ab_channel=InvestorBeats Link: https://youtu.be/mYF2_FBCvXw Assignment Content Read and review Pot of Gold? The US Legal Marijuana Industry (Case 3) in your text. Conduct a thorough analysis of the competitive landscape of the industry using Porter's Five Forces Model. Your analysis should follow APA format including a title page, references page, in-text citations, and use Times New Roman, size 12 font. An appendix section is not required. Your assignment should be at least 3 pages in length, not including title or reference pages. Click the Grading rubric link to see the criteria I will use to assess your work and to compare your work to the rubric before submitting it. Week3: Walmart, Inc. in 2018: The World’s Biggest Retailer Faces New Challenges Case Analysis Due Date: Thursday (May/20/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT Assignment Content Write a brief assessment of the Walmart case found in the text (Case 6). Address four questions based on Walmart's business-level strategy: How well is Walmart performing? To what extent is its performance attributable to industry attractiveness and to what extent is it attributable to competitive advantage? In which of Walmart’s principal functions and activities (namely: purchasing, distribution and warehousing, instore operations, marketing, IT, HRM, and organization and management systems/style) do its main competitive advantages lie? Identify the distinctive resources and capabilities in each of these functions and activities. To what extent is Walmart’s competitive advantage sustainable? Why have other retailers had limited success in imitating Walmart’s strategy and duplicating its competitive advantage? What challenges does Walmart currently face? What measures does it need to take to sustain its recent performance and defend against competitive (and other) threats? Your analysis should follow APA format including a title page, references page, in-text citations, and use Times New Roman, size 12 font. An appendix section is not required. Your assignment should be at least 3 pages in length, not including title or reference pages. Week4: Not Yet decided. Information will be shared later. Due Date: Thursday (May/27/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT Week5: New York Times: Adapting to the Digital Revolution Case Analysis. Due Date: Thursday (June/03/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT Assignment Content Using the New York Times case in the text (Case 11), use ALL the steps of the Wertheim Problem Solving Model to identify a problem to be solved and evaluate potential alternative actions before suggesting an optimal solution for the company. Link: https://www.mbaboost.com/a-model-for-case-analysis-and-problem-solving/ (Wertheim Problem Solving Model) Your analysis should follow APA format including a title page, references page, in-text citations, and use Times New Roman, size 12 font. An appendix section is not required. Your analysis should be at least 4 pages in length, not including title or reference pages. Week6: Not Yet decided. Information will be shared later. Due Date: Thursday (June/10/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT Week7: The International Challenge Case Analysis. Due Date: Thursday (June/17/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT Assignment Content Write a brief assessment (two pages) of Case 17 found in the text. Pay particular attention to the following questions: 17 Haier Group: Internationalization Strategy What are the main features of Haier’s internationalization strategy since the early 1990s? How does Haier’s internationalization strategy differ from the pattern of international development typical of Western enterprises? How successful has Haier’s international strategy been and why? What are the principal features of Haier’s management system? In what ways do Haier’s principles and methods of management differ from those deployed by Western companies? What lessons might be drawn (a) by other Chinese enterprises, and (b) by Western enterprises? What recommendations would you make for Haier’s continuing success as a global leader in the appliance industry? Link: https://youtu.be/s8uiJd8_p7Y Link: https://youtu.be/v6coDUDCJ10 You are not required to use outside resources for this assignment. If you choose to use any resources besides your text, you will need to include citations and references in APA format, but if you choose to use just what you have learned from your text readings this week in response to the case, you will not need to include those references. Week8: MBA Program Portfolio & Assessment. Due Date: Thursday (June/24/2021) at 11:59 p.m., CT Assignment Content This week you finalize your MBA Program Portfolio & Assessment. Your assignment this week consists of two steps that should be completed by Sunday at 11:59 p.m., CT: upload artifacts to your portfolio (see details on how to do this below); write your MBA Program Assessment Essay; and submit your assignment. Step 1: Upload Artifacts to Your Portfolio Upload at least one artifact (signature assignments) from each of your core courses to demonstrate your learning in the MBA program. These should be embedded in the page so that viewers can read the assignment without downloading files. You may either copy/paste the assignment text into the webpage, or use the website tools to embed the file. Use the help resources for the website provider you selected for more help embedding your files: Add Google Files, Video & More to Google Sites Share Documents on Your Wix Site Include a brief description of each artifact and how it demonstrates your learning in one or more of the program learning outcomes. Step 2: Write Your MBA Program Assessment Essay Write a short essay (no more than three pages in length, double spaced) on your assessment of the learning outcomes for Graduate Programs and the MBA program. Specifically, you should discuss whether you feel that the course of instruction has prepared you for the next step in your career through the assessment of the learning outcomes. Use the Student Learning Outcomes Program Assessment document to assist you with this assignment. Use this document to evaluate how well you believe you have met each of the following Learning Outcomes using the following 1-5 scale. In your essay, provide a rationale for these evaluations/scores, and refer to the assignments you have uploaded in your portfolio website as artifacts from each course in demonstrating how well you have achieved each outcome. Consider the program outcomes as you complete your program assessment. Your essay should include an APA-style title page, in-text citations when appropriate, and a reference page. Step 3: Submit Your Assignment Compose your MBA Program Assessment Essay in a Word document and include the hyperlink to your website in the document. Make sure I can view your site. Click the "MBA Program Portfolio & Assessment" link in week 8. Attach your Word document in your submission. Make sure that your document includes the link to your website. Click Submit to submit your assignment for grading.