BADM470 -- Unit 2 Class Meeting
TOPIC: Refresher on Strategy
Unit Learning Outcomes
- Analyze and assess companies and industries using strategic management models, theory, frameworks, cases studies, financial analysis, and valuation methods
Materials & Tools
- All that's required for online teaching
- Logged into Kahoot and PearDeck for activities
- Slide deck for lecture in both .pptx and .pdf formats
- Excerpt mentioned below for the in-class discussion, approximately 1.5 pages (.pdf).
Learning & Teaching Strategies
Readiness Work by Students Before Class Meeting
- WATCH = Business Strategy. (2017). Video Education Australasia. [18 min]
- WATCH = Gurley, G. Rumelt, R. (Director). (2012). Intelligent Strategy [Video file]. Kantola Productions.
- WATCH =
Gurley, G. Brown, T. (Director). (2005). Strategy by Design [Video file]. Kantola Productions. - Pre-Assessment #1 (2%)
- Pre-Assessment #2 (2%)
Sequence #1 Strategy IRL = 40 minutes
- Kahoot.it activity
Three questions:
1. Word cloud for words you associate with Strategy.2. Open-ended for when you use strategy IRL.3. Brainstorm for a real-world example -- for fun!
Sequence #2 Health Break = 10 minutes
- Take time to move about, stretch your legs, look away from the computer screen, and take a mental break from learning.
Sequence #3 Lecture: Refresher on Strategy = 70 minutes
- The slide deck for this lecture is available in both PDF and .pptx format in eLearn
- KWL check-in post-lecture with PearDeck
1. What I know
2. What I want to know
3. What I learned
Sequence #4 Health Break = 10 minutes
- Take a break from learning and go outside.
Sequence #5 Active Learning = 40 minutes
- Spoken and text-based class discussion on strategic management in the context of a relatable topic.
SOURCE: York, Kenneth M.. Applied Human Resource Management : Strategic Issues and Experiential Exercises, SAGE Publications, 2009. ProQuest Ebook Central,
http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/capilano-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1160189. - Instructor reads aloud the 1.5 pages on SHARING SALARY INFORMATION AND ANTITRUST (pages 227-228).
- All of the gasoline stations between your home and your work have prices within a few pennies of each other. Is this evidence of collusion in setting prices or effective competition?
- Although there is some variability, most organizations pay benchmark jobs similarly. Is this evidence of collusion in setting wages or effective competition?
- Should some organizations be exempt from antitrust laws in regard to setting wages?
- If an organization has an open pay policy (information on specific pay levels for specific individuals is made publicly available) and competitors also saw this information, would this be an antitrust violation?
Sequence #6 Course Housekeeping = 20 minutes
- The Business Strategy Game
1. You've all been emailed with your group members' email addresses, and you've completed now your first Practice Round
2. Next, individually complete the Quiz #1 in BSG for 6% of your final grade - Large Group Case Facilitation
- Two groups have formed and selected their cases (and dates)
- The rest of the class have yet to do so, and it's a First Come, First Served basis
- Maximum 5 members in a group - list item 3
Sequence #7 Closing Activity = 10 minutes
- PearDeck closing activity
"Draw or type 2 things you learned today"
Student Learning Activities After Meeting
Passive Learning (e.g. reading, watching, etc.)
- WATCH = Levitt, R. E. (2014). Executing your strategy : how to break it down and get it done. Kanopy Streaming. [53 min]
Active Learning (e.g. meeting, testing, writing, etc.)
- Simulation Quiz #1 (6%)
- If not yet finished, Pre-Assessments #1 and #2 (both worth 2%)
- Next PRACTICE round in The Business Strategy Game