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Week 1 Journal

[WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]

Include a cover page and 1-2 pages of reflection regarding what learnings you've taken away from the week's activities, readings, videos, and other information you found noteworthy. Critically consider the challenges you faced in becoming familiar with the simulation, making operating decisions, and analyzing the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats faced by HISCO. Lastly consider how to apply lessons from Week 1 to your career field. Every job that you perform for your employer has budgetary and time constraints. Often choices have to be made about the quality of the project. There is only so much money that can be dedicated to your position within the company and the tasks that are assigned to you. Consider how budgeting impacts the work that you perform.

Carefully review the  Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Week 2 Journal

[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4]

Include a cover page and 1-2 pages of reflection regarding what new learnings you've taken away from the week's activities, readings, videos, and other information you found noteworthy. For your Week 2 Journal consider the importance of having quality information to make decisions associated with creating and implementing strategies in your current place of employment.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Week 3 Journal

[WLOs: 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]

Include a cover page and 1-2 pages of reflection regarding what new learnings you've taken away from the week's activities, readings, videos, and other information you found noteworthy. In particular, give consideration to making adjustments to implemented strategies from a previous quarter of operations. Your journal should reflect the importance of being able to effectively analyze outcomes of previous business quarters and making adjustments.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Week 4 Journal

[WLOs: 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]

Include a cover page and 1-2 pages of reflection regarding ideas, concepts, or strategies that you have learned so far in this simulation that you would be able to transfer to a current or a future role. Be specific about how these items can help you as you progress in your career. In the Week 4 Journal, consider how the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats from Week 1 are now impacting the performance of the company. Also, consider how keeping track of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of the company that you work for can help you to improve your performance on an ongoing basis.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Book

Stanko, B., & Zeller, T. L (2003).  Understanding corporate annual reports: A user's guide   Download Understanding corporate annual reports: A user's guide [PDF file]. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons.

Articles

Aileron. (2011, October 25). Five steps to a strategic plan (Links to an external site.) . Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/aileron/2011/10/25/five-steps-to-a-strategic-plan/#3199e5254645

Biery, M. E. (2013, September 1). How healthy is your business? 6 ways to take its ‘temperature.’ (Links to an external site.)  Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/sageworks/2013/09/01/how-healthy-is-your-business-using-industry-data-to-check-the-temperature/#26ca43e1704a

Biery, M. E. (2013, December 22). What are your financial statements telling you? (Links to an external site.)  Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/sageworks/2013/12/22/understanding-financial-statements/#72daac5822b0

Bujaki, M., & McConomy, B. (2010, May). Voluntary disclosures in corporate annual reports — More than meets the eye (Links to an external site.) . CMA Management, 84(3), 14-16.

Fotsch, B., & Case, J. (2017, September 5). Six tips for planning a great 2018 (Links to an external site.) . Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/fotschcase/2017/09/05/six-tips-for-planning-a-great-2018/

Holtzman, Y., Gorkhover, G., & Ganz, M. (2015, January 12). The U.S. medical device industry: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from https://www.mddionline.com/us-medical-device-industry-strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-and-threats

Maresova, P., Penhaker, M., Selamat, A., & Kuca, K. (2015). The potential of medical device industry in technological and economical context (Links to an external site.) . Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 11, 1505-1514. doi:10.2147/TCRM.S88574

Mathur, A. (2016, April 20). Why 70% of companies paid zero in corporate taxes: they had zero profits (Links to an external site.) . Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/aparnamathur/2016/04/20/why-70-of-companies-paid-zero-in-corporate-taxes-they-had-zero-profits/#7a02689c56e3

Medtronic. (2016). Integrated performance report (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/medtronic-com/us-en/corporate/documents/17267.MED.Sustainability.Report_4_FINAL%20NOV%208.pdf

Mosca, L. (2017, October 18). Buisness planning for 2018, and how to cash in on the new year (Links to an external site.) . Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/louismosca/2017/10/18/business-planning-for-2018/#6f5b12f6692d

Pal, N. (2015, April 9). Why financial dashboards matter, and five pointers to get you started (Links to an external site.) . Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/skollworldforum/2015/04/09/why-financial-dashboards-matter-and-five-pointers-to-get-you-started/#4f6e2f5f2520

Paunovic, G. (2017, December 6). The single strategy you need to fuel business growth right now (Links to an external site.) . Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2017/12/06/the-single-strategy-you-need-to-fuel-business-growth-right-now/#35b9fdd42c59

Sampson, L. (2015, March 13). Turning bean counters into difference makers: How corporate finance is changing with the times (Links to an external site.) . Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2015/03/13/how-corporate-finance-is-changing-with-the-times/#1aaa9ab639d1

Savickas, Mark L. (2003, September). Introduction to the special issue (Links to an external site.) . Career Development Quarterly, 52(1), 4-7. doi:10.1002/j.2161-0045.2003.tb00621.x

Uggla, H. (2015). Aligning brand portfolio strategy with business strategy (Links to an external site.) . IUP Journal of Brand Management, 12(3), 7-17. Retrieved from http://www.iupindia.in/Brand_Management.asp

Multimedia

TriCorporation. (n.d.). Preparing your financial commitments: Guide to developing a budget as the leader of HISCO [Video file]. Retrieved from https://qa.trisimulation.com/Simulation

Supplemental Materials

Cadrain, S. (2020). How to read the cash flow walk chart   Download How to read the cash flow walk chart[Presentation slides]. Canvas@UAGC. https://login.uagc.edu

Cadrain, S. (2020). Pre-tax net income chart explanation   Download Pre-tax net income chart explanation[Presentation slides]. Canvas@UAGC. https://login.uagc.edu