Essay

Traditional Case Deadlines (TCD) DUE DATE

Item/Section to Be Uploaded to Blackboard And/Or Turned in As Designated

Additional Resources

8/26 No TCD Due This Week –Begin Research 9/2 No TCD Due This Week –Continue Research; Review UIW Library Databases 9/9 No TCD Due This Week – Continue Research; Review UIW WLC & APA Style

9/16 TCD #1 Due – UPLOAD Title Page, TOC, Intro, Purpose, Mission, & Leadership Due by 8AM Title Page

Table of Contents Introduction Purpose Statement: What are the key strategic issues you will be examining? Mission Statement (define mission statement) and include 2-3 paragraphs to explain it Executive Leadership (not a list, but a brief narrative integrating who they are) References

Examine the company’s situation from your research. What are the issues and how would you approach them? This can be discipline specific, but must integrate concepts from all other disciplines. Use the APA manual, for style formatting. Use the organization’s website and your research to build this section. Use our textbook for the definition of mission statement.

9/23 No TCD Due This Week – Work on Internal & External Analysis; Revise; Visit Library 9/30 No TCD Due This Week – Work on Internal & External Analysis; Revise 10/7 No TCD Due This Week – Work on Internal & External Analysis; Revise; Visit WLC

10/14 by 8AM

TCD #2 Due – UPLOAD Internal and External Analysis Due (NOTE: You must also still bring an entire printed copy to class)

External Environment – Factors in the Remote Environment Industry Analysis - Porter’s 5 Forces

See Exhibit 4.1 See Exhibit 4.9, Exhibit 4.18, Ch 4 Appendix See CST handout in Blackboard

Factors in the Operating Environment Implications of Catholic Social Teaching

Internal Analysis - SWOT Analysis Core Capabilities

Review Value Chain Exhibit 6.6, and RBV Exhibit 6.7 to help develop other SWOT items.

Comparison and Forecast of Past Performance and Comparison and Forecast with competitors BCG Matrix Implications of Catholic Social Teaching

Chapter 6 Appendix; Company’s current and historic financial data, etc. See CST handout in Blackboard

10/21 No TCD Due This Week – Revise prior TCDs and work on LTOs and Strategies 10/28 No TCD Due This Week – Revise prior TCDs and work on LTOs and Strategies 11/4 No TCD Due This Week – Revise prior TCDs and work on LTOs and Strategies

11/11 by 8AM

TCD #3 Due – UPLOAD Long Term Objectives and Strategies (NOTE: You must also still bring a printed copy to class); Slide Selection during class Long Term Objectives and Strategies – List at least four specific grand strategies List your long-term objectives (results) necessary to accomplish each of your strategies Implications of Catholic Social Teaching

11/18 No TCD Due This Week – Revise; Visit Library to add additional resources 11/25 No TCD Due This Week – Revise - Visit the Writing Center for a review of your work to make

improvements and assemble paper; Prepare Your Slide for the Presentation 12/2

by 8AM Upload Final Reports & Presentation slide (NOTE: You must also still bring a printed copy of the report to class the day it is due and bring your slide on a FLASH DRIVE).

12/4 Rehearsal – Practice Day in Class *****12/11 at 4:15PM Final Exam Week -- Final Presentations*****

Traditional & Short Case Deadlines; Midterm TCD = Traditional Case Deadline Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday AUG 25 26

No TCD This Week

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SEP 1 2 No TCD This Week

3 4 Mr. Paul Andersen – Library Presentation

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10 11 Dr. Amanda Johnston – WLC Presentation

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15 16 UPLOAD BY 8AM TO BB Title Page, Table of Contents, Introduction, Purpose Statement Mission Statement, Executive Leadership References

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OCT 1 2 Midterm Exam (Chapters 1-4; 6, 8)

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8 9 Case 2 - NYLR

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LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Traditional & Short Case Deadlines; Midterm Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 13 14

UPLOAD BY 8AM TO BB; BRING ENTIRE PAPER COPY TO CLASS External Environment (Remote, Industry and Operating); CST Internal Analysis – SWOT Analysis, Core Capabilities Comparison, Forecast; BCG Matrix; CST

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29 30 Case 7 - WF

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3 4 No TCD This Week

5 6 Case 3 - JCP

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10 11 UPLOAD BY 8AM TO BB; BRING PAPER COPY TO CLASS Long Term Objectives and Strategies; CST Peer Review in Class Slide Selection (in class)

12 13 Case 4 - LS

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19 20 Case 6 - WMO

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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

FALL BREAK

Traditional & Short Case Deadlines; Midterm Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday DEC 1 2

Final Report Upload by 8AM BB; hard copy due in class Presentation Slide Uploaded by 8AM BB; Due in class (on a flash drive)

3 4 Presentation Rehearsal Practice in Class (Required)

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