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Undergraduate Course Syllabus

OL 421: Strategic Management and Policy

Center: Online

CE: Completion of 111 Credits; UC: ACC 202, ACC 205 or HOS 202; MKT 113 or MKT 105; ENG 200 and completion of 90 credits

Business School Capstone Course. This interdisciplinary approach to the study of the process of strategic management includes strategic analysis planning, implementation, evaluation and control from the perspective of top management in profit-making U.S. and international corporations, and public and non- profit organizations. Text and case studies are used extensively. Writing and team intensive course. Experience with Microsoft Office or equivalent is required. Senior standing or permission of instructor.

• Demonstrate business communication skills and etiquette for constructing personal and professional reflections in a variety of business environments

• Analyze strategic problem-solving skills for enhancing business success

• Analyze the use of quantitative and qualitative tools for informing strategic decision-making

• Assess ethical, legal, and social challenges for suggesting improvement and enhancement strategies

• Assess peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration for improving performance and decision making

• Analyze global business markets for informing future business expansion choices

• Analyze entrepreneurial and innovative approaches for solving authentic business problems

1. Communication: Students will demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively through written, oral, and other forms of communication

2. Informational Technology: Students will master information technology principles and contemporary information technology applications and will be able to apply information technology to the greatest advantage in the many aspects of an organization’s operations

3. Problem Solving: Students will develop the skills to identify problems quickly, analyze them reasonably, and find solutions creatively

4. Teamwork: Students will develop a broad range of interpersonal skills in order to function effectively as a participant in team and group situations

5. Analytical Skills: Students will appropriately use and apply quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis, data, applied mathematical and statistical techniques, and decision sciences whenever possible to attain organizational objectives

6. Global Orientation: Students will attain a multidisciplinary global perspective in order to understand others and make more effective international business decisions

7. Legal and Ethical Practices: Students will realize the legal and ethical considerations and implications of personal, social, business, and international business behavior and activities

8. Research: Students will be able to conduct primary and secondary research and apply the results for informed decision making

9. Strategic Approach: Students will be able to think and plan strategically in making business decisions

10. Leadership: Students will be able to function effectively as a team and organization leader