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BUSINESS POLICY and STRATEGY School of Business Administration Portland State University Spring 2007 Professor Melissa M. Appleyard Mgmt. 562: Tuesday, 5:40-9:20PM, Classroom 1102 (Capital Center) CRN 61906 Mgmt. 562: Wednesday, 5:40-9:20PM, Classroom SBA 160 (Downtown) CRN 61907 BA 495 Honors(: Friday, 9:00AM-12:40PM, Classroom SBA 390 CRN 60279 Office: SBA 633, Office Hours: By Appointment (send an email for an appointment) T: 503-725-9581 F: 503-725-5850 E: MelissaA@sba.pdx.edu • Text: Jay B. Barney. Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage. • Prentice Hall; 3 edition (November 7, 2006) • ISBN-10: 0131470949 or ISBN-13: 978-0131470941 (available through Amazon, etc., or in the PSU bookstore …show more content…

• Class Discussion Contributions A central part in developing your competencies will be active and thoughtful contributions to the class discussion. Your contributions will be critical to your learning and the learning of your classmates. EVERYONE is expected to participate in each class session. I usually ask for volunteers, but I also cold call people throughout the class session. In evaluating class contributions, I consider both quality and the frequency of contribution, but I weigh quality more heavily. In assessing quality, I consider the following dimensions: • Is the student taking risks? • Is the student creatively trying to experiment with strategic thinking and visioning? • Does the comment simply repeat facts from the case, or does it provide analysis that adds to our understanding of the case and its broader implications? • Does the comment fit well into the flow of the discussion? Is it linked to the comments of others? • Does the comment trigger others to enter the analysis? • Does the comment link the case material effectively to the material from the textbook? • Does the comment reflect creative thinking, perhaps by tying together multiple viewpoints or tying back to material covered previously in the course? • Is the comment presented in a clear, compelling manner or is it confusing, repetitive or contradictory? • Is the comment delivered in a respectful, constructive

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