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MGT 576 Wk 1 Discussion – Effective Thinking
Before Posting: Read Course Questions, Hints, & Notes => Read Me: Weekly Discussion
This post explains the discussion requirements
To clarify: Minimum of three (3) Posts per week. All posts (responses/replies) have the same requirements.
- Minimum of 175 words (not including references)
- supported with a minimum of one Independent reference
During the first few weeks: post early and I will try to warn you about sub-standard posts; you may then correct these.
Please respond to the following. You may post your responses in three postings:
Q1) What does it mean to think effectually?
Q2) How is it different from thinking causally?
Q3) When is it important for an entrepreneur to think effectually? Provide an example of your own effectual thinking
MGT 576 Wk 2 Discussion – Customer Buying Experience
Before Posting: Read Course Questions, Hints, & Notes => Read Me: Weekly Discussion
This post explains the discussion requirements
To clarify: Minimum of three (3) Posts per week. All posts (responses/replies) have the same requirements.
- Minimum of 175 words (not including references)
- supported with a minimum of one Independent reference
During the first few weeks: post early and I will try to warn you about sub-standard posts; you may then correct these.
Please respond to the following. You may post your responses in three postings:
- Choose 3 products you might be interested in purchasing that are sold on the Internet.
- For each product, visit 3 websites and go through the process as if you were going to actually purchase the product.
Q1) Which website did you have the best buying experience with? Why do you think that is?
Q2) Which website did you have the worst buying experience with? Why?
Q3) If you could create the perfect website to sell a product on, what features would it have?
MGT 576 Wk 3 Discussion – Competitive Analysis
Before Posting: Read Course Questions, Hints, & Notes => Read Me: Weekly Discussion
This post explains the discussion requirements
To clarify: Minimum of three (3) Posts per week. All posts (responses/replies) have the same requirements.
- Minimum of 175 words (not including references)
- supported with a minimum of one Independent reference
During the first few weeks: post early and I will try to warn you about sub-standard posts; you may then correct these.
Please respond to the following. You may post your responses in three postings:
Imagine yourself as the CEO of a company in an industry that interests you.
Q1) Identify the major trends in the general environment of that firm
Q2) Analyze the impact of those trends on the firm
Q3) Identify sources you (as the CEO) could use to monitor those trends.
MGT 576 Wk 4 Discussion – Organizational Structure
Before Posting: Read Course Questions, Hints, & Notes => Read Me: Weekly Discussion
This post explains the discussion requirements
To clarify: Minimum of three (3) Posts per week. All posts (responses/replies) have the same requirements.
- Minimum of 175 words (not including references)
- supported with a minimum of one Independent reference
During the first few weeks: post early and I will try to warn you about sub-standard posts; you may then correct these.
Please respond to the following. You may post your responses in three postings:
Think of a company or organization you’re familiar with, perhaps one you’ve worked for or even a place of worship or school.
Q1) What are the advantages of each of the organizational structures discussed in the readings?
Q2) What kind of organizational structure does the organization use?
Q3) What other structures might allow the organization to operate more effectively?
MGT 576 Wk 5 Discussion – Innovations
Before Posting: Read Course Questions, Hints, & Notes => Read Me: Weekly Discussion
This post explains the discussion requirements
To clarify: Minimum of three (3) Posts per week. All posts (responses/replies) have the same requirements.
- Minimum of 175 words (not including references)
- supported with a minimum of one Independent reference
Please respond to the following. You may post your responses in three postings:
Q1) For the company you’ve been assessing throughout the course, identify the types of innovations it is pursuing.
Q2) Do the innovations tend to be incremental or radical? Product-related or process-related?
Q3) In what ways, no matter how minor, could you add value to such innovations?
MGT 576 Wk 6 Discussion – Small-Business Marketing
Before Posting: Read Course Questions, Hints, & Notes => Read Me: Weekly Discussion
This post explains the discussion requirements
To clarify: Minimum of three (3) Posts per week. All posts (responses/replies) have the same requirements.
- Minimum of 175 words (not including references)
- supported with a minimum of one Independent reference
Please respond to the following. You may post your responses in three postings:
Q1) Find an example of a small business that is using social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, to promote their products or services.
Q2) Give some advantages and disadvantages this company’s use of social media.
Q3) How effective do you think this strategy is? Why? What is one thing would you recommend the business due to enhance its social media results?
Q4) Supporting Activity – Special Discussion – Improving the Course
It’s always amazing to see how much progress each of you has made over the past six weeks.
In these classes, you each come in with your own past experience. Some with no experience; others are pros.
My goal is to help each of you succeed, but I cannot do it for you. You each have to learn how to work on your own and find things for yourselves. You will not have an instructor on call in the “real” world. You will, however, have the internet, and your friends and associates to call on for help. In this class you have helped each other and shared your ideas. I hope this has helped you develop your skills.
Please let me know if this class has helped you…
As this is a new version of this class, your improvement suggestions are welcome.
As noted earlier, we previously had a requirement of at least 8 substantive post per week with the requirement to respond to with mini-essays to the 3 core questions posted each week.
The new requirements are for at least 3 posts per week.
I strongly believe in the importance of the discussion and in fully formed responses.
My intent is to require a minimum of three mini-essays and optional additional discussion.
Does this requirement support and promote learning? or should I look for a different mix?
Also, please share your suggestions for succeeding in this class and I will post these for future students…
Note: although I require references in responding to posts, I will accept your observations without references for Q4.