This document provides information about an online course on strategic management. It outlines the course assignments for the first three weeks, which include readings, discussion questions, and individual papers on topics like the strategic management process, ethics in strategic planning, and conducting an environmental scan. Students are also required to complete a learning team charter and weekly summaries with their assigned learning team. The document provides learning objectives, due dates, and formatting guidelines for the various assignments.

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Week One
Strategic Overview, Ethics, and Legal Environment
· Indicate why a strategic management process is needed.
· Describe the primary components of the strategic
management process.
· Explain the relationship of ethics, social responsibility, and
corporate performance in strategic planning.
Course Assignments
1. Readings
· Read Ch. 1 of Concepts in Strategic Management and
Business Policy .
· Read Ch. 2 of Concepts in Strategic Management and
Business Policy .
· Read Ch. 3 of Concepts in Strategic Management and
Business Policy .
· Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
2. Discussion Questions

2. Respond to the Discussion Questions posted by your
instructor.
Post your responses in the Main forum.
The first two are due by Thursday, Day 3, and the balance is
due by Saturday, Day 5. Post your responses in the Main
forum.
3. Individual Assignment: Strategic Management Process
Paper
· Write a 350- to 500-word paper in which you complete the
following:
o Describe the primary components of a strategic
management process, and indicate why a strategic
management process is needed for a company.
o Research at least one company and describe the strategic
management process that the company uses.
· Format your paper according to APA standards.
· Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link
on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an
attachment.
Due Date: Sunday, Day 6 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona
time. (6 points)
Weekly Reminders
Weekly Summaries
Weekly summaries will be required in this course and
counted as class participation.
Discussion Questions
Discussion question responses will count towards the class
participation requirement.
Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards

3. your class participation score.
Participation
All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4
out of 7 days during the week.
Week Two
Competition Strategy Formulation
· Measure an organization’s internal and external
environments using environmental scanning.
· Determine relevant business competitive strategies.
· Analyze how to create value and sustained competitive
advantage through business strategy.
· Choose measurement guidelines to verify strategy
effectiveness.
Course Assignments
1. Readings
· Read Ch. 4 of Concepts in Strategic Management and
Business Policy .
· Read Ch. 5 of Concepts in Strategic Management and
Business Policy .
· Read Ch. 6 of Concepts in Strategic Management and
Business Policy .
· Read Ch. 11 of Concepts in Strategic Management and
Business Policy
· Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
2. Discussion Questions
Respond to the Discussion Questions posted by your
instructor.
Post your responses in the Main forum.
The first two are due by Thursday, Day 3, and the balance is
due by Saturday, Day 5. Post your responses in the Main
forum.

4. 3. Individual Assignment: Ethics Paper
· Write a 700- to 900-word paper in which you do the
following:
o Explain the role of ethics and social responsibility in
developing a strategic plan while considering stakeholder
needs and agendas.
o Include at least one example of a company overstepping
ethical boundaries for stakeholder agendas, and what types
of preventative measures could be taken to avoid this type of
situation.
· Format your paper according to APA standards.
· Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link
on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an
attachment.
Due Date: Sunday, Day 6 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona
time. (6 points)
4. Learning Team Assignment: Learning Team Charter
· Collaborate with your Learning Team members to construct
your Learning Team Charter.
· Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link
on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an
attachment.
Due Date: Wednesday, Day 2 of this week by 11:59 PM
Arizona time. (1 point)
Weekly Reminders
Weekly Summaries
Weekly summaries will be required in this course and
counted as class participation.
Discussion Questions
Discussion question responses will count towards the class
participation requirement.

5. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards
your class participation score.
Participation
All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4
out of 7 days during the week.
Week Three
Innovation, Sustainability, and the Global Market
· Estimate the sustainability of long-term business
operations.
· Explain how the global market affects business strategy.
· Construct a long-term strategic management plan for
sustaining organizational performance.
Course Assignments
1. Readings
· Read Ch. 7 of Concepts in Strategic Management and
Business Policy .
· Read Ch. 8 of Concepts in Strategic Management and
Business Policy .
· Review Ch. 5, Section 5.1 of Concepts in Strategic
Management and Business Policy .
· Read Ch. 8 of Strategic Management: A Dynamic
Perspective.
· Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
2. Discussion Questions
Respond to the Discussion Questions posted by your
instructor.
Post your responses in the Main forum.
The first two are due by Thursday, Day 3, and the balance is
due by Saturday, Day 5. Post your responses in the Main
forum.
3. Individual Assignment: Environmental Scan Paper

6. · Write a 1050- to 1400-word paper in which you complete
the following:
o Research and describe the internal and external
environments of 2 to 3 real-world companies using an
environmental scan.
o Determine what competitive advantages each company
has and what strategies each company is using.
· How does each company create value and sustain
competitive advantage through business strategy?
· What measurement guidelines is each company using to
verify its strategic effectiveness?
· How effective are the measurement guidelines that each
company is using?
§ Format your paper according to APA standards.
§ Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link
on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an
attachment.
Due Date: Sunday, Day 6 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona
time. (12 points)
4. Learning Team Assignment: Learning Team Summary
· Collaborate with your Learning Team members to construct
a cumulative 300-400-word summary discussing the lesson
learned during the first three weeks of this course.
· Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link
on eCampus. Locate the link to submit ...
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