Course Calendar

To-Do Date: Aug 27 at 11:15am
Fall 2021          
Key Dates: August 23 - December 9. Thanksgiving 11/20-28; NO CLASS: 9/6; 10/1  
MGT1104 - Foundations of Business
Class #   Date Topic Reading/Need Tasks Due on this Date
1 M 8/23 Syllabus & Course Expectations    
2 W 8/25 Foundations of Business
Personal Financial Management
Chapter 2
Chapter 18
Videos 
Strength Finder (SF)
3 F 8/27 Strength Finder Results Session Review SF Results  OCA Survey: deadline is PRIOR to YOUR class time (i.e. 10:10am or 11:15am).  Here is link to survey (copy and paste into URL if needed):  

https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eXK6heiY95RnTsW

4 M 8/30 Teamwork Chapter 1  
5 W 9/1
6 F 9/3 Team Building Exercises (RecSports) SF Results  
7 M 9/6 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS    
8 W 9/8 Ethics & CSR Chapter 4
Video
Article
LIVING Wage Case
9 F 9/10

Economics, Part 1

Chapter 3
Video
10 M 9/13 Economics, Part 2    
11 W 9/15 Global Business Chapter 5
12 F 9/17 Exam 1 Chapters 1-5 Exam 1
           
Class #   Date Topic Reading/Need Tasks Due on this Date
13 M 9/20
Academic Planning & Research
Support site
Video
Online Library Lessons
14 W 9/22 Forms of Business Ownership Chapter 6
Video
Honor Code Assignment Due
15 F 9/24 Alumni Roundtable Day Alumni Bios Alumni Questions
  M  9/27 Entrepreneurship  Chapter 7
Video 
16 W  9/29 Entrepreneurial Exercise 3 Videos  Team Video
17 F 10/1 FALL BREAK - NO CLASS    
18 M 10/4 Management & Leadership Chapter 8
Video
19 W 10/6 Operations Management Chapter 10
Video
 
20 F 10/8 Intro to Emotional Intelligence Podcast
Goleman Reading
Asychronous Video
21 M 10/11 InClass Discussion of EI and Managing Human Resources Chapter 12  
22 W 10/13 Review Session Exam 2   List of Questions
23 F 10/15 Exam 2 All to date (not Ch 9/11)  
           
Class #   Date Topic Reading/Need Tasks Due on this Date
24 M 10/18 Union & Management Issues Chapter 13
Video
 
25 W 10/20 Marketing Chpater 14
Video
 
26 F 10/22 Lyft Focus Groups Assignment Details  
27 M 10/25 Pricing  Chapter 15 Lyft Report
28 W 10/27 Hospitality & Tourism Chapter 16
Video
Restaurant Case
29 F 10/29 Real Estate Development   ASYCHRONOUS Video
30 M 11/1 Accounting & Finance Info 1 Chapter 17  
31 W 11/3 Accounting & Finance Info 2    
32 F 11/5 Practice Accounting   ASYCHRONOUS Video & Practice Problems
33 M 11/8 Financial Statements Assignment Review Stress-Buster Financial Statements
34 W 11/10 Intro to Business Simulation and Technology in Business All training videos  Choosing Strategy Day & Start on Practice Round 1
35 F 11/12 Business Simulation Strategy 1   Practice Round Decisions
36 M 11/15 Business Simulation Strategy 2    
37 W 11/17 Business Simulation Live Rd 1    
  F 11/19 NO CLASS - Friday before Break    
38 M 11/29 Business Simulation Live Rd 2   Simulation Rd 2 
39 W 12/1 Business Simulation Live Rd 3   Simulation Rd 3 
40 F 12/3 HR Case 1 & Marketing Case 2 Assignment Details  
41 M 12/6 Business Simulation Live Rd 4   Simulation Rd 4
Kind Bar Assignment 
42 W 12/8 Review Final Exam     

FINAL EXAM ... Date is based on specific CRN. Refer to HokieSpa for Exam schedule.