Course Calendar
Fall 2022
Key Dates: August 22 - December 7. Thanksgiving 11/19-27; NO CLASS: 9/5; 10/7
MGT1104 - Foundations of Business
| Class # | Date | Topic | Reading/Need | Tasks Due on this Date | |
| 1 | M | 8/22 | Syllabus & Course Expectations | ||
| 2 | W | 8/24 |
Class Prep & Learning Objectives |
Chapter 2 Review Learning Objectives |
Chapter 2 Quiz (8/25) |
| 3 | F | 8/26 |
Business in a Global Environment *
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Review Learning Objectives Chapter 5 |
Strengths Finder tool (8/28) Chapter 3 Quiz (8/28) |
| 4 | M | 8/29 | Strength Finder | Review SF Results | |
| 5 | W | 8/31 | Economics and Business | Chapter 3 Video Video: Presentation |
Chapter 5 Quiz (9/1) |
| 6 | F | 9/2 | Economics and Business Cont'd* | Team Strength Grid | |
| 7 | M | 9/5 | LABOR DAY - NO CLASS** | ||
| 8 | W | 9/7 | Teamwork | Chapter 1 Review learning objectives |
Stock Market 1 Practice Chapter 1 Quiz (9/8) |
| 9 | F | 9/9 | Teamwork - RecSports | SF Results | LinkedIn Profile Build |
| 10 | M | 9/12 |
Ethics and Social Responsibility*
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Learning Objectives Chapter 4 Video Presentation Article |
Chapter 4 Quiz (9/13) |
| 11 | W | 9/14 | Review Session Exam 1 & Ethics Discussion | Honor Code Review and Uploaded Quiz Results |
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| 12 | F | 9/16 | Learning to Learn* | Learning to Learn Assignment (9/18) | |
| Class # | Date | Topic | Reading/Need | Tasks Due on this Date | |
| 13 | M | 9/19 | Exam 1 | Chapters 1-5 | Exam 1 |
| 14 | W | 9/21 | Forms of Business Ownership | Chapter 6 Video Presentation |
Chapter 6 Quiz (9/22) |
| 15 | F | 9/23 | Alumni Roundtable Day | Prepare Questions | |
| 16 | M | 9/26 | Management & Leadership* | Chapter 8 Video Presentation |
Chapter 8 Quiz (9/27) |
| 17 | W | 9/28 | Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business |
Chapter 7 Video Presentation Youtube Video |
Chapter 7 Quiz (9/29) |
| 18 | F | 9/30 | Operations Management* |
Chapter 10 |
Entrepreneurial Exercise (10/2) Chapter 10 Quiz (10/2) |
| 19 | M | 10/3 | Human Resources | Chapter 12 | Chapter 12 Quiz (10/4) |
| 20 | W | 10/5 | Introduction to Business Simulation | Complete training on Capsim | |
| 21 | F | 10/7 | FALL BREAK - NO CLASS** | Business Simulation - Individual Training (10/9) | |
| 22 | M | 10/10 | Review Session Exam 2 | Stock market practice #2 | |
| 23 | W | 10/12 | Business Simulation - Practice Round #1 | ||
| 24 | F | 10/14 | Exam 2 | All to date (not Ch 9/11) | Exam 2 |
| Class # | Date | Topic | Reading/Need | Tasks Due on this Date | |
| 25 | M | 10/17 | Union & Management Issues* | Chapter 13 Video |
Chapter 13 Quiz (10/18) |
| 26 | W | 10/19 | Real Estate |
Reading Video |
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| 27 | F | 10/21 | Business Simulation - Practice Round #2* |
Business Case Option 1 |
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| 28 | M | 10/24 | Marketing |
Chapter 14 Video |
Business Simulation - Team (10/25) Chapter 14 Quiz (10/25) |
| 29 | W | 10/26 | Pricing | Chapter 15 |
Strategy Statement (10/27) Chapter 15 Quiz(10/27) |
| 30 | F | 10/28 | Business Simulation - Challenge Round #1* | Lyft Focus Group Report | |
| 31 | M | 10/31 | Business Information Technology |
Chapter 19 Articles Videos |
Chapter 19 quiz Team Member Evaluation - Lyft Focus Group |
| 32 | W | 11/2 | Hospitality & Tourism Management |
Chapter 16 Video Presentation |
Chapter 16 Quiz (11/3) Live Case 1 |
| 33 | F | 11/4 | Business Simulation - Challenge Round #2* | Round 2 Live | |
| 34 | M | 11/7 | Accounting and Financial Information |
Chapter 17 Video |
Chapter 17 Quiz |
| 35 | W | 11/9 | Accounting and Financial Information | ||
| 36 | F | 11/11 | Business Simulation - Challenge Round #3* | ||
| 37 | M | 11/14 |
Practice Accounting
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Assignment details : Learning to learn | |
| 38 | W | 11/16 | Financial Statements Quiz | Review Stress-Buster and practice exercises |
In-Class Assignment on Financial Statements
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| F | 11/18 | Business Simulation - Challenge Round #4* |
Business Case Option 2 (11/22) Business Simulation- Team (11/25) stock market practice #3 |
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| 39 | M | 11/28 | Personal Financial Management* |
Chapter 18 Video Presentation |
Peer feedback - business simulation Chapter 18 Quiz (11/29) |
| 40 | W | 11/30 | LYFT Focus Group | Spot Eval | |
| 41 | F | 12/2 |
Simulation Challenge Round #5*
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| 42 | M | 12/5 | Simulation & Stock Market Exercise Debrief | ||
| 43 | W | 12/7 | Review Final Exam & Case Study |
FINAL EXAM ... Date is based on specific CRN. Refer to HokieSpa for Exam schedule.