Course Syllabus

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Course Information

Course Requirements

Course Learning Outcomes

The table below illustrates how the assignments in this course align to the course and program learning outcomes. 

**The Professor reserves the right to make alterations to the syllabus should the need arise. 

Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

This course aligns with the following program learning outcomes associated with your program of study. 

1. Evaluate real-world business situations related to the core business functions of accounting, economics, finance, qualitative analysis, information systems, international business, legal and social environments, and marketing & management.
2. Analyze real-world business situations by identifying relevant business issues, performing appropriate quantitative and qualitative data analysis and synthesis, and formulating viable courses of action.
3. Create and deliver professional quality oral presentations and written work products.
4. Analyze real-world business situations by identifying relevant ethical issues, evaluating and synthesizing information, and formulating ethical courses of action.
5. Conduct meaningful, personal career research and prepare a plan for advancing their career goals by the end of their Junior year.
6. Complete at least one industry or academic certificate or approved internship that relates to their career paths.

Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILO)

The Institutional learning outcomes include skills, knowledge, innovation, responsibility, and G.R.I.T.  More...

Course Assignments and Grading

Assignment Descriptions

To help develop critical thought and interpersonal skills, this course contains a variety of assignments requiring critical thought, self-reflection, scholarly research, and experiential insights. There are assignments that will require each student to work with a paired partner for development and submission. A course project will require students to work in teams investigating, diagnosing, analyzing real-world issues and determining potential solutions for a real-world company identified and chosen by the team members. This will help develop and enhance much-in-demand team -working skills while solving a real issue for an organization. Finally, there will be some individually completed assignments. Please read the instructions carefully to know whether it is individual, paired, or team project.

Several assignments are multi-phase to include an in-class portion. In order to earn points for any portion of the assignment, each portion must be complete. Thus, missing class on one of these assignments will result in zero points for each portion of the assignment.

Unless otherwise noted, ALL assignments must be submitted using Microsoft Programs such as Word, Excel, or Power Point. Submissions in any other format, unless noted in the assignment WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Please note that submissions using 'Pages' nor Goolge Doc Links will not be accepted. Please read review the assignments for the proper program to develop and submit your paper.

Additioanlly, when an assignment calls for an inlcusion of infomration, Links will not be accepted. The content MUST be inserted into thte assignment. 

Make sure all content and addendums, attachments and inclusions required are inserted into assignments before submitting. Failure to have this content in the document will result in zero points for the assignment. There will be no rework of submissions. 

Template Use and Submission Policy (Non-Negotiable)

• Use the provided template. If an assignment includes a template, you must complete and submit your work on that exact file (no re-creations, no screenshots).

• Templates must not be altered. Do not alter structure. Do not delete tabs/rows/columns, change labels, or reformat formulas/layout. 

• Submit the correct file type. Turn in the template’s native format only: .xlsx / .docx / .pptx (unless the instructions explicitly say differntly). Do NOT submit it via a Google links, images, or PDFs in place of the original format. This will lead to = 0 points for the assignment

• Cumulative/multi-phase work. For milestones, submit the same, continuously updated template each time with all prior sections intact and the current section completed. Using a different docuemnt or a fresh copy or having missing prior sections will result in = 0 points for the assignment.

• No retroactive credit. Points are not awarded after the due date for using the wrong file, wrong format, or missing sections, inclusions—even if you later upload the right one. (in other words, there is not rework)

• Your responsibility: After submitting, open your file in Canvas to confirm the correct, docuement with all neccessary inclusions is uploaded. 

Discussion Assignments

There are a few assignments that will be on the Canvas discussion board. In order to be eligible for full points on your discussion grades, you are expected to engage in the discussion question using the embedded course textbook and other scholarly research sources to support your responses. The language must be professional, have critical thought, be substantive in nature, be respectful, have proper grammar and punctuation, and include proper citations and references using APA format. These discussion activities will require a minimum of an initial response and at least 2 response posts with participation on at least 2 days of the course week. Please make sure to plan properly and read the assignment instructions in order to meet the expectations for these discussions. 

Please note there is NO GRACE period for late discussion posts, initial or responses. 

Project Team/Paired Assignments

In this course students are expected to work effectively in diverse groups and teams to achieve tasks. They must collaborate and function well in team settings as both leaders and followers. They should respect human diversity and behave in a tolerant manner toward colleagues, peer, and professor. Several of the assignments in this class will be completed in Pairs and a larger project will be completed in a Team. Pairs generally stay the same throughout the course but may change due to circumstances based on professor approval. Students  will choose their own partner.  Otherwise, the professor will assign paired partners.In the event a partner is lost at some point during the course, the remaining partner will be responsible for notifying the professor PRIOR TO A PAIRED ASSIGNMENT COMING DUE so a new partner can be identified as paired assignments are not accepted on an individual basis. 

Project Teams will be set up in Module 2. 

For the Team Project, you will be REQUIRED TO MEET WITH ME ONCE DURING THE COURSE AS A TEAM TO DISCUSS THIS PROJECT as a team.  This meetomg generally lasts 30 minutes. The Team is responsible for determining their schedule to meet and to coordinate with my schedule to get this set up. Thus, good planning is in order. Failure to make it to this  meeting will impact the points earning.

No Paired or Team assignments will be accepted as an individual student. With Paired Assignments, if your partner fails to contribute, the submitting student MUST put only their name of the cover page and send me a message in Canvas letting me know who their partner is and that they did not contribute. With Team assignments, if a member does not contribute in any portion of any phase of project their name should NOT be listed on that portion of the assignment. ONLY the names of those who contributed should be listed and the team submitter MUST send me a message in Canvas letting me know the name of the student(s) that did not participate. If you experience difficulties working with your partners, you are expected to resolve them within the partnership/team if possible, per your team charter. However, please feel free to contact me for guidance if you have concerns in this area.

Projects are outcome-based with respect to grading, so generally all team members will be awarded the same number of points per assignment. However, I reserve the right to report different grades for different Paired/Project Team members if I see a substantial imbalance in individual contribution. The names of all contributing members of the team must be placed on the cover page for each submission. If a team member does not participate, their name should not be included and the team lead for that portion of the project should send me a private message. 

Termination of Partners/Team Members

In the event a partner or team member is not contributing that member can be 'terminated' from the pair/team provided the professor is presented documentation of at least 1 separate and valid coaching-for-improvement by the other partner/team members. This coaching must be in writing. In the event a member is 'terminated' from their team, they WILL NOT be admitted to another pair/team and WILL NOT then be able to complete the paired or team assignments resulting in zero points being assigned them for any assignments or team project portions they did not participate in. 

Attendance/Discussion Participation Grading/Absences

Much of the learning from this course will come via participation in each week's class period via the lectures, exercises and interactions with other class members. To help make the discussions a robust learning process, you will be expected to  participate in class discussions each week. Please be on time. Coming late to class not only disturbs the rest of the class, it has the impact on the late student as they will be missing important content. 

To earn full participation/attendance point credit, you must be in attendance for the full class session and participate in the activities and discussions. In the event a student is called on and fails to contribute to the discussions, participation points will be deducted. If a student is found to be on their cell phone, computer, or demonstrating the appearance of sleeping, participation points will be lost. Please come prepared to discuss course topics. The only acceptations to this will be if a student has a current DRC accommodation related to speaking in class. Student Accommodations and Excused Absences (Policy 533)Links to an external site..

Attendance points are based on a no-fault policy meaning all absence reasons will be treated the same. Absences that fall under Policy 533 and handled according to policy guidelines may be excused. Please note that proper notification to the professor is the responsibility of the student.  Understanding that 'life happens' students will be permitted 2 absences within the course semester for which attendance points will not be deducted and credit will be applied at the end of the semester. Please note that many of the assignments require an in class portion in order to be eligible to earn points for any portion of that assignment. Being absent jeopardizes not only your learning but eligibilty to earn points for that mulitpart assignment. Unless it becomes mandatory by University policy, Zoom will not be an option for those not in attendance in the classroom. 

Regardless of the reason for the absence, it is the student's responsibility to obtain any class activity notes from a peer - student. Additionally, absence from class does not preclude a student from completing assigned homework assignments. The excpetion to his is assignments that have multiple parts to inlcude pre-work/in class/ post work. For these assignments the studnet must complete each portion in order to earn any of the points for said assignment. Other than these assignments,  the expectation will be the student will complete the assignments, quizzes, etc. listed in Canvas Modules within the stated deadlines, unless they have an accommodation approval set per University policy.

For those students who do not miss any class sessions, perfect attendance extra credit will be awarded at the end of the semester.

 Late Work, Missed Exams, and Unexcused Absences

It is important to stay on time with assignments, projects, and submissions because being late pushes the learning behind for the following week AND it has the potential to set up poor habits that impact future on-the-job behaviors. Deadlines for various assignments may differ based on the type of assignment. It is the student's responsibility to monitor the Modules section of Canvas for due dates.  If you know you will be offline the day an assignment is due, please make sure to post it early. I expect all work to be submitted on time. I can be flexible if you alert me ahead of time that you will be late for a very good reason. Individual work submitted late without proper authorization from me will be marked down 10% for each day it is late up to a maximum of 2 days. This will not include initial posts on discussions or the weekly preparation quizzes or assignments with mulipte parts that are completed partially in class.. Following the 2 day late period, no points will be earned unless I have already granted an exception. Discussions, Team and Paired assignments do NOT have a grace period for being submitted late and thus, must be submitted by their due date/time UNLESS an exception is granted by me prior.  

If you have an assignment completed by the deadline but are unable to post it in Canvas for technical reasons, you can send it to me by email along with the ticket number from the Help Desk explaining the issue. This will ONLY demonstrate that it was completed on time. However, you must post the assignment in the forum once that becomes available. I cannot grade assignments sent to me only by email. Thus ALL assignments must be posted via Canvas. Please keep in mind that issues with technology on the student's end are generally not grounds for late submission. Please ensure that you have a back-up method to get your work submitted on time. That being said, if you are having any type of issues, please contact me as early as possible in the event I do need to make an exception. 

Assignments will NOT be accepted after the last day of regular class scheduling for the semester unless the due date is posted as such in Canvas. There is no late allowance for assignments due in the last week of the regular semester. 

AI Generative Tools

• “It is expected that students will adhere to generally accepted standards of academic honesty, including but not limited to refraining from cheating, plagiarizing, misrepresenting one’s work, and/or inappropriately collaborating. This includes the use of generative AI tools that has not been cited or documented or authorized. Students will also be expected to adhere to the prescribed professional and ethical standards of the profession/discipline for which the student is preparing. Any student who engages in academic dishonesty or who violates the professional and ethical standards for the profession/discipline for which the student is preparing, may be subject to academic sanctions as per Utah Tech’s The Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities” (Eaton, n.d.)
• “You may use AI programs e.g. ChatGPT to help generate ideas and brainstorm.  However, you should note that the material generated by these programs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or otherwise problematic.  Beware that use may also stifle your own independent thinking and creativity.  You may not submit any work generated by an AI program as your own.  If you include material generated by an AI program, it should be cited like any other reference material (with due consideration for the quality of the reference, which may be poor). Any plagiarism or other form of cheating will be dealt with severely under relevant university policies” (Eaton, n.d.).
• Regardless of source used, the total amount of content should not exceed 15% of the total content. This includes scholarly sources, AI generated information, personal references, or other references). Exceeding this limit will impact the overall grade and could put the paper at risk for violation of the Academic Integrity policy. 
• f ANY AI program is used, you must properly cite and reference the content gotten via AI.
• If an AI program is used for grammar/spell checking, you will need to upload both the original document and the document reviewed through AI.
• Assignments are run through CopyLeaks for AI matches. If content is found to match an AI source, a zero will be given for that assignment pending a discussion with me and the assignment will be subject to the Academic Integrity policy up to and including escalation for plagiarism review.
• References must be found in the UT Library or Google Scholar. If a reference if found to be inaccurate or fabricated, the assignment will receive a zero a and it will be escalated for review under the Academic Integrity Policy. 

Click here to view the University-sponsored student guide to using AI.

Electronics Policy

Use of electronics in the classroom can be highly distracting to class focus and learning. Further, research shows a relations ship to handwriting notes and level of achieve can be higher than typewritten notes (Crumb, et all, 2022; Flanigan et al, 2024).  The classroom will be an electronics-free zone UNLESS electronics are required for an in-class assignment per the professor. Thus, ALL electronics to include cell phones, laptops, tablets, etc. will not be permitted on the tables/desks and will be required to be put away in backpacks, bags, purses, or on the floor under the table/desk unless instructions are given by the professor to use them. Tablets that are only for hand written note taking will be allowed. Otherwise, notes should be taken on paper. The professor reserves the right to dismiss any student from the class who violates this policy. 

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