70-101 Spring 2015

Professor David Ramirez

E-mail: dr3v@andrew.cmu.edu
Text: Business Essentials, Ebert/Griffin 9th Edition
Room: Simon Auditorium
Time: Monday 6:30 9:20 PM
The Introduction to Business Management course is intended to
introduce you to a wide array of business topics; my goal will be to
expose you to each of these and the underlying business disciplines.
Because of the objective of the class, we will be moving at a very quick
pace. As a result, it is critical that you read each chapter(s) in advance
of each class.
This course is taught similar to graduate level courses; i.e. the class is
less lecture based. We will leverage cases, group debates, and current
event discussions to examine the concepts that are described in the
book.
HOMEWORK:
Due to the rapid pace of the class and the logistics of managing the
grading of so many assignments, it is not possible to hand in
assignments late. We will use the Blackboard sight to hand in all
homework assignments so please make sure that you are capable of
sending soft copies to the blackboard site for the class.
NOTE:
Homework due on dates when we dont have class must be
submitted by 11:59 PM
Homework due on dates when we have class must be
submitted by 5:30 PM
SRATEGIC PLAN:
In teams, a strategic plan for a start-up company will be developed.
The strategic plan will be due at the end of the semester and will
require each team to leverage the business concepts that you have
been exposed to in the course. More details to come on this course
assignment.
QUIZZES:
Expect a quiz for every chapter in the book so please come prepared.
There are no make-up possibilities for quizzes unless I am alerted and
agree to your circumstances. Class participation is an important
element of the course; those that participate in class or groups that
win in case discussions may receive points toward a given chapter

quiz. This practice is to reward those that enhance the class discussion,
learning and overall environment.
EXAMS:
Exams are listed as part of the Schedule of Assignments table; it is
generally not possible to make-up an exam, so plan accordingly. For
each exam, you may bring one, handwritten 8X11 sheet of paper
with notes written on both front and back of the sheet.
GRADING POLICY:
Homework
Strategic Plan
Quizzes
Exams (5)
*There will be no

130 points
70 points
100 points
500 points
final exam youre welcome

720 points or greater

A
640=< point total <720
B
560=< point total <640
C
480=< point total <600
D
*If point total is less than 480 you will fail the class which is incredibly
hard to do and would require a complete lack of effort.
COMMUNICATION:
The best way to contact me is via email. However, because of other
obligations, it may be difficult to reach me. In the event that you are
having difficulty contacting me, please email the course Teaching
Assistant Hannah Schmitt (hschmitt@andrew.cmu.edu).

DATE

READ

12 Jan
19 Jan
20 Jan

Ch 1

22 Jan

Ch 2

ASSIGNMENT

LECTURE

Ch1: U.S. Business

Environments
NO CLASS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Ch 1: Review #1,3 Analysis
#5,7
Ch 2: Review #1,3,5

26 Jan

Ch 3

Ch 3: Review #1,3 Analysis

#5

Ch2: Business Ethics &

Social Responsibility / Ch3:
Entrepreneurship, New
Ventures and Business
Ownership

2 Feb

EXAM 1

EXAM 1 CHAPTERS 1,2,3

EXAM 1

5 Feb

Ch 4

Ch 4: Review #1,3 Analysis

#5

9 Feb

Ch 5

Ch 5: Review #2,3,4 Analysis

#5

16 Feb

Ch 6

Ch 6: Review #2,3,4,5

23 Feb

EXAM 2

EXAM 2 CHAPTERS 4,5,6

EXAM 2

2 Mar

Ch 7

Ch 7: Review #2,3,5 Analysis

#7

Ch7: Operations
Management & Quality

9 Mar

NO CLASS SPRING BREAK

Ch8: Employee Behavior
Ch 8: No homework
and Motivation / Ch9:
Ch 9: Review #1,2,3 Analysis
Leadership and Decision
#7
Making

16 Mar

Ch 8
Ch 9

23 Mar

EXAM 3

EXAM 3 CHAPTERS 7,8,9

26 Mar

Ch 10

Ch 10: Review #2,3 Analysis

#5,8

30 Mar

Ch 11

Ch 11: Review #2,4 Analysis

#5,7

6 Apr

Ch 12
Ch 13

Ch 12: No homework
Ch 13: No homework

13 Apr

EXAM 4

EXAM 4 CHAPTERS
10,11,12,13

16 Apr

Ch 14

Ch 14: Review #1,3,5,6

20 Apr

Ch 15
Ch 16

Ch 15: Review #2,4 Analysis

#8
Ch 16: Review #1,2,3,5

27 Apr

EXAM 5

1 May

Ch4: Global Context of

Business / Ch5: Business
Management
Ch6: Organizing the
Business

EXAM 5 CHAPTERS
14,15,16
STRATEGIC PLAN DUE

EXAM 3

COMMENTS

Homework #1
10 points
Homework #2
10 points
Homework #3
10 points
EXAM 1
100 points
Homework #4
10 points
Homework #5
10 points
Homework #6
10 points
EXAM 2
100 points
Homework #7
10 points

Homework #8
10 points
EXAM 3
100 Points
Homework #9
10 points

Ch10: HR Management
and Labor Relations/ Ch11:
Marketing Processes and
Consumer Behavior
Ch12: Pricing, Dist. And
Promoting Products / Ch13:
IT for Business

Homework #10
10 points

EXAM 4

EXAM 4
100 Points

Ch14: Accounting / Ch15:

Money and Banking /
Ch16: Managing Finances

Homework #11
10 points
Homework #12
10 points
Homework #13
10 points
EXAM 5
100 points
70 points

EXAM 5