• Ch 7 - Question Clarification

• Swine Flu Information

Writing Lab Handouts

• Info on Grammar, Punctuation, Citations, etc.

Information on Grammar

• Capitalization

Writing Lab Links

• Writing Lab Website

• Hours

• Map - Directions to Lab

On-Line Writing Lab Help

• Informational Handout

Syllabus and Schedule

• Syllabus

• Course Schedule

Cases

• Case Assignments

• Case Instructions

• Group Discussion Leader Instructions

• Advice on Writing Case Analysis Papers

  • Common Problems in Writing Case Analyses

  • Information on Grading Criteria

  • Article on "Good Writing"

Skill Applications

• Skill Application Instructions

• Approved Skill Applications

Other

• "Man in the Glass" poem

Introductory Chapter

• What Does It Take to Be an Effective Manager (p. 28)  Due - Fri. Sep. 11

  • Download the assignment by clicking on the assignment title above.  Remember to attach to the assignment the notes from your interview with the manager.  Good luck.

Chapter 1 Article

• File Sharing Articles  Due - Mon. Sep. 21

  • Read the series of three Wall Street Journal articles that are provided above.  The first article reports that the Supreme Court will review a case in the summer of 2005 (which it did) regarding free music downloading via the internet.  The second article is a commentary on the case.  The third article comes from the opinion page of the Wall Street Journal and has comments for and against the issue of downloading music for free.  After reading the three articles, be ready to voice your opinion on the subject during Friday’s class.

Chapter 1 FIRO-B

• FIRO-B  Due - Fri. Sep. 25

  • Select the link above for the FIRO-B survey.  Take the survey and score it.  The scoring is complicated, so give yourself enough time to understand it correctly.  We will be doing an exercise in class with your teammates that will require that you have scored this survey correctly.

Chapter 1 Skill Application

• Instructions:  Self Awareness Skill Application  Due - Fri. Oct. 9

  • Access the assignment by clicking on the link above.  The instructions are fairly explicit.  However, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me for help.  Good luck.

Chapter 3 Podcast - Newspapers in Trouble

• NPR Podcast - "Newspapers in Trouble"  Due - Mon. Oct. 12

  • Access the podcast by clicking on the link above.  You may be asked to save the file.  If so, save the file and then open it.

  • This podcast is from the daily news program "To the Point" available on National Public Radio each day at 1:00 p.m.  There are several topics discussed on this podcast.  You need to listen to the following time slot: 7:20 to 42:18.  If you use the Quicktime media player to listen to mp3 files, I don't believe the minutes will be displayed.  Minutes are displayed in RealPlayer and Windows Media Player.

  • Once you have listened to the podcast, download the podcast review form below and complete it.

    • Podcast Review Form

Ch 6 Article

• Article: On the Folly of Rewarding A While Hoping for B  Due - Mon. Nov. 16

  • Download either the PDF version or HTML version of the article.

    • pdf version

    • html version

  • Download the article review form below and complete it.

    • Article Review Form