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Course Information Course
Course Number/Section Course Title Term and Dates
BPS 6310.0G1 Strategic Management Spring 2011: January10 – May 11, 2010
Professor Profe ssor Contact Information Tevfik Dalgic Professor Office Phone 972-883-2770 Fax 972-883-2799
Email Address Office Location Web site
[email protected] SM 4.416
http://www.utdallas.edu/~tdalgic/ http://www.utdallas.edu/~tdalgic/
Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions
Pre-requisites: OB 6301 and FIN 6301, or consent of instructor. Course Descripti Descripti on
The basic purpose of the course is to provide the student broad insights into the practice of strategic management, and its real significance in contemporary multi-national corporations. A second purpose is to provide insights into the decision-making activities activiti es of senior general managers, who in any organization are responsible for the formulation of strategy, even though this process typically requires inputs from many levels of the organization. Emphasis throughout the course will on the essential guiding which determine the future of the modern corporation. Tobe exert these influences, the influences general manager must possess knowledge, expertise, and perspective different from those which are appropriate for the functional manager at lower levels. The subject material of the course has in the past been viewed as a capstone with the primary purpose of integrating the functional skills which students have developed in their disciplines. However, in the past ten years the subject has developed a substantive content of its own. This content focuses upon the concepts of corporate-level and business-level strategies, and upon the processes of formulating and implementing strategy. Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
The study of strategy can offer several useful insights to the MBA student. Among these: •
Students can improve their ability to analyze unstructured situations, situations, and to formulate and evaluate alternatives in the face of uncertain and dynamic situations.
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They can augment their understanding of the corporation as a holistic system, with its many functional segments interacting with its total environment.
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They can increase their insights into entrepreneurial thinking--their cognizance of opportunity, and how it is converted into value.
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management They can can assess assess how the new e-business environment is changing the strategic of companies.
They can develop develop their understanding of management values, and how these values relate to the strategic direction of the firm.
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Most importantly, students can improve their confidence and their capacity to envision the longer-term future of their firm within its environment, and thereby to define meaningful strategic goals and objectives. Course Structure
Power Point presentations on the chapters and separate audio presentations of Professor Dalgic who will explain some issues related with the subjects. Online Videos-Including Professor Michael Porter’s ground breaking Competitive
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Strategy lectures-Please note that some of these videos are a bit older but they are aimed at to be complimentary and designed to support the lectures and the subjects. End of the Chapter Quizzes Two Web-conferences: one with the Professor and second with Guest Guest Speaker Speaker Professor Greg Dess of UTD; lead-author of the textbook. Group Case Project Midterm and Final Exam Some Web-Based Information Sources on Strategic Management-Some of them may not be up to date, but they will provide some view points. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewyfKzYiKlc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewyfKzYiKlc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSCa2kTMAo8&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yku0GTrcuw&feature=fvw http://research3.bus.wisc.edu/file.php/139/Toolkit/Content/Porter_forces_1.pdf http://research3.bus.wisc.edu/file.php/139/Toolkit/Content/Porter_forces_1.pdf http://research3.bus.wisc.edu/file.php/139/Toolkit/Content/Porter_forces_2.pdf http://research3.bus.wisc.edu/file.php/139/Toolkit/Content/Porter_forces_2.pdf http://research3.bus.wisc.edu/file.php/139/Toolkit/Content/Porter_forces_3.pdf http://research3.bus.wisc.edu/file.php/139/Toolkit/Content/Porter_forces_3.pdf http://research3.bus.wisc.edu/file.php/139/Toolkit/Content/Porter_forces_4.pdf http://research3.bus.wisc.edu/file.php/139/Toolkit/Content/Porter_forces_4.pdf http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/about/about/index.htm
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http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-928StrategicManagement-and-Consulting-Proseminar--TheoreticalFoundationsSpring2003/LectureNotes/index.htm FoundationsSpring2003/LectureNotes/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-902Fall2006/CourseHome/index.htm 2006/CourseHome/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-904Fall2005/CourseHome/index.htm 2005/CourseHome/index.htm http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/196677/the_major_elements_of_the_strategi c.html c.html http://www.rctm.com/businessplanning.htm http://www.rctm.com/businessplanning.htm http://www.bnet.com/ http://www.bnet.com/ http://www.towers.fr/essays/strategic-mangement.html http://technorati.com/tag/strategic+management http://www.thinkingmanagers.com/ http://www.thinkingmanagers.com/ http://strategic-management.bestmanagementarticles.com/ http://mybusinessvideos.blogspot.com/ http://mybusinessvideos.blogspot.com/ http://mybusinessvideos.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html http://mybusinessvideos.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html Required Textb Textb ooks and Materials Materials
Required Text: The text used for custom book is Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantage ( 5 th Edition) Gregory G. Dess and G.T. Lumpkin and Alan Eisner McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009 It can be bought electronically from Coursesmart online at 47.38 dollars (180-day subscription). Please go to http://www.coursesmart.com/, click For Students, enter title as “Strategic Management” and author as “Dess” to find the 5th edition of this eTextbook. Custom m ade Casebook Casebook McGraw Hill, Primis B ook 20 2009 09 Order: 97216707 ISBN: 0-390-677736
Cases in the Custom Made casebook: These cases are selected from the same authors’ previous edition: Dess-Lumpkin-Eisner: Strategic Management: Text and Cases, Fourth Edition 1. Enron 2. Whole Foods 3. Johnson Southwest Airlines: From simple to complex `LUV'? 4. & Johnson
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5. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 6. Claires 7. Caribou Coffee 8. eBay: Expanding into Asia 9. Apple Inc.: Taking a Bite Out of the Competition 10. Wal-Mart: The Challenges of Dominance 11. FreshDirect: Delivering the Goods? 12. 13. Reader's UPS AND Digest FedEx in the Express Package Delivery
Textbooks and some other bookstore materials can be ordered online through Off-Campus Books or Books or the UTD Bookstore. Bookstore. They are also available in stock at both bookstores. Top Top
Techn Te chnical ical Requirements In addition to a confident level of computer and Internet literacy, certain minimum technical requirement must be met to enable a successful learning experience. Please review the important technical requirements and the web browser configuration information information.. Top Top
Course Access and Navigatio Navigation n This course was developed using a web course tool called eLearning. It is to be delivered entirely online. Students will use their UTD NetID account to login to the course at: http://elearning.utdallas.edu/ . Please see the course access and navigation information. http://elearning.utdallas.edu/. information. To get started with an eLearning course, please see the Getting Started: Student eLearning Orientation.. Orientation UTD provides eLearning technical support 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The improved services include a toll free telephone number for immediate assistance (1-866-588-3192), email request and an online chat service. Theand UTD user community also use access support service, resources such as self-help resources a Knowledge Base.can Please this the link to http://www.utdallas.edu/elearninghelp.. access the UTD eLearning Support Center: Center: http://www.utdallas.edu/elearninghelp Top Top
Communications This eLearning course has built-in communication tools which will be used for interaction and communication. Some external communication tools such as regular email and a web conferencing tool may also be used during the semester. Please see more details about communication tool information. information.
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Another communication tool available to students is live voice chat in the 3D virtual world of Second Life. Instructions for accessing the UTD SOM Island in Second Life can be found at http://som.utdallas.edu/somResources/eLearning/faculty/secondLife.php . http://som.utdallas.edu/somResources/eLearning/faculty/secondLife.php. Communication policy for the course: Please use the communication tools within the course
to contact the instructor. You’re encouraged to use Discussion board to post any course related questions and also provide any answers you may have to other’s postings. Instructor will also use the bulletin to post announcements and answers to general course questions. Use the course email tool to send messages to the instructor only when it’s necessary for any private course issues. Instructor/TA will reply to student emails or Discussion board inquiries within 3 working days under normal circumstances. Top Top
Student Resour Resour ces The following university resources are available to students: UTD Distance Learning : http://www.utdallas.edu/oee/distance/students/cstudents.htm McDermott McD ermott Library : Distance Learners (UTD students who live outside the boundaries of
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall, or Tarrant counties) will need a UTD-ID number to access all of the library’s electronic resources (reserves, journal articles, ebooks, interlibrary loan) from off campus. For UTD students living within those counties who are taking online courses, a Comet Card is required to check out materials at the McDermott Library. For more information on library resources go to http://www.utdallas.edu/library/distlearn/disted.htm . Top Top
Student Assessments Grading Gra ding Information Grades will be assigned on the following:
Completion of all end of chapter quizzes - As class attendance mark Midterm (Chapters: 1-6 - total 6 chapters) Group Case Analyses Final Examination (Chapters: 7-12 - total 6 chapters)
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Grading Criteria* Scaled Score 85+ 75-84 65-74 Less than 65
Letter Equivalent A B C F
*Depending upon the overall performance of the class, professor reserves the right to adjust the scales.
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Accessing Grades Students can check their grades by clicking “My Grades” under Course Tools after the grade for each assessment task is released. Course Policies Make-up exams
No Late Work
No Class Participation
Students are required to login regularly to the online class site. The instructor will use the tracking feature in eLearning to monitor student activity. Students are also required to participate in all class activities such as discussion board activities, chat or conference sessions and group projects. Virtual Classroom Citizenship
The same guidelines that apply to traditional classes should be observed in the virtual classroom environment. Please use proper netiquette when interacting with class members and the professor. Policy on Server Unavailability or Other Technical Difficulties
The university is committed to providing a reliable online course system to all users. However, in the event of any unexpected server outage or any unusual technical difficulty which prevents students from completing a time sensitive assessment activity, the instructor will extend the time windows and provide an appropriate accommodation based on the situation. Students should report any problems to the instructor and also contact the UTD eLearning Help Desk: http://www.utdallas.edu/elearninghelp , 1-866-588-3192. The instructor and the UTD eLearning http://www.utdallas.edu/elearninghelp, Help Desk will work with the student to resolve any issues at the earliest possible time. Group Case Analyses:
Groups of 4-5 students will analyze one case and prepare a case solution paper. Groups of 4 to 5 people will be assigned during the first week of class and will be announced under Announcements. The instructor may also use a group sign-up sheet to form groups. A private discussion area will be set up on the discussion board for internal group communications. A group chat room can also be created for each group to use. A w eb co nf eren ce sy st em is available for use. Teams can schedule a live information for for web conference for team work. Please see communication tool information instructions on making a reservation and other web conference information. Meeting spaces have also been set up on the UTD SOM Island in the 3D virtual world of Second Se cond Life. Instructions for accessing the island can be found at http://som.utdallas.edu/somResources/eLearning/faculty/secondLife.php. http://som.utdallas.edu/somResources/eLearning/faculty/secondLife.php . Each group will be assigned one case. A case solution written paper, maximum 15 pages, double space, font size 11, will be
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regarding the fellow gr oup m embers’ regarding embers’ p articipation in the Case Case Solutions. Please Please send a note to the Professor Professor for those group members fail to contribu te or not responsive before the end end of t he term that Professor Professor w ill comm unicate with them. The The Professor Professor will also observe the membe members’ rs’ c ommunications.
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Please review and follow the group project requirements and reference guidelines provided as attachment under Group Case Analyses assignment link.
Please read the case, evaluate the situation based on concepts covered in the textbook, in your Case Solution Paper, summarize the case, provide appropriate financial data as needed, highlight the problems, suggest solutions and develop a strategy for the future. You will use the following Case Analysis Method below. Please follow the same steps as explained. Please read the following carefully and apply it properly. Marking will be made on the Case Analysis Rules and Marking Scheme. PROF. T. DALGIC CASE ANALYSIS RULES (*) AND MARKING SCHEME Step 1:
a. In general--determine who, what, how, where and when (the critical facts in a case).
Gaining Ga ining Familiarity Familiarity
b. In detail--identify the places, persons, activities, and contexts of the situation. c. Recognize the degree of certainty/uncertainty of acquired information.
Step 2:
a. List all indicators (including stated "problems") that something is not as expected or as desired
Recognizing Re cognizing Symptoms
b. Ensure that symptoms are not assumed to be the problem (symptoms should lead to identification of the problem).
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a. Identify critical statements by major parties (e.g., people, groups, the work unit, etc.).
Identifying goals
b. List all goals of the major parties that exist or can be reasonably inferred. (10 Percent) Percent )
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a. Decide which ideas, models, and theories seem useful.
Conducting the Analysis
b. Apply these conceptual tools to the situation. c. As new information is revealed, cycle back to substeps a and b. (20 Percent)
Step 5
a. Identify predicaments (goal inconsistencies).
Making Ma king the Diagnosis
b. Identify problems (descrepancies between goals and
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performance). c. Prioritize predicaments/problems regarding timing, importance, etc. (20 Percent) Step 6 Doing the Action Planning
a. Specify and prioritize the criteria used to choose action alternatives. b. Discover or invent feasible action alternatives c. Examine the probable consequences of action alternatives. d. Select a course of action. e. Design an implementation plan/schedule. (25 Percent) f. Create a plan for assessing the action to be implemented.
IMPORTANT DETAILS TO BE FOLLOWED:
1-Using a business/management mesearch method: SWOT, Porter's 5-Forces, Return on Investment, Break-Even Analysis, Trend Analysis etc. 2-Structure of the presentation-groupings of ideas under categories and sub-categories depending upon the problems/issues for investigating. 3-In-text " quoting " and in-text referencing (Year, Author's last name, Page Number etc.) and a full List of References at the end of the report-Grouped as: Web-based referencesURL's, books, reports, interviews etc. With the full names of authors, years of publications, dates, places etc. (15 Percent). 4-Going beyond the information given in the case:-Collecting additional data from Primary and Secondary Sources to see what happened since then and updating the reader whether the company has been successful after the policies pol icies applied-. (10 Percent). _________________________________________________________________________ (*) Source: C.C. Lundberg and C. Enz, (1993), "A framework for student case preperation " Case Research Journal, 13 (summer): 144
Please keep Please keep in min d that Professo r Dalgic has furt her expanded the requirements of th e case study t o make it more research-based research-based to meet the UTD’s UTD’s research polic y and traditions. traditions.
Group case analyses submission instructions A group member will submit the group case analyses (in the required file form format at with a simple file name and a file extension) by using the Assignments tool on the course site. Please see the Assignments link on the course menu or see the t he icon on the designated page. You can click each assignment name link and follow the on-screen instructions to upload and submit your Please se no te: each file(s). Please refer to the Help menu for more information on using this tool. Plea assignment link will be deactivated after the assignment due time. After your submission is graded, you may click each assignment’s “Graded” tab to check the results and feedback.
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Peer evaluation for group project Each group member will also complete and submit a peer evaluation form for Group Case Analyses project. Please use the Peer Evaluation Form link under Assignments to download the attached form and submit it by the specified due time. Please follow the same submission instructions above. Online Quizzes Quizzes and Exams
End of the Chapter Online Quizzes Each chapter has a 5-question multiple-choice quiz. You can access the quizzes by going to the Assessments link on the course menu or click the quiz link when viewing the course content page. Please use these quizzes as self-tests for the chapters. 10% of the course grade is given for the completion of all the quizzes as part of course participation grade. Midterm Online timed objective exam. It covers chapters 1-6, with 60 multiple-choice questions. You can access the exam by going to the Assessments page or use the link on the Content Module page. The exam is to be completed within a 3-day time window. Final Online timed objective exam. It covers chapters 7-12, with 60 multiple-choice questions. You can access the exam by going to the Assessments page or use the link on the Content Module page. The exam is to be completed within a 3-day time window. You can access quizzes/exams by clicking the Assessments link on the course menu or see the quiz/exam link on the designated page. Each quiz is timed and can be accessed only one time within the scheduled time window. Please read the on-screen instructions carefully before you click “Begin Assessment”. After each quiz is graded and released, you may go back to the Assessments page and click “View All Submissions” to review your exam results. Class Cla ss Discussio ns
The course has an open discussion board with a weekly discussion topic set up. Students are required to post their thoughts and comments under those topics. This part is aimed at enhancing the understanding the important strategic issues on real life discussions representing actual business life. Learning from and interacting with other course participants should be a valuable and important part of your online course experience. Although participation to the Class Discussions is not compulsory, it will help the Professor in his evaluation of the performance of individual students. Web Conferences
There are 2 web conferences scheduled for this course: 1 with the instructor and with the invited guest speaker the lead author of the textbook Professor Gregg Dess. Please see the calendar table below for dates and information. If there are any schedule changes, the instructor will post an announcement to the class. It’s not mandatory to participate in these conferences but students will find it to be highly beneficial to listen to the presentations and interact live with
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the speakers and classmates. classmates. Please see communication tool information information on on how to use the web conference system and also check the information posted before participating in a web conference. Please note you should have a headset microphone for the web conference. Top Top
A Acad cad em emii c Cal en end d ar Please note that for each week there will be two presentations: 1-Chapter Slides-Outlining the key concepts of the chapters-Publishers’ Slides 2-Audio Lectures of Professor Dalgic on related issues and real situations. As you notice that Chapter-13 is about case preparations in general and there w will ill be no lecture on this. You can use that chapter throughout the term, but you are expected to follow the Guidelines of Group Case Evaluation Scheme of Dr. Dalgic when you prepare your cases. Week
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Chapter 1: Strategic
Quiz for Ch 1
Management: Creating Competitive Advantages
Discussion Board 1-“Strategy is thinking the unthinkable” Groups formed
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Chapter 2: Analyzing the
Quiz for Ch 2
External Environment of the Firm Discussion Board 2: “Never say never is the basic tenet of strategy”
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Chapter 3: Assessing the Internal
Quiz for Ch 3
Environment of the Firm Discussion Board 3: “Plans are not important, but planning is”
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Chapter 4: Assets: Recognizing a Firm’s Intellectual Moving
beyond a Firm’s Tangible Resources
Quiz for Ch 4 Discussion Board 4: “The best assets of any organization are its people” Web conferenc e 1: G Guest uest Speaker: Prof. Gregg Dess, UTD UTD Scho Scho ol o f Management, the Textbook’s Lead Au thor th or , Satu Saturd rd ay, Feb. 5, 2:00 PM Dallas Time
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Chapter 5: Business-Level
Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages
Quiz for Ch 5 Discussion Board 5: “American Airlines were among the best airline companies in early 1980s, today it
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is struggling to survive. What went wrong?”
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Strategy: Creating Value through Diversification
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Chapter 6: Corporate-Level
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Quiz for Ch 6 Discussion Board 6: “Extreme diversification may lead companies to spread too thin” Is this a correct statement?
MIDTERM WEEK
Midterm: Feb 25 – Feb 26
Chapter 7: International Strategy:
Quiz for Ch 7
Creating Value in Global Markets Discussion Board 7: “Globalization has 3 tenets-Global Demand, Global Production, Global Management”
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Chapter 8: Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics
Quiz for Ch. 8 Discussion Board 8: “Organizations are living creatures”
Spring Break
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Chapter 9: Strategic Control and
Quiz for Ch. 9
Corporate Governance Discussion Board 9: “Too much control kills initiative and creativity” Web conferenc e 2: P Prof. rof. Tevfik Dalgic, Saturday March 26 at 2:00 PM D Dallas allas Time
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Chapter 10: Creating Effective
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Organizational Designs Discussion Board 10: "Intelligent person learns from his own mistakes, very intelligent ones learn from the mistakes of others". Can we apply this statement for organizations?
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Chapter 11: Strategic
Quiz for Ch. 11
Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization
Discussion Board 11: “Internet is an enabler not a strategy itself”
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Chapter 12: Managing Innovation
and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship
Quiz for Ch. 12 Discussion Board 12: “Risk taking is not gambling”
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Group Cases completion
Project Groups will finalize and submit their Case Analyses by applying the required format of CASE ANAL YSIS RULES AND MARKING SCHEME
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Review
GROUP CASE ANALYSES ANA LYSES DUE May 02 Peerr Evaluatio n d ue May 02 Pee
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FINAL EXAM
Final: May 6 – May 7
* If there are any time/date changes, the class will be notified under course Announcements.
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Scholastic Honesty The University has policies and discipline procedures regarding scholastic dishonesty. Detailed information is available on the UTD Judicial Affairs web Affairs web page. All students are expected to maintain a high level of responsibility with respect to academic honesty. Students who violate University rules on scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and/or dismissal from the University. Since such dishonesty harms the individual, all students and the integrity of the University, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced. Top Top
Course Evaluation Evaluation As required by UTD academic regulations, every e very student must complete an evaluation for each enrolled course at the end of the semester. An online instructional assessment form will be made available for your confidential use. Please look for the course evaluation link on the course Homepage towards the end of the course. Top Top
University Policies Student Stude nt Conduct & Discipline
The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have rules and regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct conduct of their business. It is the responsibility of each student and each student organization to be knowledgeable about the rules and regulations
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which govern student conduct and a activities. ctivities. General information on student conduct and discipline is contained in the UTD publication, A to Z Guide , which is provided to all registered students each academic year. The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the procedures of recognized and established due process. Procedures are defined and described described in the Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and Handbook in Title V, .Rules on of Student Activitiesare of available the university’s of Operating Procedures Copies these Services rules andand regulations to students in the
Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391). A student at the university neither neit her loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the Regents’ Rules, university regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline for violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct. Ac adem ic Int egr it y
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends thedemonstrate absolute integrity the workofdone by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a upon student a highofstandard individual honor in his or her scholastic work. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings. Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective. Email Use
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of communication between faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues concerning security security and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The university encourages all official student email correspondence be sent only to a student’s U.T. Dallas email address and that faculty and staff consider email from students official only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree of confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each student with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T. Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts. Withdrawall f rom Class Withdrawa Class
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The administration of this institution has set deadlines for withdrawal of any college-level courses. These dates and times are published in that semester's course catalog. Administration procedures must be followed. It is the student's responsibility to handle withdrawal requirements from any class. In other words, I cannot drop or withdraw any student. You must do the proper paperwork to ensure that you will not receive a final grade of "F" in a course if you choose not to attend the class once you are enrolled. Student Grievance Procedur Procedur es
Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities, of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures. In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or other fulfillments of academic responsibility, it is the obligation of the student first to make a serious effort to resolve the matter with the instructor, supervisor, administrator, or committee with whom the grievance originates (hereafter called “the respondent”). Individual faculty members retain primary responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. If the matter cannot be resolved at that level, the grievance must be submitted in writing to the respondent with a copy of the respondent’s School Dean. If the matter is not resolved by the written response provided by the respondent, the student may submit a written appeal to the School Dean. If the grievance is of notGraduate resolvedor byUndergraduate the School Dean’s decision, the student may make and a written appeal to the Dean Education, and the deal will appoint convene an Academic Appeals Panel. The decision of the Academic Appeals Panel is ffinal. inal. The results of the academic appeals process will be distributed to all involved parties. Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations. Incomp lete Grade Grade Polic Polic y
As per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for f or work unavoidably missed at the semester’s end and only if 70% of the course work has been completed. An incomplete grade must be resolved within eight (8) weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the workdeadline, to complete course and to remove the incomplete grade not submitted by required the specified the the incomplete grade is changed automatically to a is grade of F. Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is: The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22 PO Box 830688 Richardson, Texas 75083-0688 (972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)
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Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be rescheduled accessibl accessible e facilities. The college or university may need to provide special services suchinas registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance. It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an accommodation. Disability Services provides provides students with letters to present to faculty members to verify that the student has a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact the professor after class or during office hours. Religious Holy Days
The University of Texas at Dallas will excuse a student from class or other required activities for the travel to and observance of a religious holy day for a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property tax under Section 11.20, Tax Code, Texas Code Annotated. The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity sponsor as soon as possible regarding the absence, preferably in advance of the assignment. The student, so excused, will be allowed to take the exam or complete the assignment within a reasonable time after the absence: a period equal to the length of the absence, up to a maximum of one week. A student who notifies the instructor and completes any missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A student who fails to complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed period may receive a failing grade for that exam or assignment. If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for the purpose of observing a religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the student or the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the institution, or his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into account the legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief executive officer or designee. Off-Ca OffCampus mpus Instruction and Course Activities
Off-campus, out-of-state, and foreign instruction and activities are subject to state law and University policies and procedures regarding travel and risk-related risk-related activities. Information regarding these rules and regulations may be found at the website address given below. Additional information is available from the office of the school dean. (http://www.utdallas.edu/BusinessAffairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm ) These descriptions and timelines are subject These subject t o change at the discretion o f the Professor.
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