Welcome to your first symposium in your quest for the Degree,
Bachelors of Business Administration with a Specialty Major. I
am pleased to offer you this course, which will be the first of
the summary courses for your degree. Since this is a 20 credit
hour course, there will be significant effort required on your
part. However, you will select the focus of this symposium based
on what you are experienced in and the management specialty that
you desire to become expert.
This is an exciting course. You have the unique opportunity via
this course to explore one of the many aspects of business administration.
For this part of your program, you are to perform research involving
business topic articles, journals, books, and so on. This information
when combined, will form a paper Symposium. To begin with, you
must select the characteristic of business administration that
you desire to become an expert. For example: finance and accounting,
human resources, sales and marketing, business development, facilities
management, plant security, and so on. You will then concentrate
your research on a particular aspect of that area. For example,
someone interested in plant security might decide to research
surveillance systems and monitoring as a significant component
of plant security.
Once you have decided on your area of research, you will send
your selection via a written proposal, to me for review, suggestions,
and approval. The next step will be to execute the research portion
for your chosen business administration related topic. The Internet
is an excellent source for topic material, but use caution when
selecting information. Choose information from sources that have
some standing or recognition in the field that you are researching.
Remember, anyone can publish anything on the Internet, so be careful.
Another option would be your local library for topic related reading
materials, and again, use caution when making your selections.
This is a twenty-semester hour course. This
course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must successfully complete
all of the requirements for the course by the end of the ten-week
period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you
register for the course. Please be cognizant of the time frame.
You may, at your discretion, complete your work earlier. In rare
circumstances, an extension of up to five weeks may be permitted,
if you have reasonable justification. Upon successful completion
of this course, you will be awarded twenty semester hours of credit.
Because this course
is designed for you to explore an area specific to business administration
and interest to you, there are no specific topic textbooks required.
However, you will be required to construct your proposal and final
research paper using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (APA) Publication Manual, Fifth Edition, ISBN 1-55798-810-2.
This style manual will be a useful source of information on how
to record your references for use in developing the written products
for this course.
For the purposes
of this course, a symposium is defined as a collection of writings
and subjective interpretation on a particular topic, presented
in the form of a topic specific paper.
There are no examinations
for this course. Your grade which encompasses your topic proposal
and finished paper, will be based on the collection, quality,
relativity, and interpretation of selected articles, journals,
books, etc., findings, and the written presentation of your products.
The proposal will represent 30 percent of your grade and the final
paper will represent 70 percent of your grade. More specifically,
written assignments will be weighted as follows.
Weight
50%.
• Content is comprehensive, accurate and/or persuasive.
• Major points are stated clearly, and are supported by
specific details, examples, and/or analysis.
• Research is adequate for the topic.
• The context and purpose of the writing is clear.
Weight 20%.
• The introduction provides sufficient background on the
topic and previews major points.
• The structure of the paper is clear and easy to follow.
• The paper’s organization emphasizes the central
theme or purpose and is directed.
• The conclusion reviews the major points.
Weight 20%.
• Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
• The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
• Development of each paragraph provides one idea per paragraph
and provides consistency and flow.
Weight
10%.
• Spelling and grammar is correct.
• Word usage is correct.
• Punctuation is correct.
The grading scale for
this course is as follows:
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
Below 70% = Fail
You are encouraged
to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and
mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Communication
is primarily through email. Other communications arrangements
can be made if circumstances require. If during your time in this
course you change your email address, please be sure to notify
me as soon as possible.
Your writings
will be limited to:
1). Your proposal for your selected topic for which you will develop
your symposium.
2). Your final paper symposium.
For the proposal, your writing, not
including the articles, book chapters, etc, that you gather for
this symposium, must be a minimum of 10 written pages using the
APA format 5th Edition. For the paper symposium, your writing,
not including the articles, book chapters, etc, that you gather
for this symposium, must be a minimum of 40 written pages using
the APA format 5th Edition. That means, among other things, double-spacing
with 1" margins all around, using a 12-point font. Your papers
should include a table of contents and a listing of the attachments,
reference list, endnotes, and so on.
Professor
Fraser has over 35 years of industry management experience, specifically
in the areas of political science, military science, computer
technology, business administration, and risk management. His
military mission support experience includes assignments at the
Pentagon supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy, the US Military Academy, the US Army Corps of Engineers,
the Marine Corps, the US Air Force Tactical Air Command, the US
Navy, the US Coast Guard, the US Army, and the Veterans Administration.
He is widely recognized in the industry as a highly focused seasoned
management professional. As a business entrepreneur, Professor
Fraser founded and successfully managed the operations of four
corporations, consisting of computer manufacturing, computer systems
integration, professional services, and risk management for over
two decades. Over the course of his professional career, Professor
Fraser has taught technology and management courses at the college
and university level. Professor Fraser earned advanced degrees
in the fields of computer science and business administration,
and is currently a doctorial candidate majoring in political science.
He is passionate about the study of philosophy, including topics
associated with the field of political science as well as other
areas of thought, and generously shares his knowledge and experiences
with others to solve complex problems and to stimulate the learning
experience. Professor Fraser enjoys entering into scholarly debate
on specific topics of interest. Adding to his accomplishments,
Professor Fraser is a consummate educator, author, artisan, master
craftsman, and designer. His leisure pursuits include miniature
building creation, specialty automobiles, and electronics.
Upon completion of this course, you
will be able to:
1). Explain specific expertise in a selected area of business.
2). Exhibit your experience in researching solutions for business
problems.
3). Describe research techniques to acquire information that pertains
directly to a specific issue.
4). Demonstrate your ability to select only the most pertinent
information.
5). Analyze information collected, discover pertinent facts that
will help solve a particular problem or show the way to establish
a problem-free business situation.
6). Prepare a professional presentation that demonstrates your
expertise.
7). Apply information gathered to help solve specific problems.
Your task for this
symposium will be to collect at least ten articles, journals,
books, or other writings on the subject you have chosen and to
compile them into a collection. Your written topic proposal and
finished paper symposium must be submitted to me electronically
as a Microsoft Word document via email attachment. All written
products must include a cover sheet that contains the title of
your proposal/symposium, your full name, your address, your email
address, the university’s name, and date of submission.
If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address
them to
adm@breyerstate.com.
An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.
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