Fall 2009: Business 189
Strategic Management
Last modified August 25, 2009

Prof. West is teaching two sections of Bus3 189, which meet on Mon/Wed mornings.

Adding the Course

Many students want to add the class. According to department policy, Bus 189 is intended only for students in their final semester at SJSU. Also, in Fall 2009 no students will be added to a full section of Bus 189 until the empty sections fill up.

Priority will be given to students who can prove they have achieved “Graduating Senior Status.” Please bring the “Course Add Verification Form” from BSAC showing “Graduating Senior Status,” and make sure the form indicates whether you have passed the WST, whether you have completed 100W or if you are currently taking 100W.

Students will be added in the following priority.

  1. Graduating Seniors who’ve passed 100W.
  2. Graduating Seniors who are registered for 100W concurrently. Only Graduating Seniors will get an add code during the first day of class.
  3. Other students in senior standing who’ve passed 100W.
  4. Other students in senior standing who are currently taking 100W.
  5. All other students. No students (except non-SJSU open university students) will be added if they have not yet passed the WST.

About the Course

Meeting Times

There are two sections.

Syllabus

To save money and resources, no printed greensheet will be provided. A preliminary greensheet is available online, with the final syllabus provided to students via Blackboard.

    Key notes:

    1. The syllabus is subject to change
    2. The most-up-to-date schedule are provided on Blackboard.
    3. You are accountable for the latest material posted to Blackboard.

Web Page

This web page is

http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/west_j/Courses/2009/Fall/189/

All assignments will be posted online to Blackboard. General help on using Blackboard can be found in this quick reference card or these help pages.

About the Instructor

Joel West, Ph.D.
BT 555, College of Business, San José State University, San José, CA 95192-0070
E-mail (preferred): west_j@cob.sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 335-0115; Org & Mgmt Dept. phone: (408) 924-3550.

If you need a reply outside of class hours, please send an e-mail.

For more about the instructor, read a brief biography.

Office hours are on Mondays, subject to university holidays, furlough days, and other schedule conflicts. See Prof. West’s office hours page for the exact schedule. If you would like to meet at another time, please contact Prof. West via e-mail to set another time.

Materials

Textbook

[Textbook cover]The required textbook is Charles W.L. Hill and Gareth R. Jones, Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach, 7th ed., available from the Spartan Bookstore. (Same textbook as Section 6). The ISBN is 0618641629.

You want the big thick book with cases in the back, not the thinner book without the cases. You don’t need the CD, so a used version (say from an online bookstore) is perfectly fine.


Readings