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E1)0!#) !"#$: 1here +ill 2e 2 e8uall! +ei;h$ed non-cumula$i/e examina$ions durin; $he $erm 2ased u#on class ma$erial and $ex$2oo3 informa$ion. Examina$ions +ill 2e adminis$ered online and +ill consis$ of ma$erial co/ered in readin;s' audio #resen$a$ions' and discussions. B&$!#e$$ S!0&4) !"#: :$uden$s +ill +or3 on a $eam #ro>ec$. 1he! +ill +or3 in small $eams ac$in; as o+ners and mana;ers of a 2usiness /ia a com#u$er simula$ion mode. 1eams +ill anal!%e economic en/ironmen$' ma3e #ricin; decisions' forecas$ and #lan sales and #roduc$ion needs' use financial s$a$emen$ informa$ion' de$ermine cash needs and financin; me$hods' and consider $he research and de/elo#men$ of ne+ #roduc$s. :$uden$s +ill ha/e $o +or3 +i$h $heir $eams $o formula$e decisions $hrou;hou$ $he +ee3' +hich +ill re8uire a coordina$ion of effor$s on each $eam mem2er9s #ar$. e;innin; Class<.ee3 6' each )i3e9s i3es $eam +ill ha/e $o su2mi$ $+o decisions each +ee3. 1he firs$ one is due no la$er $han 11#m on .ednesda! and $he second is due 2! 11#m on :unda!. "ll decisions +ill 2e en$ered 2! a desi;na$ed mem2er of each $eam /ia $he :mar$sims.com +e2si$e. 5ser 6d9s and Pass+ords +ill 2e #ro/ided 2! .ee3 4 of class. F!#)4 B")%7 9%e$e# ) !"#: Each $eam +ill su2mi$ a Po+erPoin$ #resen$a$ion con$ainin; 12 $o 15 slides. 1he #resen$a$ion +ill summari%e $he ma>or s$ra$e;ies' decisions and resul$s of $he simula$ion of $he 2usiness o#era$ion. Gou should discuss !our ini$ial s$ra$e;!' +ha$ +en$ ri;h$ each decision #eriod' +ha$ +en$ +ron;' and +ha$ !ou +ould do differen$l! if ;i/en ano$her o##or$uni$! $o #la! $he simula$ion. *ra#hics mus$ 2e included in $he #resen$a$ion' as $he! hel# enhance $he deli/er! of $he informa$ion. 9ee% E>)4&) !"#$: "$ $he end of $he $erm' each s$uden$ +ill com#le$e a confiden$ial e/alua$ion of each mem2er of his or her $eam. 4urin; $he $erm' s$uden$s should 2e a+are of and record ;rou# d!namics' includin; #ar$ici#a$ion and con$ri2u$ions of $eam mem2ers $o $eam assi;nmen$s' and $he in$erac$ion of $eam mem2ers durin; ;rou# mee$in;s or +or3 sessions. 6ndi/idual ;rades recei/ed on final #resen$a$ions and $eam re#or$s +ill 2e affec$ed 2! #eer e/alua$ions. F!#)#c!)4 S ) e0e# C)$e S &7.: "n indi/idual financial s$a$emen$ case s$ud! +ill 2e due durin; .ee3 4. " )icrosof$ .ord documen$ +ill 2e #os$ed in $he H"ssi;nmen$sF sec$ion of lac32oard for ;uidance. S &7e# 9)% !c!@) !"# D&%!#+ C4)$$: Par$ici#a$ion durin; an online class is a cri$ical com#onen$ of learnin;. :$uden$s mus$ #ar$ici#a$e in all discussion 2oards and 2e ac$i/el! in/ol/ed in classroom exercises and o$her ac$i/i$ies. 1his means $ha$ all re8uired readin; and<or exercises mus$ 2e com#le$ed in order $o recei/e full #ar$ici#a$ion credi$. :$uden$s +ho are un#re#ared and do no$ ac$i/el! #ar$ici#a$e +ill ha/e $heir class #ar$ici#a$ion ;rade reduced.

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S &7e# C$ Re$@"#$!2!4! !e$, I#c"0@4e e 9"4!c., "$ $he discre$ion of $he ins$ruc$or' a s$uden$ ma! recei/e a ;rade of incom#le$e if an unforeseen life e/en$ #re/en$s $he s$uden$ from com#le$in; $he re8uiremen$s of $he course. 6ncom#le$es mus$ 2e re8ues$ed 2efore $he end of $he $erm. :$uden$s recei/in; a ;rade of incom#le$e +ill 2e re8uired $o com#le$e assi;nmen$s and assessmen$s de$ermined 2! $he ins$ruc$or accordin; $o deadlines de$ermined 2! $he ins$ruc$or. Aailure of $he s$uden$ $o com#le$e course+or3 2! $he deadline s#ecified 2! $he ins$ruc$or +ill resul$ in a ;rade of IAI. 6f $he s$uden$ re8ues$s an incom#le$e ,6- or no-credi$ ,0C- ;rade' i$ is $he s$uden$Bs res#onsi2ili$! $o ma3e sure she<he mee$s $he 5ni/ersi$! cri$eria and deadlines for re8ues$in; $hese ;rades. 6f $he s$uden$ s$o#s a$$endin; $he class' she<he +ill no$ 2e au$oma$icall! dro##ed from $he course and she<he +ill recei/e a ;rade accordin; $o her<his o/erall #erformance. 6$ is $he s$uden$Bs res#onsi2ili$! $o ma3e sure $ha$ she<he is #ro#erl! enrolled or de-enrolled in $he course. Course 4ro# Polic!: 4ro##in; a course resul$s in $he course 2ein; remo/ed from $he s$uden$Bs academic record. "ll s$uden$s ma! dro# courses $hrou;h $he end of $he second +ee3 of $he curren$ $erm 2! usin; "00E7 .e2 for s$uden$s. 0o a##ro/al is re8uired for u##er class s$uden$s. Areshmen mus$ mee$ +i$h $heir academic ad/iser 2efore dro##in; a course. C"&%$e W! *7%);)4 9"4!c., .i$hdra+in; from a course resul$s in a I.I a##earin; on $he s$uden$Bs academic record. efore +i$hdra+in; from a course' s$uden$s should' as a cour$es!' consul$ +i$h $he ins$ruc$or. :$uden$s ma! +i$hdra+ from courses $hrou;h $he end of $he six$h +ee3 of classes' 2u$ from $he $hird $o $he six$h +ee3 of classes' s$uden$ mus$ o2$ain $heir ad/iserBs au$hori%a$ion 2efore +i$hdra+in;. :uch au$hori%a$ion mus$ 2e o2$ained in +ri$in; and in #erson 2! fillin; in $he corres#ondin; form. 6n $he a2sence of her<his ad/iser' $he s$uden$ mus$ o2$ain $he au$hori%a$ion from $he )ana;er of $he CoP: "cademic "d/isin; Cen$er. F!#)#c!)4 O24!+) !"#$, :$uden$s +ho do no$ sa$isf! financial o2li;a$ions $o 4rexel 5ni/ersi$! canno$ 2e en$i$led $o a ;rade 2! $he ins$ruc$or or $he 5ni/ersi$!. C*)#+e$ " $.44)2&$, )odifica$ions $o $his s!lla2us ma! 2e made durin; $he course. :$uden$s +ill 2e no$ified of an! chan;es.

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