The topics and learning activities scheduled for each of the 12 lessons in the course are listed in the course schedule. Each lesson covers one week. As you study each week's lesson, please focus on the specific list of learning activities for that lesson.
Note: The due dates for the assignments are noted in the Course Schedule section of this syllabus, below. Deadlines will be defined as 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the last day of the lesson time frame, unless noted differently.
Getting Started and Lesson 1: Introduction to Strategy and Planning
| Time frame: | Week 1 |
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- Take the World Campus Canvas Orientation.
- Submit the Academic Integrity Form.
- Post a short self-introduction using Zoom.
- Get to know your classmates by exploring the People page in Canvas.
- Complete the Lesson 1 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 1 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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Lesson 2: Dynamics of Strategic Planning and the Strategy Change Cycle
| Time frame: | Week 2 |
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- Complete the Lesson 2 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 2 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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Lesson 3: Initiating and Agreeing on the Strategic Planning Process
| Time frame: | Week 3 |
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- Complete the Lesson 3 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 3 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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Lesson 4: Clarifying Organizational Mission and Mandates
| Time frame: | Week 4 |
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- Complete the Lesson 4 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 4 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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Lesson 5: Environmental Assessments
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Week 5
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- Complete the Lesson 5 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 5 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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Research Project Part 1: Presentation
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Week 6
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- Complete the presentation and make it available to the class by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. (ET).
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Lesson 6: Strategic Issues
| Time frame: | Week 7 |
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- Post your response to the Lesson 6 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
- Provide comments and feedback on the classmates' presentations by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. (ET).
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Lesson 7: Strategic Formulation and Adoption
| Time frame: | Week 8 |
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- Complete the Lesson 7 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 7 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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Lesson 8: Establishing a Vision for the Future
| Time frame: | Week 9 |
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- Complete the Lesson 8 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 8 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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Lesson 9: Strategy Implementation
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Week 10
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- Complete the Lesson 9 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 9 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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A Strategy Map Design Paper
| Time frame: | Week 11 |
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- Submit the strategy map design paper, including a balanced scorecard diagram.
- Post your balanced scorecard diagram to the associated discussion forum so your classmates can learn specific thinking and actions from yours.
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Lesson 10: Strategy Reassessment and Evaluation I
| Time frame: | Week 12 |
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- Complete the Lesson 10 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 10 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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Lesson 11: Strategic Reassessment and Evaluation II
| Time frame: | Week 13 |
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- Complete the Lesson 11 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 11 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
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Lesson 12: Strategic Leadership
| Time frame: | Week 14 |
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- Complete the Lesson 12 Comprehension Check.
- Post your response to the Lesson 12 discussion, and then reply to your classmates’ posts.
- Post your end-of-course reflection.
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Research Project Part 2: Final Paper
| Time frame: | Week 15 |
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- Complete the final paper. This course utilizes finals week. Submissions of the final paper by 6:00 p.m. (ET) on the first day of the final examination period.
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