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MBA 683 E-Business Technology --

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Policies and Guidelines

Approach

You are responsible for your learning and for helping your classmates. We will take a cooperative approach to researching and sharing information.

This course will improve your ability to:

	Use a consulting approach to analyze a situation, evaluate alternatives, and create an action plan that includes follow-up or measurement techniques.
	Think creatively using business, marketing, and technology skills.
	Communicate effectively and concisely.

Internet use will be an integral part of this course including:

	The class Web site at www.ehrlichorg.com/01s-tech/ contains course materials, class notes, references, assignments, and other information.
	E-mail for questions and assignments.
	Collaboration tools for project work.

Measurement Techniques

This course will not be graded on a curve. Grades will be based on:

35%	Individual assignments
30%	Vendor evaluations
35%	Course Project including the report and presentation

Written assignments will be graded on:

	Content,
	Organization,
	Expression, including proper use of Business English, and
	Mechanics including format and proper citations.

All members will receive the same grades for Team assignments. You are responsible for assuring that everyone contributes to the success of your team.

Late Assignments

Assignments build upon each other, it is important that you keep up with the work. Grades will be reduced for late assignments.

Plagiarism and Academic Honesty

Students are expected to abide by the Graduate School of Management Honor Code and other USF policies on Academic Honesty. Unauthorized assistance, misrepresentations, and misuse of resources are not acceptable.

Any text, graphic, or other intellectual property that is not of your own creation, including material from Web sites, must be identifies as a quotation and cited according to MLA style. See The Essentials of MLA Style by Joseph Trimmer, Houghton Mifflin, 1996, starting on page 14. Grades will be reduced for missing or improper citations.

Assignments may be checked using www.plagiarism.org and other techniques to detect plagiarism. Plagiarism may result in a failing grade for the assignment or the course.

Attendance

Discussion and participation in class are essential parts of this course. Students who miss more than two classes may be penalized.

Class Notes and Materials

My slides and materials will be posted to the Web site before each class. I will also post materials from guest speakers who are willing to provide copies. If anyone wants to share their class notes, e-mail them to me and I will post them.

Company Confidential Information

Any papers that include company confidential information should be clearly marked as confidential. Confidential papers will not be posted on the Web site.

Disclaimer

This syllabus provides a general plan for the course. Things happen and changes may be necessary. Check the class Web site for the latest information.

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