Welcome to Strategic Management man 4720 Capstone Lab

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Welcome to Strategic Managementman 4720
Capstone Lab

• spring 2008

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Pop Quiz

• When you finish this class, you will ______
• BE UNHAPPY because the course is so interesting
  and intellectually stimulating that you wish the
  semester could be longer
• FEEL LUCKY because this is one of the BEST
  capstone classes that have ever been offered at
  UCF
• LOVE this capstone experience wholeheartedly
• WHY?

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OKHere are reasons

• Great faculty
• Great texts
• Great practical experience
• Great competition
• Great subject

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Great Faculty

• Dr. Marshall Schminke is COOOOL!
• Full professor of management
• Ph.D from Carnegie Mellon University
• Visiting Scholar at Oxford University
• Numerous awards, over 40 publications
• Former editor of Academy of Management Journal
• Appeared in New York Times, Newsday, and the
  Chicago Tribune

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Great Texts

• Competitive Strategy (1980)
• Competitive Advantage (1985)

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Other Greats

• Great practical experience
• Lab case discussions
• Great competition
• Real world application at minimal cost
• Winning teams exempt from final exam
• Intellectual recognition
• Resume opportunity
• and Pizza party
• Great subject
• Teaches you how to run a firm profitably

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A Poll

• Are you happy to be wrapping it up?
• How many of you have solid leads on job?

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Graduation Tassel
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Lets

• Put the most solid, and unforgettable CAPSTONE on
  the other side of your tassel to balance the
  weight!

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What constitutes the Capstone?

• Capstone Lecture Website
• Dr. Schminke's Capstone Syllabus
• Lab Syllabus

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ICEBREAKER--Cards

• Name ____ and Presidential interest number
• Major
• Special experience relevant to team projects
• Any severe scheduling constraints

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ICEBREAKER--Cards (contd)

• Presidential candidates
• In sports draft type, the president will choose
  team members based on the information on the
  cards
• _ presidents are needed
• Are you interested in serving as a president?
• Yes, Id like to
• Yes, if you need me
• No
• Write the number beside your name

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ICEBREAKER--Interview

• Pair up
• 5-minute interview
• Questions
• Name
• Where are you from?
• How did you land at UCF?
• Are you graduating?
• Whats the most fun non-academic thing youve
  done in the past year? Or what makes you unique?

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Next Week 01/17

• Presidents come to class at ___PM
• Everyone else shows up at ___ PM

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To-dos

• Attend or Watch Dr. Schminkes lecture
• Purchase texts
• Subscribe to WSJ
• Begin clipping WSJ articles

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QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME