This assignment is designed to help jump-start your career as a future business leader by developing the good habit of staying current with business news and latest ideas.
You should complete the following tasks:
1. Choose to read an article or listen to a podcast episode from one of the approved business sources below. You should choose something that interests you.
2. Publish a critical discussion as a blog post on your own Individual Assignment website.
3. Cite the article you have discussed in APA style, with a URL link to the article on the Internet.
4. To demonstrate that you have clear plans for the upcoming IAs, please also briefly discuss your specific plans for IA02, IA03, IA04, and IA05 - what actions have you taken to do the planning, and how you plan to finish them before the deadlines.
The article/podcast discussion should be 3-5 paragraphs and include:
1. A brief summary of the article/episode
2. Main concepts/ideas you learned from the reading/episode and
- How each concept/idea is discussed in the textbook
- How the lecture relates to something we have discussed in class
1. Please submit the URL link to each assignment that you posted on your Blog through the appropriate assignment submission link available in Moodle
2. Make sure your URL link works properly before submitting.
The correct URL link will show your chosen blog site name (e.g., "lauren-c-ia-blog" below) followed by "blogspot.com"
http://lauren-c-ia-blog.blogspot.com/2018/04/ia2.html
An incorrect URL link would begin with "blogger.com"
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8858843223359902717#editor/target=p
Not sure how to copy a URL? Here're a few ways to get help
1. Ask the instructor/TA
2. Visit the IT Help Desk
3. Ask technology tutor at PACE
4. Search online for tutorial instructions
Not sure how to copy a URL? Here're a few ways to get help
1. Ask the instructor/TA
2. Visit the IT Help Desk
3. Ask technology tutor at PACE
4. Search online for tutorial instructions
Assignment due dates are listed in the syllabus, and also programmed into the assignment submission links in Moodle.
Feedback
The instructor will post your grade in Moodle with the instructor’s comments. Pay attention to those comments and take them into consideration for future submissions. The expectation is that you improve the quality of your submissions with time.
Approved Business Sources
Go to library.chatham.edu to get the full articles
Use your favorite podcast app, or go to the website directly for podcasts
Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Sustainable Brands
Economics
Economist
Freakonomics (podcast only)
International Business
Economist
General Business/Strategy
Wall Street Journal
Management
Harvard Business Review (HBR) - You can sign up for email alerts here - I highly recommend Management Tip of the Day
HBR IdeaCast
McKinsey Quarterly
MIT Sloan Management
Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School: Free Reports
California Management Review
OD Practitioner
Human Resources Management
Academy of Management Perspectives
Marketing
Think with Google
Finance/Accounting
Financial Times
Journal of Accountancy
Strategic Finance Magazine
Information Systems and Operations
InformationWeek
CIOInsider
MIT SMR
McKinsey Business Technology
Digital Leadership from MIT Sloan Management Review
HBR's Monthly Newsletter on Technology and Innovation
MIS Quarterly Executive
Wall Street Journal Logistics Report (email newsletter subscription)
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