31 Dec Analyze strategic issues

MBA6028 unit 1 assignment 1

Formulating Your Airline’s Strategy – Team
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Activity Context
This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Analyze strategic issues to guide overall business decision making.
Integrate findings of strategic, environmental, and core business function analyses to provide input to decision making and planning.
Formulate business decisions for immediate actions based on integrated analyses.
Integrate and apply core knowledge, skills, and attitudes to plan for resolution of key business challenges.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Revisit theMBA6028 Course Alignment Mapto review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions
For this assignment, formulate your airline’s strategy as described in the course project description for the Airline Simulation project. Be sure to review the Formulating Your Airline’s Strategy Scoring Guide to self-assess your paper prior to submission. Please note that you are required to support your strategy with professional or industry-related resources (at least three) and follow APA guidelines for style and format. Each member of your team must submit a copy of this document to the assignment, and each member must submit the same document. However, each of you will receive a team grade.

Your airline’s strategy should contain the following:

A name for your airline. You will work with your team to create a name and a strategy for your airline.
A mission and vision for your airline that illustrates your basic philosophy. (Will you be aggressive or conservative? Or, will you be disruptive and creative?)
An explanation of how you plan to run your airline. Support your plan with at least three referenced sources.
A communication strategy for your team.
This is a great chance for your team to be creative! Design a logo, develop a slogan, and so on. You are not required to follow any particular format. However, your airline’s strategy should look professional and address all the elements completely. Review the Airline Strategy: Sample Report document given in the resources just to get an idea of the content required.

Your airline’s strategy should be a fairly detailed report of approximately 5–10 pages. You must use references or citations from at least three professional or industry-related resources within your report. Be sure you follow APA sixth edition guidelines for all citations and references.

Also, make sure your team number and airline name appear on the paper and all members of the team submit the same document.

MBA6028 unit 2 assignment 2

Preliminary Peer Evaluations – Individual
Resources
Activity Context
This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Analyze strategic issues to guide overall business decision making.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Revisit theMBA6028 Course Alignment Mapto review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions
For this assignment, use the Peer Evaluations Scoring Guide document given in the resources to complete the preliminary peer evaluations as described in the course project description for Airline Simulation project. Be sure to review the Preliminary Peer Evaluations – Individual Scoring Guide to self-assess your evaluation document prior to submission. Submit a copy of your evaluations to this assignment. You will receive an individual grade for this assignment.

Note: You donotneed to do a peer review in the simulation.

MBA6028 unit 3 assignment 1

Periods 3 and 4 Decisions – Team
Resources
Activity Context
This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Analyze strategic issues to guide overall business decisions making.
Integrate findings of strategic, environmental, and core business function analyses to provide input to decision making and planning.
Formulate business decisions for immediate actions based on integrated analyses.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Revisit theMBA6028 Course Alignment Mapto review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions
Note: Please read the instructions carefully! There are three distinct actions you need to complete.

For this assignment, complete the following:

For Period 3: Complete and enter your decisions for Period 3 into the airline simulationno later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Wednesday.
For Period 4: Complete and enter your decisions for Period 4 into the airline simulationno later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Saturday.
For Periods 3 and 4: Complete and submit your decisions forbothperiods to this assignmentno later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Sunday. Review the Periods 3 and 4 Decisions – Team Scoring Guide to see how your instructor will evaluate your work.Please note: You must provide relevant professional or industry-related support (at least two resources) for the decisions your team made. Be sure you follow APA sixth edition guidelines for style and formatting throughout your assignment.
Failure to enter decisions to the simulation on time will result in default values being entered for your company for the periods, as well as a significant grade penalty.

You may select one person to capture the decisions from the simulation. However, each team member must submit the decisions to this assignment to receive the team grade.

Be sure the document each team member submits includes the following:

Your team number, the airline name, and the names of all team members.
Your airline’s mission or philosophy.
A recap of your airline’s status and whether the results from previous periods were as you intended.
The decisions your team made in Periods 3 and 4.
A rationale for each decision that details why the decisions were made and what you hope to accomplish.
References to at least two professional or industry-related resources that support your rationales. Be sure you follow APA guidelines for references and citations.
MBA6028 unit 3 assignment 2

Preliminary Capstone Proposal – Individual
Resources
Activity Context
This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Integrate and apply core knowledge, skills, and attitudes to plan for resolution of key business challenges.
Formulate business decisions for immediate actions based on integrated analyses.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Revisit theMBA6028 Course Alignment Mapto review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions
For this assignment, complete the Preliminary Capstone Prospectus as described in the MBA Capstone Project Guidelines document given in the resources. Examples of this proposal are located in Appendices A and B of this document. Please use the Appendix A as a template for this assignment. Be sure to review the Preliminary Capstone Proposal – Individual Scoring Guide to self-assess your paper prior to submission. Submit your proposal as a Word document to this assignment.

Note: Successful completion of an acceptable proposal will facilitate a smooth transition into your capstone course and help you make timely progress toward the completion of your degree. In other words, the better you define your project now, the easier it will be to continue making progress on your project. Be sure to contact your instructor with any questions or challenges you have about completing your proposal.

MBA6028 unit 4 assignment 1

Periods 5 and 6 Decisions – Team
Resources
Activity Context
This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Analyze strategic issues to guide overall business decision making.
Integrate findings of strategic, environmental, and core business function analyses to provide input to decision making and planning.
Formulate business decisions for immediate actions based on integrated analyses.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Revisit theMBA6028 Course Alignment Mapto review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions
Note: Please read the instructions carefully! There are three distinct actions you need to complete.

For Period 5: Complete and enter your decisions for Period 5 into the airline simulationno later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Wednesday.
For Period 6: Complete and enter your decisions for Period 6 into the airline simulationno later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Saturday.
For Periods 5 and 6:Complete and submit your decisions forbothperiods to the assignmentno later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Sunday. Review the Periods 5 and 6 Decisions – Team Scoring Guide to see how your instructor will evaluate your work.Please note: You must provide relevant professional or industry-related support (at least two resources) for the decisions your team made. Be sure you follow APA sixth edition guidelines for style and formatting throughout your assignment.
Failure to enter decisions to the simulation on time will result in default values being entered for your company for the periods, as well as a significant grade penalty.

You may select one person to capture the decisions from the simulation. However, each team member must submit the decisions to this assignment to receive the team grade.

Be sure the document each team member submits includes the following:

Your team number, the airline name, and the names of all team members.
Your airline’s mission or philosophy.
A recap of your airline’s status and whether the results from previous periods were as you intended.
The decisions your team made in Periods 5 and 6.
A rationale for each decision that details why the decisions were made and what you hope to accomplish.
References to at least two professional or industry-related resources that support your rationales. Be sure you follow APA guidelines for references and citations.
MBA6028 unit 5 assignment 1
Periods 7 and 8 Decisions – Team
Resources
Activity Context
This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Analyze strategic issues to guide overall business decision making.
Integrate findings of strategic, environmental, and core business function analyses to provide input to decision making and planning.
Formulate business decisions for immediate actions based on integrated analyses.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Revisit theMBA6028 Course Alignment Mapto review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions
Note: Please read the instructions carefully! There are three distinct actions you need to complete.

For Period 7: Complete and enter your decisions for Period 7 into the airline simulationno later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Wednesday.
For Period 8: Complete and enter your decisions for Period 8 into the airline simulationno later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Saturday.
For Periods 7 and 8: Complete and submit your decisions forbothperiods to the assignmentno later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Sunday. Review the Periods 7 and 8 Decisions – Team Scoring Guide to see how your instructor will evaluate your work.Please note: You must provide rationales for the decisions your team made. You do not need to provide references, but be sure you follow APA sixth edition guidelines for style and formatting throughout your assignment.
Failure to enter decisions to the simulation on time will result in default values being entered for your company for the periods, as well as a significant grade penalty.

You may select one person to capture the decisions from the simulation. However, each team member must submit the decisions to this assignment to receive the team grade.

Be sure the document each team member submits includes the following:

Your team number, the airline name, and the names of all team members.
Your airline’s mission or philosophy.
A recap of your airline’s status and whether the results from previous periods were as you intended.
The decisions your team made in Periods 7 and 8.
A rationale for each decision that details why the decisions were made and what you hope to accomplish.
Note: For this team decision, you arenotrequired to provide references to support your decisions and rationales. This should give you more time to work on the Final Capstone Proposal – Individual assignment.

MBA6028 unit 5 assignment 2
Final Capstone Proposal – Individual
Resources
Activity Context
This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Analyze strategic issues to guide overall business decision making.
Integrate and apply core knowledge, skills, and attitudes to plan for resolution of key business challenges.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Revisit theMBA6028 Course Alignment Mapto review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions
For this assignment, complete the Final Capstone Proposal as described in the MBA Capstone Project Guidelines document given in the resources. Appendix C of this document provides a proposal outline for you to follow. Appendix D is the scoring guide from MBA6900. It is included for you to review as you draft your proposal to ensure that your project will meet the requirements. Submit your proposal as a Word document to this assignment.

Note: Successful completion of an acceptable proposal will facilitate a smooth transition into your capstone course and help you make timely progress toward the completion of your degree. Be sure to contact your instructor with any questions or challenges you have about completing your proposal.

Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.

MBA6028 unit 6 assignment 1
Simulation Summary Report – Team
Resources
Activity Context
This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Analyze strategic issues to guide overall business decision making.
Integrate findings of strategic, environmental, and core business function analyses to provide input to decision making and planning.
Integrate and apply core knowledge, skills, and attitudes to plan for resolution of key business challenges.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Revisit theMBA6028 Course Alignment Mapto review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions
For this assignment, submit the simulation summary report as described in the course project description for the Airline Simulation project. Be sure to review the Simulation Summary Report – Team scoring guide to self-assess the paper prior to submission. This report must be prepared as a team, but each member of the team must submit a copy of the report to this assignment. The individual grades on this assignment will be calculated by adjusting the overall team grade according to the results of the peer evaluations in the second assignment of this unit.

Be sure your simulation summary report includes the following:

Your team number, the airline name, and the names of all team members.
Your airline’s mission, vision, philosophy, and slogan or logo.
An overview of your airline’s strategy.
An analysis of how effective the strategy was in achieving the desired results.
A description of your team’s communication strategy.
An analysis of how effective the strategy was in facilitating smooth and efficient communication between team members.
Additional elements that your team feels are important to include.
The length of this report will vary from team to team, but the report should be of 750–1,500 words, plus the financial statements. Include an introduction and be sure your report is professional in appearance and organization. Support your analyses with references to at least three professional or industry-related resources. Follow APA sixth edition guidelines for references and citations.

Each member of the team must submit the exact same document to this assignment.

MBA6028 unit 6 assignment 2
Peer Evaluations – Individual
Resources
Activity Context
This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Analyze strategic issues to guide overall business decision making.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Revisit theMBA6028 Course Alignment Mapto review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions
For this assignment, use the Peer Evaluations Scoring Guide document given in the resources to complete the peer evaluations as described in the course project description for the Airline Simulation project. Be sure to review the Peer Evaluations – Individual Scoring Guide to understand how your instructor will evaluate your performance on this assignment.

You will receive an individual grade for this assignment. In addition, your evaluations will be used as part of the team grade for the Simulation Summary Report – Team assignment, if appropriate, to reflect differing levels of individual contribution.

Note: You donotneed to do a peer review in the simulation.