01 Jan Considering the course

dq 1
Activity Context
This discussion helps you develop the skills to master the following course competency:

Apply frameworks and theoretical concepts to systematically analyze business issues.
Activity Instructions
Explain, in several paragraphs (but no more than four), the implications of the Malcolm Gladwell article “How David Beats Goliath.” Apply some aspects of the article to your experience and future.

Response Guidelines
Read the posts of your peers and respond to two of them.

dq 2

Throughout the course, you have been building toward the achievement of the following competencies:
Apply frameworks and theoretical concepts to systematically analyze business issues.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Apply collaborative techniques to the virtual environment.
For this discussion, reflect on the knowledge and skills you developed over the past six weeks. Address the following questions in your post:

Considering the course competencies, how has your ability to perform these skills and apply this knowledge evolved?
What concepts, skills, or insights were most relevant to you? How will you apply them to your professional work?
What new ideas have you developed about how the MBA might apply to your career and about how you might further develop the skills you self-assessed in Unit 1?
Response Guidelines
Responses to this discussion are optional. When responding to others, provide encouraging feedback about how learners have grown over the past six weeks. If applicable, provide recommendations for how learners may continue to develop these skills and knowledge or suggest additional strategies for leveraging the knowledge gained in the course.

Note: Share only what is appropriate to share. Respect confidential information, and when writing about personal experiences, do not identify actual companies or individuals