Select Mission of the University:

Washburn University shall prepare qualified individuals for careers, further study and life long learning through excellence in teaching and scholarly work.  Washburn University shall make a special effort to help individuals reach their full academic potential.  Washburn University Board of Regents, 1999

School of Business Mission Statement:

We provide a high quality business education, supported by research and service activities, that enhances the economic vitality of the region.

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Course Description: Management of integrated production and marketing systems. [This course is intended to be interdisciplinary. Students work with models from management, marketing, accounting, and systems to solve business problems. Currently, the course uses the issue of supply chain management as its integrating principle.]

Objectives:  Students will  be able to:

1. use the vocabulary of supply chain management and supply chain management information systems
2. assess the current condition of a firm with respect to supply chain issues
3. plan for a supply chain management system
4. dentify strategic issues related to supply chain management
5. use the basic tools of supply chain management
6. present these issues in the context of a particular firm.

Assessment:

The student’s achievement of the objectives will be assesses through

• participation in class
• weekly discussion papers
• midterm exam
• final exam
• peer evaluations
• term project

Withdrawal Policy:

During fall and spring semesters, students may withdraw from full semester courses through the second week of class with no recorded grade.  From the third through the eleventh week a “W” is recorded for any dropped course.  Beginning with the start of the twelfth week, there are NO withdrawals, and a grade will be assigned for the course.  For short-term or summer course deadlines, please check the appropriate Semester/Session Course Bulletin Web Site http://www.washburn.edu/schedule/spring/sp2007cal.html)

Academic Misconduct Policy:

All students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately and ethically in their academic work.  Inappropriate and unethical behavior includes (but is not limited to) giving or receiving unauthorized aid on examinations or in the preparation of papers or other assignments, or knowingly misrepresenting the source of academic work.  Washburn University’s Academic Impropriety Policy describes academically unethical behavior in greater detail and explains the actions that may be taken when such behavior occurs.  For guidelines regarding protection of copyright, consult

www.washburn.edu/copyright/students. For a complete copy of the Academic Impropriety Policy, contact the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Morgan 262, or go on-line to:  

www.washburn.edu/admin/vpaa/fachdbk/FHsec7.html#VIII 

 Disability Services:

 The Student Services Office is responsible for assisting in arranging accommodations and for identifying resources on campus for persons with disabilities.  Qualified students with disabilities must register with the office to be eligible for services.  The office MUST have appropriate documentation on file in order to provide services.  Accommodations may include in-class note takers, test readers and/or scribes, adaptive computer technology, brailled materials.  Requests for accommodations should be submitted at least two months before services should begin; however, if you need an accommodation this semester, please contact the Student Services Office immediately.

Location:  Student Services, Morgan Hall Room 150

Phone:  785-670-1629 or TDD 785-670-1025

E-Mail:  student-services@washburn.edu

Students may voluntarily identify themselves to the instructor for a referral to the Student Services Office.

Advising Services:

As a Washburn student, you may experience difficulty with issues such as studying, personal problems, time management, or choice of major, classes, or employment.  The Center for Learning and Student Success or CLASS (counseling, testing, learning assistance, career services, academic advising) is available to help students.  If you need someone with whom to discuss an issue confidentially and free of charge, contact:

Location: Morgan 122

Phone: 231-1010, ext. 1299,

Web:  www.washburn.edu/services/class

Dress and Demeanor

Students should dress and conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the diversity of the Washburn environment. Remarks that show disrespect for the "race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, marital or parental status or sexual orientation" of other class members will not be tolerated. If the instructor determines that an article of clothing is offensive, the student will be asked to leave class and adjust the clothing so that the offensive logo is no longer visible before rejoining the class.

Examinations:

There will be two examinations:  a midterm and a final.  The exams will consist of seven  essay questions / problems; the student must answer five of these question.  The exams will focus on vocabulary and the learning objectives of each chapter.  Students should use a pen (black or blue/black ink) to write their answers to exam questions;  the instructor will make these pens available at the time of the exam. 

Makeups:

If possible, the instructor will provide the opportunity to take a make up midterm.  The timing and the availability of the makeup will be dictated by the instructor’s schedule.  In the event that a makeup midterm is not possible, the student will be required to take a cumulative final exam.  If the student has a good reason for missing the final, s/he will receive an incomplete in the course and an appropriate time for a makeup will be arranged.

Grades

This grade distribution produces an average g.p.a. of 3.50 if there are no C, D, F, W grades.

Grade Appeal Process:

The Washburn University grade appeal process can be found on page 60 of the  Washburn University Catalog  AY2008-2009

Early Final Grades:

·        Access my.washburn.edu

·        Select the “Self-Service Main Menu”

·        Select “Student Services and Financial Aid”

·        Select “Student Resources Menu”

·        Select “View Final Grades”

·        Select the “Spring 2008 term”

·        Select “submit”

Print the screen for a hard copy.

Chapter  / Problem Discussion / Participation

Every week, each student group will send the instructor an email with two attachments:  1) an annotated bibliography ( 4 to 6 citations) for the group’s firm in the context of the chapter to be covered, and 2) an  update of the outline of the group’s term project.  To obtain a starting outline for the term project, do an advanced google search for “firm name supply chain” powerpoint or “firm name supply chain” “white paper.”   The group should  send the email to the instructor no later than 7:00 p.m. on the Sunday before the Wenesday on which the chapter will be discussed.  The instructor will post the outlines and bibliographies to the class website by 4:00 p.m. on Mondaybefore the Wednesday on which the chapter will be discussed.  Students should download the outlines and bibliographies and be prepared to discuss them in class on Wednesday. 

Every week, each student should be adding to a diary or log which chronicles the contributions of himself / herself and the other members of the project group the student belongs to.  At the end of the semester, each student will submit this log along with a peer evaluation.

The instructor will post chapter outlines to the class website.  Students can use these outlines to identify topics to include in their annotated bibliographies and project outlines.  These outlines are also useful for studying for the midterm and the final.  From time to time, the instructor will also post Excel models based on the textbook. 

Each week, the instructor will rank order the bibliographies submitted that week.  Assuming that all of the bibliographies are satisfactory, half will receive an A grade, and half will receive a B grade. 

Peer Evaluation

At the end of the term, each student will submit an evaluation of the contributions of their fellow group members.   To be credible, the evaluation must be specific about the contributions of each group member.  For example, the form should enumerate the contributions of each individual in the student’s group to:

1.             annotated bibliographies submitted each week,

2.             updated project outlines submitted each week,

3.               interviews conducted by individuals

4.               role in writing / rewriting the group paper

5.               development of resources for the group paper

6.               role in group meetings

7.               facilitation of electronic communication (email, wiki, blog, etc)

8.              sharing of problem resources (Excel worksheets)

Failure to submit a peer evaluation or the submission of an evaluation that does not evaluate the student’s  peers in the explicit fashion required above  will negatively impact the letter grade assigned to the student’s participation in the term paper / project and participation / chapter  analysis.  Each member of student group will supply a numerical rating to himself/herself and every other member of the group.  If a student did not participate in the group project,  he or she should be assigned a 0.0.  Otherwise the student should be assigned a number between .8 and 1.2.  The ratings of the participating students should average to 1.0.  The instructor intends to take the average of the peer evaluations and multiply it by the overall project grade to calculate the students grade for the project. 

Participation - Attendance:

Students should participate in the class discussion. Everyone in the class benefits when a student points out how her/his company implements the concept of supply chain management. The instructor records attendance twice every day. Recording attendance twice allows for students who have work or family obligations to get credit for the portion of the class they were able to attend.  Absences can have a negative impact on the student's grade. If the student does not make appropriate arrangements, five or more absences can result in an administrative withdrawal or failure in the course.  Use of chat rooms and other electronic exchange of information is encouraged.

Supply Chain Management

Students should write a paper discussing supply chain management  in the context of a particular firm. The firm selected should not be the employer of any of the students in the group.  The group should rely on published sources, but interviews of company personnel are acceptable.    The topics to be addressed in this paper may include: the chapter headings of the 18 chapters in our text.     Groups should submit the paper in hard copy and machine readable formats.  Each week the groups will submit a report on their company (annotated bibliography, revised project outline)  in the context of a particular chapter.  It is anticipated that those weekly reports will be the basis for the semester project although the project should be more focused.  The project need not include every topic in the book.    Students are encouraged to use a wiki to start writing the group project immediately.  Students are encouraged to allow the instructor access to the groups wiki or. Alternatively, the current project draft.   

Disclaimer: 

The class will normally cover the list of topics in the syllabus.  Sometimes current events, weather, or personal exigencies will result in the addition or deletion of topics. 

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