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Demonstrate Your Knowledge
May 17, 2010

Objective:
Standard: All of them.

Learning Outcomes:
Students will achieve a moderately to highly skilled status by showing proficiency in the following:

• Ability to demonstrate everything you have learned so far.

Coursework Procedure:
Now it's time to see what you know about management. This assignment is a current events (or recent events) research assignment. You must find an instance of management failure and report about it to the class. The requirements are as follows:

• Company name
• Industry
• Nature of failure
  • Explain the failure. What led up to the failure and what happened.
  • Which management principle, etc. (strategic management, operational management, human resources management, financial management, etc.), was involved in this failure?
• Corrective action taken?
• People involved
  • Their duties/position in the company
  • Their part in the failure
• Results

You will report your findings to the class. You may use PowerPoint if you like. You must submit something to me for grading. (Either a report or your presentation).

Due Date(s) and Submission Instructions:
This assignment is due by the end of class on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Presentations will be given on Friday, May 21, 2010 and/or Tuesday, May 25, 2010.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Grade Levels: 10-12
Units of Credit: Semester (.5)
CIP Code: 52.0211
Prerequisite: None
Skill Certification Exam: #230

This Business Management course seeks to develop sound management concepts within students, as management plays a role in any future employment opportunity. Students are able to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate data from the other functional areas of business (e.g., marketing, finance, and production). Effective management requires decision-making abilities, long-range planning knowledge, human relations expertise, and motivational skills. Students learn the four basic functions of management.