Week 1 – Discussion

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Discussion Participation

• If you do not see the “Reply” button, or any responses, you may need to scroll down the page.
• When you are the first to contribute, you will see only the “Reply” button.
• Once you have added your initial post or response, choose the “Post Reply” button.
• If any classmates have posted, you will see their comments, along with the “Reply” button.
• The “Reply” button– as well as any responses – will be displayed at the bottom of the page.

Components of a SWOT Analysis [WLOs: 1] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, complete the Week 1 Pre-Test, watch the Simulation Overview Video Part 1, and the video from your Chairman Stan Sloan after you have logged into the simulation. In 150 words or more, what information or detail is important to add to a SWOT analysis in general? How can a complete SWOT help a company succeed? These thoughts should be qualitative and generic – not discussing/providing specific applications of how you may have gleaned competitive advantage (e.g., listing the SWOT components applicable to Hisco).

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts in a substantive manner and provide information or concepts that they may not have considered. Support your position by using information from the week’s readings. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion forum. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 11:59 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Day 7, and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.