Assignments
What happens if you submit an assignment late?
It gets a grade of zero (1/2 point)
You can resubmit within two weeks (1/2 point)
How much does language weigh in written assignments?
A LOT! (1/2)
Poor language can bring the grade down to zero. (1/2)
What can one do to improve one's language skills?
Use the Submissions Checklist
What percentage of the grade is dependent on team work?
At least 40% (taking into account that good team work will lead to better presentations)
How does one get credit for having attended an extra lecture?
Write a blog post or short article and submit to professor (1/2)
Have article published on the JCU Website or The Matthew (1/2)
What and when is the first deadline?
Group and Industry selection (1/3)
About You (1/3)
By Class 4 (1/3)
What can one do to compensate for an absence?
Attend a lecture organized by JCU/IFE
Attend the library workshops
Is Bloomberg Certification mandatory?
Why is it important?
Yes (1/2)
It helps find better data and sources, leading to better output (1/2)
What is good team work?
All students contribute similar value in terms of enthusiasm, knowledge, research, reasoning, engagement, support (1/2)
The collective output is better than what could have been produced individually by each team member (1/2)
Team members have helped each other improve (1/2)
How can I get a sense for my grade in the course?
Use the grade projection spreadsheet
What is the resubmission policy?
All assignments can be resubmitted, within two weeks of having received a grade, and no later than the last day of classes.
What are the factors affecting the class participation grade?
Attendance, questions/comments/contributions, original thinking, connecting different disciplines, attending and commenting on extra guest lectures, engaging.
What are the expectations in terms of language proficiency?
What happens if the team is dysfunctional? What can the team do if one member refuses to contribute?
The team should contact the professor.
Ultimately, the team can 'fire' the non performing member, BEFORE DROP/ADD.
Do I need to buy a textbook or other material?
The textbook is available as a pdf on Moodle (1/2)
You have to buy the coursepack from Harvard Business School Publishing (1/2)