· Not just a textbook but an entire package. Strategic Management features the best chapter teaching notes available today. Rather than merely summarizing the key points in each chapter, we focus on value-added material to enhance the teaching (and learning) experience. Each chapter includes dozens of questions to spur discussion, teaching tips, in-class group exercises, and about a dozen detailed examples from business practice to provide further illustrations of key concepts.
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PREFACE
TEACHING RESOURCES Instructor’s Manual (IM) Prepared by the textbook authors, along with valued input from our strategy colleagues, the accompanying IM contains summary/objectives, lecture/discussion outlines, discussion questions, extra examples not included in the text, teaching tips, reflecting on career implications, experiential exercises, and more.
Test Bank Revised by Christine Pence of the University of California-Riverside, the test bank contains more than 1,000 true/false, multiple-choice, and essay questions. It is tagged with learning objectives as well as Bloom’s Taxonomy and AACSB criteria.
· Assurance of Learning Ready. Assurance of Learning is an important element of many accreditation standards. Dess 9e is designed specifically to support your Assurance of Learning initiatives. Each chapter in the book begins with a list of numbered learning objectives that appear throughout the chapter. Every test bank question is also linked to one of these objectives, in addition to level of difficulty, topic area, Bloom’s Taxonomy level, and AACSB skill area. EZ Test, McGraw-Hill’s easy-to-use test bank software, can search the test bank by these and other categories, providing an engine for targeted Assurance of Learning analysis and assessment.
· AACSB Statement. The McGraw-Hill Companies is a proud corporate member of AACSB International. Understanding the importance and value of AACSB accreditation, Dess 9e has sought to recognize the curricula guidelines detailed in the AACSB standards for business accreditation by connecting selected questions in Dess 9e and the test bank to the general knowledge and skill guidelines found in the AACSB standards. The statements contained in Dess 9e are provided only as a guide for the users of this text. The AACSB leaves content coverage and assessment within the purview of individual schools, the mission of the school, and the faculty. While Dess 9e and the teaching package make no claim of any specific AACSB qualification or evaluation, we have labeled selected questions within Dess 9e according to the six general knowledge and skills areas.
· Computerized Test Bank Online. A comprehensive bank of test questions is provided within a computerized test bank powered by McGraw-Hill’s flexible electronic testing program, EZ Test Online (www.eztestonline.com). EZ Test Online allows you to create paper and online tests or quizzes in this easy-to-use program. Imagine being able to create and access your test or quiz anywhere, at any time, without installing the testing software! Now, with EZ Test Online, instructors can select questions from multiple McGraw-Hill test banks or author their own and then either print the test for paper distribution or give it online.
· Test Creation. · Author/edit questions online using the 14 different question-type templates. · Create printed tests or deliver online to get instant scoring and feedback. · Create question pools to offer multiple versions online—great for practice. · Export your tests for use in WebCT, Blackboard, and Apple’s iQuiz. · Compatible with EZ Test Desktop tests you’ve already created. · Sharing tests with colleagues, adjuncts, TAs is easy.
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· Online Test Management. · Set availability dates and time limits for your quiz or test. · Control how your test will be presented. · Assign points by question or question type with drop-down menu. · Provide immediate feedback to students or delay until all finish the test. · Create practice tests online to enable student mastery. · Your roster can be uploaded to enable student self-registration.
· Online Scoring and Reporting. · Automated scoring for most of EZ Test’s numerous question types. · Allows manual scoring for essay and other open response questions. · Manual rescoring and feedback are also available. · EZ Test’s grade book is designed to easily export to your grade book. · View basic statistical reports.
· Support and Help. · User’s guide and built-in page-specific help. · Flash tutorials for getting started on the support site. · Support website: www.mhhe.com/eztest. · Product specialist available at 1-800-331-5094. · Online training: http://auth.mhhe.com/mpss/workshops/.
PowerPoint Presentation Prepared by Pauline Assenza of Western Connecticut State University, it consists of more than 400 slides incorporating an outline for the chapters tied to learning objectives. Also included are instructor notes, multiple-choice questions that can be used as Classroom Performance System (CPS) questions, and additional examples outside the text to promote class discussion.
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