World Cup Extra Credit - Summer 2018 Semester

Want to make watching this year’s World Cup a tad more interesting? Well, you will have a stake in the results, as each student in Management 425 will randomly draw a number to be assigned a country. Depending on how your country does, you will “earn” some serious - and real - extra credit to be used on the final exam. The further in the World Cup your team advances, the higher the level of extra credit. How much? Well, here goes….

• Round of 16: 5 points on Test 4
• Round of 8: 10 points on Test 4
• Semi-Finals (Round of 4): 20 points on Test 4
• Finals (Round of 2): 25 points on Test 4
• World Cup Champion: Exempt from Test 4 - Automatic 100!

God Bless America! Well, except that we - the U.S. - didn’t qualify for the World Cup this time around!  

So, here’s the chart detailing who has what country for the Summer 2018 Semester, based on the random draw conducted at the class orientation sessions:

Number	Country	Student	Class	Result	E.C.
1	Argentina	Lauren Allulli		Round of 16	5 points on Test 4
2	Australia	Brie Tierney
3	Belgium	Casey Tessmer		Round of 4 (Semi-Finals)	20 points on Test 4
4	Brazil	Sara Moratine		Round of 8	10 points on Test 4
5	Colombia	Shelbe Castro		Round of 16	5 points on Test 4
6	Costa Rica	Kevin Noble
7	Croatia	Derek Stroud		Runner-Up in Finals	25 points on Test 4
8	Denmark	Joseph Lockhart		Round of 16	5 points on Test 4
9	Egypt	London Berthelot
10	England	Gabe Hassan		Round of 4 (Semi-Finals)	20 points on Test 4
11	France	Maggie Madden		Winner! Winner! Winner!	100 points on Test 4 - Exempt from Test!
12	Germany	Maghan Williams
13	Iceland	Larry Snyder
14	Iran	Darriane Jones
15	Japan	Logan Schiro		Round of 16	5 points on Test 4
16	Mexico	Austin Arnold		Round of 16	5 points on Test 4
17	Morocco	Tonya Kutz
18	Nigeria	Ashleigh Balfantz
19	Panama	Frank Roberts
20	Peru	Samuel Gordon
21	Poland	Hunter Oliver
22	Portugal	Ashley Steed		Round of 16	5 points on Test 4
23	Russia	Ty Webb		Round of 8	10 points on Test 4
24	Saudi Arabia	Cady Carter
25	Senegal	Dajuantae Riggins
26	Serbia	Holly Guidry
27	South Korea	Sam Wilson
28	Spain	Hannah Stevens		Round of 16	5 points on Test 4
29	Sweden	Jaslyn Bowman		Round of 8	10 points on Test 4
30	Switzerland			Round of 16	5 points on Test 4
31	Tunisia
32	Uruguay			Round of 8	10 points on Test 4

Certainly though, this might make you choose to follow your country’s results - and maybe even get up and watch some soccer as part of your summer course project (though it might be a tad early for Buffalo Wild Wings - even in Louisiana!). Here’s a link to the complete TV schedule:

World Cup 2018: Fox To Air Record 38 Matches Live On Broadcast Network – Full TV Schedule

And here’s a link to the official ESPN page for you to track your team and all the results during the tournament, which will take place smack in the middle of our Summer 2018 Semester from June 14th - July 15th. Good luck to everyone!

ESPN World Cup Main Page

Week 7 Discussion Forum - July 16th - July 24th

Students,

Please use this as your discussion forum for your activities for Week 7 of the the My Big Summer Adventure Abroad (At Home) Project. Seen a great international TV show or movie? Tried a recipe from abroad that was actually good? Found a local international cuisine restaurant that you would give 5 stars to on Yelp or TripAdvisor? Use this forum to tell your classmates what you're doing - what you liked (and even what you didn't!).

Have Fun and Do Get Involved!

David

RE: Week 7 Discussion Forum - July 16th - July 24th

Week 6 Discussion Forum - July 9th - July 15th

Students,

Please use this as your discussion forum for your activities for Week 6 of the the My Big Summer Adventure Abroad (At Home) Project. Seen a great international TV show or movie? Tried a recipe from abroad that was actually good? Found a local international cuisine restaurant that you would give 5 stars to on Yelp or TripAdvisor? Use this forum to tell your classmates what you're doing - what you liked (and even what you didn't!).

Have Fun and Do Get Involved!

David

RE: Week 6 Discussion Forum - July 9th - July 15th

Week 5 Discussion Forum - July 2nd - July 8th

Students,

Please use this as your discussion forum for your activities for Week 5 of the the My Big Summer Adventure Abroad (At Home) Project. Seen a great international TV show or movie? Tried a recipe from abroad that was actually good? Found a local international cuisine restaurant that you would give 5 stars to on Yelp or TripAdvisor? Use this forum to tell your classmates what you're doing - what you liked (and even what you didn't!).

Have Fun and Do Get Involved!

David

RE: Week 5 Discussion Forum - July 2nd - July 8th

Week 4 Discussion Forum - June 25th - July 1st

Students,

Please use this as your discussion forum for your activities for Week 4 of the the My Big Summer Adventure Abroad (At Home) Project. Seen a great international TV show or movie? Tried a recipe from abroad that was actually good? Found a local international cuisine restaurant that you would give 5 stars to on Yelp or TripAdvisor? Use this forum to tell your classmates what you're doing - what you liked (and even what you didn't!).

Have Fun and Do Get Involved!

David

RE: Week 4 Discussion Forum - June 25th - July 1st

Week 3 Discussion Forum - June 18th - June 24th

Students,

Please use this as your discussion forum for your activities for Week 3 of the the My Big Summer Adventure Abroad (At Home) Project. Seen a great international TV show or movie? Tried a recipe from abroad that was actually good? Found a local international cuisine restaurant that you would give 5 stars to on Yelp or TripAdvisor? Use this forum to tell your classmates what you're doing - what you liked (and even what you didn't!).

Have Fun and Do Get Involved!

David

RE: Week 3 Discussion Forum - June 18th - June 24th

Week 2 Discussion Forum - June 11th - June 17th

Students,

Please use this as your discussion forum for your activities for Week 2 of the the My Big Summer Adventure Abroad (At Home) Project. Seen a great international TV show or movie? Tried a recipe from abroad that was actually good? Found a local international cuisine restaurant that you would give 5 stars to on Yelp or TripAdvisor? Use this forum to tell your classmates what you're doing - what you liked (and even what you didn't!).

Have Fun and Do Get Involved!

David

RE: Week 2 Discussion Forum - June 11th - June 17th

"Weeks" for the Summer 2018 Semester

Here's a simple breakdown of what are considered the "weeks" during the Summer 2018 Semester for purposes of the My Big Summer Adventure Abroad (at Home) Project. With the semester starting mid-week in late May - and the fact that it includes the July 4th holiday - this schedule works best for students (with weeks 1 and 7 being extended) For our purposes though, most of the weeks (weeks 2-6) start on Monday and end on Sunday night.

So, without further adieu, here's the schedule (with links to each week's master post that you can/should reply to during that particular "week"):

• Week 1 Discussion Forum - May 30 - June 10th

• Week 2 Discussion Forum - June 11th - June 17th

• Week 3 Discussion Forum - June 18th - June 24th

• Week 4 Discussion Forum - June 25th - July 1st

• Week 5 Discussion Forum - July 2nd - July 8th

• Week 6 Discussion Forum - July 9th - July 15th

• Week 7 Discussion Forum - July 16th - July 24th

Do try and do your activities across all weeks, and not do all at the beginning....or (ahhhhmmmm) at the end! Have some fun and do involve your friends (and even your classmates!). The more you post what you did, what you liked, and even what you hated each week, the better this will work for all!

Good luck and bon voyage!

David

Week 1 Discussion Forum - May 30 - June 10th

Students,

Please use this as your discussion forum for your activities for the My Big Summer Adventure Abroad (At Home) Project. Seen a great international TV show or movie? Tried a recipe from abroad that was actually good? Found a local international cuisine restaurant that you would give 5 stars to on Yelp or TripAdvisor? Use this forum to tell your classmates what you're doing - what you liked (and even what you didn't!).

Have Fun and Do Get Involved!

David

RE: Week 1 Discussion Forum - May 30 - June 10th

Participation Grading - Spring 2018

Grades have now been posted for the “Active Class Participation” part of your course grade. Here’s the formula I used for determining your participation grade – there were two “free” absences (one week’s worth of classes). Then, they counted….so, based on your number of absences during the semester, the following table shows your grade for in-class participation for the class: 

Number of Absences	Participation Grade
0	100
1	100
2	100
3	96
4	92
5	88
6	84
7	80
8	76
9	72
10	68
11	64
12	60
13	56
14	52
15	48
16	44
17	40
18	36
19	32
20	28
21	24
22	20
23	16
24	12
25	8
26	4
27	0

From the syllabus:

ACTIVE CLASS PARTICIPATION

...First and foremost however, you must ​be here​ to earn your participation grade. You should also be an ​active participant in class discussions and attentive and respectful at all times (especially to your fellow students in discussions and other interactions). Also, while I’m a techie myself, please try and keep “tech disruptions” to a minimum. While I strongly encourage you to bring a tablet and/or laptop to class, both to use the many e-resources available to you and to work with the class and/or small groups as we explore strategic management concepts through the strategy session briefings, please be tech-smart and considerate to your fellow classmates in how you use your technology. Finally, be on time as much as possible (better to go get a cup of coffee than to come in 20-25 minutes late....).

To succeed in the class - and to take away the most possible from it - I cannot overstate the importance of your regular and attentive class attendance. I hope that you will be an active participant in the activities planned for you each day in the course and to earn the most possible points in this important area. 

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For those that took advantage of this grade, I congratulate you for your diligence. For those however that failed to take advantage of this opportunity for earning your grade (and learning more by being in-class), please be advised that this was spelled-out to you at the beginning of class (both in-class and in the course syllabus as shown above) and repeatedly discussed throughout the semester. 

If you have any questions or concerns over your participation grade, please see me.

David