Course Requirements and Objectives

Requirements of the course

1. Explain the requirements of the course

2. Term paper

3. Mid-term exam and final term paper presentation

4. Other assignments, presentations and papers

5. Provide definitions of terms overview of course requirements

6. Need to respond to discussions- Can be response to instructor or response to another student must be meaningful

7. Proposal for term paper-Due tomorrow Review and develop a strategic plan

8. Term Exam: Will discuss and decide at least one week before the exam

Describe how it will be used and applicable in workplace settings with examples. Introduction companies are not the only entities that develop a strategic plan, individuals do as well.

Individuals need to determine how to balance all of their obligations, such as takingchildren to sports activities, music lessons, and after school activities, along with their careers and personal lives. For many students, embarking on an educational goal may be long term for the 18 year old, but this may be a more of a short term planning process for an adult, who has been out of school for many years. Trends affecting the world: 

1. Technology – Dramatic growth in the use of information technology, social media, e-commerce, and e-government.

2. Population Flow – Migration, immigration and refugees have altered societies and landscapes and affected demographics, workforce andpolitics.

3. Large parts of the world including Afghanistan, Syria, Middle-East are destabilized. Human suffering in the name of politics, religion, etc.China is in the middle of the largest migration in human history as a result of massive moves from rural areas to cities.

4. UK’s decision to exit the European Union The presidential elections and scenario thereafter in the USA Aging workforce - People retiring,

paying of benefits to retirees.

5. Climate change – Oceans are rising, ice caps melting, living beyond our sustainability.

Inequality and Human rights around the world – acts of injustice, discrimination and racism are on the rise. Violence in the world – The USA experiences 30,000-gun deaths a year. Fear of Nuclearwar between countries (North Korea/China and Western world; Palestine and Israel, etc.)

Acts of terrorism around the world. As a result of these trends, we have seen sustained attention paid to questions of government and  nonprofit organizational design and financing management, performance, accountability to address these issues and other concerns. All organizations have several forms of sovereignty and authority now. Now private and non-profit organizations are collecting taxes handing it over to the government.