1. Introduction to BUS 565 Introductions Course web page Office hours Course materials The syllabus Introduction to CAPSIM

2. Introductions Introductions: –Professor: http://www.cba.uri.edu/dorado/http://www.cba.uri.edu/dorado/

3. Course web page http://www.cba.uri.edu/dorado/MBA_565_ website_Spring11.htmlhttp://www.cba.uri.edu/dorado/MBA_565_ website_Spring11.html

4. Contact me!! Office hours: M before or after class. Will be in the faculty room from 5:00 pm. Email me: Not about grades but Yes about anything else. Remember prevention is better than cure. If you are having problems talk to me ASAP not when there is nothing I can do. Please note that I LIKE talking to students

5. Course materials Hill, Charles W.L. and Gareth R. Jones (2nd edition). Essentials of Strategic Management, 2nd Edition. ISBN-13: 978-0-547-19432-5. In Providences bookstore (check under MBA). Recommended: Munter, M. 1999. Guide to Managerial Communication. You will have to use it in your assignments. Remember out there (like here) it is easier to progress for the clueless but good writers (communicators) than the well informed with poor communication skills.

6. The syllabus http://www.cba.uri.edu/dorado/MBA_565_ website_Spring11.htmlhttp://www.cba.uri.edu/dorado/MBA_565_ website_Spring11.html

7. Introduction to CAPSIM www.capsim.com