Independent Study BUS596 - Proposal

Strategic Management - BUS 523 (Requisite) 

• Describe the proposed Independent Study.  Include a description of the work to be accomplished and specific information on the tasks required (attach additional sheets if needed).

I would like to study Strategic Management (BUS 523) which I missed to take in the last semester in CALMAT. This course is one of the required courses to graduate and earn MBA degree.

Research topic (as a final presentation) is “DELL ‘s M & A analysis”

                BOOK: Jay B. Barney, Gaining & Sustaining Competitive Advantage, 4^th Edition, 
                                Prentice Hall

                                From PART III Corporate Strategies, Page 271-

( Chapter 10 - 15 )  

• Describe the nature of the final report, the expected end product or deliverables.

1)      I will create a blog with the label “BUS 596”. The blog will contains the summary of what I learned from the chapters and some feedback from my experience.

2)     As a final outcome from this course, I will submit the slides for 5-10 minutes presentation. Probably upload video to the blog.