MGMT2175 · Management and Organization

Thinking Strategically Integrative Strategy Simulation

Carroll School of Management

This course prepares students to make executive-level decisions by participating and competing in business simulation. The course utilizes a sophisticated, market-leading simulation platform calls "Global DNA" to create a realistic, hands-on learning experience. The course allows students to manage a company and see the results of specific functional and team decisions, integrating all management areas: marketing, organizational behavior, operations, accounting, and finance. The course is based around the concept of experiential learning, and student teams have a high degree of freedom to follow different strategies. The competitive nature of the simulation shows and compares the results of each company in every round, with a high level of detail (i.e., sales and production reports, financial information), teaching teams to effectively analyze quantitative business information. Students learn to think strategically by incorporating the potential scenarios of what other teams can do during the simulation in their own decisions.