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Course Details
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Course Title Business Case Development
Conestoga Course Code MGMT1640
Host College Sheridan College
OntarioLearn Course Code SH-MGMT70044
Start Date 05/13/2025
End Date 06/24/2025
Course Fee $235.25
Hours 21
Pre-requisites MGMT1045
Course Description This course takes students through the process of creating an industry-standard business case based on a real-life business scenario. Students communicate the business case in two simulated formats to decision-makers and stakeholders. Identify the underlying need and set goals and quantifiable objectives. Perform a cost-benefit analysis to calculate key financial metrics, including return on investment and payback period. Apply tasks and techniques from the Strategy Analysis Knowledge Area of the BABOK, including assessing capability gaps, formulating a problem statement, defining the solution scope using a scope model, and creating a weighted scoring table to support the decision process.
Midterm Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Group 05/13/2025 
Other Evaluation Details Assignments 10%, Presentation 20%, Business Case 30%, Quizzes 40%
Minimum Passing Mark 50
Mandatory Chats Yes
Mandatory Group Work Yes
Other Details
Platform d2l/brightspace
Computer Software Requirements
Additional We suggest you do not purchase your textbook until approximately two weeks prior to the course start date as textbooks may change.
Textbook Information Purchase textbook from www.textnet.ca. No substitutions unless otherwise stated.
Textbooks
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Textbook Title Developing a Business Case
Author Harvard Business Review
Publisher Harvard Business School Press
Edition Pocket Mentor
ISBN 9781422129760
Special Instructions
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