Class, Read articles and cases assigned for Week 1. Required readings: Porter, M. E. (2008). The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy (BB) Locating and creating SWOT analyses (BB) Recommended readings: Sahlman, W. (1997). Writing a great business plan (HBR) Then make a post in this forum about your take away from the cases you are required to read. Once you make your first post, you will see posts from other classmates. You are to make at least two additional replies to before due date. General Comment: A successful student in a Hybrid and online course takes an active role in the learning process. You are therefore required to participate in the discussion areas to enhance your learning experience throughout the semester. In the weekly discussion areas of the course, students interact with instructors and classmates to explore questions and comments related to the content of discussion topic. These discussions will be graded based on a) frequency, and b) quality. Frequency: make 1 post and at least 2 replies per Week's discussion. It is prefered that you make your posts/replies over several days and not all at once so you have a chance to observe other comments. Quality - Content