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    Course material evaluation worksheet
    Walz, Anita R. (2019-11-25)
    Course material evaluation worksheet. Suggestions and corrections are welcome at arwalz@vt.edu
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    Strategic Management Test Bank
    Jamison, Eli; Vander Weerdt, Candice; Gaines, Ashley; Quadri, Shazeen; Wu, Lucy; Walz, Anita R.; Bunjaku, Besa (2021-09-01)

    The Strategic Management test bank includes 782 peer-reviewed, multiple-choice questions which correspond to topics taught in undergraduate, capstone-level business open textbook, Strategic Management (2020), freely available (CC BY-NC-SA) at http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99282. Between 48-98 multiple-choice items are available for each chapter and cover: mastering strategy, assessing organizational performance, evaluating the external environment, evaluating the internal environment, synthesis of strategic issues and analysis, selecting business-level strategies, innovation strategies, selecting corporate-level strategies, completing in international markets, executing strategy through organizational design, and leading an ethical organization. Question items are also identified by subsection (e.g. 1.1, 1.2, etc.) of Strategic Management. PLEASE READ: INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEST BANK ACCESS Please complete steps 1-3 below. Requested files will be released via email ONLY AFTER STEPS 1-3 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED and reviewed.
    The test bank is available to any instructor who has adopted Strategic Management in their course. STEP 0. (optional) View and test the sample file "Sample_format.xlsx" in the left hand column to better understand the format of the test bank. STEP 1. Click on "Strategic_Management_Test_Bank.xlsx" on the left (marked "permission required"), add a note and press submit to request access. STEP 2. Email a copy of your course syllabus to openeducation@vt.edu. STEP 3. Complete and submit the User Verification Process Form. You will receive a copy of your request via email. Requested files will be released via email only after steps 1-3 have been completed and reviewed. Note that access approvals are processed only during regular business hours. Please allow at least 2-3 full business days for processing. Development
    This peer-reviewed, copyedited test bank was made possible in part by the Open Education Initiative of the University Libraries at Virginia Tech and the Cleveland State University Affordable Learning @ CSU Initiative. It was developed and reviewed by students and faculty at Virginia Tech and Cleveland State University. For further information on our process, see "About_the_Test_Bank.pdf" located on the left-hand side of this screen. Formats
    Please download the SampleFormat.xls document and view the third tab for complete information on format conversion. Please note that we are unable to provide additional file types, support for converting, uploading, or assistance with reformatting files. Please contact your local learning management system (LMS) manager for additional support. Terms of use 1. Test bank questions and answers are the copyrighted property of their creators. 2. Verified users are responsible for secure handling of the test bank. While every effort is given to ensure security of test bank questions or answers and release only to verified users, no warranties are given regarding the security of the test bank. Virginia Tech and the test bank authors can authorize and require, but cannot control what you or any other verified user does. 3. Privileges and responsibilities of verified users: a) Verified users may: - reproduce, - modify, and - redistribute test bank questions and answers in the context of educational exams, quizzes, and assessments only. b) Verified users must: - take reasonable measures to prevent students from duplicating and redistributing questions and answers; c) Verified users must not: - share test bank questions and answers beyond the institution with which the verified user reported an affiliation; - give exams back to students to keep or otherwise distribute; - release the test bank or answers to students as a self study-tool; - publicly post any portions of the test bank; - allow students to retain permanent or long-term access to exam materials; - use the test bank or portions there of for revenue-generating activity. Verification process
    Test bank access is limited to only those instructors who intend to use the textbook Strategic Management in their course. In order to be verified, an instructor must: - Agree to the Terms of Use - Confirm intent to adopt Strategic Management for their course - Follow the "instructions for test bank access" above. Distribution
    The information in the test bank is of a proprietary nature, produced by or for faculty of public institutions of higher education as a result of collaborative study, research, and peer review. Because it is intended to be used in student assessment the information has not been publicly released or published. If you become aware of public distribution of the test bank or portions thereof shared outside of a secure electronic environment, assessment context, or other security breach please inform us at: openeducation@vt.edu. Liability
    The test bank and test bank items are provided "as is." Users of this resource assume all risks and further agree to hold Virginia Tech, the Commonwealth of Virginia and their employees and agents, and project contributors harmless from any and all actions related to use of this program. Contact us
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    Report a test bank error or omission Acknowledgments
    The project was made possible in part by funding provided by the Open Education Initiative of the University Libraries at Virginia Tech and Cleveland State University Affordable Learning @ CSU Initiative. Student contributors
    Adrien Andenmatten, Alli McAlpine, Amiah Laurae Stables, Andrew Foley, Andrew Gross Anjali Roy,Arian Azizi, Barbie Ortega, Ben Hahne, Benjamin T Debo, Brianna Mastrolembo, Brock Smith, Bryajah Bins, Caleb Benton, Cameron Simmons, Caroline Armstrong, Case Keatley, Chloe Watts, Chris Washington, Corrie Jackson, Courtney Paige Hathaway, Craig Kelleher, Dev Patel, Doug Brown, Eric Mbualungu, Farah Gatut, Flora Grainger, Francisco Garzon, Gabe Giudice, Gurinder Singh, Haley Beale, Haley Madison Scaggs, Haley Vierrether, Hannah Palermo, Hayden Kickbush, Huda Sarma, Isabel Galante, Isabella Root, Jack Salm IV, Jacqueline Foley, Janay White, Jason Maguire, Jenny Fu, Jonathon Bungato, Jordan Chandler, Josh Snead, Kate Nayda, Kevin Grace, Kyle Edward Nester, Kylie Riekel, Lara Kornblut, Lauren Elmore, Madison Souders, Maggie Swain, Martha Anne Hotinger, Matt Kaufman, Matthew Digman, Matthew Theis, Meg Xavier, Melissa Ann Poletti, Michael Velle, Molly Carpenter, Morgan Chandler Norwood, Natalie Anne Barnette, Natalie Schuhmacher, Natalina Koludrovic, Natasha Bhag Singh, Nicholas George Gariepy, Nick Mercuro, Nidhi Mandadi, Olivia Passa, Patrick Brinker, Patty Vitsupakorn, Paul Plawin, Peyton Kim, Reethika Reddy, Sahar Sarbakhshian, Sarah Christen, Savannah Meredith, Sean Lobred, Seth Carter, Sirio Sanna, Stori Raven Hull, Taylor Curran, Ting-Chun Lin, Tom Crow, Tracey Ghandour, Trent Thomas, Victor Maxence Andenmatten, Vishnu Patel, Will Booth, Zach Thurneysen, Zachary Davis, Zachary Kang, Zack Bogorad, Zack Clark, Zehra Rafique, and anonymous student contributors. Virginia Tech students, Ashley Gaines, Shazeen Quadri, and Lucy Wu reviewed and amended, and created additional items. Faculty subject matter expert Eli Jamison at Virginia Tech led student item-creation, student permissions process, oversight of paid students, and provided subject matter expert review and rewrites; Candice Vander Weerdt at Cleveland State University provided additional subject matter expert review. Besa Bunjaku constructed the item bank and coordinated programming of the xls document. Anita Walz of the University Libraries at Virginia Tech coordinated the overall project, led team meetings, drafted terms of use and contributor/reviewer agreements, coordinated professional copyediting, and arranged hosting for the test bank.
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    Testbank for Fundamentals of Business
    Bamgarner, Sarah; Cortes, Anastasia; Futyma, Frank; Goodwin, Thomas; Hertweck, Bryan; Manfred, Michelle; Poff, Ron; Tuttle, Mallory; Watters, Sheila; Walz, Anita R. (2019-01)

    About the test bank
    The test bank includes 377 peer-reviewed, multiple-choice questions which correspond to topics taught in introductory-level business open textbook, Fundamentals of Business (2018) and (2020) which are freely available. Between 11-29 multiple-choice items are available for each of the following topics: Teamwork in Business, Foundations of Business, Economics and Business, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Business in a Global Environment, Forms of Business Ownership, Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business, Management and Leadership, Structuring Organizations, Operations Management, Motivating Employees, Managing Human Resources, Union/Management Issues, Marketing: Providing Value to Customers, Pricing Strategy, Hospitality and Tourism, Accounting and Financial Information, and Personal Finances. Requirements for test bank access
    The test bank is available to any instructor who has adopted Fundamentals of Business in their course. It is NOT available to students for self-study nor is it available for research purposes. Please complete steps 1-3 below. STEP 0 (optional): View and test the "sample" files in the left hand column to determine which format works best for you. Additional information about each format type is available below under the formats section.
    STEP 1 (required): Indicate requested files by clicking on any of the test bank files on the left (marked "permission required") add a note and press submit to request access.
    STEP 2 (required): Email a copy of your course syllabus to openeducation@vt.edu
    STEP 3 (required): Complete and submit the User Verification Process Form linked here. You will receive a copy of your request via email. Requested files will be released via email when steps two through four have been completed and reviewed. Note that access approvals are processed only during regular business hours. PLEASE NOTE that some campus emails block messages with zip files (which is the format of the test bank.) If you know your campus email does this, please indicate this and include an alternate email when you request the test bank. If you have submitted all required documentation and not heard anything after 3-5 business days, please contact openeducation@vt.edu as our email to you may have been blocked. Sample questions
    Sample questions are available for those who wish to test various formats and assess the suitability of the test bank as part of their course material adoption decision-making process. Sample questions are provided in the same formats (XLS, Canvas IMS QTI 1.1.3, XML QTI, and Blackboard formats) as the permission-only test bank files. Sample questions have been removed from the electronically secure test bank. Formats
    The test bank and portions thereof are available in multiple formats. Links to external sites regarding uploading different types of QTI files are here: Canvas | Blackboard or on the help pages for your respective learning management system by searching for "QTI". Files marked "IMS QTI 1.1.3" and have been tested to successfully import into Canvas but may work with other LMS/VLE systems. Please use the sample files to determine if one of the export formats will work for your specific situation. Please note that we are unable to provide additional file types, support for uploading, or assistance with reformatting files. Please contact your local learning management system (LMS) manager for additional support. 1. XLS (377 items): - Question and up to four multiple choice answers with the answer marked, - Question numbers, and - Chapter name, question type (factual or applied/conceptual), and level of difficulty information (Levels 1-3, with 1 being the easiest and 3 being the most difficult) are included on the item level. 2. Canvas IMS QTI 1.1.3 (377 items or 18 chapter-by chapters files containing 377 items): - Question and up to four multiple choice answers with the answer marked, - Question numbers, and - Chapter name, question type, and level of difficulty information are NOT included on the item level. 3. XML QTI (individual chapter-level test banks - 18 zip files): - Question and up to four multiple choice answers with the answer marked, - Question numbers, and - Chapter name, question type, and level of difficulty information are NOT included on the item level. 4. Blackboard (377 items or 18 chapter-by-chapter files containing 377 items): - Question and up to four multiple choice answers with the answer marked, - Question numbers, and - Chapter name, question type, and level of difficulty information are NOT included on the item level. Terms of use
    Test bank questions and answers are the Copyrighted property of their creators.
    Verified users are responsible for secure handling of the test bank. While every effort is given to ensure security of test bank questions or answers and release only to verified users, no warranties are given regarding the security of the test bank. Virginia Tech and the test bank authors can authorize and require, but cannot control what you or any other verified user does.
    Privileges and responsibilities of verified users
    Verified users may: - reproduce, - modify, and - redistribute
    test bank questions and answers in the context of educational exams, quizzes, and assessments only.
    Verified users must: - take reasonable measures to prevent students from duplicating and redistributing questions and answers
    Verified users must not: - share test bank questions and answers beyond the institution with which the verified user reported an affiliation; - give exams back to students to keep or otherwise distribute; - release the test bank or answers to students as a self study-tool; - publicly post any portions of the test bank; - allow students to retain permanent or long-term access to exam materials.
    Test bank access is limited to only those instructors who intend to use Fundamentals of Business in their course. In order to be verified, an instructor must: - Agree to the Terms of Use - Submit a copy of their course syllabus to openeducation@vt.edu (you retain all rights) - Confirm intent to adopt Fundamentals of Business for their course - Use an .edu address and provide verifiable information of their status as a business instructor
    To be verified or to provide alternate credentials, please follow the "instructions for test bank access" above. Contact us
    Errata | Report an error or omission Distribution
    The information in the test bank is of a proprietary nature, produced by or for faculty of public institutions of higher education as a result of collaborative study, research, and peer review. Because it is intended to be used in student assessment the information has not been publicly released or published. If you become aware of public distribution of the test bank or portions thereof shared outside of a secure electronic environment, assessment context, or other security breach please inform us at: openeducation@vt.edu. Liability
    The test bank and test bank items are provided "as is." Users of this resource assume all risks and further agree to hold Virginia Tech, the Commonwealth of Virginia and their employees and agents, and project contributors harmless from any and all actions related to use of this program.