Course Number:

Credit Hours:

1

Course Title:

Intellectual Board Games and Business Strategy

Course Description:

Takes two of the best and most-played intellectual board games, chess and Go, and exposes the student to a study of the relationship between intellectual games and business strategy. Using games as a metaphor to study business behavior and business strategy is quite common, though typically done at a superficial level. Provides students with the opportunity to learn how to play Go; to understand its strategic and tactical thinking; and to compare chess, Go, and business strategy. Studies Microsoft’s tactics and strategy as viewed from tactical and strategic principles learned from the games.